Sick with Upper Respiratory Infection

[XenaLee]

The vet told me that she's seen a couple of dogs that were bought there and they have been sick also. Apparently the place is currently under investigation and I guess the truth will come out at some point.

[Russpilot]

Hoping that a full recovery is just around a corner! Praying for you and your lil one.

[XenaLee]

Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers! It's truly a miracle that she's been able to hang on this long. She truly is Xena the Warrior Princess

[XenaLee]

Originally Posted by Russpilot

Hoping that a full recovery is just around a corner! Praying for you and your lil one.

Thank you!!

[Russpilot]

How is your little warrior princess doing?

[XenaLee]

She's doing a little better. Still has a cough and runny nose and is sleeping all the time but deep down I think she will overcome this!! I'm still feeding her with a syringe. Thanks for your prayers, they are needed. I hope your furry baby is doing well

[XenaLee]

-Update-

Xena's cough has improved but now we are treating her for an ear infection and Giardia. She is back to not eating and we are from time to time finding ourselves force feeding her. Her giardia is really affecting her... She is bloating up and having really bad diarrhea. We complete her 10 day Orbax for her upper respiratory infection this Thursday and we can't wait because I hate to see her on so much medication. Her health is like roller coaster... one day it appears that everything is ok and the next she's back to not eating and being lethargic again. I hope that all this will be over soon and that she will become a healthy puppy. We hope that her giardia will clear up with one round. We hear that it's hard to get rid off. I can't want to finally relax knowing that she is going to be ok.

[LisaMcG]

Hold in there! I had about 12 weeks of ill health with Poppy to do with Kennel Cough. They are strong little pups!

She had 3 separate rounds of 10 day meds and they didn't make a blind bit of difference we just had to run its course.

She also went days with only eating one meal she was drinking lots.

She is now a healthy 8 months and you would never know how unwell she was. There was a good few weeks where the vet wasn't sure she would make it but ww got there in the end!!

[Russpilot]

Originally Posted by XenaLee

-Update-

Xena's cough has improved but now we are treating her for an ear infection and Giardia. She is back to not eating and we are from time to time finding ourselves force feeding her. Her giardia is really affecting her... She is bloating up and having really bad diarrhea. We complete her 10 day Orbax for her upper respiratory infection this Thursday and we can't wait because I hate to see her on so much medication. Her health is like roller coaster... one day it appears that everything is ok and the next she's back to not eating and being lethargic again. I hope that all this will be over soon and that she will become a healthy puppy. We hope that her giardia will clear up with one round. We hear that it's hard to get rid off. I can't want to finally relax knowing that she is going to be ok.

We totally know what it is like when a good day with the pup is a great day in the house. Keep it up, they are tough little guys and it is so awesome when they are running around the house like little maniacs!

[XenaLee]

Thanks! We are working hard to keep her alive!! She is a sweet dog and we hope to have her for many years to come. Last night we got her to eat by putting sunflower seeds on her food!!! SHE LOVED IT!!! So this morning I put a few pieces to get her to start eating. I still find myself putting food in her mouth to try the food before she starts eating again...but she still eats a tiny bit! I've been giving her pure wet food and I hope to introduce her to dry food as soon as I can!!!

[Doodlebug]

I hope your baby feels better soon. Poor baby. Glad she is eating.

[XenaLee]

We still cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel

Our poor baby has been on antibiotics since June 6th and has chronic diarrhea. She's finished with the giardia medication but is still on Orbax for her cough which is still there and only has gotten a little better. She is not eating much... about twice a day at most. I am feeding her Fromm's chicken and duck... about 2-3 teaspoons twice a day. I am finding myself giving her a lot of nutrical because I don't want her to go into a hypoglycemic episode specially since she is not eating. Our vet has given us Fortiflora for her diarrhea and she's been on it since Friday with no improvement. I have some canned pumpkin I will try if it doesn't improve.

I've put a camera to monitor her as much as possible so that she can sleep and I can just watch her without disturbing her. I'm feeding her myself because even if I leave food out she just doesn't touch it. I feed her at 6am and then try to feed her at noon and then once more at 6pm. I have to get her started by force feeding her two finger fulls before she is interested and starts licking it off my hand. I have to be quick or else she stops and I hate to force it in her mouth but I know that if she doesn't eat she can die.

She is almost always tired and I'm not sure if this is normal for a 14 week old puppy. I'm extremely concerned with her health.

It's sad to say that laws don't protect animals as much as they should from puppy mills. I have confirmed that the place I got her from has had various complaints and are currently under investigation. I'm doing my part by providing the county with my story and documentation showing that they are selling sick puppies. I think that things can change one person at a time. Shops that don't take good care of the puppies and sell sick dogs should be shutdown. Both the pets and the consumer suffer from this. It's tiring, costly and sad when something like this occurs.

[wigglewomyn]

I am so sorry to hear that Xena still isn't doing well. I have been following this as I know what it's like to have a baby sick with kennel cough. I was so hoping that Xena would be doing better by now. Does she still have kennel cough or has it gone on to pneumonia as my baby's did? Are they going to place her on a different antibiotic?

I hope that she will start eating more soon so she can start getting some energy. The Fromm's you are feeding her is wet food, isn't it? Does she seem to like it? I was wondering if she wasn't eating it because she didn't like it. My puppies have given me a very difficult time in the 6 months I have had them. I have changed their food quite a number of times because they have decided they didn't like it and wouldn't eat much.

Keeping Xena and you in my thoughts and prayers.

[XenaLee]

Originally Posted by wigglewomyn

I am so sorry to hear that Xena still isn't doing well. I have been following this as I know what it's like to have a baby sick with kennel cough. I was so hoping that Xena would be doing better by now. Does she still have kennel cough or has it gone on to pneumonia as my baby's did? Are they going to place her on a different antibiotic?

I hope that she will start eating more soon so she can start getting some energy. The Fromm's you are feeding her is wet food, isn't it? Does she seem to like it? I was wondering if she wasn't eating it because she didn't like it. My puppies have given me a very difficult time in the 6 months I have had them. I have changed their food quite a number of times because they have decided they didn't like it and wouldn't eat much.

Keeping Xena and you in my thoughts and prayers.

@wigglewomyn thank you so much! Yes, she eats it after I give her two finger fulls but only eats about 2 teaspoons of it (sometimes I just have to force feed her the entire thing). I've been measuring it to have a better idea of how much she is eating a day.

I think the kennel cough and giardia combined are draining her. She sleeps all day and thankfully she didn't get pneumonia which was the scare at first. She is still congested and the vet wants to keep her on Orbax for another week.

I had her on Royal Canin wet food and then changed it to Fromms chicken and duck wet because I felt it would be better for her and she seems to like it. I was debating weather to give her the plain chicken or the chicken and duck but went with the chicken and duck. I don't plan on changing the food for a while because of her bad diarrhea and I just want her to eat and she seems to eat a little more with this. She eats kibble only once in a while and seems way to picky with that for me to try to explore at this point in time. The most important thing is to get her to eat and well Fromm is working ok for now


How long did your dog have kennel cough for? How many rounds of antibiotics did it take? What did you give her? How are your dogs doing? Have you found food that they like? YESSS Gosh it's stressful! I'll keep you and your fur babies in my thoughts and prayers as well!

[mindy10]

Come on baby you can do this!! Please keep us updated on her. Sending prayers her way.