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Cocker Specific Discussion => Health => Topic started by: *Jay* on February 07, 2007, 02:55:03 PM
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Right, I'm quite neurotic when it comes to the dogs so thought I would see what others would do in our situation ;)
Jersey is 5 1/2 months old and has never had that much of an appetite and is very picky with her food. She has in the past gone without a couple of meals but would almost always eat most of her evening meal. Up until yesterday, she has had only a few mouthfuls of food since Sunday morning. I coaxed her to eat some food yesterday afternoon but then she was sick twice at teatime. She had a couple of mouthfuls of her food last night and nothing since then. She is still drinking. She did a poo this morning which was formed but a bit slimy ph34r She is bright and lively and nothing seems to be coming over her at all. I have made a provisional appt for tomorrow evening but though I'd canvas opinions ;)
I had Disney to the vets today as he was violently sick through the night and seemed quite low but he got a clear billl of health so a bug seems quite unlikely. He has more than likely picked something up as he is a scavenger but its obvious why he's not wanting to eat - just don't know why Madam is refusing her food :-\
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As a fellow neurotic, I would be heading to the vets as well in your shoes ph34r You know your dogs better than anyone and if your gut is telling you to go, then listen to it!! ;) I am sure the vets would sooner have an overly cautious owner than one who does nothing ;)
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I would be inclined to take her too Gill :D :D
Although I'm sure the vet says "oh no its that mad spaniel woman" every time he sees me!!! :005: Actually I've not been for ages....touch wood!! ph34r
Maybe its just that shes not keen on what she is being fed, although I'm sure you've tried lots oif things :D.......defo worth a trip to put your mind at rest. Hope things are okay :luv: :luv:
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Yeah I would go to the vet too.
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If you've seen my posts recently about libby and her sickness i know exactly how you feel. I would probably take her and see what they say. Is she her normal little self though?
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If she's fine in herself, then maybe she's thinking about coming in season :huh: ;)
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..another neurotic cocker owner here too ..its cos we luv em :005:
Seriously though, if you are worried, its probably best to have her checked out just to be sure ;)...hope she is better soon..will send some healing thoughts x
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If she's fine in herself, then maybe she's thinking about coming in season :huh: ;)
I'm the opposite personally!!!!!! I just want to scoff!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Nance went off her food when she was coming in too, and Nance is never off her food ::) :005: :005:
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I was thinking that she might be coming into season too.
If I were you, I'd take her to the vet. It's probably nothing, but it would put your mind at rest a bit.
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I would take her to the vets to air on side of caution and all that.
But i can say that when i got Laney at 6mth she never ate a normal full meal. At her worst i would have even has called her anorexic as she would go days, and i mean days, with out eating a thing. I had blood tests done, vit b injections, changed her food, everything. In the end i would just mashed up her food into a paste and syringe it into her mouth then hold her mouth shut until she swallowed. She got a little better after her 1st season. Strangley enought the day she started to eat normal was the day i mated her ph34r Ironicaly now she is at the complete extreme and will eat anything that i put in front of her and we constantly battle with her weight ph34r Go figure........
Good luck with Jersey :luv:
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My neighbour's dog is exhibiting EXACTLY the same symptoms on the same timescale as yours. Her owner took her to the vet this morning who said it was a very common form of gastric enteritis at the moment - his third case today. He simply advised offering Weetabix moistened with water. As long as she's drinking, he only wanted to see her again if she hadn't eaten by Friday. (£20 thank you very much.) Having said that sensible, practical thing --- if it was my dog, I'd take her to the vets too! ::) ::) Hope she's feeling better soon.
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I'm another neurotic owner, so I would pop to the vets. I'd prefer him to tell me there was nothing wrong than sit worrying!! ;)
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I'd be of to the vets too although if they have a squitty bottom I tend to starve them for a day first and then go onto small meals of chicken and rice then if the situation doesn't improve pop to the vets.
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I wouldn't go to the vets, but then I'm not one to rush to the vets at all !!!!! there is something going around, several people's dogs on Lurcher Link have been off their food for a few days, and then been completely fine again...
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If she's fine in herself, then maybe she's thinking about coming in season :huh: ;)
Oh please don't say that :o I'm hoping that she is going to be a late bloomer like Mary's Lottie :005: Maybe better start checking lady bits now then ::)
I've struggled to find a food that she would eat although I haven't wanted to chop and change too much for obvious reasons. We discovered early on she will not eat dry food even when its moistened so tried various tinned foods before settling on Davies chubs which she seemed to enjoy more than any other. She has been fed this for a good few weeks now so it might be that she is simply going off it but she even turned her nose up at sardines and gravy bones :-\ I have come home to two piles of diarrhoea which I think are from her (a bit too small to be from Disney I think) so will definitely err on the side of caution and take her along tomorrow.
