Seen vet- gastroenteritis

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by dottiesyrky

I do feel for the OP as well as the poor pet. I cannot imagine having to travel two hours to see a vet for my pets. Yes, for a specialist, but most of us can see a vet closer than that. She did take the pet to the vet when he was sick and was diagnosed(?), given meds and a treatment regimen. She did everything in her power to heal the dog and also came on here for advice. GI issues can take time to heal and I got the impression the vet was not too worried about the continuing symptoms. She had faith in the vet and assumed for a few days that the ailment would go away. To be fair to the OP she was prepared to travel all that distance to see her vet again and I pray she did do that or see another vet who might do more tests and treat the dog.
One has to walk in her shoes before admonishing her. She may have issues at home or bad weather to contend with and the four hour round trip may be a real burden or hazard. We just don't know! I do think she was doing the best she could for her dog and was very concerned about his welfare.
Praying the the poor baby was seen today and that he is on the mend.

Excuse me, but there are no excuses to let a pup suffer and die. NONE You can make as many as you wish, but you know, these are live beings and I stand on this: after SEVEN days of vomiting and diarrhea, you cannot tell me there were no other options.

And, for another person to come here and excuse it meanwhile accusing me of admonishing? pfft

I am simply bringing to hers and everyone else's attention that this is a horrible way to let a pup be.

As to your first line: I cannot imagine it either. I would do one of two things...FIND a vet that I could get to OR not have a pet.

[barneysmommmy]

How is he doing today? Thought of him all night. Praying he's on the road to recovery. Once Willie had his IV, he made a complete turn around pretty much over night. Within 2 days he was eating his regular food again. Hopefully you will see similar changes.

[chestermama]

I would of had chester back to the vet days ago, and left him for IVs fluid and testing

[Wylie's Mom]

PLEASE - get this dog TO A VET ASAP!!! Doing anything less is simply the wrong thing to do!

[ladyjane]

I hope this pup is ok. I feel sick that something may have happened to him....

This has been yet another maddening thread.

I just want to add something for the OP as well as anyone else who thinks it is ok to let a pup suffer. There is NO excuse for such behavior...NONE. If you cannot take care of a defenseless being, give it to someone who will. In this case, the OP said she was in a rural area....personally unless she was on some uninhabited island with no boat or airplane I see no reason. And, really who would live in such a place anyway?

As for the OP, I looked up her postal code and encourage others to do the same...certainly does not look rural to me:

Calgary, AB T3L 1N1, Canada

And, many vets there. SO, even if she moved...the story about one vet? I don't know. I also saw an old thread of hers where she referred to two vets she used..... ?? There was no mention of only one vet two hours away.

Now, of course, you might she moved...again, I ask....what kind of excuse is this?
Maybe it is an inconvenience, but you have chosen to have a pup and live where you live.

It is NOT the choice of this tiny being who can't drive himself to a vet!

I always wonder what these people do when they themselves are sick...my guess is they find a way.

[LilWaffles]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

I hope this pup is ok. I feel sick that something may have happened to him....

This has been yet another maddening thread.

I just want to add something for the OP as well as anyone else who thinks it is ok to let a pup suffer. There is NO excuse for such behavior...NONE. If you cannot take care of a defenseless being, give it to someone who will. In this case, the OP said she was in a rural area....personally unless she was on some uninhabited island with no boat or airplane I see no reason. And, really who would live in such a place anyway?

As for the OP, I looked up her postal code and encourage others to do the same...certainly does not look rural to me:

Calgary, AB T3L 1N1, Canada

And, many vets there. SO, even if she moved...the story about one vet? I don't know. I also saw an old thread of hers where she referred to two vets she used..... ?? There was no mention of only one vet two hours away.

Now, of course, you might she moved...again, I ask....what kind of excuse is this?
Maybe it is an inconvenience, but you have chosen to have a pup and live where you live.

It is NOT the choice of this tiny being who can't drive himself to a vet!

I always wonder what these people do when they themselves are sick...my guess is they find a way.

