Tilly Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 (edited) Our GSD went to work last night like normal (about 5pm) - he was bright and happy as normal. At about 7:3pm last night I got a call from my brother. Our GSD was straining to toilet (he thought he was trying to pee). At about 8pm he called again to ask me to come and collect the dog as he has vomitted. I raced the 45 minutes to collect the dog. I then put him in the car and drove the 25 minutes to the emergency vet and during this time the dog was getting more and more distressed. His breathing was becoming laboured and gaspy. I was beginning to think he was going into kidney failure (as my grandmother had shown similar signs when her kidneys started to fail). The vet immediately took him in for treatment, x-rays etc. The blood results came back clear, the xrays showed his prostate etc was all normal. Their was some faeces in the bowel but it is normal (wasn't hard etc). They drained his bladder and took out about a litre of liquid - the urine itself looked normal. They found no signs of stones or blockages in the bladder. They initially thought it was more serious (given his rapid decline) then just a simple infection but they could find nothing else wrong. They have given him a clavulox injection and a methone injection along with 20 Noroclav tablets to take twice a day and sent him home at about 2pm after he woke from the sedation. This morning he is still straining to toilet. While he looks like he is trying to pee he will also looks like he is straining to do number 2s - he seems to be alternating between the two. He has pasted a bowel movement but it isn't the normal amount - much smaller quantity. What he is passing is of normal consistency. He has peed a little bit this morning but not the normal stream ... it is just small drops. He is definately still not right but I don't know what to do next... I am waiting for his regular vet to open so I can ring them. Edited November 22, 2008 by Tilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Oh dear I hope your vet can find out what's going on, and have your dog back bouncing again soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamuzz Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Hopefully your regular vet will have some ideas - could it be poisoning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted November 14, 2008 Author Share Posted November 14, 2008 The poor boy must be feeling really unwell ... he didn't even look at his breakfast I did think it might have been a tick and did suggest that to the vets but he was checked both by my brother and the vets. The vets didn't think a tick matched the symptoms. My mother thinks I need to give him a bit more time for the injection to work on the infection in the bladder - basically I need to wait until about Tuesday to get the results from urine (they are growing a culture or something). The poor boy is just so miserable and I don't know how to help him. I have had about 3 hours sleep since Thursday so I am currently torn between wanting to sit with him and curling up and sleeping. Only 30 minutes until the vet is supposed to open .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zacpud Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Fingers crossed for a good outcome. You are having a worrying time, you poor thing. Good luck at the Vets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 sure he doesnt have an intussusception? They can be hard to pick up on x-rays but can cause blockage and pain take him for a second opinion or even open him up ASAP to see whats going on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted November 15, 2008 Author Share Posted November 15, 2008 I have just got back from the hospital. When the vets opened this morning I took him to see his regular vet ... who took one look at him, drained his bladder and said he needs to get back up to the hospital. At the moment he appears to have some weakness in his back legs but they can't be certain that this isn't caused by the sedation he had earlier this morning. He just doesn't want to play along with the physical tests they want to do. Currently all indications point to an infection in the urinary tract but he just got so very sick in a really short amount of time. They are working on keeping him hydrated and drained. They are also pumping in the antibiotics. If he doesn't start to pick up in a couple of hours or declines any further they will do an ultrasound and other tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InspectorRex Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Prayers coming your way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kynan Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Thinking of you and your boy and praying that he gets better soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifi Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 My old boy Ciaran came down years ago with meningitis & spondylosis, similar symtoms initially. They also thought he had intersusseption, but ultrasound helped rule that out. Hopefully your boy has just a nasty bug and the AB's will kick in quickly. sending good thoughts, fifi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Thinking of you and the Boy Tilly - hope it's just something simple and that he's back to his usual self in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Healing thoughts sent ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Any news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted November 15, 2008 Author Share Posted November 15, 2008 (edited) Still no real change. He is on IV and still not passing urine. They are monitoring his bladder and putting in the catheter as needed. They will probably do an ultrasound some time later tonight. I will give them another call later tonight and probably go up and see him again if they will let me. He is just laying there and tolerating everything they put him through ... Edited November 15, 2008 by Tilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colliewood Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Poor baby, hope things are better tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Baba Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 So sorry to hear about your ordeal. You are doing your very best, good for you....sending positive vibes your way...hope that tomorrow is a better day and that he is back to his normal, sprightly self. ALL THE VERY BEST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 (edited) He is just laying there and tolerating everything they put him through ... Hopefully he's just realised that they are doing stuff for him not just to him - he's a smart boy. Thinking of you - please let us know how you go Edited November 15, 2008 by KitKat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacklabrador Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Oh this is the big black boy? Sending good wishes Tilly Sorry to hear that he is sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted November 15, 2008 Author Share Posted November 15, 2008 I got a phone call from the hospital at about 9pm ... he was being difficult and having a go at all the staff. They wanted to put another drip in him but he didn't want anything to do with it. When I arrived he was so happy to see me that he just wanted to jump and roll around on the floor and play silly buggers. He was so glad to be of the cage he just wanted to play with everyone - the doctor and nurses that he wanted to eat not long before were very please to see him trying to kiss them and wanting cuddles. He is still not peeing but to see him so bright was wonderful. This morning he was just so flat and unresponsive. Fingers crossed but hopefully this means he is feeling a bit better ... I am really hoping when I go in tomorrow morning that he will be getting better ... but the vets have admitted they have no idea what has caused his problems. They have consulted with specialists but at this stage the only answer they have is a possible infection. I have asked them about the possible causes of being tick, meningitis, spondylosis and intersusseption but they don't believe he has any of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cockerlover Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 heres thinkin of u & your boy ,trusting the vets will find the cause of his illness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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