At the minute she is beating the living daylights out of Aspen so she definitely doesn'tr appear to be under the weather. would be much easier if she would do the dying swan act :005:
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ah yes, the dying swan act :005: You know, in all the time of taking Chloe to the vets (and that was in the hundreds!), she never actually looked ill and would spin round in a frenzy ph34r After a while they knew that I knew when she was sick but for a while I got the old 'she looks fine to me' speech......
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If she's fine in herself, then maybe she's thinking about coming in season :huh: ;)
Oh please don't say that :o I'm hoping that she is going to be a late bloomer like Mary's Lottie :005: Maybe better start checking lady bits now then ::)
I've struggled to find a food that she would eat although I haven't wanted to chop and change too much for obvious reasons. We discovered early on she will not eat dry food even when its moistened so tried various tinned foods before settling on Davies chubs which she seemed to enjoy more than any other. She has been fed this for a good few weeks now so it might be that she is simply going off it but she even turned her nose up at sardines and gravy bones :-\ I have come home to two piles of diarrhoea which I think are from her (a bit too small to be from Disney I think) so will definitely err on the side of caution and take her along tomorrow.
At the minute she is beating the living daylights out of Aspen so she definitely doesn'tr appear to be under the weather. would be much easier if she would do the dying swan act :005:
oh gawd she sounds just like jarvis was at that age...he was a right b****r to a) feed and b) to find food that agreed with him and c) he steadfastly refused kibble and d) we tried very hard not to chop and change foods too.....and we had a re-occuring icky bottom syndrome (but full of beans....). only difference is he's not likely to come into season ;)
the good news is he's much better at 18 months (not long to wait ;)) and now has a healthy appetite :lol: and is on 'mostly' barf with a bit of arden grange and naturediet.
(and he went off sardines and gravy bones as well ::) )
good luck, hopefully just a 'blip' with her tummy - I would get her checked out if you're going to the vets anyway.
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I would probably go to the vet,if only for my own peace of mind. ;)
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I don't tend to rush Alfie and Tilly to the vets, bad mother that I am. Unless they were really being ill and had the runs for more than a full day and were looking under the weather I'd just starve them for a day then try scrambled egg or chicken and rice and see how they went on that. If it's just a bug it'll pass through and I'd rather not give them anitbiotics they don't really need and if it's more serious then that would be apparent in the way they were acting.
God, please don't report me to the doggy social services... they are never sick anyway! ph34r
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I am getting a bit better at not rushing them off to the vets for the smallest thing anymore :005: A few weeks ago Disney had a tummy bug and had the squits for a week which I was just treating with pro-kolin. Just as I started to panic and thought I had better take him to the vet before I got reported, it cleared up :005:
Jersey had a couple of mouthfuls this morning and 3/4 of her afternoon meal............the result of this is the most foul smelling diarrhoea. It really is rank ph34r
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Think she does need to see the vet, Gill....doesn't sound right. poor wee Jersey
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Hope Jersey gets on at the vets okay tonighte Gill :blink: :blink: xxxxxxxxx
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Hope Jersey gets on at the vets okay tonighte Gill :blink: :blink: xxxxxxxxx
ditto ;)
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Hope she is all ok :luv:
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The vet thinks she has been incubating an infection, especially as Disney now also has diarrhoea pouring from him. There was no obstruction felt when palpating her tummy and her colour is good. Her insides are very gassy apparently so the vet has given her a steroid injection for the inflammation and to stimulate her appetite, and a long acting antibiotic injection. If she is no better by Saturday, I have to take her back and the vet was talking about x-raying her :huh: Disney has to go in too if he is no better.
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ewwwww disney!
poor pooches :-\ as penel says i think there are a few nasty bugs going around, so hope they recover really quickly.
get well soon disney and jersey, it may be chicken and rice for you! (bet jersey will actually really love that :shades: )
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Awwwww bless hope they both improve soon :luv:
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Awwww poor darlin's :luv: :luv:.................hope they feel better soon Gill................and you dont have too much dia wotsit to clean up ewwww ph34r
GET WELL SOON :luv: :luv:
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Hope they are feeling better soon Gill.
Good luck with the cleaning! :005:
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Poor wee souls - hope they're feelin better soon. x
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Hope they're feeling better soon Gill and that Vegas, Dallas and Aspen don't catch it!
Hope you can still make the meet on Sunday, I soooo want to meet your doggies :luv:
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Poor babies and poor you. Hope they're both feeling much better very soon.
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Aww bless, hope they feel better soon :-*
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Not nice >:( hope Jersey and Disney will be feeling better soon :luv: :luv:
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Hope they are both feeling better soon Gill :D
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oh, poor babies - hope they're better soon!! :luv:
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Get well soon Disney and Jersey :luv: :luv:
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I hope they're feeling a bit better, its horrible when they're under the weather
The only thing worse than 1 cocker with dia wotsit - is 2!!
