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10-03-2011, 12:54 PM
Originally Posted by spottydoggy 
Mornirng guys
Another bad night ,not much sleep
lady with her sickness and tanya with her bad poo , tanya going to vets in an hour ,got the 2 poo samples but we not going to know if it is Campylobacter for 3 or 4 days
They are soo unwell this morning
Best of luck spotty - and big hugs
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10-03-2011, 01:03 PM
I went this morning to vets ,vet has given tanya ab injection and ab tablets and some antepsin ,he also said that it looks like it is campyobacter , we wont get the results back untill monday .
lady cant have any pain meds ,so thats upset me ,but she keeps been sick anyway
they both have very tight tummys ,so they are quite uncomfortable
and both there temps are 103.00
i have pasta cooking for tanya and rice cooking for lady ,aswell as cuddling them ,they crying a bit today
think they feeling rough .
vet has told me to keep a really close eye on lady ,cause she could get worse ???? thats all he said about that ???
hopefully tanya should start coming round soon ,but we dont exatly know whats going on with lady yet ,its really unsuall for him to say that.
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10-03-2011, 01:04 PM
Originally Posted by Gnasher
O My Lord, you're going through the mill. Poor Tanya, she looks SO sweet though tucked up in bed, clearly she is being spoiled rotten and quite right too!!
Best of luck spotty - and big hugs
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10-03-2011, 01:12 PM
How long has your GSD been taking Metacam, as this can have some nasty side effects, including sickness/diahroah? If she needs pain relief long term, I would be inclined to find something kinder to her stomach.
Hope they are both better soon. Acidophilus available from any health food shop and some chemists may be worth a try, it wont affect any other medication they are having and is totally safe for even a week old puppy.
I have an old recipe for chicken soup used for convalescing dogs, hope it helps.
One whole chicken
2 stock cubes
3 large carrots sliced or grated.
2 large handfuls green beans (frozen/fresh or canned)
1 cup rice or pasta
3-4 cloves of garlic
Put chicken and stock cubes in a large saucepan and add enough water to cover, cook slowly until meat is tender and the bones are starting to dissolve. Remove the meat from the bones. Cook the vegetables and rice or pasta in the chicken juices and mix with the chicken - feed as a soup or add to dried food.
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10-03-2011, 01:20 PM
Originally Posted by SallyG
Oh dear, what a worry. If they have Campylobacteriosis they may need to be on a drip to avoid dehydration. The symptoms are very much like Parvovirus.
How long has your GSD been taking Metacam, as this can have some nasty side effects, including sickness/diahroah? If she needs pain relief long term, I would be inclined to find something kinder to her stomach.
Hope they are both better soon. Acidophilus available from any health food shop and some chemists may be worth a try, it wont affect any other medication they are having and is totally safe for even a week old puppy.
I have an old recipe for chicken soup used for convalescing dogs, hope it helps.
One whole chicken
2 stock cubes
3 large carrots sliced or grated.
2 large handfuls green beans (frozen/fresh or canned)
1 cup rice or pasta
3-4 cloves of garlic
Put chicken and stock cubes in a large saucepan and add enough water to cover, cook slowly until meat is tender and the bones are starting to dissolve. Remove the meat from the bones. Cook the vegetables and rice or pasta in the chicken juices and mix with the chicken - feed as a soup or add to dried food.
vet checked them this morning and they are still hydrated ,so he has given them some more lectade ,
Tanya isnt on painkillers ,she is on steriods ,she has hip displaysea aswell but its not as bad as lady .
Lady is the one who needs pain meds cause she is really uncomfortable ,and she is usually on zubrin one 200mg once a day .
her tummy cant take the normal painkillers .
yeah thanks for that i will get some of that acidophilus this afternoon , anything that helps ,i will do at the moment .
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10-03-2011, 01:25 PM
Originally Posted by krlyr
Would your vet be happy giving her a Cartrophen injection? The dog needs to be off Metacam for a few days before they can be given but this might be better as it's injected straight into the affected area, rather than administered orally. My GSD with hip dysplasia had it done and it definately seemed to help short-term.
Devil's Claw really seemed to help her too but that's oral. Might be a bit gentler on the tummy though? Probably worth discussing with the vet. I ditto the magnetic collars, I've seen them used and making a difference to the dog. The Bioflow ones are expensive but I think there's a couple of cheaper brands that are meant to be good still.
Lady isnt on cartrophen at the moment but she is on zubrin 200mg , she cant have it at the moment cause of this bug
sometimes its hard to keep up with it all ,they both have so many problems
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10-03-2011, 06:53 PM
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10-03-2011, 08:20 PM
Originally Posted by SallyG
Oh dear, what a worry. If they have Campylobacteriosis they may need to be on a drip to avoid dehydration. The symptoms are very much like Parvovirus.
How long has your GSD been taking Metacam, as this can have some nasty side effects, including sickness/diahroah? If she needs pain relief long term, I would be inclined to find something kinder to her stomach.
Hope they are both better soon. Acidophilus available from any health food shop and some chemists may be worth a try, it wont affect any other medication they are having and is totally safe for even a week old puppy.
I have an old recipe for chicken soup used for convalescing dogs, hope it helps.
One whole chicken
2 stock cubes
3 large carrots sliced or grated.
2 large handfuls green beans (frozen/fresh or canned)
1 cup rice or pasta
3-4 cloves of garlic
Put chicken and stock cubes in a large saucepan and add enough water to cover, cook slowly until meat is tender and the bones are starting to dissolve. Remove the meat from the bones. Cook the vegetables and rice or pasta in the chicken juices and mix with the chicken - feed as a soup or add to dried food.
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