Puppy with coccidia

[samanthaoverton]

Too cute..poor baby.

 

[Mamatomany123]

So wanted to update this post. Amongst everything else that he went through he just had surgery again yesterday for intussusception. His small intestine was folding into his big intestine. I brought him to the vet because he just seemed off. Good thing I did because once I dropped him off his intestines were coming out of his bottom and they had to get him into surgery. Now that that is all cleared up we are hoping he starts to gain weight and improve. This journey has been super expensive. The surgery alone was $1200. We had to put down a $500 deposit and we are literally at $0 right now.

 

[Folly's place]

Good for you having this poor baby! Hope he can finally turn around for the better.
All the best,
Mary

 

[Mamatomany123]

Good for you having this poor baby! Hope he can finally turn around for the better.
All the best,
Mary

The vet said that if I didn't bring him in when I did then he would have died. I'm so glad I listened to that little voice in my head.

 

[StinkyAcres]

He's such a good boy also. He doesn't chase the chickens or cats. He let's the chciks jump all over him. Never had to train him for that, he just did it himself.

One of our Boxers didn't need to be trained around small animals either. They are such good, goofy dogs and they refuse to grow out of the puppy stage.

I really hope he recovers! Has he been on a special/bland diet?

 

[Folly's place]

I'm assuming that he's on whatever the vet recommended for food, worming, all that.
And don't think that this sick puppy will be a saint when he feels better! He's been super sick ever since he arrived, and when he's in a better state of health, be ready!
Mary

 

[StinkyAcres]

I'm assuming that he's on whatever the vet recommended for food, worming, all that.
And don't think that this sick puppy will be a saint when he feels better! He's been super sick ever since he arrived, and when he's in a better state of health, be ready!
Mary

I would think so too, but I thought the OP asked on another thread about dog food recommendations and how they were trying to feed him wet dog food and steak, etc.

 

[Folly's place]

Didn't find another thread under the OP's name. Diet does matter here!
Mary

 

[Mamatomany123]

I would think so too, but I thought the OP asked on another thread about dog food recommendations and how they were trying to feed him wet dog food and steak, etc.

The vet has not changed his diet other than saying to keep him on wet food for a couple of days. The only reason I tried steak was because he literally was not eating anything. That's how I knew something was wrong and why I brought him in. And this surgery just happened yesterday after I made that post asking about how to get him to eat. The intussusception was not caused by the food I was giving him,it was caused by the parasite overload he had from before I got him. He was full of worms and coccidia and because of that it caused persistent diarrhea which caused this to happen. We dewormed him the first day we got him along with vaccinating him.

 

[Mamatomany123]

Didn't find another thread under the OP's name. Diet does matter here!
Mary

I had posted a comment on another post. I was asking about food because he literally did not eat even 1 bite of food for 2 days and I was concerned on how to get him to eat. I mentioned that I even tried offering him steak and he refused. That's how I knew something was wrong. His vet now wants him on wet food for a few days then we will introduce hard kibble slowly. His intestines are still pretty inflamed and angry.