I stepped on bella! I am a horrible mother!!

[Julie1760]

Still no update

I hope everything is ok!!!

[joy and bella]

HI everyone, i am soo sorry for the lack of updates. please forgive me, i am in my first year of law school and between me hurting bella and studying i am so busy i hardly have time to breathe.
Bella was doing much better. i took her to my vet who i cannot stand one bit, and intend on switching. he said there may be a problem w her spine, and the disks being inflammed? she went back the next 2 days and he said she looked like she was doing better. she is still walking a little different but she seems perky. the only problem is now she had very bad diarea. I left her with my boyfriends parents for 2 days and starting last night she went a bunch of times and all through today as well. she seems uncomfortable. she is drinking fine, and i finally got her to eat dog food by mixing it w chicken broth.
i dont know if the diarea is from the steroid the vet has her on- prednisolone- she didnt start the diarea till 4 days after she was on it though
or if maybe it was from pasta sauce his parents fed her? but they fed it to her saturday and i would have thought it passed through by now.
anyways...i wish i had a better update...but i foresee a long night ahead of me and my little one. Thanks for all your advice everyone! and again i am sorry for not responding sooner!

[xxmxaxrxyxx]

wow if you can't stand your vet than i would switch...i used to move around a lot but now i finally bought a house...and with going to college and working i tried to find a vet near when i am staying when after purchasing this house...i went to the vet no more than 2 minutes from my house and i can not stand him...all he does is try to get you to buy this and that...and do this and that even though you tell him that you don't want it or you don't think its best for your baby...so i am now sticking with my last vet who i know cares about the well being of my furbutts and not trying to make a quick buck!

[Sarah515]

Re: the diarrhea & pasta sauce I guess it depends on what was in the pasta sauce. Some people add onions which are not ok for doggies. I have a no human food rule because people don't know what is ok and what is not ok.

[fall0317]

prednisolone? umm, that is a pretty strong steroid.... they give this to cancer patients... i would research that a little more. i would definitely encourage exercising with her to build up the muscles that are weak. and most red sauce has a bit of onion and garlic in this... which could add to her problems...
for the shivering... it was maybe because she felt that you hurt her on purpose (which we all know you didn't) thus the hiding from you to avoid being hurt again. but when she realizes you are not going to hurt her again, with some forced loving and carrying her around she will warm back up in a heartbeat. i would get a second opinion asap about her spine.... seems like this guy is just in it for the money (the more they diagnose and treat, the more money they make). good luck

[yorkiepuppie]

i hope bella is doing better.

you need to find a vet that you can trust. that's the most important thing. you can ask people you know (friends/family) to recommend their vet or you can ask YT members that live in your area to recommend their vets.