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[aart]

he only lapped some of the rotted flesh from it

What did she lap up that would cause internal(stomach-intestines?) bleeding?
Glad to hear she's on the mend.

 

[DobieLover]

What did she lap up that would cause internal(stomach-intestines?) bleeding?
Glad to hear she's on the mend.

Whatever nasty bacteria were working away on the flesh of the squirrel she found. That thing was pretty rotted and she had picked it up then put it back down and was licking it.

 

[N F C]

Bella and I are resting. We didn't get back from the hospital until 2:30 in the morning.

When you get there, they come collect your dog and take her back to the exam area then a student doctor calls you once they get her vitals taken. I was called about 30 minutes after they took her. During the intake interview, I could hear her barking her head off... in tandem; through the door behind me and through the phone at my ear. I asked if that was her and the student said it was, that she's not happy about being in a kennel.
She carried on with the barking for at least 15 minutes straight before switching over to howling. I was cheering her on as I figured the bigger nuisance she made of herself, the quicker they'd process her.
The non-student Doctor called to get more information on Bella's background and we both decided that X-rays weren't really needed as I'm 99.5% sure she didn't ingest a foreign body. She only lapped some of the rotted flesh from it.
Blood work showed she was just dehydrated and everything else looked good.
No pain on abdominal palpitation.
No fever.
They gave her sub-Q fluids, an antiemtic and sent her home with 7 days of Clavamox. When they brought her out to me, the technician was dragged across the room and once Bella reached me she jumped up and slammed me against the counter she was so glad to get back to me. She looked like Quasimodo with her lump. Looks like they gave her an entire liter.
I gave her about a tablespoon of carrot soup mixed with about the same amount of boiled chicken and rice with her first Clavamox dose in it when we got home. She kept that down and by 3:00 we were all in bed.
She got up at some point and hit the kitchen runner again. Managed to flip over the corner of the extra large puppy pad I'd laid there. That was disappointing.
Then she nailed the entry rug when I was feeding the flock. That rug is going in the trash.
The vet warned me that she expects the bloody diarrhea to continue for 24 to 48 hours.
I'm only giving Bella enough food today to get her second dose of Clamamox down tonight. Tomorrow, I'll start to give her a bit more food in small portions throughout the day.
She is now resting in front of the stove.

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What an ordeal (for both Bella and you)! Glad she's home and resting, thanks for the update Tonya.

 

[DobieLover]

What an ordeal (for both Bella and you)!

It's not over.
I still have my car to deal with. She naturally had accidents on the way to the hospital. It's an hour drive. It shouldn't be too bad as I have a dog bed I made to fit the entire back of the car with the seats folded down. I have a piece of heavy drapery fabric over 2" thick high density foam and an old comforter over that. If it's all on the comforter, I'll just toss that in the trash. If she hit the cover, I can clean it or replace it.
The frequency and urgency of her needing to go outside have dropped dramatically since yesterday but my befouled rugs are proof in point that we're not done for a bit yet. And I have to return to work tomorrow and will be relying on others to continue her care per my instructions and be vigilant about getting her outside when she starts to pace. That's her current way of letting you know she needs to go out.
I ordered some bells for her and will teach her how to ring them to be let outside. One will go by the door to the deck in our bedroom and the other next to the sliding glass door in the kitchen.

 

[N F C]

It's not over.
I still have my car to deal with. She naturally had accidents on the way to the hospital. It's an hour drive. It shouldn't be too bad as I have a dog bed I made to fit the entire back of the car with the seats folded down. I have a piece of heavy drapery fabric over 2" thick high density foam and an old comforter over that. If it's all on the comforter, I'll just toss that in the trash. If she hit the cover, I can clean it or replace it.
The frequency and urgency of her needing to go outside have dropped dramatically since yesterday but my befouled rugs are proof in point that we're not done for a bit yet. And I have to return to work tomorrow and will be relying on others to continue her care per my instructions and be vigilant about getting her outside when she starts to pace. That's her current way of letting you know she needs to go out.
I ordered some bells for her and will teach her how to ring them to be let outside. One will go by the door to the deck in our bedroom and the other next to the sliding glass door in the kitchen.

Hope the clean up is mostly a matter of tossing things.

A friend I used to pet sit for had a dog trained to ring a bell to go out...that was really handy in avoiding accidents.

 

[Sally PB]

Hoping Bella is better. When they're sick is when I most wish they could talk.

Sending positive waves to you and Bella for rest and recovery.

 

[sourland]

Glad that Bella's prognosis is good. Sad that the clean up that you face is not good.

 

[aart]

Whatever nasty bacteria were working away on the flesh of the squirrel she found. That thing was pretty rotted and she had picked it up then put it back down and was licking it.

It must have been one virulent organism....botulism maybe?

 

[DobieLover]

It must have been one virulent organism....botulism maybe?

Maybe.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Cafe had my two cups. Now loaded for bear so to speak