Some Feedback Please
 Hi - Sorry if this is a bit depressing just feel like i need to tell someone!!We have just got our new member of our family - 'Jasper' a 10 week old oes. However we had him home for 3 days at which time he was enjoying exploring his new home and the smells etc. I took some leave from work to help with the settling in with this we ventured into the garden and let him discover the pleasure of running and playing. On the forth day we noticed Jasper had blood in his motion but not in everyone, discussed with friends and family and friends who all said it would be due to the move. Then he started being sick a little just flem no food -statrted getting concerns rang the vet as it was due for Jasper's vaccinations he had his parvo injection before leaving the kennells. The vet asked how he had been? explained the above and the vet gave me worming paste and said he would or should improve. The following night was 'bad' up all night and was getting more worrid - telephoned the vet who asked for us to take him in. He has now been in the vets for two days on a drip but seems to be getting no better but getting no worser. The moral or reason for explaing the above is there anyone had anything similiar with thier pups or any advice please.
P.S sorry for how its been told but i am not feeling very creative with my writing or spelling!!!  |
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| Paul, sorry to hear about your oes
It could be down to a few things 1/ the move to a new home 2/ Reaction to the Parvo injection 3/ Diet change 4/ Worms I would have thought the most likely cause is a dietry one. What food did you give him when he came home ? |
| Thanks for the reply. We fed him on the same diet as he'd been having at the kennels - some dried complete dog food mixed with a small amount of pedigree puppy - so no changes to diet!!
He had 'the runs' from day one - but this progressively got worse. He's still at the vets, who has said that he's weaker and as yet has not responded to the antibiotics - they think that its a severe case of gatroenteritis. It's been nearly 72 hours since they started treating him, and if there's still no change the vet is looking to send off samples and also operate, vet thinks that his intestine might have started to 'telescope'. We're at our witts end - we don't know which way to turn or how this might have happened???? We're just hoping that he pulls through and that he's not in any pain. Thanks again for your suggestions and reply!!!! |
| Where did you get the pup from? If it was a breeder or private person or even a pet store, call them immediately. See if any of the other pups from the same litter are sick.
Your vet is hoping its a stomach problem (torsion or ulcerated). According to the diagnosis standards for acute diarrhea with blood it could be: Intestinal parasites----do a fecal. In case of Giardia--do multiple fecals. Fecal ELISA tests for parvovirus (may be false do to vaccination antibodies) Endoscopy and biopsy --- only useful in select cases -- usually with chronic cases. Contrindicated with infections due to chance of spreading infection. Exploratory surgery -- last resort effort to make diagnosis. The anesthesia can cause respiratory failure in lethargic or severely ill animals. In addition, any drug can make diarrhea worse. Generally it would be better to eliminate possiblilities while hydrating the patient. Antibiotics need to be specific for the illness. Trouble is if it is an active case of parvoenteritis the prognosis sucks! There isn't any one cure. It's a treat the symptoms and hope the patient survives type of thing. Even if he pulls through there could be secondary infections and damage. If the vet goes in an sees that the organs are infected, he will have a quick diagnosis. But the prognosis--outcome -- probably will not be good. Did the puppy have a fever? If it had a fever, and that vaccine was a live one or the pup wasn't healthy when it received the vaccine it probably caught parvo. I lost my bitch and 4 of her puppies thanks to that type of situation. The 2 puppies who survived were brain damaged. I hope I am sooo wrong. But it sounds the same. The mom was taken to the vet for spaying when the pups were 9 weeks old because I did not want to go through an unwanted pregnancy again. The vet said she had to have all her shots before he would spay her. She died about 10 days later (with severe diarrhea, vomiting, loss of muscle control, and fever) of parvo as did all of the pups she was still nursing, except 2 -- who were brain damaged and couldn't walk or hear well afterwards. I was so ignorant back then! I would never have taken her in if I had done just a little research. I still feel bad and that was over 15 years ago! Only healthy animals should EVER get vaccinated. If there's a doubt, it is better to wait. A nursing mother was a definite no-no. So are pups that have diarrhea. I do so hope I am wrong. If there's any power in prayer you and your pup have mine! |
| Reaction to the Parvo injection. Get to your vet and have a serious word with them and the breeder.
Soooo sorry to hear he aint getting any better |
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