Bens mum
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Have they improved yet?? Poor little doggies. Is horrible when they are poorly and so exhausting too!!.
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How are they today Gill? i hope their feeling better :luv:
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Disney is getting a bit better - its no longer like a water bomb exploding out of his bum ph34r :005: Jersey has only had two mouthfuls of food since Thursday night and then had 3 lots of diarrhoea so she is going back to the vets at 12 today
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I hope you get on okay at the vets
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Awww poor little girlie, i hope she's on the mend soon :luv:
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How did you get on at the vets, Gill?
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Yes - how did you get on Gill?
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I hope everything is ok Gill? Poor Disney and Jersey.
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Got a complete ditz of a vet unfortunately. Her main priority was getting me to worm her with panacur granules despite only being wormed last month with Drontal. She is convinced she has intestinal parasites!! I was like a) I don't want it and b) even if I did, how do you possibly give it to a dog thats not eating ::) Anyway, managed to convince her to forget about the worming and we now just have two different lots of tablets for over the weekend and she has to go back on Tuesday. If the diarrhoea persists, then I have to get a sample and get it sent off to the lab. Since we got home, she hasn't eaten but has tried to be sick a couple of times. She's trembling quite a bit so we are just having cuddles on the sofa and hopefully once the meds kick in, she will be a happier bunny. This is actually the first day she has looked quite miserable - those spaniel eyes have a lot to answer for :005:
Disney has been wolfing down his sensitivity control food and his poos are now soft as opposed to liquid so the pro-kolin has done the trick with him. If his recurs, a sample will be getting sent off to the lab too but hopefully it won't come to that
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Poor little girly, hope she perks up soon :luv:
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aaaw - poor Jersey. Hope she feels much better soon. Vet sounds a bit of a dope though ::)
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We have seen loads of this at work recently - the vet was pleased it was frosty so it would hopefully get rid of the bugs.
Hope your lot are ok soon, poor souls, its a nasty one. :luv:
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aaaaawww poor little Jersey :luv: :luv: , hope she feels much better soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Jersey is not very well at all :-\ I put her to bed at 9.30 last night and didn't hear a peep out of her until we got up at 10am this morning. She has been very lethargic and just slept all day, still has diarrhoea and has been vomiting her water every time she has a drink. I'm going to phone the out of hours vet for some advice - I did have a thought that her meds might not be agreeing with her :huh: There probably won't be much sleep for me tonight ::)
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gill - sorry to hear she's no better :'(
i hope you get a non-ditzy vet this time and she's on the mend very very soon :luv: (and that you all get some sleep :shades:)
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Poor little Jersey, sounds like a really nasty bug she has picked up :'(
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Poor Jersey, I hope she picks up soon and you manage to get some sleep tonight. Hope the vet had something constructive to say when you 'phoned, not like the dippy one you saw when you took her in. ::)
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aww sorry to hear that Gill ...sending lots of healing hugs xxxxx
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How worrying for you Gill, I do hope she's ok :-*
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Aw, no - what a worrying time for you :(
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Hope little Jersey is feeling better soon :luv: You need to have faith in a vet - sorry you've got the dippy 'text book' one >:(
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Hope she's Ok Gill. Did you ring the vet? Does sound like her med's are upsetting her even more. :'(
Finger's crossed she's OK.
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how is Jersey and Disney doing now?
IF you are not happy with a vets advice I would make a point of not using them if at all possibble (sorry if that sounds stupidly obvious and patronising but I dont like alot of vets!) - I am incredibly fussy about my vets and actually am registered with two different vets so I can choose dependant on the problem I am going with.
For your own reassurance I would keep an eye on the colour of the gums, they should be a nice salmon pink colour - if they are pale this could be an indication of poor circulation or internal bleeding. If they are red this could indicate infection.
Your dog should have a good CRT (capillary refill time) to do a CRT - press down on the gum, this displaces the blood in the gum - making them temporarily paler, the colour should return within a verbal count of one two. If it does not this is an indication of poor circulation. Whilst you are touching the gums you can note how they feel -wet? or sticky? if they feel sticky it is a good chance your dog is dehydrated.
To check for signs of dehydration - pinch the scruff of the neck. If the skin is pliable and springs back into place then your dog is not dehydrated, if the skin remains tented then she is dehydrated and could well need rehydration therapy. You can help with this by syringing water into her mouth HOWEVER if the skin is tented then I would consider seeking a vet for advice - especially IF the CRT is slow and the colour of the gums is either pale or inflamed.
Good luck and please keep us posted.
Heidi
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Heidi, I actually work in a vets but wasn't happy with the way they treated some of the animals so moved my dogs to another one. The one we now go to is a large hospital type with a lot of vets so am unlikely to see the same vet twice in a row (thankfully in this case :005:) I agree that you have to have faith in the vets you use and I have lots of faith in the nice hunky one :luv: :005: :005: Pity he doesn't work everyday :lol:
Anyway, Disney is now back to normal - I am now going to wean him off the sensitivity control food and get him back onto his normal food and pray to the heavens that it doesn't recur.
