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LunasMomma · 10-12-2012, 05:06 AM

Poor baby

I hope he doesn't havea blockage

Yorkiemom1 · 10-12-2012, 03:48 PM

Is there an update on this baby?

teralea · 10-12-2012, 07:26 PM

He doesn't have a blockage but he has asperating pneumonia and esophegitis. Its not looking very good right now he is on antibiotics antinflamitorys and a slurry to coat his throat but there is not much else they can do for him at this time :

poor baby. On a good note he is eating drinking and going potty.

yorkietalkjilly · 10-12-2012, 07:38 PM

Poor little puppy! I'll be praying this baby gets to feeling good soon. One reason to vet early is to avoid things like pneumonia from getting a good hold as those germs in the lungs can do a lot of bad things in a very few hours. I can't wait to read he's doing better.

teralea · 10-12-2012, 07:43 PM

Its not that kind of pneumonia its more like acid reflux. I did bring him in early they could not find anything wrong with him. This morning he got worse and he is better than this morning but he is going to have a long road to recovery.

yorkietalkjilly · 10-12-2012, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by teralea

Its not that kind of pneumonia its more like acid reflux. I did bring him in early they could not find anything wrong with him. This morning he got worse and he is better than this morning but he is going to have a long road to recovery.

Not familiar with new kind of acid reflux pneumonia. What did the vet diagnose?

Yorkiemom1 · 10-12-2012, 08:44 PM

Aspiration pneumonia is basically what you get, when something you spit up or vomit or swallow, goes "down the wrong pipe" and ends up either in the bronchial tree or out into the lung...pneumonia set up around it....it is a really tough pneumonia....I will be praying your baby pulls through this.

concretegurl · 10-12-2012, 09:24 PM

I don't know if this is helpful for this acid reflux, but my mini schnauzer had really bad reflux issues.

We use a raised feeding bowl now and a water bottle for dogs (like the ones fir rodents).

No more grains but cherrios help for attacks until its controlled.

She also gets apple cider vinegar.

No more meds no more reflux.

I like the feeders at The Bella Cottage. Com so cute and cheap they are lpw on styles right now though.

teralea · 10-13-2012, 02:04 PM

He seems to be a lot better today. He is eating and drinking pretty well and this is the first day that he had a normal solid stool. So I'm feeling positive about all of that. But I am still very worried for him. I didn't mean it was a new kind of pneumonia but it is a different kind than that you would have the heavy mucus in the lungs. All pneumonia is scary but this is a little less serious than some of the other types. At least that is what my vet explained to me. So anyway I am just happy that things seem to be getting a bit better. Yesterday was tough for him and me.

yorkietalkjilly · 10-13-2012, 04:35 PM

I'm so glad he's doing better. Tibbe had pneumonia late this past winter and it was so scary even though we got it so early & he had a light case, never really acted ill except the first couple of hours of it when I took him right in. Hope your baby does as well and back to himself as soon as possible. It was all tied to his tummy troubles from eating Milos been jerky we think. He'd apparently spit up, aspirated some and then coughed a couple of times as it was just starting to get symptomatic. Keep us updated as you can.

teralea · 10-14-2012, 07:11 AM

So this morning he coughed up the treat??? He had several x-rays including some with barium so they could see any blockages. He seems pretty weak to me right now. I have given him nutrical because he isn't interested in food but he did drink water.

teralea · 10-14-2012, 07:12 AM

Poor baby that had to hurt so bad

yorkietalkjilly · 10-14-2012, 07:28 AM

Oh, I was thinking he was on the mend from your yesterday post. You mean he coughed up something big this morning? Poor little guy! Was he home or at the vet? Sounds like he's getting a thorough vet work-up. Keep up his fluids & Nutrical as the vet instructs and I'm hoping your next update reports he's got more energy. I know when Tibbe is on any antibiotic or anything much in the way of meds, he is very lethargic and doesn't play, sleeps all the time. I have to make him take water and food or Nutrical inside his lips to keep him with some nutrients and energy. I'm praying this baby has a better afternoon than he had morning.

Yorkiemom1 · 10-14-2012, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by teralea

So this morning he coughed up the treat??? He had several x-rays including some with barium so they could see any blockages. He seems pretty weak to me right now. I have given him nutrical because he isn't interested in food but he did drink water.

I was fearful that treat had lodged down deep in his trachea, probably right above where the bronchi split off into the left and right bronchi....with the barium, they were looking for blockages primarily in the stomach and bowel.....I was hopeful the vet had looked around in THAT respiratory area, with bronchoscopy.....that treat was caught in his respiratory tract, and he finally has enough mucus and gunk surround that treat, as his body struggled to encapsulate it and try to dissolve it, and he was finally able to cough it up. Hopefully now, his esophagitis which was a result of that treat and the trauma it caused, will begin to clear and the pneumonia will hopefully begin to get better. He needs to stay on antibiotics....if it was me, I would have him back at the vet, tomorrow at least....he may need the dosage of that antibiotic increased.....perhaps even changed. Such a young baby to be enduring all this distress on his little body....he needs all the assistance he can get from medicine to help him get through this. I have a little girl....I have resusitated her at least a dozen times, because she eats too fast and get strangled, she picks fruit off the fig tree lo branches, and chokes, she swallows treats whole....so she gets NOTHING any bigger than the size of a pea. Her kibble is served on a saucer so she has to eat more slowly, she cant open her mouth and take large mouthfuls of food and strangle....and she gets NO WHOLE TREATS....nothing larger than a pea.

