Overweight 5 month old puppy

[Patti]

Hopefully the liver values are up due to him being so overweight. I will keep him in my prayers.

[littlewhip]

Originally Posted by MIZBROWN

Congrats on your new pup...

Kinda curious though...Your mentioning his weight as if its a problem you didnt notice when you went to pick him up

I was wondering the same thing, and why would a breeder put a a dog down for being over weight, thats horrable, they already had him 5 & 1/2 mths, you got his blood work back quick and the vet should be able to do somehting, when my karleigh was having liver problems the test took 48 hrs.

[hha]

I'm just wondering..You just got this puppy this past weekend, and took him to the vet for blood work? I've had blood work done on my dogs before, and it's always taken at least 48 hours to get the results back..??

[MICKEYK]

ok so the vet said he has worms did he give you any thing for that that in it self wil cause plotting.when you brought the poop out side did you see any worms in it? and that could be the reason hes pooping mybe he just cant hold it if thats the case.if he didnt then maybe you need to seek another vet
i have to agree with the last 2 post i never got blood work back that soon either.well any way good luck i hope he gets better for you

[soccbydo]

Originally Posted by MICKEYK

ok so the vet said he has worms did he give you any thing for that that in it self wil cause plotting.when you brought the poop out side did you see any worms in it? and that could be the reason hes pooping mybe he just cant hold it if thats the case.if he didnt then maybe you need to seek another vet
i have to agree with the last 2 post i never got blood work back that soon either.well any way good luck i hope he gets better for you

Yes there were white streaks in it and yes, he gave me meds. He is a very well known highly qualified and prominant vet. He is not a fly by night and I trust my dogs with him as he takes extra care to make sure he gives the proper things for the size of dog and breed. Scooby unfortunately saw a quack as this vet was not opened yet.

[soccbydo]

Originally Posted by hha

I'm just wondering..You just got this puppy this past weekend, and took him to the vet for blood work? I've had blood work done on my dogs before, and it's always taken at least 48 hours to get the results back..??

I live in Europe honey and even regular doctors here you get results right away. We are a bit more advanced int hat respect . You also get xrays and mri's right away and see and speak to the actual doctors not primary or techs . so since vets all have labs and lab techs in their practices you get everything right there. All vets are equpiied with xray, mri, op room, lab etc here. That is just normal

[soccbydo]

Originally Posted by littlewhip

I was wondering the same thing, and why would a breeder put a a dog down for being over weight, thats horrable, they already had him 5 & 1/2 mths, you got his blood work back quick and the vet should be able to do somehting, when my karleigh was having liver problems the test took 48 hrs.

the man wont put him down for being fat. If he has chronic liver problems they would in France because they think that it is cruel to keep a young dog alive who will not live and only suffer. I will have more blood taken and then we will determine how critical it is. Even if it is critical: I WONT SEND MY BABY BACK TO BE KILLED

[soccbydo]

Originally Posted by Patti

Hopefully the liver values are up due to him being so overweight. I will keep him in my prayers.

I hope so patti. Sometimes if a dog eats too much fat he can get liver problems. But if this is genetic then there is something else. Well the man and I spoke tonight and he will take the dog back right away, but I dont want to do this. If he is infact suffering from some liver disease, then they will euthanize him and I cant live with that. I will rather take care of him until he dies. Poor baby, not another one

[Patti]

My vets get blood work done in 2 hours. When Dixie was found to be in kidney failure I took her in at 3pm and the vet called before 5 with the bad news. A bile Acid takes 2 days but kidney and liver values can be done quickly. I am happy you are keeping him!

[hha]

Originally Posted by soccbydo

I live in Europe honey and even regular doctors here you get results right away. We are a bit more advanced int hat respect . You also get xrays and mri's right away and see and speak to the actual doctors not primary or techs . so since vets all have labs and lab techs in their practices you get everything right there. All vets are equpiied with xray, mri, op room, lab etc here. That is just normal

Humm, I had 3 boys from Europe as foreign exchange students..they all have dogs, will ask them about that..they are from Germany, Italy and France..Don't know why they would be able to get the results back that much quicker than in the states..

[monkeyandpenut]

I live in the States, my husband is a doctor, he knows how medicine here works, he has told me many times that European Countries have a great socilazed medicine....watch the movie "sicko" you will see what were talking about. Anyways, I hope your pup does better, he is very blessed to have a loving mom like you!

[soccbydo]

Originally Posted by Patti

My vets get blood work done in 2 hours. When Dixie was found to be in kidney failure I took her in at 3pm and the vet called before 5 with the bad news. A bile Acid takes 2 days but kidney and liver values can be done quickly. I am happy you are keeping him!

Its really cold here, I need hand warmers . I love the little stinker to death, poor or pee or vomit I love him to death. Only place he is going is right here . I weighed him he is down by 100gms today, I have cut back on his food and upped the nutrients. Plus he gets plenty of exercise chasing bandit. bandit is very slim and runs like a race horse, dont know where he picks up this energy from as he hardly eats

[soccbydo]

Originally Posted by hha

Humm, I had 3 boys from Europe as foreign exchange students..they all have dogs, will ask them about that..they are from Germany, Italy and France..Don't know why they would be able to get the results back that much quicker than in the states..

I get my results in TEN minutes from the vet while I wait with the dog on the table. As I said, they all have LABS right in their practice and are very efficient, there is no need to send to offsite labs.

P.S. I live In Germany WINK

In the USA where I am from, you have to wait two weeks to et blood work back for people, and with dogs, in those days it took a very long time.

[soccbydo]

Originally Posted by monkeyandpenut

I live in the States, my husband is a doctor, he knows how medicine here works, he has told me many times that European Countries have a great socilazed medicine....watch the movie "sicko" you will see what were talking about. Anyways, I hope your pup does better, he is very blessed to have a loving mom like you!

Thanks honey for the sweet comment. He is very well loved and I will make him well again