peibe

I put them both on boiled chicken and rice as soon as Jewel got sick, but the rice makes them vomit worse

I have been giving electrolytes and vitamin c as advised by naturalpath working with my vet

All they can eat and keep down is boiled lamb mince with zuchinni, carrot and pumpkin anything else makes them worse

I gave them both some Yakult last night and they slept better and not vomiting

I get the stomach results back tomorrow

LOl shek, she must have been, or those naughty boys of your taught her bad habits

Thanks for the well wishes

Sent you a PM enmark

Not really KK

I suppose anything is possible though

I have been noticing alot more spiders around the house of late

Will look into that thanks

So sorry to hear of your loss

I hope you have many great memories of all your time together

So sorry vari

RIP poor pussy and puppy, run free together

We thought the gastro that she had might be caused by something she came into contact with, really we where just throwing ideas around as nothing that would leed to gastro showed up in the bloods, but it did show her kidneys and liver are not working properly, which leads the vet to think she has the start of FSF

Initially we thought the rash was a syptom, but now that Zeph is sick vet thinks they are unrelated issues

He has the exact same illness as her except his kidneys are fine, his liver is out though, and he has no rash. But hers came up on day 6 of illness

Sewerage did leak everywhere during the floods but that was 8/6/2007 so too far away?

And shek, they are Pei, LOL they do not eat dirt, or walk on dirt, dig or get dirty LOL

I promise that when they are both better they will not get in trouble ever again for stealing the toilet paper, tissues, kids homework, my books or any other peice of paper that is left lying around

Thanks everyone

Jewel and Zephyr are both fighters, they will be fine, it is just finding out what is happening now

I asked the vet about rat poison and snail pellets and he said the symtoms are not servere enough, then I asked what about small doses and he said no

But keep the ideas coming, I need to find out what this is

When it was just Jewel sick it was not as bad, but I think she has given him whatever she has, not that they have both eaten something.

I have had them tested for parvo, even though the smell of their droppings is not the same as parvo just to be sure

Jewel also has a rash on her stomach, like hot spots but alittle different does that give anyone an idea?

This is Jewels second time on the drip, she spent the day at the vets last Wednesday, picked up a bit and then went down hill again on Saturday

Thanks KK

Spoke to the vet a little while ago, the faeces samples show nothing, the stomach tests will be back in 2 days

He has them both on a drip as they are dehydrated

I just wish I knew what was wrong, to have them both sick is worrying, I am starting to think someone has done something to them deliberately

Is there a a poison or something that someone could give a dog that would make them ill like this but not show up in blood tests?

I just cannot work it out but thanks everyone for your thoughts

Maybe the barriermeal (sp) and faeces samples will show up what is wrong?

I am starting to get really worried though, neither want to go for a walk, neither are interested in playing and when I got up this morning Jewel did not get up off her bed, just looked at me and wagged her tail, Zephyr pulled himself to his feet and followed me with his head down, he normally jumps around like a flip

Fingers crossed we can find out what it is soon, or get some antibiotics to kill it

Off topic

But SG, your Dad likes dogs to have sex? WTF

A tubal ligation still leaves a bitch with a chance of pyrometria and a dog with testes cancer

Desexing is still the right way for me

Just a thought, could there be a leaking septic tank or sewerage pipes? If you've had heavy rains could be washed along from anywhere.

Both my dogs came down with something a couple of years ago, made their liver enzymes go sky high, along with vomiting and diarrhea. The septic tank thing was something the vet asked. We never found out what caused it but they were very sick.

No septic tanks in my area, both their liver enzymes are high though, liver and kidneys are not operating right. The sewarage did leak?

Hi Peibe,

With both dogs having it - seems it is either a contagious gastro bug or possibly some type of food poisoning? Have they eaten anything different or have you been to a new supplier?

I am fussy with what they eat, nothing that neither of them have had before, food poisoning was a thought (I have a very nasty neighbour) but after talking to his wife yesterday, he has been away on work for 2 weeks.

Nothing is coming up in their blood work

No potting mix that they might have gotten into? That can sometimes cause problems because of the mold and fungi that inhabit it?

