Help me save my dog!!!!!!

[birdnutz]

My dog had swallowed a golf ball. It wasn't a total block,so he still ate a little and had light bowel movements. The weight just shed off from him. He did vomit alot,or at least tried to and he had the runs. After it was removed everything went back to normal. The ball showed up on an x-ray,would something organic?

 

[mistylady]

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can any vet do that? and does it cost a arm & leg? xrays around here hurt the pocket book bad.

Yes they can do it. I've seen it done twice. I'm not sure the cost but you can ask the vet about costs before you get anything done and many vets also take payments.

Did you change anything where she hangs out right before she got sick? New laundry soap, new toy, plant anything in the yard or the house? Take a look at the house for anything that has changed. Also chicken broth or beef broth with fat not the low fat stuff might be tasty. But go for low sodium. And is she having any movements (urine or stool)?

 

[d.k]

* Does the dog play with stuffed animals?? Toy stuffing can become a really big problem and won't show on x-rays. . . I had to take all my sheba's stuffed animals away when I caught her under the bed chewing a hole in them to pull out and eat the poly-fill.

 

[Equest94]

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can any vet do that? and does it cost a arm & leg? xrays around here hurt the pocket book bad.

The "medicine" is usually a liquid Barium that much be drank. It's a heavy element that works by absorbing x-rays thus allowing the radiologist to view the intestines (and other parts of the GI tract). It's actually a long procedure (about 1-2 hours), with x-rays taken at multiple stages to be able to track the barium movement. The downside of this Barium test is that bowels must be cleared out completely before, usually accompanied by the intake of Magnesium Carbonate (which is used as a powerful laxative), well...at least that's how the human version of the procedure works. If your dog is having issues with dehydration and vomiting, perhaps that test would make things worse for her...

Anyways, talk to a vet and see if the Barium test would be fine and definitely look into a CT Scan or MRI for her. Also, since she is anemic...perhaps some iron supplement could help?

 

[WoodlandWoman]

Has your dog been checked for Addison's disease? Clinical signs include loss of appetite, weight loss, vomiting, diarrhea, and dehydration. It runs in some standard poodle lines and I noticed your dog is a poodle mix.

One of my husband's employees took their dog to multiple vets for this, unable to get a diagnosis. They all missed it. Their dog was dying and they were getting ready to put him to sleep. We gave them a referral to a really great vet and their dog was finally diagnosed and successfully treated.

 

[kwynn's birds Alaska]

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Our dog got parvo last fall. He almost died. The vet told us about the pedialyte, but not the chicken and rice. He said just keep giving him water. It's the dehydration that gets to them. He was very ill for four days. I was a wreck. The vet said he's pretty sick, and he might, might not make it...but he made it, and in a few days he was back to his butthead (he's an Am staff) self. The vet said older (not elderly)dogs can survive it better than OLD dogs, and puppies. Mine wasn't even a year old. He also said that if they survive parvo, they'll never get it again.

I hope all goes well...I'm sorry about your doggie
:aww

 

[kwynn's birds Alaska]

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can any vet do that? and does it cost a arm & leg? xrays around here hurt the pocket book bad.

The "medicine" is usually a liquid Barium that much be drank. It's a heavy element that works by absorbing x-rays thus allowing the radiologist to view the intestines (and other parts of the GI tract). It's actually a long procedure (about 1-2 hours), with x-rays taken at multiple stages to be able to track the barium movement. The downside of this Barium test is that bowels must be cleared out completely before, usually accompanied by the intake of Magnesium Carbonate (which is used as a powerful laxative), well...at least that's how the human version of the procedure works. If your dog is having issues with dehydration and vomiting, perhaps that test would make things worse for her...

Anyways, talk to a vet and see if the Barium test would be fine and definitely look into a CT Scan or MRI for her. Also, since she is anemic...perhaps some iron supplement could help?

 

[Jenski]

Have you administered any flea or tick medications to - or on - your dog?

I went through something similar recently with my renally-impaired cat, and it took nearly three weeks to get the toxins out of his system.

Just worth checking. Please keep us posted.

 

[ninny]

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im going to check that out!! wow she is doing so much better today. my prayers have been answered!! i was really worried. she has been playing and she even chased a chicken!! not thats a good thing just that she had the strength to do it. she ate a little bit of dry dog food and has been trying to drink a couple of times. the main problem today is her jaw. when shes trying to drink her jaw has been making that popping noise again and it seems to hurt her.. she finally stop trying to drink because it hurt so i gave her some w a syringe. also her fur is still falling out in clumps. any ideas on the jaw and hair? her jaw so says 2 vets is normal. and why can she chew but not lick or lap?

she was living with my mom till i brought her over here. over at my moms she is a outside only dog. ive been keeping her in the house and that seems to be making a big difference.
the dog she shares a run w is fine. but he gets ear infections a lot. could their be some thing in the soil that is doing this and where could i get the soil tested?

jenski- no she has not had any flea or tick meds
d.k-no she does not play w toys

 

[Cara]

kwynn's birds Alaska :

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Our dog got parvo last fall. He almost died. The vet told us about the pedialyte, but not the chicken and rice. He said just keep giving him water. It's the dehydration that gets to them. He was very ill for four days. I was a wreck. The vet said he's pretty sick, and he might, might not make it...but he made it, and in a few days he was back to his butthead (he's an Am staff) self. The vet said older (not elderly)dogs can survive it better than OLD dogs, and puppies. Mine wasn't even a year old. He also said that if they survive parvo, they'll never get it again.

I hope all goes well...I'm sorry about your doggie
:aww

It is possible for a dog to get Parvo more than once; there are several strains. It is typically a puppy/young dog virus, but very unusual in anything over 3-4 years old.​