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Posted: 05-08-08 16:15pm
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| lele25
wrote: | | homerx
wrote: | | one of my puppies is
sick...say a prayer for the little
guy... |
Awe Homer I'm so sorry! I will deffinately
keep him in my prayers. Do you think that
it may be parvo? Sometimes vets will
reccommend giving Pedialyte to pups with
diarrhea, which can help prevent
dehydration and electrolyte embalances.
Please keep us
updated. |
thank you so much...I
will...he is SO tiny and fragile..I worry
about him. I called the vet and will take
him in tomorrow if he isn't improved
drastically...   hanks for the
prayers...we appreciate it a lot...
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Posted: 05-08-08 18:05pm
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Your welcome. I was just talking to my
mother, who fosters for the local humane
society, and she said that everytime she
has had a foster pup with diarrhea and/or
vomiting, the vet has emphasized the
importance of Pedialyte or diluted
Gatorade. If you can not get him to drink
it willingly then you need to use a
medicine dropper. My mother said that it
is VERY important to get some of it in
him, because the electrolyte embalance
caused by dehydration can cause cardiac
arrest. I'm not trying to scare you Homer,
I just know that you are a loving daddy
and want to know whats best for your
furbaby. Please keep me updated....praying
for your little one!
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Posted: 05-08-08 18:20pm
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| coliejo
wrote: | | thanks Lele25! i will have
to try that. he goes to the vet tomorrow
so I am going to talk to her and she what
she has for him and whta she thinks might
be the best thing to do. He has to go get
his distemper shot, i dont think he is
going ot like that very much, my poor
little guy.... |
Your very welcome. Sometimes if
Boudreaux's is really bothering him I but
him in the bath tub and put cold water on
his back. This sounds mean but it really
seems to provide some relief. I have also
heard of using
%100 natural Aloe Vera, although I have
never tried it myself so I don't know?
Good luck!
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Posted: 05-08-08 18:30pm
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| lele25
wrote: | | Your welcome. I was just
talking to my mother, who fosters for the
local humane society, and she said that
everytime she has had a foster pup with
diarrhea and/or vomiting, the vet has
emphasized the importance of Pedialyte or
diluted Gatorade. If you can not get him
to drink it willingly then you need to use
a medicine dropper. My mother said that it
is VERY important to get some of it in
him, because the electrolyte embalance
caused by dehydration can cause cardiac
arrest. I'm not trying to scare you Homer,
I just know that you are a loving daddy
and want to know whats best for your
furbaby. Please keep me updated....praying
for your little
one! |
Thank you...I got him
to drink a little PediaLite and forced
some NutraCall down his mouth...he is
resting now...thank you for the tips...I
will keap you posted.. 
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Posted: 05-08-08 19:21pm
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Glad to hear that you got some fluids in
the baby. I'm sure you already know this,
but be very observant of his gums...making
sure that they don't get too pale. Just
out of couriousity...when did all this
start? Is he a new pup? Could he have had
contact with other sick pups? Parvo, as
you know, is extremely contagious,
gastrointestinal problems however can be
the result of a sudden allergy, bad
reaction to food, or a simple stomach bug.
My springer, Daisy, had horrible diarrhea
Saturday night, but I'm pretty sure it was
due to the fact that hubby gave her a very
large hunk of seared tuna.....he
definately caught hell for that. What was
even worse was that he pulled a "fake
gagging" to get out of cleaning it up. God
only knows what we'll do if we ever have
kids right?
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Posted: 05-08-08 19:24pm
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I have found the Nutro Ultra (all natural)
to be very effective. I buy it at
Tractor Supply - nothing else seemed to
work. My vet did say that a cortisone
shot would help.
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Posted: 05-08-08 19:44pm
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| eeyore46
wrote: | | I have found the Nutro Ultra
(all natural) to be very effective. I
buy it at Tractor Supply - nothing else
seemed to work. My vet did say that a
cortisone shot would
help. |
I love Nutro both of mine are on
it...Daisy is on weght control and
Boudreaux is on sensitive skin. We don't
have a Tractor Supply store here so I get
mine at a local pet store, although I
believe they also sell it at Petsmart.
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Posted: 05-09-08 08:48am
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homerx
So sorry to hear this. 
Prayers and hugs  are coming to you
and your baby.
Please keep us updated.
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Posted: 05-09-08 08:49am
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thank you...I will...I am really close to
crying my eyes out at this point...
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Posted: 05-09-08 08:59am
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We are here for you homerx...you are
always so supportive of everyone..now it's
time for us to help you.
Don't give up hope....Are you calling the
vet often to check on her?
When our puppy or cats were in would call
often, especially when my son's new puppy
was so ill when we first got him..he was
in the hospital on IV, wouldn't eat for a
week, I even made him hamburg and rice and
brought it down,someone had recommended
that to me but he still wouldn't eat. Then
one day the lady who was watching him
tried kitten can food and he ate that then
he was fine. They thought he had parvo or
something else but everything was negative
we never did find out what he had. We go
through so much with our pets aka
children. I had a flame point Siamese cat
that was indoor/outdoor and someone
poisoned him with antifreeze his kidneys
shut down, it was horrific. now all my
kitties are indoors. I'm not going through
that again.
HUGS 
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Posted: 05-09-08 09:04am
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I havent called the vet, Ricky did and
called me... I pray she makes
it...I fill so bad for her. She is so
tiny...so very small and fragile...it
breaks my heart...I am going to get off
here until I can get myself
together...sorry. thank you for the kind
words and prayers and well wishes,,,it
really means a lot to me.
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Posted: 05-09-08 09:07am
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Early this morning I had to bring Roxy (my
dog) to the Vet because she has diarreha.
she's been having it since sunday and i
called the vet monday and asked what I
could give her and she said pepto. so i
have her 1tsp and Roxy threw it up. i
went to petsmart to get her some doggy
meds instead of human and she has been
taking it but hasn't gotten better. This
morning when i took her out she pooped out
blood too and if really freaked me out so
I had to take her to the vet. I'm so down
and scared that i will lose her.
On the other hand, my other dog that my
mom takes care of ran away and never came
back since Sunday. Mysterly the same
thing happen to my cousins dog that we had
to take care of when she went away to the
army a few years back. He ran away and
never came back. We are not sure if he
got killed or someone just stole him.
I am just very scared right now!
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Posted: 05-09-08 09:13am
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love-pinkish
Sorry you are going through this as well.
I swear the bugs we humans get or animals
get them just as well. There is a lot
going around. So it's possible this is the
case.
I'll say a prayer for all of our four
legged little children. It's
heartbrreaking because they are our family
also.
homerx
get some rest.
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Posted: 05-09-08 09:21am
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Thanks Serenity! I'll post as soon as
they give me a call back.
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Posted: 05-09-08 09:47am
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The doc just called me and told me he will
run blood test and will call back around
12ish. He also said he will give her an
iv fluids over night to prevent
dehydration. He said it's nothing
serious, probably just some sort of
bacteria that infected her.
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Posted: 05-09-08 10:02am
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FYI y'all ... we're thinkigna bout
starting and Animal and Pets Forum... do
you think that it would be good in the
"Relationships" section of the site?
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Posted: 05-09-08 11:10am
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Great Idea..I Love it.
A lot of have pets on here and it would be
terrific to keep this going.
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Posted: 05-09-08 11:18am
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My baby is still in hospital...the vet
said she is able to stand on her own 4
feet a little... please,God, let her
be OK and pull threw this...I thank you
all. 
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