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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  I am worried about this baby....you must keep him hydrated and I do not think you will be able to get enough fluid in him with a dropper....did your vet tell you how much pedialyte you need to get into you baby, according to his size, every couple of hours? Heallthy dogs drink about 1 oz/pound of body weight/per day.... This issue needs to be treated with sub-q fluids.... It would be great if your vet would teach you how to do this , and tell you how much to give him so you may be better able to avoid a hospitalization....1 oz. = 30cc, so that will be 30cc/pound of weight/24hours... Calculate how many cc's (do you have a syringe like they give shots with?) you need to be giving your baby over 24 hours....and you will know how much you need to give him every 2 hours, in order to keep him hydrated. 150cc/5lb dog/24 hours, 6.25cc/hour, needed, by mouth, at least......You might be able to get that much down him.....I am praying for a speedy recovery for Fletch....if you see any changes in his condition, for the worse, you need to get him to the ER, ASAP.... |
Thanks so much for your info and concern! It really helps! I promise you my baby is in no danger of not getting proper care. He got appropriate sub q fluids at the vets today. He is going again tomorrow for more. We are giving him fluids on top of that. He is alert and more active tonight than today. He sleeps with me and the ER vet is 2 mins away from me. He has not vomitted since 730 am this morning.
The vet said to give him a small amount of the hills science diet G/I food if he's interested. Up to a 1/3 of the can. Well in 6 hours he's eaten about a third of the can. We just let him out again and no bloody stools at all. No stool at all, but a nice healthy pee, so I know he's hydrated. He's got me and I'm his biggest champion, I just wanted to make sure I am doing the right thing. If he has a temp tomorrow, he will be admitted to the hospital. But right now he's seems to be better than today and we start the diarrhea meds tomorrow.