Gaining Weight

[Sankari]

Hi everyone.

My Golden retriever is 6 yrs old in December and in the last 10 days has lost 5kg. She has an EPI and at the same time was also diagnosed Diabetic. Today going to a different vet now that i work in a vet hospital, i took her in there instead.

She is at a whopping low 18.4kg and I am wanting to know if anyone has any thoughts of what I can give her that might help.

She has had Full bloods taken today and is dropping the weight extremely rapidly, and nothing seems to be putting it on for her. The vet could also feel a mass in her Bowel which the vet is a little concerned about. She is going back in first thing in the morning to also have a urine sample done. The blood results should be back tomorrow, however Vet said some could take a little longer to come back.

Her apetite is normal so getting food into her is no issue.

Can anyone suggest something for her that might help her?

ETA: the original vet that diagnosed her as being Diabetic wrongly diagnosed. The type that he said she has apparently doesnt exist in dogs when i was talking to one of the vets. We were told she had a rare form which means she didnt require insulin.

Edited September 3, 2008 by LucyCharzie

[Dackel]

Hi,

Sorry to hear that your baby is not well.

I will not suggest anything, but for you to wait for the bloodtest from the vet. Loosing 5kg in 10 days is an enormous amount of weight but again let the Vet decide what to do especially since he detected a mass in her bowls.

I hope everthing will be fine.

All the best

Petra and Felix

[Monah]

Hmm, that doesn't sound good at all. Have you had xrays? The only pet I've had who ate normal, even more than normal, and lost weight had a brain tumour. Cancer makes them lose weight. You probably know that though. Good luck, I hope she is OK, really can't say much on a forum as she needs a very good going over by a vet, esp. the mass?!!!xxxx

I've had (and have) diabetic animals and they have never lost weight. I really do wish you all the best, and your lovely girl.

[persephone]

It sounds as if she needs more tests/scans to find out what's happening- poor girl.Basically , feed her whatever she wants and can fit in!!

Thinking of you...

[Sankari]

Thanks for the help everyone. I decided to just feed her what she normally gets, and wait for the results which i am hoping come back very soon.

She is my first dog and it hurts to see her go down so rapidly like this.

Havent had x-rays done yet. We started with full bloods and see what results come out of that then discuss with vet what to do next.