TxVicki · 10-14-2012, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teralea

So this morning he coughed up the treat??? He had several x-rays including some with barium so they could see any blockages. He seems pretty weak to me right now. I have given him nutrical because he isn't interested in food but he did drink water.

I would take him back to the Vet tomorrow and take that darn treat and show it to them and ask them how they could have missed it??? I hope he is feeling better soon.

10-12-2012, 05:06 AM	#16
LunasMomma Izzy's Momma Too! Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stuart, Florida Posts: 8,799	Poor baby I hope he doesn't havea blockage __________________ Tracy, Mom to Izzy and Luna

10-12-2012, 07:38 PM	#19
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	Poor little puppy! I'll be praying this baby gets to feeling good soon. One reason to vet early is to avoid things like pneumonia from getting a good hold as those germs in the lungs can do a lot of bad things in a very few hours. I can't wait to read he's doing better. __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

10-12-2012, 09:24 PM	#23
concretegurl Between♥Suspensions Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vaissades Posts: 7,979	I don't know if this is helpful for this acid reflux, but my mini schnauzer had really bad reflux issues. We use a raised feeding bowl now and a water bottle for dogs (like the ones fir rodents). No more grains but cherrios help for attacks until its controlled. She also gets apple cider vinegar. No more meds no more reflux. I like the feeders at The Bella Cottage. Com so cute and cheap they are lpw on styles right now though. __________________ Shan & 8 kids now!

10-13-2012, 04:35 PM	#25
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	I'm so glad he's doing better. Tibbe had pneumonia late this past winter and it was so scary even though we got it so early & he had a light case, never really acted ill except the first couple of hours of it when I took him right in. Hope your baby does as well and back to himself as soon as possible. It was all tied to his tummy troubles from eating Milos been jerky we think. He'd apparently spit up, aspirated some and then coughed a couple of times as it was just starting to get symptomatic. Keep us updated as you can. __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

10-14-2012, 07:28 AM	#28
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	Oh, I was thinking he was on the mend from your yesterday post. You mean he coughed up something big this morning? Poor little guy! Was he home or at the vet? Sounds like he's getting a thorough vet work-up. Keep up his fluids & Nutrical as the vet instructs and I'm hoping your next update reports he's got more energy. I know when Tibbe is on any antibiotic or anything much in the way of meds, he is very lethargic and doesn't play, sleeps all the time. I have to make him take water and food or Nutrical inside his lips to keep him with some nutrients and energy. I'm praying this baby has a better afternoon than he had morning. __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

10-12-2012, 03:48 PM	#17
Yorkiemom1 Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 9,462	Is there an update on this baby?

10-12-2012, 07:26 PM	#18
teralea Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oconto Posts: 145	He doesn't have a blockage but he has asperating pneumonia and esophegitis. Its not looking very good right now he is on antibiotics antinflamitorys and a slurry to coat his throat but there is not much else they can do for him at this time : poor baby. On a good note he is eating drinking and going potty.

10-12-2012, 07:43 PM	#20
teralea Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oconto Posts: 145	Its not that kind of pneumonia its more like acid reflux. I did bring him in early they could not find anything wrong with him. This morning he got worse and he is better than this morning but he is going to have a long road to recovery.

10-12-2012, 08:44 PM	#22
Yorkiemom1 Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 9,462	Aspiration pneumonia is basically what you get, when something you spit up or vomit or swallow, goes "down the wrong pipe" and ends up either in the bronchial tree or out into the lung...pneumonia set up around it....it is a really tough pneumonia....I will be praying your baby pulls through this.

10-13-2012, 02:04 PM	#24
teralea Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oconto Posts: 145	He seems to be a lot better today. He is eating and drinking pretty well and this is the first day that he had a normal solid stool. So I'm feeling positive about all of that. But I am still very worried for him. I didn't mean it was a new kind of pneumonia but it is a different kind than that you would have the heavy mucus in the lungs. All pneumonia is scary but this is a little less serious than some of the other types. At least that is what my vet explained to me. So anyway I am just happy that things seem to be getting a bit better. Yesterday was tough for him and me.

10-14-2012, 07:11 AM	#26
teralea Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oconto Posts: 145	So this morning he coughed up the treat??? He had several x-rays including some with barium so they could see any blockages. He seems pretty weak to me right now. I have given him nutrical because he isn't interested in food but he did drink water.

10-14-2012, 07:12 AM	#27
teralea Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oconto Posts: 145	Poor baby that had to hurt so bad