Adventures in Gulpies
The specialist ran a bunch of tests, some of which we had already had done. It cost me $1500 and he put her on three medications. We got the test results back and one of his techs called to tell me there was some bacteria somewhere and they wanted to put her on antibiotics for a month. She was SO RUDE and I had a ton of questions so I requested a call back from the vet. It's been three days and no call. I'm really irritated by how I've been treated, but more irritated at their incessant medicating. We don't even know what the problem is, why are they putting her on a ton of antibiotics and other stupid medications?! I'll be taking our business elsewhere for an endoscopy. There is a holistic vet that's south about 2 hours that I think we will try. Wish us luck, we want to beat these gulpies! |
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| i hate when the vets turn out to be like human drs.. rude and cold care less ,, good luck |
This is a long shot and likely won't be beneficial. DO NOT just give this without a doctor's approval because it's acid and can cause stomach bleeding. I will be really pi$$ed if I hear it killed your dog or caused you an emergency vet visit because you didn't first ask for professional guidance.  Talk with a homeopathic vet to see whether it's possible that her stomach acid is inadequate. (Just start here in your search for information- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achlorhydria ) Ask whether trying Betaine Hydrochloride (we use Standard Process) with each meal would be beneficial. We had to play with the dosage until we found what worked best... if Panda goes off it for a while or if we use something like Pepcid AC or acid reducer, the symptoms return so for her, it will be life long. We tuck it completely inside a small spoonful of canned or wet tasty food and place it on top of her kibble so it's eaten first. This is to hopefully prevent damage to the stomach/esophagus because it is an acid. Panda's symptoms- I'll spare you the vomit pics and just use words.  The symptoms below subsided after starting Betaine Hydrochloride...♥ Excess stomach mucus... the only thing found during two endoscopies. ♥ Drinking WAY too much water and flooding the bed just rolling over on her Kuranda bed, on the queen dog bed, and just in the house. ♥ Gassy and burps. ♥ ALWAYS hungry. Instead of sleeping at around 8-10pm, every night she would get up and pace, go to the kitchen for food. Pawing at the cupboard. ♥ LOUD stomach noises. ♥ Nervousness ♥ Vomiting. Usually on empty stomach or soon after getting kibble or small chunks of beef at noon. OK with canned. ♥ Blood in vomit. Forever indebted to Dr. Glen Dupree, DVM for prescribing this. We didn't have to settle on the over drinking, peeing in the house, etc. as being just behavioral. Again, probably not beneficial but worth asking about since you've tried other things. |
| I'm thinking we're going to do the stomach endoscopy. If we can find out what is causing the problems, I would really like to! I just have to find a new vet now. Thanks for sharing Panda's issues, we will keep that in mind and talk to our vet about it. I'm just so annoyed at them, I actually called and left a message today this morning and never got a call back. I've never had someone that I just handed so much money to be so rude to me. |
| Yeah, I had to know too... you don't want to miss something. No excuse for the vet not returning your call... |
HeatherRWM wrote: I'm just so annoyed at them, I actually called and left a message today this morning and never got a call back. I've never had someone that I just handed so much money to be so rude to me. They're probably just busy doing their own thing, paying attention to other customers. Or something. Put your experience with them up here with names a link to their website and then send them a link to the story.  |
| I know somebody who had a dog with less severe but similar symptoms. Their vet put the dog on wholisic medicines including some kind of digestive aide and enzyme that they sprinkle over the food. It helped a lot but must be kept up with and isnt a forever fix. Vets with a wholistic approach usually can see the problem in a different light and problem solve when other options have failed to turn up answers. Most also have traditional vet training and knowledge. I hope you find out what's happening as soon as possible and find a vet who treats you better! A good vet makes all the difference, especially when you are worried about your fur babies. You want a vet who remembers the names of your pets (you cut fluffy puppy AND nasty cat that bites ) and takes time to answer your questions; knowledge gives you power to do more for your pets. Look online for vet reviews, we found ours through online recommendations and read reviews from people who weren't connected with the clinic. Good luck! |
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