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was thinking about her (and you) this morning. hope she's on her way to feeling better very soon! |
I don't know how much better Maggie is feeling. She is still somewhat lethargic. She will find a room that doesn't have people and that is where she will stay, by herself. Sometimes she will hide from us. Her appetite is not back, she is eating some boiled chicken, not very much. She won't eat the rice (pickey little girl). I may try to see if she will eat the baby hot dogs again. There is no diaherra in the house so I'm hoping that part is over. I still haven't seen her drink water. I was at work yesterday but last night she didn't drink any. On Monday the vet said if she's not better in two days to bring her back. She is better, but not a lot. I'm still worried. |
Do her gums feel tacky to the touch? Or if you pull up her skin at her neck..does it immediately return to normal? These are both signs of dehydration. I'd take her back to the vet's office. Hope she feels better soon. |
I'm sorry Maggie isn't feeling well. I agree with Deb about checking for signs of dehydration, especially since you haven't seen her drink yet. When are you taking her back in? |
I'm so sorry that Maggie still isn't feeling better :(. Maybe call the vet tech and see if the vet could prescribe something additional? Maybe Sucralfate (not sure if that would help)? Have you tried mashed potatoes yet...sometimes just straight carbs are soothing to the tummy, bc they absorb some of the nauseous juices, while also providing a quick energy source. You're probably so stressed...please know I'm thinking of you and Maggie. |
Which vaccines did she get on the 5th? How much does she weigh? Does she accept petting and handling okay or is she painful anywhere? Hope she's feeling better soon.... |
I hope she starts feeling better real fast. |
Good News! Maggie is eating kibble again! About an hour ago I recieved a picture on my phone and it shows Maggie eating kibble. I don't know what happened to her from the time I left home this morning until then but she is doing better. So, for now, YAY Maggie! (I hope I don't jinx myself) Thanks for the advice and well wishes. It's been a rough six days. |
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I hope Maggies feeling much better and keeps up her progress! I also hope you get some rest, you don't need to come down with something yourself from being stressed! Hugs to both of you! |
Good for Maggie! I hope she keeps getting better and better everyday.:) |
wonderful news! gentle hugs to Maggie! |
Some of the major symptoms of Leptospirosis (the disease) is dehydration, lethargy, no appetite, bloody diarrhea, and, depending on the strain of Lepto, kidney and /or liver involvement. I couldn't find any info on the probability of getting this disease from the vaccine, but I do know it can happen. I am very suspicious of this because of the symptoms she is experiencing. I would discuss this with your vet asap, and if he thinks not... I would go so far as to get a second opinion somewhere else. I would have the vet check her kidney/Liver bloodwork, check Buster too as it is very contagious. The treatment is pennicillin followed by a course of Doxycycline. IV Fluids may be needed to rehydrate her. Early treatment is key in defeating this disease. |
Kathy thanks for researching this. I tried researching but didn't get the info that you found. I have wondered all week if the vaccine could have caused this. Maggie is very healthy, then she gets the vaccine and a few days later she is sick. The vet at the EC did say the color of the diarrhea meant there was a presence of blood. I hope Buster & Maggie are ok and that Maggie continues to improve. She is not 100% but she has eaten and I did see her drink water a while ago. |
I am glad Maggie is showing signs of improvement. I hope she gets back 100 % real soon. |
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Not sure if you saw my earlier post, but I had a pup that had the exact same type of diarrhea following a DHPP. All that I have read about reactions to the Lepto have not mentioned diarrhea. I really believe that if it was the vaccine, it was not Lepto. You may never know for sure, though. Frustrating. |
I have talked to two vets and neither of them relate the vaccine to Maggie being sick. Both vets say a reaction to the vaccine would be very different than what she had. Linda, it is very frustrating. At this point I just want Maggie to keep improving. |
I hope your Maggie keeps improving. One of mine had very similar symptoms last week. It just so happened that she was scheduled for surgery so my vet put her on metronidazole. We couldn't put the surgery off so she also got some IV fluids (until she chewed through the line) which I think did help her diarrhea in the long run. Because of her surgery he sent her home with both the metronidazole and the clavamox. She was much more depressed than I had ever seen her, but it's been a week now and she is just now starting to get back to her playful troublesome self. We never had any vaccinations, and so far my other dog is not showing any signs of being sick at all. |
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Keeping Maggie in our thoughts and pray she continues to improve. I don't know what I'd do if anything happened to MY Maggie. |
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Sorry for the alarm! Both sources I checked with further said this can only happen if a bad batch of vaccines were made... chances of that happening: a gazillion to one. hope Maggie is continuing to improve.... |
Thanks to everybody for the warm wishes and for all the help. Maggie is continuing to improve. She's not back to 100% yet. She is still somewhat depressed, I'm hoping this will get better as well. She isn't eating as much as before but that's ok. She is drinking water, which is a good sign. She is almost finished with her meds, probably another couple of days worth to go. Again, thanks to everyone! |
Happy to hear that Maggie is on the road to recovery! I am sure it is just taking time because she was so ill. Poor baby. She is lucky to have such wonderful parents! :) |
I'm glad Maggie continues to get better. I hope this time next week to hear she is feeling more like herself.:) |
Be sure and watch some of the baby food has onion powder in it, I found this out when chester had his stomach bug |
Not Again!!! Maggie is having diarrhea again. I don't know what to do. Friday evening she wasn't eating as much kibble as she usually does. On Saturday I noticed she had some soft pooh, today she has diarrhea. She is hardly eating anything...again. She is eating boiled chicken and she had some canned potatoes, which she seemed to like (yes!). Again, she is laying around, not her usual active self. If this continues, I think I will ask the vet to do more bloodwork to see if anything has changed from last week. I feel so bad for her, breaks my heart to look in her eyes and see that she doesn't feel good. |
I'm sorry Maggie is having trouble again. I wonder if some pure pumpkin would help her? |
Jeanie, have you taken her to a Specialist Emergency Clinic? It is too back that a few days ago she was getting better and now this. I am hoping that she gets vetter again, real fast, and that you get to the bottom of what the cause is so that it can be fixed. |
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