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02-11-2010, 09:54 AM | #1 |
I ♥ Armani & Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Upstate NY
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| No poop, help! My Chloe was spayed and had a liver biopsy on Tuesday and has yet to poop since... I am starting to get worried, is this normal? I figured if she still doesnt poop today I would call the vet but I am starting to get nervous and figured I would ask here first. She is eating very little... she will only eat a few kibble and then I give her some baby food, so maybe this is part of the problem. She just appears so miserable, she has barely moved out of her crate since I brought her home tuesday night. |
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02-11-2010, 10:16 AM | #2 | |
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02-11-2010, 10:43 AM | #3 | |
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Hope Chloe recovers soon, why the liver biopsy, do they suspect Liver shunt?
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02-11-2010, 11:33 AM | #4 |
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| Thanks Guys! Nancy, I know about the onions... I only feed sweet potato or banana as those two have no onions... they also dont have much nutritional value but I only use it when a dog wont eat anything else. They suspect MVD... although the doc said her liver looked really good, so now we just wait for the results. I dont know at this point I am kind of wishing I didnt do the biopsy, the incision is so large and she just seems so miserable, but I guess it is best we know for sure. |
02-11-2010, 11:42 AM | #5 | |
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02-11-2010, 11:50 AM | #6 |
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| Ellie had the same thing done with the four(ish) inch incision. We still don't know what's wrong with her liver, btw. It's only been two days and she was fasted before surgery, so the no pooping wouldn't be a huge concern to me right now. If you are concerned, call the vet. The very little eating after two days may be an issue. I'd maybe give it a little more time, but she should start feeling better very soon. Is she on pain meds? Are her gums pink?
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02-11-2010, 12:25 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I took my Pixie in yesterday because she was biting at her back end all night and crying a little. The vet said she had a large poop in her and that if id didn't come out in 24 hours he would give her an enema. I came home gave her canned pumpkin and about 6 7 hours later she pooped!! So I recommend the pumpkin. When my Cali was spayed 4 years ago she was in heat and they thought she had a bowel obstruction and she needed a liver biopsy. It definately took her a little longer to get back to normal but after about 5 days she was back to normal. Hope Chloe feels better soon.
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02-11-2010, 01:06 PM | #8 |
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| It wouldn't hurt to give her some chicken or turkey (meat only, no dinner mixes) baby food (check the label for onions, last time I looked, there were none) as she could use some protein to help her repair and recover. Nutrical supplement may help also. Cottage cheese is also a good source of easily digestible protein, and most like it. (2 tsp to start) Gentle massage may help as it will stimulate blood flow and may make her feel better. Be sure she's in a warm area, maybe offer a spot on a heating pad set on low with a towel doubled over it, and check her often. You can also mix water in with the baby food if she's not drinking enough.
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02-11-2010, 01:17 PM | #9 | |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Here's some information on baby foods and onions, I guess it just effects the meat baby foods. Quote:
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02-11-2010, 01:37 PM | #10 |
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| Don't they have to list it as an ingredient? Thanks, I wasn't aware of this, I thought it was involving the mixed varieties.
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02-11-2010, 01:42 PM | #11 | |
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02-11-2010, 01:44 PM | #12 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Yes, reading the label will give you the best information, but baby food is often recommended, and this sounds like something new, I think it may only effect Gerber's food, but I'm not sure. The effect is cumulative, so giving it once wouldn't be a problem or the dog wouldn't show any symptoms, but over time, it could affect a dog, and a dog that was already sick might have even more difficulties.
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02-11-2010, 01:45 PM | #13 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Thanks for the tip, I think having pumpkin around is a good thing!
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02-11-2010, 01:48 PM | #14 |
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| I just called them, as I routinely use their foods to medicate my pups as needed. The lady said all their meat foods were reformulated and the onion powder was removed in 1996, and all ingredients are listed on the label. Funny, she asked if I had a kitty, and I never mentioned my concern was with onions being toxic to dogs. 1-800-4-GERBER
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02-11-2010, 01:53 PM | #15 | |
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