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Old 04-13-2005, 02:52 PM   #20
bettyeanne
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Ashley, if your baby has had diahrrea for a few days, you have to be very careful that she doesn't dehydrate! Our Toto began diahrrea the day we started back to Colorado after being home for a few days. By the time we got to Paducah, KY that night and found an emergency vet, she was dehydrated and had blood in her stool. I was shocked because she was still drinking and everything like normal. She had a gastrointestinal infection and we had to force pedialite and medication down her that night with a syringe ... if she had not improved by morning the vet was going to start an IV because dehydration is deadly. The only reason he didn't keep her was after he had to take blood twice and she was so upset he honestly told us that if he did, he was afraid she would have a heart attack! He also realized that we would make her take the fluids and if we couldn't that we would call him back during the night, which we would've. I have never been so terrified in my life and I'm not trying to frighten you but I just didn't realize that could happen so quickly! Hope your baby will be OK ... the bad breeder will be there to deal with after she has recovered. Good luck!
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