Worried about Recall...
 

OMG... I can't believe this! I just finished taking Nemo to the vet today because he had a bad case of vomiting shortly after 2 a.m. on Thursday and has had diarrhea since then.

It wasn't a terrible case so I put him on a bland diet and took him to the vet just to be on the safe side this morning. The doctor thinks it's just a case gastrointeritis (sp?) but now that I read this I'm worried that it may have been the Nutro Puppy Choice stew he last week!

He's such a picky eater that I decided to try this last week and he just loved it! He's had maybe a total of 7 small packages in the last month, the last package being sometime last week, but he never had a bad reaction. Would the problem occur up to a week later? He only vomited that early morning and only had diarrhea since then but I'm starting to freak out.

I'll be calling my vet as soon as I wake up tomorrow, I'm sure I mentioned he'd had the Nutro Choice in his diet but I'm not sure they were aware of the recall when I went in this morning. Would the blood panel show if this could be the problem? What are the symptoms to look for?

BTW, Nemo is doing quite well and has been his playful self even while being a little sick. He's been a little on the mopey side since early this evening but I think it's mainly due to the 24hr no food diet, now that he can't eat his appetite seems to be acting up. Wish us luck, let's just hope it's nothing really serious :(

I cant really help you but I sure hope your baby is feeling better very soon!

Oh how scary. I would think the blood panel would show some indication of the problems the bad food is causing. Maybe you could call one of the 24 hour vets just for an opinion over the phone so you can rest easier tonight. I will keep good thoughts that your baby will be fine.

Do you have more of the packets of food left? If so, and you bought them the same time and place as the ones he's eaten you can go look up the recall online and find out if your packets are any of the affected ones.

You can get the info at:

http://www.menufoods.com/recall

Thanks so much for the advice, I may just try that. Like I said before he really is doing pretty good which is the only thing keeping me from totally losing my mind. I'm just glad that my friend worked for me this Saturday so I could take the baby in for a checkup, I think I would have been inconsolable otherwise.

Thanks for the good thoughts, I'll let you all know what the vet says.

Unfortunately he ate the last one last week and I don't have any packages left :-( I checked out the recall dates on the food and I get the distinct feeling that they weren't from those dates but I'm not 100% sure. I seem to remember not buying more because the expiration date may have been by the end of this year and like I said before, Nemo is exceptionally picky... what he likes today he may hate tomorrow. I'm crossing my fingers I'm remembering correctly.

Thanks for trying to help though :-)

Thanks for the good thoughts... I'm a big believer in those :-)

Oh how scary. I hope your baby is ok. You guys will be in our prayers.

I am sure it is just coincidence...just keep him on the chicken and rice for a few days. Do you have any pedialite or gatorade? give him a bit of that also.
My vet said for diarhea they can have a 1/4 tea of kaopectate (sp?) 3x day
Bailey had the doggy flu for 2 weeks in Nov, pretty awful stuff. Just make sure they stay hydrated, if his gums look greyish or start feeling tacky get him to the vets.
Call your vet first thing Monday morning, if you need to ask questions call the ER Vet, but they will probley tell you to bring him in. Does he have a temp?

I think you may be right, it probably is just a coincidence, the timing of the recall just freaked me out last night. I actually took him in to the vet yesterday before even reading about the recall because I wanted to be sure the diarrhea wasn't a symptom of something more serious and I knew I wouldn't have time to take him during the week as work is very busy at the moment and there's just no way for me to take off.

Luckily my vet is open every day of the week so I'm just waiting until nine to leave a message for him regarding the food, it probably has nothing to do with why he's sick but it's best to inform him just in case. Thanks for the advice though, one of my missions today is to stock up on some remedies that will work for Nemo if he ever gets sick again and your list helps a lot.

Thanks again :-)

Thank you so much, I really appreciate that :-)

That's terrifying. I'm so glad you were right on top of it.

YOu are trying best you can... So have your chin up.. be calm.. and I am glad that you already got checked by vet..... I hope your pup feels better soon.

Nemo Update
 

Just got off the phone with the vet and the blood results showed no abnormalities... YEAH! He says all the tests were normal but that I should give him the antibiotics just to be on the safe side and to just call him if the problem starts up again. He's had the first of his mini-meals this morning and no problem so far so he looks to be on his way back.

Thanks to all of you for your kind words and your good thoughts.