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01-29-2005, 08:35 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Howell New Jersey
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| I need help fast I purchased a 3 month old yorkie on Dec. 20 as a present for my son. His name is Dexter and he is the most beautiful puppy I have ever seen. But poor Dexter is very sick. A week after getting him home, he seemed strange. He didn't like walking around or chewing on things or even playing with toys. He bagan choking, I took him to the vet and he said he had kennel cough. He was treated for that and I still was concerned with his behavior. I contacted the breeder and they said it was normal- he needs time to get used to us. OK well now my poor puppy is at the vet and has been there since yesterday afternoon. It is Saturday night now and he stopped eating on Thursday. He wouldn't get out of bed and walk around. I put him near his food and he wouldn't touch it. I gave him water and he drank it and urinated normally but that was it. He has loose stools and I rushed him to the vet. When he took Dexters temp. there was blood in his stool. He also lost 2 ounces since last Saturday when we were there. He was dehydrated and the vet said he need to be on iv fluids and antibiotics. I spoke with them 3 times today and they still haven't done tests on him. Has anyone else had similar problems with their puppies and have any suggestions for me. I just want my poor baby to get better. |
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01-29-2005, 08:52 PM | #2 |
Yorkies LUV never grows old Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Owensville,In.47665
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| First off stand your ground with that breeder. no it's not just natural. Sounds as if it may of been sick when you got it. kennel cough can affect a whole kennel so if you have other dogs please have them checked.Mine has had a bloody stool once in a while but usually it's they have eaten paper(thanks they are chipmunks)or they are wormie. also not just natural. They are trying to leave u holding the bag is my feeling on this.
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01-29-2005, 08:56 PM | #3 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Howell New Jersey
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| Thanks for the quick response. But my family is so in love with this poor dog. I am afraid my vet is not diagnosing him quick enough and he cannot loose any more weight. He will be 4 months old Feb. 1 and he is only 1 pound 4 ounces. If you find out any info. on symptoms, please let me know what you think it could be. He tested neg. for worms. |
01-29-2005, 11:41 PM | #4 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California
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| Well, initial diagnosis seems to be correct...... Kennel cough deffinatly sounds like that......... BUT...... bloody diareah.... i looked it up: Bloody Diarrhea (Parvovirus) Canine parvoviral enteritis, caused by the canine parvovirus, is a highly contagious disease in dogs that affects their digestive system. Before the late 1970's, parvoviral enteritis did not even exist and most of what we now know of this disease has been discovered since then. It is now known that the diseases is transmitted via the oral/fecal route. Huge numbers of virus are shed in the stools of infected dogs for up to two weeks after infection. Since the virus is extremely hardy, it can survive and remain infectious for months in the environment and is extremely difficult to kill with disinfectants. Symptoms Once an unprotected dog is exposed to the virus, it only takes about 5 days to show signs of the disease. These signs can include loss of appetite, lethargy, fever, vomiting, and profuse and usually bloody diarrhea. Death occurs in severe cases, usually as a result of dehydration, overwhelming infection, or shock. This is especially true in young unprotected dogs (especially puppies between weaning and six months of age), although dogs of any age can become infected. Certain breeds such as Rottweiler and Doberman pinschers are at higher risk. Parvoviral infections can occur inside the uterus during pregnancy or shortly after birth, causing acute inflammation of the puppies' heart muscles (called myocarditis). While this was quite common in the early days of the disease, this rarely occurs now since most dams are protected against the virus (usually via vaccination) and pass on their immunity to their puppies. Parvoviral enteritis is often suspected when bloody diarrhea occurs in a dog. A simple test is available that can be performed quickly and inexpensively at a veterinary hospital. Fortunately, most dogs recover with early treatment. In fact, if an animal can survive the first 3-4 days of illness, a full recovery can be anticipated barring an unforeseen complications. Treatments Since the virus is so tough and can survive in the environment for such a long time, it is almost impossible to prevent exposure. Vaccination is the only truly effective way of preventing and controlling this disease. Your veterinarian can advise you on which vaccination schedule is best suited for your dog. hopw this helps + |
01-30-2005, 05:11 AM | #5 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida
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| pup Have him checked for liver shunt..and get a second opinion. If he dies...and God forbid..have a necropsy done as recourse for a refund due to genetic disease. |
01-30-2005, 05:27 AM | #6 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northeast Georgia
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| Has anyone thought about coccidia.. same symptoms as parvo... weight loss, bloody stool.. I can't believe the vet didn't do a parvo test immediately... It only takes 10 minutes to diagnose or rule out.. Please let us know how everything is going.. I hope Dexter gets well.
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01-30-2005, 05:40 AM | #7 |
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| Oh please keep us posted on little Dexter. People on the posts so far have given a number of cases that this puppy might have and have very useful information, yet your vet has not even done anything yet really. Im not trying to "down" your vet but as mentioned some of these tests are very quickly performed. Yet, your vet doesn't seem to have done much. Id take little Dexter to the emergency room vet or find another vet real quick... Dexter is in our prayers
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01-30-2005, 06:11 AM | #8 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
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| I had a puppy that I brought home the first week in January. I got him for a couple of days and it was just like you are describing. Not eating, but would drink, not playing, sleeping alot, only 1 lb, diareah, blood in the diareah, etc. After alot of persistance the Vet finally kept him to run tests and he tested Positive for Giardia, an intestinal parasite. The Vet sent him home the next day and he crashed. We brought him back and they kept him over the weekend to finish giving him his medicine, IV fluids, and force feeding him. Unfortunately when I called Monday morning to pick him up I was told he has passed away at the Vets house during the night. It was heartbreaking for me and my two young children!!! Please have him tested right away. The longer he goes without an apetite the harder it is for him to get his appetite back and they are so little and fragile! I am fighting with the Breeder who is refusing to give me a refund nor a new puppy. Get everything documented just in case, and PLEASE be VERY persistent with the Dr. Even if you need to take him elsewhere. That is my only regret. I didn't have him tested fast enough and too many days had gone by without him eating and he got weak. Then even after he was done with the Medication, it was too late. |
01-30-2005, 06:21 AM | #9 | |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NorthWest Florida
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MY little beaker had coccidia and it was very scary...i too at the time thought it was parvo...... he too didnt eat.... very sick..... I hope your little baby dexter is going to be alright.... and if he does have to have something... i hope it is only something that will be able to be fixed... lots of luck.... | |
01-30-2005, 06:51 AM | #10 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northeast Georgia
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| Also keep in mind that coccidia and Giardia do not always show up on a fecal float so if they do one and say negative be persistant and run another one..
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01-30-2005, 09:21 AM | #11 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tuscaloosa
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| It could be that your vet is still testing to rule out most of the illnesses listed above. You may consider asking him exactly what tests he has run so far and where they all negative ... or if he is waiting to do another stool sample ... maybe even blood work. The symptoms described are indicative of any number of puppy disease/virus. If a dog eats something that doesn't settle with him, he can have these symptoms too. Last week we had a pup in with the same exact symptoms as your baby -- and the vet was unable to make a diagnosis, but put the dog on a drip with antibiotics and it immediately perked up. As most have suggested -- get more firm with the vet and stay in contact with the breeder to give her a heads up of what your pup is going through. Hope Dexter feels better, and best wishes from me and Luca Dean! |
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