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Originally Posted by Lady Amethyst   I had another question that hopefully someone has the answer to. I chose not to start another thread elsewhere and figured to just ask while I was here in this one.....
I have a really bad cold and was wondering...I wanted to sleep with my warm mist vicks vapor steam machine on in my room all night. When I do this, it can get pretty steamy and filled with the smell of vicks in the air of course. I wondered if it would bother Neko? He sleeps in my room on the floor in his bed next to my bed every night. I hate to make him sleep in his crate, but I don't want him to inhale the vicks all night if this will make him sick or bother him in anyway. It can get VERY strong. What do you think? |
Vicks can be toxic to dogs, so I would think this is a bad idea to keep him in the same room.
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Originally Posted by YorkieD How would you know if a yorkie had a fever? What signs would prompt you to take his temp.? |
Lethargy (laying around more than normal), ears and feet may feel very warm to the touch, refusing food and/or water are signs a dog may have a fever. They may not show all these signs. Noses wet or dry is not an indicator. If a dog has a fever over 103.0 F, swab the ears and feet with a cotton ball soaked in rubbing alcohol, careful not to get in the eyes. This should break the fever long enough to get to the vet. It evaporates quickly so the dog is not left with wet feet and ears when the fever comes down, making them subject to becoming chilled. Hot ears alone may indicate and ear infection or other localized problem.
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Originally Posted by capt_noonie Hi there. You really must get those xrays to see if your baby has stones. My foster just went though bladder stone surgery after being neglected by her former owner for over a year. She had 4 VERY LARGE stones in her, the largest being about the size of a very large marble, the smallest the size of a jelly bean. She was in constant pain, peeing straight RED blood. If you baby does indeed have stones the only way to get rid of them is surgery, which the surgery would be less pain on the dog than trying to pass them. The cost of the surgery would be the least of my worries. Also yes, apply for a care credit card to pay for it.
They will also need to do bloodwork, as my foster (katie) had a very high white blood cell count, low red cell count, and anemic due to peeing blood. She was on IVs for 2 days before surgery could be performed to clean out all toxins first, and get stable. So you will be paying for overnight stay as well. if you do nothing, your dog will be in very bad pain, and if let intreated could die.
Please let us know an update. |
The problem here is that your Katie went for a whole year without treatment, which made her case so much worse than a dog being newly diagnosed. I don't think a dog like Neko, being newly diagnosed, would be in as bad condition at this point in time. It does depend on the individual, and how long this has been going on before actual discovery ... just don't want to scare the OP. At the least, an x ray and special diet and meds may prevent the situation from worsening until funds can be acquired for surgery if it is deemed necessary, and provided the dog's health is not at a critical stage. Also maybe ask the vet about a payment plan... many won't but sometimes they will.
To increase water intake: add low sodium chicken broth to the water, and you can add water/broth to his food. (check with your vet first)
I may have been dreaming, but I thought I read somewhere that if the stones are relatively small, an ultrasound can be used to break them up so they can pass naturally. If this is true, this is a very good reason to get that Xray ASAP, as US should be less expensive than surgery.