Re Jersey - I have to stop her antibiotic and see if that helps. I also have to give her some Lectade which I have in the house anyway. There has been no more vomiting overnight (well not that I can see anyway but as it was just liquid she was bringing up it could have just dried into her vetbed :-\) but there has been some horrid green diarrhoea ph34r She is sitting up on the computer chair with me and is not interested in playing with Aspen at all - the poor boy looks so confused :005:
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I'm sure you're doing all the right things Gill, and having cuddles with Mum has got to be the best medicine ;) :D
Pleased to hear Disney is feeling better, get well soon Jersey :luv:
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Good news re. Disney and I just hope Jersey starts to show signs of a recovery. It doesn't sound very pleasant poor thing :huh: What a worry.
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Any improvement with Jersey Gill?
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Any improvement with Jersey Gill?
Afraid not :'( She ate a little bit of food at lunchtime but then had diarrhoea in the afternoon. I don't know where it is all coming from as she is eating next to nothing. She is still showing no interest in anything and is just sleeping. Tomorrows appt can't come quick enough - I just hope someone can get to the bottom of things as we are on the 8th day now and she is getting worse instead of better
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Oh Gill you must be so incredibly worried. I'm thinking of you and have all my fingers crossed that she gets better soon.
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Oh Gill you must be so incredibly worried. I'm thinking of you and have all my fingers crossed that she gets better soon.
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Ditto, roll on tomorrow. I so hope they can get to the root of the problem Gill. Good luck ;)
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Oh no, poor Jersey (and poor you) - so hope she's OK, you must be worried out of your mind Gill.
Crossing everything for you all :luv:
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At least working in a vets you have what you need right at hand. i.e advice and support (along with meds etc)
I hope there have been signs of improvment for Jersey, since your post of yesterday?
fingerscrossed for you, and glad that all is well for Disney currently/
Heidi
(no comment re hunky vet - you naughty girl! >:D :005: )
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Fingers crossed you sort this out soon
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I have only just caught up with this thread.
Thinking of you and Jersey Gill tonight - hope you manage to find out what's wrong with her tomorrow
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Well, she has eaten more today than she has the past 8 days which I suppose is a good sign but it is just coming straight out the other end. I've got a decent poo sample (believe me, there was plenty!!) so I will take that along with me tonight and get it sent off. She is sleeping on the computer chair at the mo so still not herself in that respect - she should be dragging Aspen along the floor by his ears by now :005: I suppose he better enjoy it while it lasts ::)
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what a worry! my fingers are crossed all is o.k :D you did the right thing holding on and seeing if this would clear up on its own. ::)
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Sorry to hear Jersey's no better, Gill. I hope she picks up soon...
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Well, we are back from the vets and won't really be any further forwards until we get the lab results back. The first part of it should be back beginning of next week so I have to take her back next Tuesday, or sooner if the vomiting starts up again. She has more tablets to take in the meantime so its just a case of wait and see
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How worrying. Do keep us updated won't you chuck - and try not to worry. ;)
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Fingers crossed for your test results :luv: I can relate to the fact that you don't like her settling down and not being naughty. Ben was poorly a while ago and was unnaturally good ............ I felt soooo much happier when he was back to the norm and driving me nuts :lol:
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So sorry to hear that Jersey is still unwell :'( Sending you lots of {{{{{{HUGS}}}}} for you alll
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I know you won't have your results back yet Gill, but how's Jersey doing in herself? :bigarmhug:
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I know you won't have your results back yet Gill, but how's Jersey doing in herself? :bigarmhug:
Touch wood, there is a definite improvement. She was back at the vets on Wednesday night as the diarrhoea was just running out of her. The vet put her on a different lot of antibiotics and 2 days worth of immodium suspension and it seems to have helped her a lot. She is having a lot less diarrhoea, she is eating a bit more (using hills a/d for convalescing animals mixed in with a little sensitivity control), she has only been sick once and is a lot brighter in herself. We are back at the vets on Tuesday for a check up so hopefully some of the results will be back then :D
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That's good new, Gill. :D Hope she continues to improve.
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Poor Jersey, hope she picks up soon. :luv:
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Hope she continues to improve.
Lots of love and good wishes being sent from us :luv:
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I'm glad to hear there is a bit of improvement with Jersey,Gill. :shades:
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Glad she's heading in the right direction ;)
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I'm glad little Jersey's improving a bit, she's had a really nasty time of it :luv:
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aawww poor little Jersey - sounds like she's had a rotten time :'( :'( Lets hope she gets better soon and is back to the ear pulling in the near future ;) :luv:
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hi gill just wondered how jersey is. i have been thinking of you all weekend i have heard there is a nasty doggie bug going around so maybe its something like that.do update us soon :D
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Her results came back yesterday and they were all normal so we can only assume it was a bad bug that she picked up and just couldn't shake. She has been given an extended course of antibiotics and the vets have asked me to wean her off the convalescent food and try her on her normal food which I don't want to do actually as this is the only food she is eating with even a hint of enthusiasm :005:
While we were at the vets, they carried out her 6 month check up at the same time. The vet commented that she was a perfect weight because she is such a dainty little girl. He then asked me if I was planning on having her spayed - I told him no as I was hoping to show her and he said "oh no, these show dogs are always very fat" :lol: :lol: Guess he won't approve of me trying to beef her up a bit then :005:
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Oh, Gill, that's great news about Jersey....I'm really glad she's got the all clear.
Wee Poppy is going in to be spayed tomorrow - I'm feeling like Vlad The Impaler :'( I wish she didn't have to have it done.....but we have no intention of showing or breeding from her, so I know it makes sense.
Kisses to Jersey from Poppy, her kennel mate. xx
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Im glad shes better and I hope poppys ok tommorrow.. :luv:
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Well, her tablets are now finished and she is as bad as ever. Her diarrhoea is covered in mucus and she is vomiting and off food :-\ The vet not happy to give more tablets so got to take her along this evening. That will be 3 nights out of 3 so far this week with Aspen going tomorrow as he is lame!!
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Gill I'm sorry she is not better.
Let us know how you get on at the vets tonight and good luck
cocker :-* to you all from Fern and a big slobber off Jock ;)
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Oh, Gill.....I'm so sorry to hear this - just when you thought she was on the mend. Good luck at the vets. Special wee hug for Aspen too.
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Sorry she's not any better Gill, whatever it is it's really nasty to her isn't it, poor little girl. Get well soon Jersey :-*
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Well, her tablets are now finished and she is as bad as ever. Her diarrhoea is covered in mucus and she is vomiting and off food :-\ The vet not happy to give more tablets so got to take her along this evening. That will be 3 nights out of 3 so far this week with Aspen going tomorrow as he is lame!!
God Gill, poor her! Do you have any ideas yourself? Did they test for campylobacter- it's usually green poo then isn't it?
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Oh Gill :'( I'm so sorry that Jersey is still not better, and that poor Aspen is lame, sending lots of healing thoughts your way, hope they are both better really soon, take care xxxx
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Oh no Gill.... just when you thought she was getting over it :'(
Hope Jersey's OK Gill (big hug to the little one) :luv: and Aspen too :luv:
Think I'll be at the vet too, Misty has had chronic diahorrhea since Sunday, like Jersey, it's covered in mucus and she's been off her food too.
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Sorry to hear she's no better Gill.
Melody has been poohing as you describe (every few days and at least 4 nights out of 7 we come through to a brown gloopy puddle in the morning) since the new year and we can find no cause for it. I'm wondering now if its an overnight anxiety problem but she shows not signs of anxiousness throughout the day - even when she's left.
We've tried all sorts, samples have been sent away - she's been on tablets and rehydration stuff and it only helps for a few days. Her diet now consists of Chappie as that seems to keep it at bay.
Hope you make some progress at the vet later ;) :D
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Oh no, Gill I'm so sorry she is not better and that now Aspen is lame!
You must really have had enough. Sending you and them lots of love.
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Poor Jersey :'(
I hope the vet can come up with something this evening.
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Well, her tablets are now finished and she is as bad as ever. Her diarrhoea is covered in mucus and she is vomiting and off food :-\ The vet not happy to give more tablets so got to take her along this evening. That will be 3 nights out of 3 so far this week with Aspen going tomorrow as he is lame!!
God Gill, poor her! Do you have any ideas yourself? Did they test for campylobacter- it's usually green poo then isn't it?
I suspected campylobacter but her results came back all normal :-\ No idea what the next step will be :huh:
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Sorry to hear this, when you thought she was making a recovery.
Sending you warm wishes. :luv:
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Aw, Gill, you poor thing, you're really going through it here lately aren't you? :-*
Hope you can get to the bottom of it soon.
Have you considered x-rays for a foreign body? She may have eaten something that won't digest. Just a thought... :-\
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Goodness me, it never rains but it pours.
Good luck Gill, lets hope you get to the bottom of it.
Sending healing thoughts to your lot :luv:
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Well, her tablets are now finished and she is as bad as ever. Her diarrhoea is covered in mucus and she is vomiting and off food :-\ The vet not happy to give more tablets so got to take her along this evening. That will be 3 nights out of 3 so far this week with Aspen going tomorrow as he is lame!!
God Gill, poor her! Do you have any ideas yourself? Did they test for campylobacter- it's usually green poo then isn't it?
I suspected campylobacter but her results came back all normal :-\ No idea what the next step will be :huh:
We had this when Hodge our kitten was poorly and it took 4 tests for them to get a positive reading of Giardia - ultimately he had FIP so was never going to recover but could Jersey have Giardia and her tests are hiding it?
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Well, her tablets are now finished and she is as bad as ever. Her diarrhoea is covered in mucus and she is vomiting and off food :-\ The vet not happy to give more tablets so got to take her along this evening. That will be 3 nights out of 3 so far this week with Aspen going tomorrow as he is lame!!
God Gill, poor her! Do you have any ideas yourself? Did they test for campylobacter- it's usually green poo then isn't it?
I suspected campylobacter but her results came back all normal :-\ No idea what the next step will be :huh:
We had this when Hodge our kitten was poorly and it took 4 tests for them to get a positive reading of Giardia - ultimately he had FIP so was never going to recover but could Jersey have Giardia and her tests are hiding it?
Yes, Giardia is difficult to detect and can cause vomiting and diawhotsis :huh:
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She got a full health check again (her 6th in about 3 weeks :005:) and her temp, colour etc was all fine but her insides were so squelchy that i could hear it very clearly while the vet was palpating her tummy. He has given her 3 injections and some Ranitidine to stop the vomiting and she has to go back Friday night. If no better or if it recurs again once the injections have worn off then she has to go in for gut biopsies :'( He is treating her for a recurring gastroenteritis at the moment but he thinks she may have inflammatory bowel disease. I hate the thought of any of my dogs needing surgery but she is so tiny it just makes me feel sick to my stomach to think of her having to go through that :'( Oh, and she also has ear mites......great eh ::)
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poor wee thing. What a time she, and you, are having of it :'(
I hope they do get it sorted :'(
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Logged on just to get an update on Jersey. Love and hugs to you both. xx
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I think they like to keep you on your toes Gill ::) :005: Hope Jersey feels a bit brighter after this visit to the vet, hopefully she won't have to have an op ;) Thinking of you xxx
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poor little girl :'(
hope the vets find the source of her problems....soon!
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aaaawwwww bless her - poor little thing - she must feel really horrid with such a squelchy tummy :'(
Big hugs to her :luv: :luv:
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Hope this lot of injections sort her out Gill and she doesn't have to go down the road of an op
lots of :luv: to you all
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Blimey, she's in the wars isn't she? :-\ Really hoping that "this" is it, and she doesn't have to go down the op route, the wee lamb :luv:
Big hugs to Aspen too :luv:
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Dear,dear - poor Jersey; I do hope they get to the route of her problems soon,Gill. :-*
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Well, she has stopped being sick but she is only eating a couple of mouthfuls per meal. She still has the runs with mucus but not as much as before so we will just have to see what the vet says tomorrow night.
Aspen will be joining her in the Gillbrook Infirmary :lol: He has a painful elbow which the vet has put down as poss OCD or poss trauma so he is on metacam and strict rest for 10 days and if no better then he will be in for x-rays etc. Oh yes, and he ALSO has ear mites :lol: So I'm home armed with Canaural and Advocate to eradicate the little blighters >:D
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Oh Gill ...what a tough time you are having :'( ...sending healing hugs for you all x
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Dare I ask, any better today Gill?
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Dare I ask, any better today Gill?
You beat me to it!
Hope things are better today, have my fingers crossed and the cockers have their paws! :-*
Really hoping there is good news for you xx
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Dare I ask, any better today Gill?
Her poos are not so runny but still have mucous, she was sick today and only eaten a couple of mouthfuls today. Her appt is 7.20 tonight and I have been feeling sick all day just thinking about it - even though it is with the dishy one ;) ph34r
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Gill - finger's crossed. I'll be thinking of ya ;)
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Hope it goes ok, you are having such a time of it, I'm sorry.
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Good luck for tonight hope all goes well. Poor little girl woofs and licks from my lot. :luv:
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Hope you get better news tonight Gill, cocker cuddles for your poorly babies
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Well the good news is that there has been a change of plan!! The vet feels she has improved a bit since Wednesday although her tummy is still very squelchy which is worrying him a bit. She has had repeat injections to see her over the weekend and I have to get another poo sample just incase campylobacter etc was missed the first time around. While we wait on those results, we will just treat her symptomatically should her symptoms persist. If the test results come back negative again, then she will have a full blood profile done and then if that shows up nothing and she is still no better, then she has to have the biopsies done.
I'm so glad that the biopsies are a bit further down the list now - I might actually be able to sleep tonight ph34r
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Glad the vet saw an improvement in her, Gill. It sounds like a sensible approach he's suggested and I'm glad the biopsy is further away.
How is Peg Leg Scratchy Lug?
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Fingers crossed she justgets better quickly. You've had more than your fair share with your brood ;)
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How is Peg Leg Scratchy Lug?
That is officially his new nickname - I love it :lol: :lol: He is fine but driving me up the wall. He is only allowed 3 x 5 mins walks for him to get the toilet, no running and no jumping for the next 10 days. You would really need to meet Aspen, sorry, Peg Leg Scratchy Lug, to understand how difficult this is going to be ::) But he is taking his medicine like a good little boy :angel:
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Here's hoping she has a good weekend and improves even more.
