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Originally Posted by Ladymom  Lady has had HGE three times. The treatment is supportive care, mainly IV fluids. Without quick treatment, it can be fatal.
Thats exactly what they did. As well as antibiotics and special food to calm his GI tract. It was very scarry. Im glad I never wait "to see how they do" when my 3 r sick, it's right to the vet and he can decide if its bad or not. Id much rather b safe than sorry. |
Your quick thinking probably saved his life. When dogs have HGE, the red blood count (packed volume) goes way up. They can go into shock, then a coma and die with hours.
They don't know exactly what caused it, but sometimes bacteria does so they always give an antibiotic as a precaution.