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05-26-2009, 12:09 PM | #31 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: PaaMul, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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| Thanks, Debby. Assuming I can bring him home when the vet re-opens (they only take a short siesta here of only 2 hours), should I be feeding him white rice and boiled chicken? Should I pick up more Pedilyte? I'm going to hit the mercado and farmacia before I hit the vet to pick up supplies as I want to get him home asap. |
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05-26-2009, 03:01 PM | #32 | |
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I would never pretend to know more than a vet. If the vet sends him home and says to feed him...then yes, boiled chicken and rice should be perfect. As for fluids...ask the vet. Although, it sure wouldn't hurt to have the Pedia on hand...ask your vet what he thinks. And I still think it's good just to have Pepto on hand for the occasional stomach upset. In my life, these things have come along with some regularity with these lively little pooches.
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05-26-2009, 04:13 PM | #33 |
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| Any update? How's the baby doing? |
05-26-2009, 04:26 PM | #34 |
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| Unfortunately, I have to shut down for the night. I sure hope to wake up in the morning to good news about little Kilo...
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05-26-2009, 05:56 PM | #35 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: PaaMul, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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| I'm not sure if I offended you or not, Toke - I never meant to imply you would know better than a vet, I just wanted to get a head start. But it was for naught - the vet is keeping him overnight. He still won't drink water and they're continuing to medicate him. They don't have him on IV's though so I'm not sure what to think. He took liquids (electrolyte) yesterday at 1640, 1730, 1940, 2015, 2040, 2100, 2130, 2210, 0115, 0345 and only threw up once in that time - at 2300 AND peed late last night also. So it would seem that just from yesterday he was hydrated. Now, today, he's taking nothing in. So I'm guessing that if the vet doesn't put him on an IV tomorrow I should demand it? He is still thinking bacterial infection. They are saying that the meds they give him tonight should really turn him around. If absolutely nothing else he is not in pain. I (and 2 of my kids) just spent 2 hours with him, holding him and reassuring him that he wasn't abandoned at the vets. He seems the tiniest bit perkier - looks up when he hears other dogs or sounds and even wanted to get down off my lap a couple times to sniff around but definitely still very very sick. The kids are all missing him like crazy and the 9yo is crying her eyes out worried about him. Now I need to figure out how to say "IV fluids" in Spanish. I'm also going to float the idea of pancreatitis with him (vet) and see what he thinks. Would you say in layman's terms (I'm figuring out how I'm going to term pancreatitis) that pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas? (I can say that without any problem) Last edited by kathy_caribe; 05-26-2009 at 05:59 PM. |
05-27-2009, 02:41 AM | #36 |
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| Oh, heavens no, I wasn't at all offended. That was just my clumsy way of saying I wasn't qualified, in any way, to give veterinary advice. I can only share bits of knowledge I've gained from owning dogs for many years. Your vet is an actual DVM, right? Maybe he is giving fluids subcutaneously rather than with an IV? **This I DO know. Kilo absolutely must get fluids into him SOME way.** The good thing is, your vet must know that too...it's so basic. I've never had a dog with pancreatitis, so I know next to nothing about it. I have read that they have painful abdomens with an attack, which you said Kilo didn't have? Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas, which I found at this simple layman's link: Dog Pancreatitis I'm assuming little Kilo has all his shots...Parvo, Distemper, etc...right? Maybe he really does have an infection from putting God knows what in his little tummy during his outside adventures. I hope an actual expert will come along soon, with some concrete help to offer...
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05-27-2009, 04:31 AM | #37 | |
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Also, no, he had NO tender tummy - and at the vet, he was palpating his tummy and Kilo had no reaction whatever. So I suppose he must have been looking for that also. I'm going for a run and then heading over (they open for clients at 9am) to see what is going on. Oh, and yes, he has had all his shots as well as monthly heartworm (it is epidemic here as you can imagine with the constant mozzies) and got his rabies shot about 20 days ago (last in the series). Thanks so much. Last edited by kathy_caribe; 05-27-2009 at 04:32 AM. | |
05-27-2009, 04:39 AM | #38 |
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| I'm not really sure how second opinions work there but starting an IV is not a big thing and I would have hoped they had done that by now... Pancreatitis can evidently cause high WBCs also. What was his lipase and amylase or did the vet not do that?
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05-27-2009, 04:49 AM | #39 |
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| Your entire family's nerves must be completely shot. At least it sounds like you have a good vet. I've got my fingers crossed and am really anxious to hear how he is, so please post when you get back. We have loads of mosquitos and ticks, too. I hate bugs.
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05-27-2009, 09:35 AM | #40 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: PaaMul, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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| Latest - just back from town and visit to Kilo... Jamie and I went to see him this am and boy oh boy, Dr. Paco just RADIATES confidence. Incredible bedside manner. Late last night he tried checking Kilo to see what was going on but Kilo was in too much pain and wouldn't let him mess with his belly, so very early this am (before the office opened) he took X-rays of Kilo but found nothing so arranged for an ultrasound tech to come. He also was able to palpate something in his belly that should not have been there - while we were in the office this am, he showed me by placing my fingers on it. So it seems he was suspecting his initial diagnosis of bacterial infection was wrong and he was following up with figuring out what it could be. We were there from 10:30 to 11ish and held Kilo (trembling a LOT) and Dr. Paco said that early this am he was able to palpate something wrong in Kilo's belly. He's suspecting some blockage - either a foreign object or his intestines doubled up. He wants an ultrasound but if the tech doesn't get to the office by 12:30, Dr. Paco will operate to see what he can find. That's where we are now. I'm feeling very confident with Dr. Paco - he showed me (without my even asking - like he read my mind) that Kilo is not dehydrated but because of pending surgery he wants him NPO. I don't know exactly what he has given him or what, but I do know that I very much trust him - he was with Kilo last night, late last night and very early this am, all outside normal operating hours and Dr. Paco has a VERY pregnant wife and 2 little boys who I imagine would consume his time outside office hours. It was funny this am when I called in, the word for license plate and x-ray is the same (placa) and I couldn't figure out WHAT the receptionist was talking about until I figured out she was saying "x-ray" and not "license plate". |
05-27-2009, 09:39 AM | #41 | |
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Thanks so much for your input. We're going a little crazy with worry but I'm feeling VERY confident with Dr. Paco. | |
05-27-2009, 09:47 AM | #42 |
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| Not that I was waiting with bated breath or anything. Nobody wants surgery, but it could be so many worse things that I'm not feeling too bad about it. Dr. Paco sounds wonderful...like my vet. He left a New Years party after midnight years ago to tend to my little Josie. That kind of dedication is hard to find today...in the States, anyway. I'm opting for foreign object, so I wonder what that little devil got into?
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05-27-2009, 12:50 PM | #43 |
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| I gave my Coco some American cheese and she was sick off and on vomiting for days. I had no idea she couldn't have that. Are you sure it wasn't the milk? Does your furbaby usually have milk? |
05-27-2009, 01:21 PM | #44 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: PaaMul, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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| doctor found a blockage of plastic in his intestines and he is recovering now. It will be a couple days apparently. We'll head over and try to see him this afternoon. Thanks everyone! |
05-27-2009, 01:29 PM | #45 |
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| I am so glad the blockage was removed. Poor baby. Your little Kilo ought to be feeling much better I hope he can come home very soon! Puppies are so curious and do get into everything> So glad the vet was able to find the plastic and remove it!
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