Daisy's in the hospital!!! I'm Heartbroken

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by spiritwings1202

We are calling the vet at 2:30 to see if they have the results.
My poor husband is having the worst fathers Day. Daisy is a Daddys girl most of the time except when she is sick she stays close to me.

She goes everywhere with my husband that is his little buddy. She even sits in the recliner with him at night.

We are both so upset over this and have to attend a family pic nic feeling this way

so sorry I hope you get good news to brighten your day. I know what you mean DD is a total daddy's girl too

[107barney]

Joyce
I'm so sorry that this is the news I read today. A specialist is the way to go, and I've already PM'd you with my opions on this so I won't regurgitate it here. I am still hoping for good news soon.
Hugs.

[shodanusmc]

I am hoping it works out for both you guys. Hang tough.

[Judy in Waco]

We continue to keep Daisy in our prayers. Hugs.

[spiritwings1202]

The vet just called and Daisy's lvls dropped again
AlT is 600
ALP 1300
yeah!!!

They said that they are concernd that she is unable to keep her food down and we suggested that I boil her chicken and rice and bring it to her.
So I am going to put in some zuchinni juice as well. We are going to visit her.

I feel bad that I didn't stay for the family pic nic but my Daisy needs me and I know that is important.

pray that she can keep the boiled rice and chicken down.

I asked what they were feeding here and it was the hills ID food.

[MauiGirl]

Wow, that is a significant drop, YAY!

She will probably feel more like eating with her mommy there. Good luck, and hugs to all.

[Patti]

Originally Posted by dwerten

yeah the other drug not approved is ivermectin but it is used for demodex so there are some drugs not approved but just have to be given with caution off label. Atopica is being used off label for ibd dogs as well. Sometimes it works and sometimes it can be a problem sadly I think the reason it is not fda is because the company did not want to pay for clinical trials for that specific reason like with atopica as I called Novartis about this with the ibd thing and they said they cannot approve its use for ibd as they never did the trials for it to get it approved yet some vets are using for this off label.

Glad your vet is part owner as that will help with bill I hope

I hope Daisy will improve soon. I know how stressful it is for all. I used the Care Credit for Pixie's recent LP surgery and was able to put her 2300.00 bill on interest free payments for 12 months. I think most ER clinics accept them. It is really easy to apply for, they usually will do it with you right there and you get an immediate answer. It is such a good thing to have on hand.
My Cali is on Atopica for severe allergies and had bad IBD. I didn't know it was also being given for IBD. Cali has had almost no tummy problems since going on it so maybe it works.

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by spiritwings1202

The vet just called and Daisy's lvls dropped again
AlT is 600
ALP 1300
yeah!!!

They said that they are concernd that she is unable to keep her food down and we suggested that I boil her chicken and rice and bring it to her.
So I am going to put in some zuchinni juice as well. We are going to visit her.

I feel bad that I didn't stay for the family pic nic but my Daisy needs me and I know that is important.

pray that she can keep the boiled rice and chicken down.

I asked what they were feeding here and it was the hills ID food.

i would do the cod it is highly digestible - you can get it at costco in frozen section and no rice I would just do zucchini and cod right now so she can digest the protein real well. The liver needs to have highly digestible protein right now and chicken will be harder to digest

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by spiritwings1202

The vet just called and Daisy's lvls dropped again
AlT is 600
ALP 1300
yeah!!!

They said that they are concernd that she is unable to keep her food down and we suggested that I boil her chicken and rice and bring it to her.
So I am going to put in some zuchinni juice as well. We are going to visit her.

I feel bad that I didn't stay for the family pic nic but my Daisy needs me and I know that is important.

pray that she can keep the boiled rice and chicken down.

I asked what they were feeding here and it was the hills ID food.

I'm so happy for you that you received encouraging news! Daisy will be so happy to see her mommy, and I pray she will be able to eat and keep her food down.

[ladyjane]

Ask your vet what they think about using Mirtazapine. This is an antidepressant that works well with dogs that are sick with no appetite. It is an antiemetic, anti nausea and also an appetite stimulant. I had a very sick renal failure pup who thrived once he was put on it. Also, Manolos mom used it with great success on Lola.

I think it needs to be given cautiously with liver issues, but can be used. I just don't know with Daisy's reactions to meds if it would be ok but certainly worth asking about. Your vet would know best. I just know that it is like a miracle drug in dogs that are unable to eat.

Here is a link to information about it:

Mirtazapine

[bailie]

hi joyce, so glad to read that little daisy is doin much better, hopefully she will be home in her moms arms soon, xxxxx[and dads]

[spiritwings1202]

We took Daisy her home cooked food and she scoffed it up
I had to help her slow down. She was so excited to see us.
We took her for a short walk and spent an hour with her and she seemed pretty happy except for the face that she kept crying to go home.
She would beg me and then beg Fred. We were able to calm her down and give her some good TLC which did both my husband I well.

The vet just called and it has been 2 1/2 hrs and she has kept her food down. Usually she had been throwing up within 1 hr of eating.

So continue to pray that she keeps her food down and that her lvls go down more tom.
It was so hard leaving her I think it did us both good to see eachother though

Here are some pic of her taken tonight.

[dwerten]

awe she looks GREAT. So glad her and her daddy had some time together today on father's day. So glad she kept the food down. I am hoping she gets to go home in real soon

[kalina82]

oh she looks so good in those pictures and so happy to see her daddy! i hope the food continues to stay down and she is able to come home soon

[linda44]

Aww glad she kept her food down. What better fathers day present could you get.