Originally Posted by ladyjane (Post 3301618)

They would be looking at the lipase and amylase to look for possible pancreatitis.

The other important numbers are the hemoglobin and hematocrit. Those numbers are altered when there is blood loss.

Originally Posted by AllDogBoots (Post 3301623)

Just seeing this and am glad she is home and the tests came back ok. Keeping you both in my prayers. Hopefully she'll start feeling better shortly.

Originally Posted by Perrella (Post 3301628)

Oh Lila, just saw this....and praying for Betty Boop to start doing better. I'm so sorry this all is happening to you and your sweet baby....bless her little heart.

I feed BB and is th Salmon, but I checked the bag and it wasn't the recall dates. Mine is also the end of the bag. I ran up to the specialty store and bought a bag of TOTW and started mixing with the little bit I had left. It's also a fish flavor so I'm hoping Zhoie can tolerate it and will like it.

I hated to change her, she was doing so well on BB, but I couldn't get a past the fact and was worried about the next bag I need to buy, so I'm transitioning now.

Hug & kisses to you and Betty Boop! XXOOXXOO

Originally Posted by enchilila (Post 3302183)

Yeah, I think she has slowly and steadily gotten a little better today. She has eaten well today, but hasn't drank much water. Thanks for your prayers.




Thanks, Tena, for your prayers. She was one sick little doggie last night, but is feeling better tonight. She actually wanted to play a little, but I didn't want to overdo it. She is still just lying around with this "poor little me" look. It's not funny, but then again, the "look" in her eyes is so soft and cute. I've been spoiling her all day and she loved it!

I hope Zhoie eats the TOTW and loves it. I'm going to Petco tomorrow and see what kind of foods they have. They have more than PetSmart. Her regular vet told me a while back to take her off of BB because of the high protein and that may have been what was causing her mucousy poops.

Originally Posted by margaritaville (Post 3301630)

Last year, Bubba, had the bloody poops and spent three days in the hospital. He poops outside in the yard so it had gotten to the point that it squirted out in the house before I got to see it. He spent three days in the animal hospital on IV's and received a transfusion. I felt so bad for him they shaved his neck and had an IV in it. We have no idea what caused it. Our vet went thru the usual questions- poison, something he ate, obstruction etc. They finally diagnosed him with HGE (hemmoragic gastroenteritis). He is fine now but I watch him closely. I hope Betty Boop is feeling better. If she has the chills, I would be worried she has a fever and is becoming dehydrated. You may need to get her back to the vet.

Originally Posted by lisaly (Post 3301637)

Originally Posted by Ladymom (Post 3302189)

I hope it was just the kibble that made Betty Boop so sick. There is no one dog food that is right for every dog. Some toy breed dogs don't do well on high protein kibble.

You may want to check out Castor Pollux if you are going to Petsmart or Petco. It got good reviews from The Whole Dog Journal. The Dog Food Advisor gave it great reviews, too.

Castor and Pollux Natural Ultramix Dog Food (Dry) Review and Rating

Natural Pet Food-Organic Dog Food-Organic Cat Food | Castor & Pollux Pet Works

Originally Posted by Lolasmom1211 (Post 3301641)

I have just gone through this same sort of thing with my baby boy...He woke up Wednesday morning 4:00 am with loose stools. I stayed up with him trying to decide if I wanted to take him to the vet or "wait it out" to see if he got better. At 8:55 am, he threw up and I decided to call the vet when they opened at 9:00 am. They said to bring him in at 10:00, so at 9:45 we left the house. He threw up 4-5 times in the car and at 9:55 am he started to go to the bathroom in the car - VERY unusual for him. I called my husband on the cell phone and told him that he would need to come help me because I was having a hard time driving with all of this going on. As soon as I put the phone down, I realized that it was all mucusy blood that was coming out and it was everywhere! Thank goodness I was 2 minutes from the vet at that point because I was in a panic. They immediately took him back when they saw him and drew blood. They suspected HGE. They gave him an injection of cerenia for the nausea and antibiotics. His bloodwork came back normal so they sent us home and told me to watch him carefully. ABout 1 hr later he was becoming a little more lethargic and less responsive. I called the vet back and took him back in. They started IV's and redid his blood work. It had changed in the hour that I had him home. They left him on the IV until closing at 6:00 pm and I brought him home, kept him quiet and took him back Thursday morning and they ran the IV's all day Thursday. He was finally back to normal yesterday....we have had these minor cases of bloody stools before that we treated with antibiotics, but this time he started to go down really fast. We still don't know the cause or how to prevent it in the future. I'm certainly not suggesting that this is what your sweet baby has, but if she continues to worsen, please be careful and DO NOT let her dehydrate. We are very grateful that our boy is ok and we are sending big yorkie hugs your way!

