jase293 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 hi guys, my old staffy boy was very stiff and seemed weak , yesterday he has never been sick before, he was a rescue dog that i have had for 8 years, when i got him he was a mature dog so i am guessing he would be around 10 to 12 years old, i took him to the vets, were he is still there, he seemed to be sore in the stomach real tight , and was taking small breaths like he was sore in the stomach, well the vet said his gums were pail, she took blood to check for anemia , she said to check for a bleed inside, then she said he might have a liver or kidney ploblem ? so today they took more blood to check if the liver or kidneys were okay, so the results came back that they were fine, then she treated him for rat poisen as she said a heap of dogs around my town had eaten dead mice and got sick, she then gave him antinflamatories ? she said he was a mystery dog ? so we have been a bit stressed out worring what his wrong with him, ? oh i told the vet that last week i sprayed heaps of roundup around the backyard, and i thought he may of eaten some grass with roundup on it, she said it shouldnt hurt him ? do you guys have any suggestions ? or something i should be asking the vet to check for ? sorry if this is in the wrong section, regards jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korbin13 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 I don't have any suggestions, sorry. But just wanted to say I hope your old boy gets well. I love old Staffords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Poor old boy .. hope he recovers . It's always a worry when the oldies get ill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase293 Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 thanks for the kind words guys, its pretty crappy at the moment as the same month last year we lost our old staffy girl to old age , so im hopeing my old mate will be okay , i have been thinking of getting another dog for a while now, but i dont know if ill ever take the step of getting another 1 ? ill let everyone know what happens when i hear from the vet again , regards jase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianed Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Just a thought, I,m sure your vet has eliminated Hemangiosarcoma of the spleen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase293 Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 hi guys, i just heard from the vet, she said he is 70 % better today, she also said she might xray him tomorrow, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 That;s better news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianed Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Good news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase293 Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 hi guys, i went to the vets today, my old boy is looking like his old self again, the vet still couldnt find what happened to him ,? she said she put him on antibiotics, and also vitamin k , and said he responded to the vitamin k , well when he came out of the vets backroom he started peeing everywere , he went 2 times in the vets waiting room then i took him straight outside, he then started peeing again like mad, he peeded in the car, then 4 more times outside ? he went for at least a minute of none stop peeing the 1st time, it was like he ha been holding on for the whole time he had been at the vets ? since saturday , he couldnt stop, , well now that he is back home he seems to be like his old self, she thought he was tight in the stomach, but after all the weeing he looked and acted fine, so we still dont know what happened to him after all this , but im glad he is still here with us, here is a pic of my old mate jock, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Good to see his smiling face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 What a darling boy So glad he's feeling better and hope he's over whatever was causing the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashsmum Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Glad he's okay. Gotta love those staffy smiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stolzseinrotts Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Glad to hear the Old Man is doing well, great smiling pic of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase293 Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 thanks everyone, he seems to be his old self again, and is getting around like he is a young dog , i know he must be feeling better because he wanted some tucker , its a great to have the old boy back home, regards jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harley Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 He is beautiful! Glad he is feeling much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase293 Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 okay guys, time for a update, well it has been around 6 months since my old boy was sick, well yesterday we had him back to the vets, we noticed that he was getting around very slowly and seemed to be very bloated , well we got the worst possible news we could get , the vet checked him out and said he felt heaps of lumps in his stomach , well later on thay done more tests and said he was full of tumours , so we had to put my old mate to sleep , it was a terrible to lose my old mate , but i didnt want to see him in pain, so long old boy, anyway i just thought id let everyone know the latest , regards jase, ps , rescue dogs make the best pets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ams Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Jase I am so sorry for your loss. Yes rescue dogs do make the best pets and you were no doubt his best family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 I am sorry you have now lost your old mate .. he had a lovely smile..and you gave him 8 years of love. ... RIP Old fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carameldog Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 So sorry for your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazyWal Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 So sorry Jase. RIP old mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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