Freaky, almost deadly day with Livie

[TxVicki]

Originally Posted by gracielove

Did the vet tell you they found a bacterial infection or were they just covering their bases? I just don't think she would have such a sudden onset of such violent symptoms without having some signs of sickness beforehand if it was food related. I would take it very slowly getting her back on dog food. Avoid anything she was eating before since you are not sure. I still suspect seizure activity but they can also be brought on by other issues. I hope you can get her to a vet school or specialist. It is just so risky not knowing for sure what happened.

She did state this was a new bag of food. Maybe this new bag was affected, where as the others weren't.

[MandiesMom]

How is Livie today? Praying for her!

[yorkietalkjilly]

Just now reading this and it is frightening! Thank goodness you live near enough to get her to an emergency vet. I cannot imagine having a dog or human loved one and having to live far from emergency help - would scare me to death. I hope it was that food that she ate and no disease process that she has. Sounds like she seized and stopped breathing in the process while her brain was misfiring. If you had been away, likely you would have come home to a tragedy. I'm hoping and praying she is still doing okay and no more incidents.

[gracielove]

Usually with contaminated food a dog will start having stomach upsets and diarrhea over a period of time. It will continue to get worse gradually. It's not like they eat it and have a sudden onset of what happened to your dog. If she had been having diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms before this incident then perhaps it is the food. But if she just suddenly started seizing like that then it could be something else. I hope she is continuing to improve for you.

[Yorkiemom1]

Forgive me, my mind /memory aint what it used to be...but there is a mold that is a neurotoxin....it was in dry dog food years ago, and even horse feed....and it was an immediate knock down for pets like dogs and cats....horses got BAD case of colic and then went down....so it is possible this was the same mold in this dog kibble.....

[gracielove]

If there is any question about the food you were feeding it should be reported to the FDA. If you have the bag or the numbers on the UPC that would help to. If it was dog food that hurt your dog you have a chase against the company and you could try to recoup your expenses.

[MandiesMom]

Still praying for Livie. Please update us when you can ok? Hugs!

[mizzwanned]

Thanks for all the replies/ help. I don't have the kibble bag because we put it into a food container and throw out the bag so there's no way for me to check but i'm sure it was on the list because i checked and it said bags that expores into 2014 were affected, since it was a new bag, idk it may have been a possibility. Also she's been fine the past couple of days since i've been cooking for her, no upset stomach, no stomach noises, normal poops. Only thing is she does burp when she's done as I think she eats wayyy too fast, is that normal?

I burp her now after, like a baby lol I'd rather she release any gas than be uncomfortable, etc. idk if it's gas she has, or what. My other dogs started to get upset stomach too and diarrhea, while they were still eatin the dry food. I got scared so i home cook for them too now and their stomachs seem ok, but i will watch the next few days.

[gracielove]

Originally Posted by mizzwanned

Thanks for all the replies/ help. I don't have the kibble bag because we put it into a food container and throw out the bag so there's no way for me to check but i'm sure it was on the list because i checked and it said bags that expores into 2014 were affected, since it was a new bag, idk it may have been a possibility. Also she's been fine the past couple of days since i've been cooking for her, no upset stomach, no stomach noises, normal poops. Only thing is she does burp when she's done as I think she eats wayyy too fast, is that normal?

I burp her now after, like a baby lol I'd rather she release any gas than be uncomfortable, etc. idk if it's gas she has, or what. My other dogs started to get upset stomach too and diarrhea, while they were still eatin the dry food. I got scared so i home cook for them too now and their stomachs seem ok, but i will watch the next few days.

Home cooking is really much more digestible than kibble anyway. Just get some good recipes and some good all natural supplements and they will do much better.

[MandiesMom]

Originally Posted by mizzwanned

Thanks for all the replies/ help. I don't have the kibble bag because we put it into a food container and throw out the bag so there's no way for me to check but i'm sure it was on the list because i checked and it said bags that expores into 2014 were affected, since it was a new bag, idk it may have been a possibility. Also she's been fine the past couple of days since i've been cooking for her, no upset stomach, no stomach noises, normal poops. Only thing is she does burp when she's done as I think she eats wayyy too fast, is that normal?

I burp her now after, like a baby lol I'd rather she release any gas than be uncomfortable, etc. idk if it's gas she has, or what. My other dogs started to get upset stomach too and diarrhea, while they were still eatin the dry food. I got scared so i home cook for them too now and their stomachs seem ok, but i will watch the next few days.

Thank you so much for updating! I was so so worried about Livvie. Sounds like she is on a healing path. And, yes...I would think with home cooking AND eating fast, that could lead to gas issues.

I'm sorry your other dogs got sick. Were they eating that same dry food that Livvie was? Sorry, I am a bit confused on that one.

Hope all dog food and treats have been thrown out and replaced. Maybe it was a bug, too...but that seizure activity sounds otherwise. Keeping Livie and your other dogs in my prayers.