Originally Posted by enchilila (Post 3302192)

It is so scary to see bloody poops like that! I looked in the yard today where it happened last night and actually it didn't look like any poop at all...just mucous and blood. It sounds like Bubba really had it bad last year. I'm glad he has been doing fine since then. Do you give him anything special for the HGE? And are they 100% positive it is that? I hope Boop just ate something out in the yard that went through her. She was in the yard today and trying to find something else to get into!!

She has gotten better throughout the day. She's still not 100%, but I think she will be fine. We're going to her regular vet tomorrow. Her chills didn't last long, maybe 30 minutes or so. I took her temp and it was 99. Not sure if that is considered too low or not. I'm taking it again before bed tonight.





Thank you for your reply and prayers. She hasn't drank much water since this morning. I think her gums feel a little tacky. I'm taking her to her regular vet tomorrow. Her skin pops right back into place. She hasn't vomited or had diarrhea today. In fact, she has only had one BM in the past 24 hours and it was very small. It wasn't bloody to the eye; however, the stain on the pee pad looked like a little bloody. Not sure. Her temp this a.m. was 99. I'm taking it again at bedtime. Her body always feels hot to the touch. She has been lying around all day with no energy.....just not feeling like her playful and loving self.

Originally Posted by Woogie Man (Post 3301669)

I would guess it's not the food...since you say it has taken a while for her to get to the bottom of the bag, unless the food got damp somehow and bacteria grew on it.

I rested my babies stomachs and gave them kaopectate while they were going through this and with all of them it passed within a day to a day and a half. Not recommending this for you, but it worked for mine with what they had.

Hope B.B. is on the mend soon.

Originally Posted by yorkieusa (Post 3302078)

I hope she will be well soon.

Originally Posted by Ladymom (Post 3302189)

I hope it was just the kibble that made Betty Boop so sick. There is no one dog food that is right for every dog. Some toy breed dogs don't do well on high protein kibble.

You may want to check out Castor Pollux if you are going to Petsmart or Petco. It got good reviews from The Whole Dog Journal. The Dog Food Advisor gave it great reviews, too.

Castor and Pollux Natural Ultramix Dog Food (Dry) Review and Rating

Natural Pet Food-Organic Dog Food-Organic Cat Food | Castor & Pollux Pet Works

Originally Posted by Woogie Man (Post 3301541)

Problems like this can have so many causes. I recently went through the same thing with 4 of my dogs....bright red bloody poop and, in one case, bloody vomit. It seem to happen to one dog one day and then another a couple of days later.

In my case, the cause was so simple that I'm embarrassed to say. But if it helps anyone, here goes.

My wife had begun helping me with feeding the dogs. In the evening, we feed them dry with a little canned and warm water mixed in. She had been stacking the dishes as she carried them. What was happening was that the bottom of one dish was touching the food in the one below it. My habit was to wash out the dishes daily, but not the undersides particularly. So, even though the dish was clean, there was obviously bacteria from the food that had stuck to the bottom of the dish from earlier. So, with the next feeding that bacteria was introduced into the food by stacking the dishes. The result was bloody poop.

Once it dawned on me what was happening, I cleaned all the dishes thoroughly and had my wife quit stacking the dishes. I haven't had a problem since.

Originally Posted by enchilila (Post 3302200)

I'm going to Petco tomorrow morning. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll look into it. I really would like to start her on a different kibble.

Originally Posted by kjc (Post 3302281)

Just seeing this now... poor little Boop!



Thanks for posting this, who would have known?



I have to suggest that you don't make any drastic changes in her diet until this problem gets resolved, or better yet ask your vet the best way to transition her...

(Bacteria or any intestinal inflamation can cause bleeding/bloody poops.)

Maybe try taking her out on a leash to help control what she puts in her mouth, or clean an area that you can keep free of tasty debri and fence it in. Branches fallen from trees can have molds and fungi on them.

Sure hope she's feeling better....

Originally Posted by Lizzie07 (Post 3302614)

So glad Betty is feeling better.

Just an FYI, but quite a few years ago, I had a foster dog that had bloody poop and it was caused from hookworms. Not only that, the first treatment didn't get rid of them. She had to be treated three or four times before the hookworms were gone for good.

Originally Posted by ladyjane (Post 3302548)

Personally, if it were my pup and I felt uncomfortable with her food, I would change it immediately! I have changed many pups over the years without any issues. Yes, sometimes, they get a few loose stools here and there; but we are talking about a pup who very well might be ill from her food! So...as I said, I would change it now.
I have a lot of pups on this food and they all do well...I take in pups often and don't have the luxury of knowing what they were on previously....do I have problems with feeding them Castor and Pollux? No.

Originally Posted by Lizzie07 (Post 3302614)

So glad Betty is feeling better.

Just an FYI, but quite a few years ago, I had a foster dog that had bloody poop and it was caused from hookworms. Not only that, the first treatment didn't get rid of them. She had to be treated three or four times before the hookworms were gone for good.

Originally Posted by enchilila (Post 3303633)

I know:exclaim: I'm so happy:exclaim: :dogsm2: