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You guys jinxed me!!!!

5K views 35 replies 17 participants last post by  Jackie from Concrete, WA 
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So, hear I thought we had Kodi's tummy problems under control, and the girls have never had any. Guess where WE were this morning. Yup. At the vet. Poor Panda had pretty nasty diarrhea last night, all mucous-y and bloody, and then this morning, a blow-out where she managed to not only coat her butt, but get it on her ears and caked into her back. So two baths in under 12 hours. She was drinking well, but she clearly didn't feel well.

Fortunately, my vet does have Sat. hours, and even though they didn't have any openings in their schedule, they took her in as an emergency. They thought she was pretty cute lying on the table for belly rubs, but I know my puppy, and that is NOT normal behavior for Miss Busy Pants. She just lay quietly on the table the whole time we were there. Although she was not dehydrated, and hadn't vomitted, she clearly felt nauseated too. She kept salivating, licking her lips and burping... Things she never does.

So, they gave her a Cerenia injection for the nausea, and sent me home with Cerenia tablets for the next few days. Plus she's supposed to be on Pepcid twice a day, super probiotics (Fast Balance GI paste) and on a bland diet of ground turkey (93% lean) and sweet potato for a few days. (Of course the other two went NUTS when they smelled me cooking for Panda, so they all had turkey and sweet potato for supper! ;))

She had a closer to normal (but still softer than it should be) poop tonight, so hopefully we're going in the right direction. I left a stool sample, so when they get the results of that, if it's anything that NEEDS ABX, we'll start her on them. But I like that as long as the animal isn't in pain, and doesn't have obvious signs of infection (she has no fever) my vet doesn't jump on ABX.

I still don't think she feels well, because she is just lying around on the kitchen floor, when she's usually out of control WILD at this time of night. The only positive thing is that it's made her forget about sex... She would have mated with the mail box for the two previous days! :laugh:

This photo is of her on the exam table in the vet's office. Normally, she'd have been either exploring or trying to jump off to explore the floor! Poor baby! :(
 

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#4 ·
Oh, no!!! Poor little girl! It is just pitiful to see her lying there on the exam table. :sick:

(You take your own towel for them to lay on? I love that idea, hadn't thought of it, though I do keep the furkids waiting in the car until the exam room is ready.)

I hope she is better by morning and that nothing bad shows up in her stool sample.

I'm chuckling about Panda being willing to mate with the mail box if you'd allowed her to. ;)
 
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No! :laugh: My vet's office ALWAYS has a memory foam pad with a clean towel on it for the dog. Little dogs are seen on the exam table, big dogs get their pad and towel on the floor, and the vet and techs come down to their level. It's the most thoughtful vet practice I've ever seen in terms of how they treat and interact with the animals.
 
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I hope she's better too! She did have another SMALL runny stool this evening, but she's just STARTED her meds and mild diet, so I suppose that's not a big surprise. I have a trial with Kodi tomorrow, but if she's not COMPLETELY OK over night and tomorrow morning, of course I'll stay home with her.
 
#9 ·
Hmmm. I told the vet she was in heat, (even told her what day it was) and he didn't say anything about a possible connection...
 
#21 ·
Poor Panda!!! She doesn't look like a very happy girl on the exam table. 😒 That yummy turkey and sweet potato dinner should help her tummy. Hope the little girl is feeling better tomorrow.
Well, the other two insisted on the turkey and sweet potato for supper too. They were pretty miffed that I made them eat "regular dog food" for breakfast, while Panda still got "the good stuff". :)

I'm at a trial today, and my son is watching Panda, with instructions to call me and I'll come home if she has any trouble. She had a closer to normal poop this morning, so I'm crossing my fingers!
 
#15 ·
WHAT is going on?? I can't believe Panda now too. If this had all been happening when I used to lurk here, learning about Havanese, I never would have gotten one. Unreal all these tummy issues it can't just be us? I wonder what percentage of Havanese have them.

So sorry for your little girl the pic on the exam table breaks my heart for her, reminds me so much of Sophie and how horrible it was to see my normally crazy girl just laying there looking pitiful. She hasn't gotten into anything, different treats etc? Dang. Praying she will be just fine in the morning. And I'm coming over to share their dinner with them. Yum!
 
#23 ·
Of course, the other thing we have to ask is, "how many dogs in general have tummy problems from time to time?" And the answer to that, I'm SURE is "A lot." Dogs are so well known for "dietary indiscretion."

Her food hasn't changed, and no new treats... Very few treats at all, since she has not been training much because she's in heat. But who knows what she could have eaten in the yard? We have a lot of birds and animals coming through.
 
#18 ·
and on a bland diet of ground turkey (93% lean) and sweet potato for a few days.
:hungry: Any lefobers? :hungry:

The only positive thing is that it's made her forget about sex... She would have mated with the mail box for the two previous days!
Now wi talkin! >:) Yu got one bery masculine, inner jetic Cuban hombre hear who is redy two help! >:) An no worries bout unwanted results eadder! >:)

Get well reel soon amiga Panda, wee got sum serius playing too doo.

besos :x Su novio, Ricky Rcardo
 
#20 ·
I hope Panda is feeling a lot better today. Do you feed the dogs at the same time side by side? I usually drain the turkey just in case there's some fat in it and then add a little purified water later if I have to. Sometimes Zoe objects to sweet potatoes. Do they lick their bowls clean?
 
#24 ·
well that's true other than a few of us seems the tummy things for most are fleeting. Although the 3 dogs I've had in the last 30 years never had to go to the vet for any tummy issues and of all my dog training friends etc I've never heard of anyone mention anything like that. At least not serious enough to have to go to the vet.

I think the only answer is a hamster ball, bubble wrap and duct tape :D
 
#27 ·
She's much better today, and TOTALLY happy to keep eating her special diet. In fact, Pixel is in a snit because I made her eat "dog food" tonight! ;). (Kodi doesn't care... He'll eat anything! :laugh:)
 
#31 ·
I can count the number of Havs I know with chronic stomach issues, even a sensitive stomach, on one hand, and I would need about 20 hands to count the number I know. It seems most of these issues posted in the past couple months have been acute issues. I don't think the little ones have a more sensitive stomach in relation to their bigger relatives, it just takes less of something to upset their tummy (but I would rather take care of a Hav with loose stool a few occasions than a Beardie even once ;))

Karen, I'm so glad Panda is feeling better. I too have a pathetic vet photo of Nino. He wasn't feeling as gross as Panda seems to be, but he was very upset that his buddies had to leave the room to check his stool. Hoping you find out what is causing this nastiness and end it after one bout!
 
#34 ·
She seems to have bounced back completely at this point. I'm keeping her on her sweet potato and turkey diet for a few more days, because I need to fly to Indiana from Wed-Fri., and don't want to take any chance of things coming back while I'm gone because I try to transition her food back too quickly.
 
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