Bandit's Stomach softball size & hard. taken to vet twice w/ no results

[1014hernandez]

Glad it's working out thus far.

Unfortunately, my little girl is at Vet with diarrhea and vomiting.... they ran x-ray and now have her on nausea and pain med... pancreas testing was also done... not sure what's going on.. Feel so helpless that she's going through this....

[Buster Brown]

Originally Posted by maroon88iroc

It was absolutely the same thing. We ended up fasting him (no water or food) for 24 hrs. which helped then started him back slowly on low fat wet dog food (royal canin) his stomach would swell a little but not nearly what it did before . after about a week later we started getting him back into the dry dog food he is used to and his stomach would swell in the afternoon feeding and he would become clearly uncomfortable. Ended up taking him back to the vet. Same issue, Pancreatis so the vet gave us some more meds to give him which has stopped the swelling and pain. I asked the vet if there was anything more long term to give him as obviously this is a recurring issue. he said we could keep him on this permanently and just keep refilling it, so we are likely going to try that.

I am glad he is feeling better.

[maroon88iroc]

I haven't been online to update status of our Bandit but unfortunately we had to put him to sleep about 3 weeks ago. It was the hardest thing me and my wife have ever had to do

Two days after my last post and after our last vet visit his stomach became rock hard and swollen again, I rushed him to the vet after work and he did X-rays & blood work. After lots of consideration by the vet he noticed bandit had an issue with a disc in his back and gave us some steroid medicine to try and cure it (This was Thursday afternoon). Friday we were both at work so he stayed in his pin during the day, by that evening his stomach was still large but a bigger issue began, he started loosing mobility of his back legs but could still walk. Saturday morning when we woke up he was paralyzed from the mid section down, he had no control of his back legs and would just drag them. He also had no bowel control. We rushed him to the vet who came in on his off day and gave us the bad news that the only options were a very expensive surgery at UGA (little guarantee) or to put him to sleep. We took bandit home and told him we would make up our minds by Monday. We cancelled all our plans over the weekend and took off work Monday. We spent all of our of time with him day and night through the weekend and did a ton of research on our own and ultimately decided putting him down was best for him and for us. it has the hardest decision we have ever had to make and our house has been terribly empty for the past 3 weeks so we have been trying to stay away and occupied. He will always be missed and never forgotten, he was our best friend and our only baby, we only had 3 short years with him but we did everything with him and took him everywhere.

[1014hernandez]

Sorry to hear the saddening news...

[Izzyintex]

So sorry to hear about your puppy

[dottiesyrky]

So sorry for the very sad update. Poor Bandit went through a lot, as did you, and it is so very sad that he did not make it. I feel for you, you must be devastated.
He is at peace now and one day you will meet again. Bandit, you were so loved.
Deepest condolences. Love and peace, Dot.

[Buster Brown]

I am so sorry to come back and read about Bandit passing on. I am sorry you had to do the hardest thing that a pet guardian ever has to do and make that hard decision. You did what was best for Bandit. My deepest condolences to you on your loss. God Bless the new Yorkie Angel Bandit.