Caddo is very, very sick...
 

He's had diarrhea since Thursday when I tried to move him to Pixie's food. I thought it was just the change in food, so I didn't worry too much about it. On Saturday, I bought some diarrhea penicillin for dogs... by Sunday, his poop was half-formed but still very soft. So we were thinking he was getting better....

Yesterday, he took a big turn for the worse. He had a massive seizure - at least it looked that to my husband. He called me at school, and I told him that Caddo's been sick anyway, take him in. We rushed him to the vet, but it was lunch time and it was a little while before they saw him. By then, Caddo was coming back around and the tech had rubbed some Karo on his gums. Then the vet came in and looked at Caddo and told us what all we were looking at - including parasites, parvo, hypoglocemia, liver shunt, and something else. We told him to run all the "quick" tests and see what we found out.

Positive for Coccidiosis. The vet didn't know about the seizure "thing," but Caddo definitely had Coccidiosis. Everything else tested negative. So we got the medicine, gave it to him, and have been treating him for that.

Today, I got up and went to school. Several hours later, my husband got up and noticed Caddo was looking really "weak".... he went to work knowing I'd be home shortly and hoping Caddo was ok. When I got home about an hour later, I seriously thought Caddo was dead.

He was laying in pee and poop and was all contorted and very STIFF (with his eyes open) - as if he were dead. I panicked and pulled him out of his kennel... and realized he was breathing. I held him and comforted him... and I put a few drops of water in his mouth. He closed his eyes and got a little looser, though he was too weak to even pick up his head. I washed him off a little (not a bath, just got most of the poop/pee off of him). My husband brought me some Pedialyte which we force fed him some hoping that would help. Then a friend pulled up and called our vet for us who said to get him in there immediately.

So back at the vets again - this time they rushed us straight into a room and tended to us immediately. His temperature was low - 94.something. He was shaking and just starting to come out of his "trance"... the Vet said it was definitely a full blown massive seizure.

Anyway... the vet also said his lungs were full of fluids because of all the racket he made when he was breathing. I told the vet that I put a few drops of water in his mouth to help wake him back up... and that we gave him some Pedialyte but he actually swallowed that.

The vet at first said being honest that he thought Caddo probably has "some" (my word, I don't remember what he called it) severe pneumonia and wouldn't make it the next couple of days. He wanted to do Xrays of Caddo's chest and also do a blood workup for a liver shunt. I told him to go ahead.

The X-ray proved the vet wrong - Caddo's lungs are clear. There is one itty bitty spot in his lung, but the vet said that is probably the "few drops" that I gave him... and said that we are very lucky, because he thought especially after I told him that I'd given water that his lungs were full.... which wasn't the case. He gave us an antibiotic for the one spot just to make sure that it doesn't turn in to pneumonia, and said that's probably nothing to worry about.

But the seizures are something else. It's possible that he had a false negative test for hypoglocemia yesterday.... but the vet thinks with his symptoms that he's got a liver shunt. We aren't sure yet - they took some blood and are testing it. We should know one way on that tomorrow...

In the mean time, Caddo's had 2 full-blown massive seizures in the last 2 days. It's been a nightmare. We are really hoping that whatever it is, he can pull through.

If anyone has suggestions, I'd love to hear them... in the mean time, please pray for Baby Caddo.

Thanks

ohh my goodness! have you been talking to carol? has she said anything pm me!

I told her about the coccidia - but I don't think that came from her dogs so much as the stress of his move. Actually I told her that today - right BEFORE I got home and found him. I haven't called her back today, but once I hear something tomorrow, I probably will.

I also mentioned that if she hasn't recently that she might test her dogs... she said she treats them all regularly.

that is crazy skoshi's poop is soft like when it comes out but isnt liquidy or anything like diarehha(i dont think)

i thought she might want to know about skoshi's earmites to treat her other pups and dogs but she told me today that she treats them regularly adults and puppies but mines must have slipped by. hmm

he was doing so good right?

Caddo's was really more like pee. He was pooping pee. When I gave him medicine, it got formed but soft.

This must be so scary for you. I'm so sorry Caddo is not well. Has the vet put him on IV to give him fluids? What tests are doing?

