My lil monster is still having diarrhea and wont eat - YorkieTalk.com Forums

savdbygrace · 04-22-2010, 06:08 AM

Hello,
I have a 7month old male yorkie named Monster and i was out of town for the weekend and left him with my mom and my children for a day and a half, i came home and he was really lethargic, i thought maybe he was just tired, so i observed him thru the night, he began to tremble and i got scared so i called the vet and made an early appt 4 the morning, took him in vet did xrays and bloodwork said he had an infection of some sort and gave us Clavamox, its been 3 days now and Monster is not eating, wont walk around, and now has diarrhea.. WHAT is going on??? he has been by my side for the entire 3 days and now he is really sick and i am worried, but cannot afford another 300 dollar vet visit..i am a single parent and money is tight.. what do i do??

livingdustmops · 04-22-2010, 06:27 AM

You call your vet...what did he/she tell you exactly what he had the first time?

savdbygrace · 04-22-2010, 06:38 AM

He just said he had an infection and that his bowels looked a lil backed up. His pancreatic levels and blood work were all normal, he wasnt dehydrated and was pretty much healthy other than the issue that we presented with.. i am so confused.

dwerten · 04-22-2010, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by savdbygrace

He just said he had an infection and that his bowels looked a lil backed up. His pancreatic levels and blood work were all normal, he wasnt dehydrated and was pretty much healthy other than the issue that we presented with.. i am so confused.

shaking is a sign of pain

did they just do amylase and lipase on blood panel as i would take him back for a snap cpli test - call the vet and see if they have this as pancreatitis they will have high white blood cell count and sounds like that is why they said infection but when dex was sick his amylase and lipase were normal when he acted sick and high when not acting sick so it can bounce around alot and not the best way to determine pancreas in my opinion. Ask your mom and kids what they fed him when you were gone and if anything high in fat ?

if bowels backed up he can be in pain from that as well so maybe give a little pumpkin from whole foods they have organic pumpkin

savdbygrace · 04-22-2010, 07:21 AM

While i was gone my twin daughters had a small party for their 10th bday so it is possible that my little trash digger got into the trash or snagged a hot dog or something, i have scolded and yelled at my mom AND the kids...lol.. this lil guy will eat ANYTHING.. doesn't necessarily have to be food.. But anyway, i am taking him back to the vet at 12 for a recheck because he just will not eat, play, hasnt moved in an hour except to throw up and he keeps looking at me with the saddest look in his eyes...*sigh* hopefully this is not something serious, it would rip my heart out to lose my baby..:0(

sixyorkies · 04-22-2010, 07:38 AM

Did the vet do a fecal to be sure he does not have a parasite?

dwerten · 04-22-2010, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by savdbygrace

While i was gone my twin daughters had a small party for their 10th bday so it is possible that my little trash digger got into the trash or snagged a hot dog or something, i have scolded and yelled at my mom AND the kids...lol.. this lil guy will eat ANYTHING.. doesn't necessarily have to be food.. But anyway, i am taking him back to the vet at 12 for a recheck because he just will not eat, play, hasnt moved in an hour except to throw up and he keeps looking at me with the saddest look in his eyes...*sigh* hopefully this is not something serious, it would rip my heart out to lose my baby..:0(

sounds like pancreatitis to me

hot dogs are the worst thing you can give a dog

No fatty foods for this breed they can go down hill fast with pancreatitis so take him in asap just to be safe. I would not wait on appt i would just go in now

they ruled out blockage by xray so the way he is acting sounds like pancreatitis as mine did the same thing. Is he tossing and turning having a hard time getting comfortable ?

you are in cali yeah 12:00 is to long to wait take him in now and just wait for them to see him - i would rather you be safe than sorry

they did rule out parasites right like other poster posted by doing a thorough fecal ? and did they test urine as well?

KJLive · 04-22-2010, 07:41 AM

Good luck! Please let us know how you make out at the Vet.

manolos mom · 04-22-2010, 01:11 PM

Please make sure he is eating. They can go down very quickly.

dwerten · 04-22-2010, 04:59 PM

any updates on this little one after vet visit?

savdbygrace · 04-23-2010, 05:48 PM

Hello all, unfortunately my baby has an obstruction in his intestinal tract, not sure what it is, he needs surgery. I am currently trying to find some help with paying the vet bill. Any suggestions?? I need help fast!!! we are at 811.00 so far and he is there at the hospital, but needs to have the surgery by tomorrow at the latest.. I am soooo stressed and have no clue what to do. I tried to apply for carecredit, but was declined. my vet office doesnot offer payment plans and i am clueless what to do now..

dwerten · 04-24-2010, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by savdbygrace

Hello all, unfortunately my baby has an obstruction in his intestinal tract, not sure what it is, he needs surgery. I am currently trying to find some help with paying the vet bill. Any suggestions?? I need help fast!!! we are at 811.00 so far and he is there at the hospital, but needs to have the surgery by tomorrow at the latest.. I am soooo stressed and have no clue what to do. I tried to apply for carecredit, but was declined. my vet office doesnot offer payment plans and i am clueless what to do now..

