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"kate" <kate@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> kate wrote:
>
>> kate wrote:
>>
>>> My dog Bear, 11 y/o, threw up Sat. at 6pm. Yellowish with a treat or
2
>>> decomposed, he scarfed it back down. Shortly after, he took his
>>> medicines but refused his dinner. Withn an hour he was reguritating
his
>>> pills (which I learned is different from vomiting)and then his water.
>>> By Sunday morning he had thrown up perhaps 10 times. I took away the
>>> water. Besides no appetite and throwing up, I hoped it could wait
until
>>> Monday. His output slowed down, turning to yellow and then greenish by
>>> this morning. He had a normal BM on Sunday morning.
>>>
>>> The vet gave him SQ fluids, an antibiotic, an antiemetic and B12,
along
>>> with a presciption for Actigall.
>>>
>>> His bloodwork - he didn't give enough blood for the cbc etc -
>>>
>>>
>>> reference range
>>> ALB = 4.3 g/dl 2.2-3.9 High
>>> ALKP = 200 u/l 23-212
>>> ALT = 42 u/l 10-100
>>> AMYL = 362 u/l 500-1500 Low
>>> BUN = 22 mg/dl 7-27
>>> Ca = 9.6 mg/dl 7.9-12.0
>>> CHOL = 232 mg/dl 110-320
>>> CREA = 0.7 mg/dl 0.5-1.8
>>> GLOB = 4.4 g/dl 2.5-4.5
>>> GLU = 112 mg/dl 70-143
>>> PHOS = 5.3 mg/dl 2.5-6.8
>>> TBIL = 1.9 mg/dl 0.0-0.9 High
>>> TP = 8.7 g/dl 5.2-8.2 High
>>>
>>> She thinks it's a gallballder/bileduct problem. I haven't found much
>>> online about gallbladder problems in dogs and what I have found hasn't
>>> made me feel all warm and fuzzy.
>>>
>>> I was afraid it might be an obstruction of some sort - he's been on a
>>> homecooked and raw diet for years.
>>>
>>> He goes back tomorrow for more fluids and whatever else is needed, I
>>> suppose depending on whether he eats anything tonight - if I can get
the
>>> medicine in him, anad if he feels any better. She said that he'd be
more
>>> comfortable at home instead of hospitalizing him.
>>>
>>> I guess my questions are - from what I've read online, his only
symptoms
>>> that match are the reguritating and anorexia. His temp is normal, his
>>> color is good - why gallbladder?
>>>
>>> And Buglady, if you're out there - any links?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Kate
>>
>>
>> Just an update. Bear's been getting IV fluids, antibiotics, pepcid,
>> antiemetics (sp) and vitamins Tuesday and today. I drop him off at 8:30
>> and pick him up at 5:50p. He hasn't thrown up today!
>>
>> They were able to force enough A/D in him to get one of the Actigall
>> pills in him, which the vet thinks will really help.
>>
>> Tomorrow is the ultrasound.
>>
>> The barium is now in the large intestine. The are feces there as well,
>> which I find odd as he hasn't eaten since Sat. morning. I'm wondering
if
>> that has something to do with all this. I'll be glad when he poops.
>>
>> Still a normal temp but the bloodwork came in this morning and his WBC
is
>> high as is the neutraphil count.
>>
>> Kate
>
> Well, I feel like I've lost you all. ISP's dropped Usenet?
>
> Bear didn't throw up today - yay! This is a first. The vomit had gone
from
> yellowish to greenish to dark brownish.
>
> The ultrasound showed nothing abnormal except a small cyst on his liver.
> The vet has added reglan to his IV and today force fed more A/D which he
> has kept down. Yesterday he had a slight fever which she liked and it's
> gone today.
>
> Stool softener has be added as there's still feces since last Sat. in
his
> colon - he passed one yesterday - very dry. A huge addition has been
> turbogesic - without his arthritis supplements he was in a lot of pain
and
> barely mobile. His T4 has tanked as he can't take his meds.
>
> His gums and tongue are very red. A friend who's a vet tech vaguely
> remembered a dog with that symptom but didn't remember more. There's my
> question. Anyone have experience with that?
>
> I hope you are all well - Drs. Sandy and Deb, Buglady, Sharon, Dale et
al
> and others from days past - this newsgroup saved one of my cats life
back
> in the days of John Daugherty and Mark Epstein and I value you all so.
As
> Usenet dwindles away, I will remember you all with great fondness and
> gratitude.
>
> Kate
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