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11-25-2012, 05:40 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: New York
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| Diarrhea and Vomiting Please help !! My dog has diarrhea and vomiting a few times over the past few months. Had steroids for flea allergy this past summer and once to promote eating after the same problem as now. He eats kibbles n bits but has "treats" of people food everyday. Has always been eating people food along with his dry kibbles. But since this summer when he got treated for flea allergy with prednisone (middle of July), he's had this vomiting, diarrhea problem about 5-8 times. This time and another time, he had blood in his stool. Hes currently on day 2 of illness, vomiting stopped thankfully, still strains though not much comes out now. Gave him reglan as per vets orders that I had on hand. And have been giving Imodium for diarrhea. Us and vet have attributed it to over eating people food but now think it might be pancreatitis. He hasn't been diagnosed, this is only an assumption on my part. I read that dogs whove had corticosteroids are more prone to pancreatitis. is that true? Anyone have any similar experience? Is pancreatitis curable? Going to the vet tomorrow and will make sure he checks for this- what exactly should the test include? Any other recommendations of things to do/check for? I've realized kibbles n bits are not best out there and since I plan to overhaul his diet and eliminate people food, I want to change his dry food as well. Any recommendations? He just turned 9 but he has a very young attitude Thank you very much in advance !! Last edited by Love my nicky; 11-25-2012 at 05:42 PM. |
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11-26-2012, 03:24 AM | #2 |
YT 3000 Club Member | the vet will probably want blood work that will be a indicator of pancreatitis, anything high in fat is not good especially hot dogs, ham and other things. There are a number of good foods, merrick, natural balance, orjien, acana, solid gold are just a few. The dog food if he has pancreatitis should be low in fat, solid gold has a low fat food which is only 6%. Remember if you change his food do it over a weeks time, they can have sensitive stomachs, see what the vet says first.Chester gets some human food bananas, rice is not bad for them I hope he is better soon |
11-26-2012, 07:11 AM | #3 | |
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12-01-2012, 08:17 AM | #4 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: New York
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| Update Hi Guys. Thanks for all your help and advice! Nicky and I appreciate it. We've had a rough week trying to figure this all out. Several visits and stays at the vets have yielded some information finally. He had X-rays, contrast X-rays, full bloodwork, fecal work, and urinalysis. He does not have pancreatitis but he does have ulcerative colitis. His urine is more alkaline than acidic and this morning he had blood in his urine for the first time ever. I thought it was from the catheter testing but vet says its because the ph balance is off. He has slightly elevated fats and cholesterol in his blood but all other organs are fine (except the colon). The vet prescribed prednisone, metrodinazole, and a couple others I will check the names of when I pick them up- one for the ulcers and another for blood in his urine. Also, he must be on hills ID wet and dry mix for at least 6 months. He is still refusing to eat. He's eaten once since he fell ill last friday- only a bit of the ID. It's starting to worry me that he's not eating at all. He has been drinking and has had IV though. Any thoughts, suggestions, anything at all would be appreciated. It's been a rough, heartbreaking week for us all. I really hope my baby gets better with all this. Sorry for the long post. Thanks guys! |
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