Good thought, but I am careful with potting mix after someone's dog on DOL died as result of potting mix

This has me stupped,

Thanks for your thoughts everyone

The pups are sorely missed

The sad thing is this family cannot have another dog for up to 3 years, they have ripped up their grass and returfed, but will not take the risk

So sad for all

So sorry to hear this N, but you did the right thing and Paddy is now free

After being in your place I know how hard the decision you made is but you have done the best thing, do not forget that

I thought that might be the case aswell, but I am particular about water being left around as both my kids have a servere allergy to mozzies

The only water is from 2 old casserole bowls, one outside under the verandah and one inside the sunroom

I hope they get better soon too, cleaning up runny poo and vomit is not fun for either of us LOL

I knew they were sick before they displayed symtoms as their tail went down

Jewel has now lost 5.6kg (she was a fatty so she looks healthy now) but Zephyr has lost 1.5 kg in 36 hours

No water changes, no

I change their water daily and buy the big 10 litres bottles from the spring water company, the dogs drink it too LOL after the floods in the Hunter

The vet is at a loss, thinks could be gastro bug but not responding to antibotics, he is coming to my home this afternoon to look at my plants etc

Thanks KK

10 days ago my girl Jewel went off her food, very unusual, then she started vomiting and had the runs. She is off colour, white gums, not herself at all

Trip to the vet, protein in urine etc but no real results from blood tests other than it appears she has the start of amolysis (sp) and we will monitor it

Vet thought she has the start of Irritable Bowel and we started a elimination diet etc

She has not improved other than keeping small amounts of boiled Lamb down, cannot handle chicken, rice or any vegetables

Thought we had her on the mend and then my boy came down with the vomiting runny poo bug yesterday

Both dogs are fully vaccinated, have both had blood tests testing for everything

Nothing shows up on either

They are both at the vets today having a barriermeal (sp) and faeces samples

Diet has not changed, living in this house for 6 months, nothing any different

Anyone got any ideas?

I am so sorry juice

She is such a special girl and I know that you loved her so much

She is at rest now, watching down on you

You did a wonderful thing by giving her the love and attention you did

RIP GD, run free from pain and know that you where loved so much at your end here

I use Bateau Bay Veterinary Clinic on the Central Coast

Hugh Bane is in Killarney Vale and is the best vet I have ever meet, he does alot of rescue work at cost, and even desexes and rehomes unwanted kittens himself

He ever reduces my charges for my own animals as he knows I do rescue

Great man, straight to the point, relaxed and very knowledgeable on Shar Pei too

A double dose of Metacam is used when a Shar Pei is having a FSF attack

I gave a double dose to a foster girl and she had a seisure, not a good thing

So yes I have heard of it, vet told me it was because I gave a double dose, but we had no choice

Thats right BB, not only do lots of vets know nothing of it, they also botch it

Can you please PM me the breeders name, I think I know who he is

Bottom and top eyelids should both be tacked

That is very expensive operation though

The chip could of come out due to rough play with her siblings

Call the breeder and talk, if it is whom I think it is you will get no where, sorry

Thanks everyone

I had a very sleepless night last night thinking about how 4 young lives have been snuffed out so fast

Thanks for your king thoughts, I will pass them on

I have just been told the girl passed away too

My godson who is 3 told me Chevy is with God now and God will take care of him, so sweet

I just cannot beleive how fast he went down, only last weekend he was running around undoing shoelaces and being a naughty puppy, now he is gone

I feed my Shar Pei Advance Turkey and Rice

When I get a sick or malnourised Shar Pei foster doggy into care I feed them Advance Adult and Energy

I have raised 100 or so puppies on Advance Rehydratable too, found it great for dumped, wormy puppies from the pound

I like it, my dogs like it and they do well on it

I have had them on lots of different dry foods including the most expensive and found it too be brilliant

All of my foster doggies that have now been adopted also eat it and they do well on it too

But you have to find a food that suits your dog, what is good for one dog does not work for another

My brother in law, his wife and their 2 young children have just had to PTS their lovely 18 week old Pom puppy, Chevy

Poor Chevy got Parvo and after 1 week at the vet was not improving

It is so sad, they did everything right, vaccinations, no walks, did all the things I told them too

Chevy is survived by his Pom sister.

Both dogs got parvo from their owner yards we beleive, only Goldie survived. They have lived there for 18 months, so the parvo must be in the soil

Run free young man, may you live in Gods pocket and wait for us at the bridge

ETA, they live in Seven Hill, Sydney