Squidges from us :luv: :luv:
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Glad to hear Jersey has shown some improvement although it will be nice to know whats causing her condition. Poor Aspen, sending him gentle cocker kisses from Melly and hope all the doglets get better soon xx
(Melly still has a runny/mucousy bum too ::) so I'll be back on the phone to the vet in the morning)
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Blimey Gill..I've only just caught up with proceedings...sorry ph34r
Its all a bit of a worry when the vets cant get to the bottom of it :-\ Have you given Jersey a bit of natural bio yogurt to put some 'friendly' bacteria in her tum?
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Have you given Jersey a bit of natural bio yogurt to put some 'friendly' bacteria in her tum?
Yes but she doesn't like it ::)
She is responding to the antibiotics and is on her second day of solid poos. The injections should wear off tonight so the telling thing will be how she is the next couple of days.
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Sounds promising. Hope she continues to improve ;)
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Fingers crossed that she is back to normal soon :luv:
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I am so pleased to hear that Jersey is now on the mend.
How was she last night when the injections wore off ? Fingers crossed everythings going well :D
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Her poos are quite bad this morning but there has been no more sickness and she is still eating at the moment so I have to hand a sample into the vets today and they will send it off
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Really hope you get to the bottom of this really soon. Good news that she hasn't been sick :D
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Her poos are quite bad this morning but there has been no more sickness and she is still eating at the moment so I have to hand a sample into the vets today and they will send it off
When do you get the results? I really hope to get to the root of it soon too ;)
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..sending healing thoughts x
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Just thought I would update. Jersey is much the same despite being on antibiotics for the past week. Her poos are now like scrambled egg ph34r and she is still having sicky days. She is going in tomorrow to have blood samples done - some of the results we will get back tomorrow afternoon but the ones for her pancreas has to be sent off and may take a couple of days. I am taking a urine sample in to be tested too but having been spoiled by my boys, I never realised how difficult it is getting one from a girlie :005: I've now given up trying to catch it and am going to wait for her to pee on the floor then I'll syringe it up :lol:
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Thinking about you both and hoping this nasty thing will disappear as quick as it came! Good luck for tomorrow. x
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HOw worrying for you. Hope you do manage to get to the bottom of it though - and quickly ;)
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Aww poor wee Jersey, its been going on for so so long. I hope the can get to the bottom of it Gill, it must be so much stress for you, thinking of you and your wee girly, and the boys ofcourse xxxx
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Sorry to hear about poor Jersey,
Thinking of you !!
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aww poor little poppet :'( hope the tests can find the problem and she will be well soon ...sending Jersey and you lots of healing thoughts and a BIG (((HUG))) x
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Blimey Gill, I don't know how you keep your sanity.
Still sending her lots of love and good wishes. Hope that the results will shed some more light, and she can start feeling better :luv:
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Sending lots of TLC, hope she's better soon :-* :luv:
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Hope these tests show something soon. poor little girl and poor you. [hugz]
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thinkin bout you ;)
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blimey gill, i'd thought she was on the road to recovery. so sorry that this is going on and on and hasn't been resolved yet. Fingers crossed that this lot of samples provide you with some answers and solutions. must be an awful worry for you. :-\
please get well jersey and start growing (otherwise they'll have to introduce a small-but-perfect-mini-cocker class :luv: )
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Ohhh - I feel bad I just caught up on this hope she is improving Gill - you must be worn out worrying about her.
Get well soon Baby Jersey Jx
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So sorry to hear about Jersey Gill :luv:
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She was as good as gold getting her bloods taken. We should hopefully have the results on Friday afternoon. However, the results from her 2nd poo sample came in while we were there and she has Giardia!! She is now on a course of Panacur liquid and hopefully that will be the end of that. I'm a lot more hopeful now that the bloods will come back clear and not show some nasty disease ph34r
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Gill, sorry to hear things still not right, hope the Panacur sorts everything and the bloods come back all clear
:luv: and {Hugs) to you and Jersey, and the rest of your family ;)
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So sorry to hear about poor Jersey! Hopethat the panacur helps and nothing else shows up!
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the results from her 2nd poo sample came in while we were there and she has Giardia!!
Lets hope the panacur sorts out the Giardia and she begin to get well again.
We also had to give something that contained good bacteria whilst giving the panacur (I spose its like actimal for pooches!) to try and keep her stomach balanced or something like that!
Jane
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. I'm a lot more hopeful now that the bloods will come back clear and not show some nasty disease ph34r
;) thats good to hear
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god, and here's me worrying about Misty - poor Jersey, I thought she was better ::)
Fingers crossed for the results on Friday Gill - and well done Jersey for being so brave this morning :luv: :luv: :luv:
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I hope the panacur sorts her out, you have had such a rotten time of it lately. get well soon Jersey
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Well that would explain the mucus, then. Not that I would wish giardia on her.....but at least it might not be as nasty as the google stuff you'll have found.
