persephone Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 (edited) There are times I wish a vet was easily accessible .... This morning... wee small hours... I was awoken by Hamlet having explosive diarrhoea at the foot of my bed (on floor) I was away all day- had to go to town, and as he was bright, scrounging food, and racing everywhere..didn't worry.Got updates from family during the day-all good. Tonight, he is drinking lots... and is having diarrhoea which is now a mustardy colour, ands very frothy... with smears of fresh blood from irritation somewhere he is still playing and scrounging food. Dammit. Our dogs never get sick Well, rarely........... he will have to stay outside, tethered, for tonight. outside my room. Not sure where the dog thermometer is- we haven't used it for so long! Being an absolute 'hoover'.. I am so hoping he has picked up a bug somehow, in some rubbish he's eaten... Having seen parvo .. it doesn't immediately present as that... it also isn't as drastic as hepatitis.. or a blockage situation. Vet visit is not to be done lightly... 120 km on a mostly dirt road... and we are down to one vehicle at present, due to the rough road breaking the shock absorbers on one :cry: Tell me he'll survive..... and not be worse in the morning Please? After 4 1/2 hours sleep, and a 12 hr day in town ..... I would love to be able to sleep relatively peacefully tonight.... Edited April 9, 2009 by persephone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VJB Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Poor Hamlet. I can understand your concerns. Heidi recently had a gastro thing, and ended up going from mustard poo to fluro orange. She's been on medication which quickly fixed the problem, but of course we are real close to vets around here. I do hope you will get some rest. At least he is drinking, which will prevent dehydration. Let us know in the morning how the night went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Rules Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Poor you! Poor Hamlet! My dogs get 'dire rear' from time to time and it's usually from something they have eaten which hasn't agreed with them for some reason. A good sign is that Hamlet is still bright. Drinking lots of water is OK, he will have lost fluids from the 'dire rear' so if everything else is OK, I'd just not feed him for a day or so then start on somethiing bland like white rice and chicken of you have it. It's hard when it's one of your own, all you do is worry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 (edited) There are times I wish a vet was easily accessible ....This morning... wee small hours... I was awoken by Hamlet having explosive diarrhoea at the foot of my bed (on floor) I was away all day- had to go to town, and as he was bright, scrounging food, and racing everywhere..didn't worry.Got updates from family during the day-all good. Tonight, he is drinking lots... and is having diarrhoea which is now a mustardy colour, ands very frothy... with smears of fresh blood from irritation somewhere he is still playing and scrounging food. Dammit. Our dogs never get sick Well, rarely........... he will have to stay outside, tethered, for tonight. outside my room. Not sure where the dog thermometer is- we haven't used it for so long! Being an absolute 'hoover'.. I am so hoping he has picked up a bug somehow, in some rubbish he's eaten... Having seen parvo .. it doesn't immediately present as that... it also isn't as drastic as hepatitis.. or a blockage situation. Vet visit is not to be done lightly... 120 km on a mostly dirt road... and we are down to one vehicle at present, due to the rough road breaking the shock absorbers on one :cry: Tell me he'll survive..... and not be worse in the morning Please? After 4 1/2 hours sleep, and a 12 hr day in town ..... I would love to be able to sleep relatively peacefully tonight.... Could be haemorraghic gastro. Dehydration is the immediate risk. I'd be heading for the vet as soon as you can if he isn't better in the morning. I 'd be fasting him. Do you have any scourban? Edited April 9, 2009 by poodlefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 I 'd be fasting him. he hasn't had any food since this time last night. Do you have any scourban? No. Nothing at all ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss B Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Oh no Hugs to Hamlet. I hope you manage a good nights sleep, and that he is feeling better in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I 'd be fasting him. he hasn't had any food since this time last night. Do you have any scourban? No. Nothing at all ... OK, outside chance.... rasberry cordial? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VJB Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Yeah, I heard the raspberry cordial works wonders, but haven't tried it myself... on the dog I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 Can he have human Gastrolyte? I think it has artificial sweetener in...... aspartame and phenylalinine It has been over 20 years since one of the dogs was sick.... then it was hepatitis. hamlet had an obstruction 5 years ago... I am so out of practice!! We just never see tummy bugs etc, as the dogs are only rarely exposed to other dogs/properties... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Rasberry cordial that's at least 25% juice will kill quite a few gastro bugs. I can't comment on gastrolyte for dogs but Darcy had piglet mix on vet advice when he had HG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 outside chance.... rasberry cordial? noooooo... *slaps self soundly* can anyone die from embarrassment?? This morning I gave him acidophilus, and some esterC. Tonight he had about 20 ml Colloidal silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Rules Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Gastrolyte would have sugar in it, not artificial sweetner I would have thought? But anyway, sometimes it's best left to nature to take it's course if it doesn't appear to be anything too serious at the moment. You don't have any Colloidal Silver I bet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chezzyr Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 No advice P, just positive thoughts and fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 (edited) You don't have any Colloidal Silver I bet? commercial one.. 25ppm and dammit- today I was supposed to buy more... forgot! Going to town shopping once every 3/4 weeks means I forget so much Edited April 9, 2009 by persephone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Rules Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Just saw you have given him some CS - that's great for the time being, I'd give another dose before bed Ester C can still give diarrhoea to a dog if they aren't used to having it regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 (edited) just positive thoughts and fingers crossed Thanks..... The practical/clinical side is fine... it's the "what if" side which now has me shivering and with a gut ache ! Edited April 9, 2009 by persephone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 I'd give another dose before bed thumbsup1.gif Ok... oh- ester C can still do that? Ok.... gee.. poor boy- I've probably aggravated things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Rules Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 just positive thoughts and fingers crossed Thanks..... The practical/clinical side is fine... it's the "what if" side which now has me shivering and with a gut ache ! Got any Rescue Remedy for yourself Persephone? worrying isn't going to help Hamlet nor you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I'd give another dose before bed thumbsup1.gif Ok... oh- ester C can still do that? Ok.... gee.. poor boy- I've probably aggravated things! Don't give Vitamin C Persephone.. it's hard on stomachs and may be aggravating the runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Rules Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I'd give another dose before bed thumbsup1.gif Ok... oh- ester C can still do that? Ok.... gee.. poor boy- I've probably aggravated things! Don't give Vitamin C Persephone.. it's hard on stomachs and may be aggravating the runs. Just to clarify, I suggested another dose of CS before bed, not Ester C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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