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05-30-2012, 05:49 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2012 Location: Kernersville NC
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| A bit of way to help your vet when ur little one is sick I posted this to another site a long time of go but I have notice a lot of you have had some babies whith health issues. My by trade am a nurse. I started doing what I would tell my patients when they had health changes I keep a health journal on all my little ones. I keep notes on their food types how much the eat and drink. I note if they are not sleeping well or sleeping to much. I note if they aren't playing. I note if they have poop or pee pee problems This is really important if they are sick. I write down symptoms. If they are vomiting I try to document how it looks and the time it happens. If they have diarrhea I try to write down how it looks. I also krrp pee pee pads and use them when the little ones are sick. This way I can make sure they have peepee'd. It also allows me to see how much or if it is concentrated or smelly I also take pictures of poops and vomit to show the vet. I know it sounds gross but it helps the vet. I also video behaviors or noises if my little ones are doing something different. Mollie had a bad cough when she played so I taped it for the vet because rarely will your baby do these things with the at the vet The other thing I find helpful with my girls, my kids, and myself. I write down questions that I want to ask. That way I don't forget anything |
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05-30-2012, 06:07 AM | #2 |
Cedric♥Lola♥Keylo Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Gilford, NH, USA
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| good advice thanks for sharing.
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05-30-2012, 06:20 AM | #3 | |
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05-30-2012, 08:13 AM | #4 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2012 Location: Kernersville NC
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| I wish more vets would give fur parents this same advice. It has really helped my vet make faster diagnosis. This is so important because the sooner you have a diagnosis you can start treatment I know before I started following my own advice I would try an explain a sound or a behavior and it wasn't clear what I was trying to explain. I can now just pull out my phone and show the vet a video or a pic to help her figure out what is wrong |
05-30-2012, 10:03 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada
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| yep great advice, my vet's theory is he is there to help them get better but you know their ins and outs better than anyone and should be able to note any subtle changes in behaviour and bodily functions better than him, so you are their primary care giver and any information you can provide him with aids in his ability to provide the best care possible |
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