A terrifying afternoon...
 

When I left my dogs this morning, both seemed completely fine. I left them with my mom, who watches them during the day while I work (I'm currently living at home to pay off my student loans - works out well for the dogs too as they are almost never alone). My mom called me at 1 saying there is something seriously wrong with Mya.. my mom was in tears, which is rare... her and Mya have a strong bond and my mom loves her to death..

I of course race home and walk in to a house that is full of blood... there was blood everywhere... just little spots, but still.. then I walk into the bathroom and there is a small piece of stool and a HUGE mass of blood that almost looks like jam.. I scooped it up into a bag and grabbed Mya and raced to the vet... at this point I am terrified, there was SO much blood... I'm holding back tears and trying to be rational as odds are, it's nothing.. but all I can see is that blood!

The vet does his exam and they analize the sample I brought in.. there is bacteria in the blood but no signs of any other real concerns... he figures it is likely a parasite of some sort, he says sometimes that can happen when we have a really hot, dry summer and then the rain comes and stirs things up that normally would be left alone.

We are treating it as if it is a parasite for now, she's on Florentero, 1cc twice a day, and Metronidazole, 125mg twice a day. She shows no sign of pain so he did not think she needed an xray to check for blockages at this time. He also expelled her anal glands, and I told him she has been rubbing her butt on the floor lately - it could also be that they were so impacted that she was pushing to have a bowel movement and caused a clot from the pressure and that's all it was. She's resting now, I've taken the rest of the afternoon off and am resting now too after cleaning up all the blood. A few carpets are ruined and the hardwood floor is stained, (and I'm definitely poor'er!) but no one seems to be worried about that - mom said as long as Mya's ok she doesn't care.. just shows the bond they have, my mom loves her house and freaks out when anything gets stained or wrecked.. my baby girl tends to have that effect on people..

Good thoughts/prayers are so welcome that the meds will help and that she will be ok... She's only 2 and a half so she has a lot of life left to live!!!

Oh my gosh, how terrifying!!!:eek: Praying that the meds fix her right up.

Your Mom is a gem for not minding a few stains. Her grandbaby can do no wrong, ya know!:)

Thank you! I'm totally shocked at moms reaction, I'm sure my dad won't be quite so understanding... but mom's good at telling him to be quiet and get over it, lol. I think we are both just relieved that it appears to be something minor and the vet wasn't too overly concerned...

I hope Mya's feeling better soon!:getwellso

My vet put Lucy on Metronidazole for very loose stool. It made her poops really hard though.

I wish you, your family and Mya the very best. Tracey

These little guys don't have that much blood. So when I see blood, I act fast. You did the right thing. Praying everything is ok. Please keep us posted about how she does.

Oh my how scary! So glad you got her to the vet immediately. Hoping for a speedy recovery!

I pray your baby is okay.... did the vet do a PCV (Packed Cell Volume) to rule out HGE (Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis)? That much blood loss would be a concern to me...IDK.

Thank you all so much for your well wishes and prayers. Mya is still resting a lot.. still blood in her stool but a very small amount.. nothing like before.

kjc, the vet did mention doing a PCV, but he recommended we wait based on her current symptoms.. if it continues that is our next step. Hoping it doesn't come to that, I don't want to put her through anything more than necessary - the vet also said it's quite pricey - obviously I would spare no expense to make her well, and if the vet said we need to do it now, I would have said ok. But he honestly did not seem too concerned with the whole thing and truly believes it is just a bug or a parasite, although he was very understanding at how upset I was based on what I saw at home.

She's been through so much in her two and half years.. poor baby has been to the vet more than most 7 year old dogs... she hates it as much as I do :(

Oh yeah...that would have scared me silly:eek: Your quick response was wonderful and you handled it:thumbup:

Sending prayers Mya continues steady improvement.

omg.. you poor thing!! Sending prayers that all works out!!

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Exactly my thoughts.......

Oh MY! That had to be scary...so glad you got her to a vet. Praying that the meds fix her right up...poor baby. :(

hope myra is feeling better// how scary

Sending prayers for Mya. I can imagine how scary today must have been.