i thought the first thing they did was an xray ? how did they rack up $811 in bills if they would have seen on the xray upfront that much should not have been racked up prior to doing surgery - I am confused as our vet did xray first before blood work when dex had pancreatitis - this is not right

lillymae use to work at a vet near your area i will pm her now

lillymae · 04-24-2010, 07:21 AM

I'm sending you a PM

savdbygrace · 04-24-2010, 07:28 AM

Yes they did an xray and bloodwork first, but then had to do a barium(sp?) xray where they could follow the dye down his intestinal tract.. BUT, i have some silver lining news i guess, I was put in contact with a nurse from a different vets office that is going to adopt my baby and her boss is going to do the surgery today. I am so broken, but i would rather save his life than keep him and watch him go slowly and suffer. I am meeting her in an hour so she can get him to her office and get him all better. Please pray for my family, this has really been a nightmare and my children are crushed. Monster is a part of our family.. he is their brother and to have to say goodbye to him is very hard on them right now. but the thing that makes it a lil bearable is that Karen(his new mommy) is a nurse and is an awesome lady that will make sure he gets a chance at a healthy life. tears are flowing around here, but we know that this is for his good.

dwerten · 04-24-2010, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by savdbygrace

Yes they did an xray and bloodwork first, but then had to do a barium(sp?) xray where they could follow the dye down his intestinal tract.. BUT, i have some silver lining news i guess, I was put in contact with a nurse from a different vets office that is going to adopt my baby and her boss is going to do the surgery today. I am so broken, but i would rather save his life than keep him and watch him go slowly and suffer. I am meeting her in an hour so she can get him to her office and get him all better. Please pray for my family, this has really been a nightmare and my children are crushed. Monster is a part of our family.. he is their brother and to have to say goodbye to him is very hard on them right now. but the thing that makes it a lil bearable is that Karen(his new mommy) is a nurse and is an awesome lady that will make sure he gets a chance at a healthy life. tears are flowing around here, but we know that this is for his good.

this is so sad

so sorry

04-22-2010, 06:08 AM	#1
savdbygrace Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: apple valley, ca Posts: 24	My lil monster is still having diarrhea and wont eat Hello, I have a 7month old male yorkie named Monster and i was out of town for the weekend and left him with my mom and my children for a day and a half, i came home and he was really lethargic, i thought maybe he was just tired, so i observed him thru the night, he began to tremble and i got scared so i called the vet and made an early appt 4 the morning, took him in vet did xrays and bloodwork said he had an infection of some sort and gave us Clavamox, its been 3 days now and Monster is not eating, wont walk around, and now has diarrhea.. WHAT is going on??? he has been by my side for the entire 3 days and now he is really sick and i am worried, but cannot afford another 300 dollar vet visit..i am a single parent and money is tight.. what do i do??

04-22-2010, 06:27 AM	#2
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04-22-2010, 06:38 AM	#3
savdbygrace Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: apple valley, ca Posts: 24	He just said he had an infection and that his bowels looked a lil backed up. His pancreatic levels and blood work were all normal, he wasnt dehydrated and was pretty much healthy other than the issue that we presented with.. i am so confused.

04-22-2010, 07:21 AM	#5
savdbygrace Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: apple valley, ca Posts: 24	While i was gone my twin daughters had a small party for their 10th bday so it is possible that my little trash digger got into the trash or snagged a hot dog or something, i have scolded and yelled at my mom AND the kids...lol.. this lil guy will eat ANYTHING.. doesn't necessarily have to be food.. But anyway, i am taking him back to the vet at 12 for a recheck because he just will not eat, play, hasnt moved in an hour except to throw up and he keeps looking at me with the saddest look in his eyes...sigh hopefully this is not something serious, it would rip my heart out to lose my baby..:0(

04-22-2010, 07:38 AM	#6
sixyorkies YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pensacola, FL USA Posts: 2	Did the vet do a fecal to be sure he does not have a parasite?

04-22-2010, 04:59 PM	#10
dwerten BANNED! Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 11,073	any updates on this little one after vet visit?

04-23-2010, 05:48 PM	#11
savdbygrace Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: apple valley, ca Posts: 24	Hello all, unfortunately my baby has an obstruction in his intestinal tract, not sure what it is, he needs surgery. I am currently trying to find some help with paying the vet bill. Any suggestions?? I need help fast!!! we are at 811.00 so far and he is there at the hospital, but needs to have the surgery by tomorrow at the latest.. I am soooo stressed and have no clue what to do. I tried to apply for carecredit, but was declined. my vet office doesnot offer payment plans and i am clueless what to do now..

04-24-2010, 07:21 AM	#13
lillymae YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,544	I'm sending you a PM

04-24-2010, 07:28 AM	#14
savdbygrace Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: apple valley, ca Posts: 24	Yes they did an xray and bloodwork first, but then had to do a barium(sp?) xray where they could follow the dye down his intestinal tract.. BUT, i have some silver lining news i guess, I was put in contact with a nurse from a different vets office that is going to adopt my baby and her boss is going to do the surgery today. I am so broken, but i would rather save his life than keep him and watch him go slowly and suffer. I am meeting her in an hour so she can get him to her office and get him all better. Please pray for my family, this has really been a nightmare and my children are crushed. Monster is a part of our family.. he is their brother and to have to say goodbye to him is very hard on them right now. but the thing that makes it a lil bearable is that Karen(his new mommy) is a nurse and is an awesome lady that will make sure he gets a chance at a healthy life. tears are flowing around here, but we know that this is for his good.