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Old 10-20-2010, 07:06 PM   #1
barbielb
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Default Help with vomiting & diarrhea- possibly HGE?

Hi. I'm definitely needing some advice as I'm very worried about my baby- Tessie, as she has been vomiting and had diarrhea. Just a quick history- we adopted Tessie 18 months ago. She is currently 4 years old and weighs 3.4 lbs. We had her spayed this past March 2010. During the 18 months that we've had her- she has never had diarrhea and has only vomited twice- both times when she was in heat-- which has not happened since her spaying in March.

On late Sunday afternoon she vomited. It was basically liquid, but slightly yellow & foamy. It was "out of the blue" as she seemed fine & perfectly healthy. On Monday morning, about an hour after eating she again threw up- which consisted of her food. She also continued to pass gas & seemed lethargic. I called the vet immediately and took her in that afternoon around 4:30pm. They gave her an anti-nausea shot and said she seemed ok- and wait for further symptoms before doing bloodwork- in case she had just eaten something. She did seem ok and rather alert at the vet- so we thought we may had taken her to the vet a little too soon. They recommended not to feed her over the night, but make sure she had plenty of water and then feed her very bland food the next day-- such as boiled chicken and rice.

That night around 8pm she struggled to go potty (poop) and had slight diarrhea. We did get her to drink water, but she was very lethargic. She continued to pass gas during the night and her little tummy was also loudly rumbling. She sleeps with us in bed-- and my husband & I both couldn't sleep as we were worried about her and discussed how loudly her stomach was rumbling. At approx. 4:30am she stirred a little and we were both awake when we realized she had diarrhea. She has never had any accidents in the house and she was so pitiful.

I called the vet and they said since she hadn't vomited to try and feed her the chicken and rice and if the diarrhea continued they could give her meds, but if she vomited to bring her in immediately. I take her to my office everyday and she seemed to get better during the day and ate the chicken & rice. At home, she seemed fine in her normal routine and also ate the chicken and rice. There was no vomiting or diarrhea for the rest of the day on Tuesday.

She slept well through the night, but seemed a little tired this morning (Wendesday). She did have small diarrhea with semi-hard stool (no blood) this morning. I had not fed her yet, when she again threw up (first time since late Sunday and today is Wednesday morning)-- this time again was mainly liquid and foamy.

I called the vet and we took her back for tests this afternoon. When the vet took her temperature she found blood on the thermometer. At that time, she suspected HGE- (hemorrhagic gastroenteritis) and asked for full bloodwork which of course we did. They found that 2 of her levels were elevated or on edge for diagnosis of HGE (I forgot to get copy of full bloodwork & will get faxed tomorrow) but, I know that one that was elevated was the bloodcount that is normally within a range up to 55-- and 55+ is symptom of HGE. Her count was 55. I believe the other had to do with protein and again her level was the high/low end of normal.

The vet suspected that it was HGE and we caught early. Since her levels were low they said that we could take her home with medication. They gave her a shot with sub Q fluids and an ondansetron injection (anti-nausea- I think) and gave us Metronidazole suspension 62.5mg (anti-diarrhea- I think) to give twice a day. After getting home we gave her chicken & rice which she ate well and drank water. She has been curled up on the couch in her favorite blanket ever since. She has continued to pass gass.

I've been researching and trying to read as much as possible on the subject since I had never heard of it before today. I would greatly appreciate any and all advice. Definitely a very worried mommy & daddy that love their baby so much! Thank you!!
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