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07-09-2012, 05:53 PM | #1 |
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| 7 week old puppy - bloody diarrhea / swollen abdomen My newest tiny little yorkie girl is starting to develop some issues. She started having diarrhea when I brought her home Saturday night. She came from the breeder with a distended abdomen already, but I didn't think anything of it. It could be because of the change of diet, I switched her over from pedigree canned to Taste of The Wild Puppy solid food. It is now Monday and her diarrhea now has blood in it. Due to a severe foot injury and hubby working out of town, I can't get her in to the vet for a few days until I can drive again. Please....anybody have suggestions? |
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07-09-2012, 05:57 PM | #2 |
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| Call a friend and have them drive you to the vet. If you have no friends, call a cab. A 7 week old yorkie with bloody diarrhea needs to see a vet immediately!
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07-09-2012, 05:59 PM | #3 |
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07-09-2012, 06:01 PM | #4 |
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| Any ideas of what the problem could be? No vomiting and she's acting playful, active, and happy. She eats and drinks just fine.... I can see if I can get someone to help me get her to the vet, but unfortunately everyone I know works....(same hours as the vet since it takes everyone a while to get home). |
07-09-2012, 06:08 PM | #5 |
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| could be giardia or some other parasite, could be the abrupt change in diet, could be stress with the new environment, could be dozens of things. VET!!! |
07-09-2012, 06:13 PM | #6 |
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| Yes please take this puppy to the vet now! Bloody diarrhea for a pup much too young to be away from its mother needs immediate vet care.
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07-09-2012, 06:14 PM | #7 |
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| It could be worms, parvo, giardia, coronavirus, ingestion of a foreign object, etc....it could be ANYTHING. But a 7 week old yorkie puppy with diarrhea can go downhill VERY quickly. If it was a newborn human infant would you hesitate & wait a few days to seek treatment??? This pup is a BABY.
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07-09-2012, 06:16 PM | #9 |
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| I thought that they are able to be weaned away from mom at 6 weeks, and she'll be 8 weeks in 2 days. I didn't consider that to be too young.... I will try to get into the vet tomorrow. She is behaving normally so she should be fine through the night until tomorrow. I can't really get anyone to come and drive me to the ER vet at 10:30 at night and drag two babies under 2 years old out of bed.... |
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07-09-2012, 06:22 PM | #11 |
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| For future reference, min age to leave mom is 12 weeks. The problem is, dogs by nature will hide all pain. Its in their genes not to show weekness as the weekest member of the pack is kicked out, or killed. Yorkies, while no longer wild animals, still instinctively hide their pain. They don't show pain/illness until it's so bad they cant hide it anymore. In other words, until it's too late. I just really want you to see how absolutely urgent this situation is.
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07-09-2012, 06:32 PM | #12 |
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| Wow...please tell me how to unsubscribe. A puppy is a puppy....NOTHING comparable to a human baby. Yes, I would go to great extents for my children. I don't understand how people can become such activists for animals to the point that they value the welfare of a pet over an actual human child (or even compare the two). I love my pets. If this were an emergency situation where she was inactive, unresponsive, or otherwise acting abnormally I would make it work. But this puppy is only having issues with diarrhea. This would hardly be a situation that would require inconveniencing friends and family to have someone watch the children and/or take them out of our home to an emergency vet 30 miles away. |
07-09-2012, 07:43 PM | #13 |
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| I agree with your thoughts to an extent. If it was a case of simple diarrhea for a pup over 10 months old. I personally would wait to take the pup to the vet the next day, while monitoring their water intake all night. But, you said it was bloody diarrhea for a 7 week old yorkie. They can dehydrate quickly. You came here for advice, and advice was given. Its not always what you expect. At the end of the day, whatever happens to this pup is entirely up to you.
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