You are ridicilous! After reading your posts for someone who is a "10k club member" your attitude is disgusting. I came on here looking for SECONDARY advice after bringing my dog for treatment the first time, sometimes other advice or knowledge is great instead of just believing everything your told by a sole vet. I was just looking for further information on similar situations to ensure I was not over reacting. if you had nothing useful to contributed you should've kept your fingers off the keys. You don't know me personally or the type of care I provide my dog. Just assumptions. My dog waffles is very well loved, a part of the family and very well cared for. Someone is with him 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, myself, a family member or a paid caretaker if he's unable to come with me, unless your a breeder and it's your job, not many dogs get to have someone with them all the time, most people work and leave their dogs at home alone 8 hrs a day do they not?? He gets tons of love, care and attention and it shows in his personality. I receive comments all of the time about the level of care I put into him.

Secondly, he was monitored 24 hours while he was sick. Someone who shouldn't have a pet would go to work, leave them in their kennel and what happens happens.

I did return him for treatment a few hours after my last post which I was going to update when I got a moment, we were just trying to catch up on rest and get back to normal. His x-Rays and bloodwork came back great, except for a few stats that were on the borderline since he was on the verge of dehydration WHICH I caught by the way! They gave him subq, some special recovery food and he came home with me and he instantly felt better within the hour. It took about an hour vet visit overall. I have even took extra days off work to ensure everything is ok. I have a pet because I can responsibility, I have the time, and money isn't an issue plus he has pet insurance. All qualities and perks of a bad pet owner LOL

While we're on topic and you insulted my choice/location of living I am from calgary, which is large and no lack of vets, but since getting waffles work as a consultant has taken me elsewhere for the time being and yes it's isolated, but that's the value of work ethic and how us Canadians sometimes do it eh. take a moment and educate yourself about life outside of Texas. I know they say everything is bigger in TEXAS but I never heard mouthy, insulting opinions being one of them. You may pose to be all that on this forum, but who really knows what you are behind the computer, I doubt it's anything near perfect! It's easy to pass judgement on a computer, that's okay, I excuse your ignorance.

Aside from that, thanks to everyone who was genuinely concerned. Glad to say everything is ok! Definetly a scary experience and I truly feel for anyone who has been in such a situation and perhaps not such a good outcome.

Thats a wrap. Perhaps this thread should be locked since ladyjane failed to control herself. Shame on you.

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by LilWaffles

You are ridicilous! After reading your posts for someone who is a "10k club member" your attitude is disgusting. I came on here looking for SECONDARY advice after bringing my dog for treatment the first time, sometimes other advice or knowledge is great instead of just believing everything your told by a sole vet. I was just looking for further information on similar situations to ensure I was not over reacting. if you had nothing useful to contributed you should've kept your fingers off the keys. You don't know me personally or the type of care I provide my dog. Just assumptions. My dog waffles is very well loved, a part of the family and very well cared for. Someone is with him 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, myself, a family member or a paid caretaker if he's unable to come with me, unless your a breeder and it's your job, not many dogs get to have someone with them all the time, most people work and leave their dogs at home alone 8 hrs a day do they not?? He gets tons of love, care and attention and it shows in his personality. I receive comments all of the time about the level of care I put into him.

Secondly, he was monitored 24 hours while he was sick. Someone who shouldn't have a pet would go to work, leave them in their kennel and what happens happens.

I did return him for treatment a few hours after my last post which I was going to update when I got a moment, we were just trying to catch up on rest and get back to normal. His x-Rays and bloodwork came back great, except for a few stats that were on the borderline since he was on the verge of dehydration WHICH I caught by the way! They gave him subq, some special recovery food and he came home with me and he instantly felt better within the hour. It took about an hour vet visit overall. I have even took extra days off work to ensure everything is ok. I have a pet because I can responsibility, I have the time, and money isn't an issue plus he has pet insurance. All qualities and perks of a bad pet owner LOL

While we're on topic and you insulted my choice/location of living I am from calgary, which is large and no lack of vets, but since getting waffles work as a consultant has taken me elsewhere for the time being and yes it's isolated, but that's the value of work ethic and how us Canadians sometimes do it eh. take a moment and educate yourself about life outside of Texas. I know they say everything is bigger in TEXAS but I never heard mouthy, insulting opinions being one of them. You may pose to be all that on this forum, but who really knows what you are behind the computer, I doubt it's anything near perfect! It's easy to pass judgement on a computer, that's okay, I excuse your ignorance.

