Baby girl with Coccidia...not eating/playing/whining/nothing

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by ndguad

Thank you so much for all your words and support! I have been giving her nutriCal every hour and syringe feeding her every 3. I had to work today and my boyfriend stayed home with her, staying on top of the feedings. I am soooooooo pleased to say when I walked in the door, she was eating out of her bowl all on her own!! She is still not 100% but she is definately moving in the right direction! She was climbing in my lab and giving me kisses and even tried playfully nibbling on my fingers. I am one happy momma right now and I feel very confident that she is going to be ok. She has a check up on Monday so until then I will continue with the meds and nutriCal and pray for the best. Thanks again to you all!

I am so happy for you that you are seeing improvement. I know it is hard now, but it will get easier! You have many years of enjoyment ahead of you with your little one.

[MommytoMiles]

Originally Posted by ndguad

I have a 9 weeks old yorkie that I have only had since last Thursday. The first couple days she seemed ok, playful and all, but she wouldn't eat. I got the food that the lady I got it from said she was eating too. Monday, I went a head and took her to the vet. They checked her stool and she was diagnosed with Coccidia and given meds for that. She doesn't seem to be improving. I took her back to the vet today and they just said her blood sugar was low to continue giving her the NutriCal every hour and feeding her with a syringe 5-6 times a day. She still won't eat unless I force her with a syring and all she does is sleep. She does get up to use the bathroom and to take a drink of water but thats it. She walks with her tail down and just looks so pitiful. Doesn't try to play and rarely makes a noise. Has anyone else gone through this or have any other suggestions?

OMG, YES!!! I brought Miles home and about a week or so later he had diarrhea and blood in his stool. Scared me to death as I am a new dog owner I didn't know WHAT was going on. Took him to the vet and sure enough he had both coccidia AND giardia!!! They say it's common in puppies as their immune systems aren't strong enough to fight them off yet especially the giardia. He got rid of the coccidia but still had the giardia although not showing any symptoms. I was pissed as I know he caught this from the rescue I got him from being exposed to several dogs / puppies etc. Miles is my only dog and he wasn't out walking at the time as it was winter and he didn't have all of his shots yet. One, I don't want him to be sick and two it is 100+ bucks a pop for fecal testing, vet visit, and meds.

The rescue was good at reimbursing for meds and I was able to send the poop to them for testing and meds. But it still costs me 150.00 initially for two fecal tests.

Anyway, they will probably have to give more meds until its gone, perhaps for a longer duration and / or something stronger.

I would also reach out to the breeder and see what they can do for you as well.

[MommytoMiles]

Originally Posted by ndguad

They did a fecal test so any other parasites she could have had, they would have seen. Yes I talked to the breeder and she just said that dogs can get Coccidia just from a change of environment and that she hasn't had any other problems. Which isn't what the vet said but I didn't want to argue. I don't care to talk to the breeder, I just want to get Gypsy healthy. I am already attached.

Wow!!! I didn't know that!! And I was working then so Miles was home most of the day alone. We spent a couple of hours together in the morning and evenings and of course the weekends.

[nanahas3]

So glad to hear your little one is getting better. It really can be a trying time but so worth it when they are all well .

[indystylist256]

I am just starting this particular journey and it helps me to read this as well as well as to have an idea as to when I should see improvements. How big is your little guy? Good Luck.