[jenn1381]

When I left my dogs this morning, both seemed completely fine. I left them with my mom, who watches them during the day while I work (I'm currently living at home to pay off my student loans - works out well for the dogs too as they are almost never alone). My mom called me at 1 saying there is something seriously wrong with Mya.. my mom was in tears, which is rare... her and Mya have a strong bond and my mom loves her to death..

I of course race home and walk in to a house that is full of blood... there was blood everywhere... just little spots, but still.. then I walk into the bathroom and there is a small piece of stool and a HUGE mass of blood that almost looks like jam.. I scooped it up into a bag and grabbed Mya and raced to the vet... at this point I am terrified, there was SO much blood... I'm holding back tears and trying to be rational as odds are, it's nothing.. but all I can see is that blood!

The vet does his exam and they analize the sample I brought in.. there is bacteria in the blood but no signs of any other real concerns... he figures it is likely a parasite of some sort, he says sometimes that can happen when we have a really hot, dry summer and then the rain comes and stirs things up that normally would be left alone.

We are treating it as if it is a parasite for now, she's on Florentero, 1cc twice a day, and Metronidazole, 125mg twice a day. She shows no sign of pain so he did not think she needed an xray to check for blockages at this time. He also expelled her anal glands, and I told him she has been rubbing her butt on the floor lately - it could also be that they were so impacted that she was pushing to have a bowel movement and caused a clot from the pressure and that's all it was. She's resting now, I've taken the rest of the afternoon off and am resting now too after cleaning up all the blood. A few carpets are ruined and the hardwood floor is stained, (and I'm definitely poor'er!) but no one seems to be worried about that - mom said as long as Mya's ok she doesn't care.. just shows the bond they have, my mom loves her house and freaks out when anything gets stained or wrecked.. my baby girl tends to have that effect on people..

Good thoughts/prayers are so welcome that the meds will help and that she will be ok... She's only 2 and a half so she has a lot of life left to live!!!