SICK PUPPY ~ HELP ~ Please!

[animalgirl2010]

My vet will let you buy the medicine and give it yourself maybe if you call and explain your situation they might help you out.If he will you could get lactated ringers and give some sub q to help him stay hydrated. If the vet wont do that I would take him to the vet anyway, maybe you could explain to your husband that the dog might not make it without vet attention and your daughter would be very sad if she lost her puppy? Prayers and best wishes for your puppy

 

[Chicks_N_Horses]

In defense to the hubby...He is a great man, great dad and great husband but we have over 200,000 in medical debt right now from my being sick several years ago and having several surgeries and such. He loves animals but he doesn't view them in a 'people' way, they are still animals to him in a way. And we do take the best care of them that we can. This dog was on his way to the pound (and you know he most likely would've been put down) when we took him in. That was the main reason I took him that night. But, we are pretty smart and resourceful folks and can usually play doctor pretty well to animals. I just haven't ever encountered this problem with any dog we have had and I get real panicky when something here gets sick. I could throw a fit and force him to take the dog in to the vet but I have to respect my husbands final decision and not override his decisions. He does care about the dog and stayed up with me last night seeing about him and helping me get him to drink liquids. He even let him stay in the house and my husband is the biggest anti dog/cat in the house person in the world.

Anywho though, Wagger is still sick this morning but he isn't any worse sick than last night. I am now hoping/praying that it is just something he ate. I have managed to get him to drink but he still won't eat anything. I called the vets office but he won't be in until around 9 they said, which is in about 30 minutes. I am going to talk it over with him and see where to go from there. We do also get meds from our vet to administer to the horses. We try and do all medical things that we can ourselves.

You know, I did take some rotten eggs and throw them into the woods the other day and I did see Wagger go down and get one. Would a rotten egg make him sick? That is the only thing I know of that he has eaten other than dog food. As far as toads, I haven't seen any so far this year. We do have them but not many.....Not sure though....

 

[jjthink]

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He does sound like a pretty good person overall but your sentence does sound straight out of the 1800's! I think of spouses as partners, not parents. Anyhow, it's your business and not ours and you owe no one an explanation, except perhaps the dog. My very best wishes are continuing to flow your way for recovery of the poor pooch. With any luck at all, it is just something he ate. As we know, dogs eat all manner of utterly disgusting things!

I don't know about the rotten egg thing but I could imagine it make one sick.

And you're absolutely right - odds are he may well have been put down at the pound had you not intervened. You did a really kind thing by preventing that outcome but after getting the pooch through this episode, I'd see if I could find someone else wonderful who is in the position to provide veterinary care when needed and let them adopt the dog since it sounds as though you guys will be digging out from debt for quite some time to come. It is a heavy burden you carry and I hope much brighter days are ahead. Be well.

JJ

 

[giasmom]

This whole situation just makes me want to cry ! I pray your pup gets better. But then again prayers alone cannot fix a sick pup !!!!

P.S. - Bet he wishes he was born a horse !

 

[Rosewynd]

We all just do the best we can.

If he ate something bad, there is no sense in vet bills. If it's parvo, on the other hand, vet bill can go as high or higher than $1600.

Water/fluids still are the most important thing. He can go several days without eating.

 

[MoodyChicken]

My dog was doing that yesterday! We forced electrolytes and probiotics down her mouth and she was better by the end of the day.

 

[horsejody]

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A marriage is a partnership, you are not his employee or his child. You should have equal say in decisions, and he should respect your opinions. Nobody should live under somebody else's thumb. I know this may sound harsh, but if you can't offer basic medical care for a pet (because of lack of money or because a spouse won't allow it), you shouldn't have it. If the dog lives, you may want to consider rehoming him. JMHO

 

[Chicks_N_Horses]

Yes, I guess I am old fashioned. I am a Christian woman and I believe in the word of God. The man is the head of the house and I follow that. With that said, my husband doesn't boss me, make me live under his thumb or anything like that. I know it is hard to understand when you don't know us personally but my husband tolerates and allows so much from me because he loves me so much. He is such a loving, sweet, good husband. He isn't into horses in the least and even though I make money off of the horses in competitions, my horse hobby/passion costs us more than I make. And he tries to not complain because he knows how much they mean to me. He bends over backwards for me and makes sure I get anything I want just about. I really try and not to overrun him with everything because I know how stressed he has been trying to get our medical debt paid down. The first few years of our marriage he had our house, land, and both vehicles paid for. Now we end up with a huge amount of medical debt that we never expected. He is the only one who works. I do sew/make things and sell my stuff, I train horses for people and do whatever I can to help pay for my own hobby and he sees that and that is why he picks up so much of my slack with my hobbies. And here I am getting into raising chickens now. He hasn't even said a word and he is building me more coops. He is a contractor and he makes good money but it just gets us by still. We aren't rich folks, just hardworking folks. We do have a partnership marriage. He always asks me advice and he takes things I say very seriously. He isn't a controlling man. I don't mean to make him out to be this non caring husband who has his wife under control...that is so not how it is. Animals don't have the same value as people do to him. They are just stock that can be replaced. That is hard to understand to animal lovers but that is just the way it is. I hate I even have to defend him because I know what a good man he is but I hope you guys understand that.....And I know you are just concerned and I appreciate it and all the advice. I really do have one of those "few and far between" man for a husband. He has taken such good care of me and our children and tried his best to provide the best life possible for all of us. ( I came from a very bad home/childhood) I do agree with his decision as well even though I would like to run him straight to the vet, that is why I respect his decision. Hubby doesn't think he is even sick enough for that yet anyway. I am panicky when something gets sick....I have to trust my husband because he is very intelligent man and makes really good decisions.


I do have good news though!! He hasn't thrown up since this morning. He won't drink on his own hardly so we took a syringe and we he is giving him the pedialyte down his throat and he is taking it and not vomiting it back up. The vet said that was a really good sign. We have him wrapped up warm in here and he actually seems to be doing slightly better. I am really hoping it is just something else besides the parvo.

 

[Chicks_N_Horses]

One of you mentioned probiotics...I have some of that, it is for the horses though but you think it is worht a shot to give him a little of it?

 

[redhen]

If you're not "allowed" to take the dog to the vets...please find him a good home!..please. if you want to "obey" your husband *shivers*, and not get the animal any help...please, look inside your heart and realize that you are not giving the dog a fair chance at a healthy life! please. IF you do REALLY care for the animal...find him a good home where he is "allowed" to go to the vets... again i ask you, PLEASE!