lic_82 Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Peibe, Hugs to Jewel and Zeph. I hope your babies are feeling better soon. Lic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 No chance of them having been bitten by something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peibe Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shekhina Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 And shek, they are Pei, LOL they do not eat dirt, or walk on dirt, dig or get dirty LOL Tish was another breed in a bad disguise then because she got dirty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
he'smyhero Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Hope the pups are feeling better soon and they make a speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoL Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you and I really hope the suspense and the illness are gone very soon. Which vet are you using? PM me if you don't want to shout it out? Just curiosity cos I know you're near me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peibe Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsapittybaby Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Sounds like a tummy buggy thing. My Maltese picks them up all the time. Not fun coz he sleeps in my bed So I have to put him in the laundry while he is sick which makes him fret so he loses even more weight. The fact that one of your babies got ill and then the other says to me it is a viral infection. They can get viral rashes too. I know how to handle Max now when he gets them, he gets at least one a year, I don't know why. My Vet calls him 'tummy bug' I just make sure he has little bits of fluid often, electrolytes and when his vomitting stops he has small amounts of chicken and white rice. Hope the two babies are better soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peibe Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloss344 Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 I hope you get some sort of answer, but often these tummy things can be difficult to work out. When my two got sick, we suspected poisoning/baiting as their livers were affected, but there was never any evidence as to what it was. The old dog was quite sick and on a drip for 3 days. Younger dog recovered much quicker with medication, even though his blood tests came back worse than the old dog's. My vet actually said you often never know the cause, just treat the symptoms and get the dog well with supportive measures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peibe Posted August 8, 2007 Author Share Posted August 8, 2007 I would like to know what it is but maybe you are right and I will never find out I just want them to get better, Jewel is now on day 11 and Zephyr on day 3, it is going on too long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peigirl Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Probiotic capsules always help Raf during a flare up so I would keep them on the yakult for awhile. Could you try them on some natural yogurt or cottage cheese? Easy to digest and has a little bit of fat to help with weight. If Jewel has a belly rash would some antihistamine help? Antihistamine has a positive effect on Raf with the digestion - sort of keeps the allergies and whole system in check. Fingers and paws crossed at this end peibe. You must be really stressed to see them both so unwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peibe Posted August 8, 2007 Author Share Posted August 8, 2007 Jewel is on antihistamines for her rash now, I will try some cottage cheese and yogurt, but not for Jewel as she gains weight too fast. I want to keep her where she is at now Thanks peigirl, it is stressful, but they will be OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lic_82 Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Hey Peibe, I was thinking about this. My MIL's CHi got bitten by a spider a few months back and her reaction was similar to this. Glad you pooches are on the mend Lic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peibe Posted August 8, 2007 Author Share Posted August 8, 2007 Thanks lic Thought it might be a spider bite, but both of them? They are improving, got up and about this morning, not as cold, their temps are back to normal and they both ate dinner 2 nights in a row and kept it down. Still have runny poo, but that it getting better too The only good thing to come of this and as horrible as it sounds but I have been able to get Jewels weight off LOL, hopefully I can keep it off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peigirl Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Got those stomach results back yet peibe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordelia Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 (edited) The tests... did the vet specifically test for E-Coli?? Any rats around your place Peibe? Are Jewel and Zephyr related at all?? FSF could be worth looking into... onset at the same time could merely be coincidental. Edited August 9, 2007 by Cordelia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peibe Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 Jewel and Zephyr are from totally different breeding lines and yes you are right Jacq, both had E-Coli, and we live on the back of a drain, and they have been chasing rats? They are both almost back to normal, Jewel got it worse than Zeph but that is because she has FSF. There is no specific test for FSF though Glad I have my babies back. I have not been walking them in case they where contagious Thanks everyone for listening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouiseBrooks Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Dont forget that dogs can absorb through their paws. Have they walked anywhere where the sewerage overflowed. E-coli that is weird Romanysky's dogs have the same problem and they are in Brisbane. Hope they recover quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peibe Posted August 10, 2007 Author Share Posted August 10, 2007 Anything is possible regarding sewerage We had some bad flooding almost 2 months ago Originally Jewels stools tested negetive for E-Coli, when all tests where run and nothing came back the vet decided to re-run some test Zephyr came back positive for E-Coli, so he tested Jewel again and she was positive this time I had them at a friends property 3 weeks ago so it is possible they picked it up from the Cattle up there too The Vet told me he has had alot of dogs in the clinic since the floods with gastro bugs, he believes Jewel and Zephyr had a gastro bug and doubled with the E-Coli made them sicker I am just glad they are getting better, gives my wallet time to recover too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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