Aside from that, thanks to everyone who was genuinely concerned. Glad to say everything is ok! Definetly a scary experience and I truly feel for anyone who has been in such a situation and perhaps not such a good outcome.

Thats a wrap. Perhaps this thread should be locked since ladyjane failed to control herself. Shame on you.

IF anything was ridiculous here, it was your treatment of your pup...and I base that on YOUR words that YOU typed. So...you can do all the name calling you want...bottom line you did not portray yourself as the wonderful pet parent you are claiming to be. IF you were lying and / or exaggerating his condition and symptoms...then that also is on you.

So..shame on me? Hardly. Shame on you and shame on anyone who supports such treatment of a pup.

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by LilWaffles

Hi guys, just a quick update. Doesn't seem to be any end in sight, diarrhea is still persistent, without the pumpkin it's just puddles of liquid. Tomorrow will be 7 days. I can no longer get him to drink water, and getting him to eat the rice chicken is becoming tricky as well. I've been mixing water in with the food tricking him just to get liquid in him.

Called the vet, they don't seem concerned or interested, I've been told to wait it out basically, "it can be up to 2 weeks", was told to do what I'm already doing or have done, without food, rice/chickrn etc. also been told to go ahead with the panacur dewormer.

I put my trust into the vet, but now I feel like I'm getting bad advice. Not sure if they are waiting till he's flopping over and require emergency care along with a huge $$ bill, or if im just overly concerned. I'm just not feeling confident. He has had diarrhea episodes one other time in his life but with holding food then giving chicken/rice I seen instant results/changes. This time I see nothing! I feel like something more might be wrong, I don't want this to progress to the point there is no help for him! Also worried about dehydration at this point because I know I can't get the amount of water into him that he usually drinks.

He began at 5.8oz, over the past few days he's been in the changing ranges of 5.2oz-5.6oz, today when I checked he's at 5lb. Will recheck later to see if it has gone up again.

Your words. I cannot imagine anyone leaving a pet that sick for seven days.

As for me being perfect...no one is, but anyone who knows me (and trust me people here know who I am and what I do .. not just online folks) knows I would NEVER let a pup be sick that long. I don't make a habit of telling people things to do that I have no experience with. That post turned my stomach and I have zero problem telling you that. I would tell anyone who did that they were wrong...even a relative.

[ladyjane]

And now, I will do you a favor and let the admin and mods know you want this thread closed
For the future, all you have to do is click on the exclamation point in the lower left corner.
Lastly, thank you for letting us know Waffles is ok.

[LilWaffles]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

Your words. I cannot imagine anyone leaving a pet that sick for seven days.

As for me being perfect...no one is, but anyone who knows me (and trust me people here know who I am and what I do .. not just online folks) knows I would NEVER let a pup be sick that long. I don't make a habit of telling people things to do that I have no experience with. That post turned my stomach and I have zero problem telling you that. I would tell anyone who did that they were wrong...even a relative.

No LASTLY, judging by every second or third post in your history you spend more time insulting people and criticizing individuals who post here than you do providing helpful information. you must seek threads just to create a riot. I wouldn't be surprised if half of your 23,xxx post are just mouthing off. If you go around jumping everyone constantly and you do this in real life I'm surprised no one has had the guts to put you in your place.
If you want to be an advocate for mistreated pups, go make yourself useful, get off the computer and donate your time to a shelter where there is actually mistreated animals who need lots of love care and attention, you'd be better needed there.