Please keep us updated. I'll be praying for Caddo.

We're rubbing Karo on his gums at least every 2 hours (just in case it's hypoglocemia... and also to keep him FROM going if he's not already since he won't eat)... They've already done tests for just about everything - now they're doing a blood workup to check his liver.

When they get the intestinal parasites, hypoglycemia often results due to it, and dehydration as well. I bet that's all is/was. Keep that baby warm, watered, and fed. If he won't eat anything, the karo is doing not a lot. Try this formula, it worked great for us and Luna never had another episode after we started this:

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58036

I hope that he gets better fast, poor baby!:cry:

Thank you so much. I've bookmarked that thread, and I'm going to get the stuff tomorrow from the store. Hubby and I will both be gone during the day, but I've got Caddo a babysitter lined up.... With what he's going through, I just can't leave him here by himself all day to have massive seizures and lay in his poop/pee... And normally it's not all day but only an hour or two, but tomorrow is going to be all day. Got a good friend who's going to watch him and Karo him for us....

I got a litter of pups from the local pound to find homes for them. They all tested positive for coccidiosis. All recovered except one had seizures like that. I found him laying in a bunch of pee & poo-it was so sad. He would seize for about a minute then stop & immediately have another. I rushed him to the vet they finally got them stopped. Everyday I wondered if it would happen again. He actually went blind for several days then his site came back. He was fine for about a month. They had ran all kinds of tests charging me $600, everything was negative. He was eating great, playing, even trying to hunch my leg. I went to get him from his first day of house training he looked like he had been in a seizure for awhile. Again poop & pee everywhere, him lying in it & also foaming at the mouth. I rushed him to the vet again-his veins kept collapsing, they couldnt stopthem, so I had him PTS to stop his suffering.:( I never got a answer to what was actually the cause. I suppose maybe it was a neurological problem:confused: I hope your baby gets well.

Another Seizure
 

Caddo's just had/is having another seizure. He's at the "lifeless" stage right now....

My husband, Pixie, and I are all sick. This is so devastating. Is there any way to stop the seizures even if he does have some major problem?

Oh my God I'm am so sorry this is happening.. I wish I had some information for you but I've never experienced this before. I'm praying for you and Caddo..

Maybe, you could consider visiting another vet just to be safe and get a second opinion. Don't worry about it being a personal thing between you and your regular vet, just do it for your fuzzy in case the next vet might find something the first might not have or know another option to help him. I hope your baby starts getting better soon.. I'm praying for you little Caddo..

OMG I'm SO SORRY and said a prayer for him - I hope he can pull thru this ....poor little guy - that has to be so hard on his tiny body.....If you can - please don't leave him...he sounds like he needs to be at the vet full time till you know what you're dealing with...

from all I've read it does sound like LS and I hope his is treatable...All the best to him and can you please keep us updated ?

Help!
 

hes not waking - having one after anther. anyone know how to stop them?

THE VET !!! Please get him to your vet asap or he won't make it !! If you have an emergency vet - go there

Please get him to the vet immediately! It sounds like he really needs some help.. The poor thing..

I could help you with emergency vets if I knew where in Texas you are but you need to go NOW....they should have kept him and not sent him home - do you have your vets off hours number or an all night emergency hospital nearby cause you have to go NOW...I sent you a pm and will help you locate something if you can tell me your city

OMG I hope and pray that you are at the vet right now. Praying hard!!:hands:

Me too :( :( :( I pm'd her and didn't hear back and hopefully it's because they ARE at the vet

Oh I am praying for your boy. Keep us updated

I'm on pins and needles here for poor Caddo.. I hope he's at the vet right now.. I don't know why the vet wouldn't have kept him overnight when he's like this.

I know I am very worried also

This is so sad... I noticed you've only had him about 10 days :cry: .... I hope
you find the cause soon....you may want to do as suggested already & get a second opinion.....:hands: coming you way for Caddo

Please, please let us know...we are all worried and praying for sweet Caddo...

Sending prayers your way. Any updates on the sweetie?

Praying that he can get the help he needs to recover.

Poor little baby!!! :(