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Originally Posted by Patti  Sorry to hear both of your babies are not feeling well. I found that my Cali would have a lot of tummy problems including 2 bouts of HGE when ever she was given a new treat or food and from hooves they were chewing on. I now limit her diet and took away the hooves and she has had no more tummy issues. I hope the vet can figure it out, if not then I would get a second opinion. |
I agree
I'm reevaluating and changing things and I'll be careful with the treats. Even if they mope around, have tantrums or whine, I'll be stronger and won't give in as much with the treats, especially the nightly bully-stick.
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Originally Posted by 107barney If the dog is exhibiting pain, the vet should be notified. If I was not satisfied with how the visit went, I would look for another vet. I hope your babies improve soon. |
I did call the vet office as soon as I noticed Nicky was in pain. I decided not to give him the meds after that and he was feeling noticeable better, he even tried to chase Nini around a bit.
The vet called back late last night and he said to stop giving him one of the meds because it upset Nicky's stomach
. I thought I was giving the meds precisely to avoid that
I think the problem is that the new vet made a mistake and since our vet's business is expanding, new vets and nurses are being hired, things are being switched around, there's confusion, and God knows what else is happening.
But they can't say to us (
specially to us-overprotective parents) "Hey, we're sorry, our new hired vet screwed up, let's do a do-over." So, they have to support each other in whatever mess they get themselves into, right? Too bad, we were in love with one of our vets
But, I'm prepared to let him go for the sake of my babies.
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Originally Posted by Ellie May Pain when touching the abdomen indicates that the pancreatitis is back or never resolved. If there is anymore vomiting/diarrhea and the pancreatitis is still present, this pup needs to be put on an IV and hospitalized. SubQ fluids (under the skin - only takes a few minutes) are somtimes okay to try at first to avoid hospitalization, but if they don't work the first time, more care is needed.
I would go see a vet today and feed the rx diet only until then (or nothing at all). |
The vet that saw them on Thursday did put them on IV for dehydration for about 15 minutes, but didn't think they had to be hospitalized. Nicky was hospitalized a couple of moths ago (over night and it brought us to tears
) She said that my girl was a bit more dehydrated than my boy, but that they seemed fine based on the blood results.
Nicky did vomit this morning
and we've set up another appointment with the vet for tomorrow (he's at his other office today). But this time WITH their usual doctor. My HB wants to discuss a few things with him before I find another vet. Nicky's not showing pain today, but I'm watching him just in case.