Fingers crossed!!!!
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Well I guess that's good and bad - bad because - well you're baby has an infection and good because atleast now you know what you're up against.
Hope the meds work their magic very very soon.
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Poor little girl. Still at least you have a diagnosis and can give her the correct meds. Hope they start to work fast and Jersey is soon fit and well. ;)
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Get well soon Jersey :luv: Gill, I hope you manage to sort the problem with her new medicine :shades:
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How is Jersey doing Gill? Did you get the other results back?
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We don't have the results of the blood tests yet - they weren't back when I called yesterday afternoon. However, she seems sooooooo much better. After 2 days on the Panacur (which she hates !!!) her poos were solid and normal coloured (still haven't been able to stomach scrambled eggs since ph34r). Her 5th and final dose is tomorrow so fingers crossed it stays away for good ;)
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Oh I hope you have cracked it with the panacur.She has suffered for far to long poor little girl, and you too, fingers crossed
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We don't have the results of the blood tests yet - they weren't back when I called yesterday afternoon. However, she seems sooooooo much better. After 2 days on the Panacur (which she hates !!!) her poos were solid and normal coloured (still haven't been able to stomach scrambled eggs since ph34r). Her 5th and final dose is tomorrow so fingers crossed it stays away for good ;)
Molly had something similiar when she was six months old. Her poo tests showed that she had a protozoa called gardia living inside her, which she had probably picked up from drinking/rolling in muddy water. Little scamp >:D The Panacur sorted her out. Hope Jersey is better soon.
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The vet has just called with Jerseys blood results and all were normal apart from one level (which I think he said was folate) which was quite high but that is quite common when there has been bacterial overgrowth with a tummy bug. Because she has responded really well to the Panacur he would like to hold fire on things but if her poos go funny again, she has to go on a 2 week course of Oxytet. Hopefully this will be the last of it and I can finally put a claim in and get my hundreds of £££'s back :005: :005:
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That's great news Gill
Hope you get the money back pdq ;)
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So happy for you and Jersey that the bloods were mostly normal :shades:
Horray for Panacur!!! :shades: Glad the pancacur is helping and heres hoping little Jersey is on the mend properly soon :luv: :luv:
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..so pleased to hear that Gill ;) ..hope Jersey's back to normal really soon x
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good grief you really have been through the mill!!! :oi dread to think how much this has cost you.i hope all is going to be o.k now, keep us all posted and big fluffybunny cuddles to jerseyxxxxxxx
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Gill that's great, here's hoping she is sorted out now ;)
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fantastic news, Gill.
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So glad to read that Jersey has finally been diagnosed and is making a speedy recovery ;) :luv: :luv:
We're still having poo problems with Melody and I googled Giardia and the symptoms are very similar :-\ All poo samples (3 in total since November) have so far come back clear so I'll ask about blood tests and see if we can take it from there.
I actually decided yesterday to take another poo sample when we were out on our walk and Melly perfomed on command :angel: BUT I was horrified to discover this one was bright green with bits of blue and red through it :o I phoned OH in a panic and he says he caught her with a mouthful of crayons the night before and she swallowed them just as he got to her ::) >:( So I'll just have to try again and see if we get any findings this time.
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Mairi, I don't know if you have already done this with your samples but the best way to get the giardia, campylobacter etc diagnosed is to collect poo on 3 consecutive days in the same sample container and then get the pooled samples tested. Because it is not always apparent in every poo, you can miss it like Jersey's first sample. Hope you get it sorted :-\
She had really soft poos on Monday so the vet decided to put her on the two week course of Oxycare. Tiny little pills but she still manages to spit them out >:D
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Thanks for that Gill, I wasn't aware of that >:( I'll get on the case (and onto the surgery) today ;)
I hope you've told Jersey these little tablets will make her better :005: Its always the smallest ones that the manage to spit out isn't it. Are they the type that can be shoved into a bit of cheese etc or do you have to give them on their own? Hope she gets better at taking them ;)
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She had really soft poos on Monday so the vet decided to put her on the two week course of Oxycare. Tiny little pills but she still manages to spit them out >:D
I've found the only way to get Misty to have tablets is to crush them up and mix them into a full bowl of goat's milk. She detects them in any kind of food, crushed up or otherwise. Even hollowed out a sausage and shoved a tablet in there but she was having none of it :005:
So glad Jersey is on the mend Gill, poor love - she has been through it :luv:
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Be carefull when crushing tablets as some have to be taken whole, although it does usually give a warning on the packet. ;)
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These ones are sugar coated so not made for crushing unfortunately. I've been hiding them in tab pockets but its not working. Tonights one will be popped over the throat ;)