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Originally Posted by lovelilly  Well we are back from the vet... and he ruled out worms for sure. She had no temp and her vitals were all great. He gave her a bunch of fluids, some meds for vomiting and amoxicilian.
How does the mom get coccidia? Lilly hasn't been anywhere in over six months and she is rarely outside except to pee. She has no exposure to other animals and she has all of her vaccinations obviously.
Sophie (the puppy) had a solid stool when we came home. It was never watery... just on the softer side. The bloody discharge is what made me run to the vet as fast as I could. She is still very sleepy.
The vet told me to take her off any kind of puppy food and just let her nurse from mom... but she doesn't seem interested. I thought I would let the meds kick in.
Is there anything you guys suggest I do that I might not be doing? |
Dogs can get coccidia from eating other dogs poop, from cock roaches, flies spread it and mice. Some puppies get from their momma and once they get it they will then be carriers. Coccidia can lay dormant in a dog for a long time and the dog may only have an outbreak when under stress.
Just watch her closely. She could have been having a hypoglycemic episode. Do you have any Nutri-drops or Pet-tinic on hand? If so you might give her some of that a couple times a day. Anytime a puppy act listless and is not eating then that is a sign of hypoglycemia. You could give her a little Karo syrup and water and see if that perks her up. Please keep us posted on how she is doing.