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spidersweb1) wrote2006-12-07 07:10 am
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Wanna know where I've been?
The Adorable Puppy has colitis-- which seems to be a generic term the vets are using to describe chronic and/or persistent diarrhea. With blood present. Caused by gas, which may or may not be caused by a food injury. We've been given drugs (twice now) and had x-rays. No evidence of tumors or symptoms of lymph swelling or anything that would indicate cancer.
Just massive, massive gas, resulting in cramping and the aforementioned Big D. I am fucking sick of scrubbing my carpet. I cannot afford to have Stamley Steemer come, because I have spent any extraneous part of my budget paying for the vet's bills.
I am exhausted. I had 5 hours of sleep last night, and 4 the night before, because I keep launching myself out of bed to let the Puppy outside.
And now, I have to go take a shower and try to be at a faculty meeting by 8 am.
Please pray for the dog to get better. I can't take much more.
EDIT: I meant to say "food allergy." That's the vets' current and prevailing theory. They did the x-rays to make sure that it wasn't cancer, an obstruction, or a twisted up intestine. The bouts do get worse when I walk him (so, I guess, none of that for a bit, since I don't have a yard and can't leave him out after) and I've put a call into the doctor to see if that particular cause+effect signals any different information.
The current bout seems to be over for the time being. I have agreed to supervise a reverse suspension day on 12/16 (8a-2p) to help with the expense.
Just massive, massive gas, resulting in cramping and the aforementioned Big D. I am fucking sick of scrubbing my carpet. I cannot afford to have Stamley Steemer come, because I have spent any extraneous part of my budget paying for the vet's bills.
I am exhausted. I had 5 hours of sleep last night, and 4 the night before, because I keep launching myself out of bed to let the Puppy outside.
And now, I have to go take a shower and try to be at a faculty meeting by 8 am.
Please pray for the dog to get better. I can't take much more.
EDIT: I meant to say "food allergy." That's the vets' current and prevailing theory. They did the x-rays to make sure that it wasn't cancer, an obstruction, or a twisted up intestine. The bouts do get worse when I walk him (so, I guess, none of that for a bit, since I don't have a yard and can't leave him out after) and I've put a call into the doctor to see if that particular cause+effect signals any different information.
The current bout seems to be over for the time being. I have agreed to supervise a reverse suspension day on 12/16 (8a-2p) to help with the expense.
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Now, we are on a 10 day of Azulfidine-- he was doing pretty well and then I took him for a walk yesterday around 6pm. By 1 am, diarrhea (and again at 6 am this morning).
Yes, he has been in the trash at least twice in the last 3 months. He's eating a mix of his current food (purina naturals chicken&rice) and the Hill's Science i/d diet. They told me not to switch his food cold turkey.
The diarrhea has been going on since Halloween --on and off, but every week. They showed me the x-rays-- Loads of gas. Diarrhea is mostly blood and mucus, very little stool, though he produces normal to soft stools in between incidents.
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He was having a lot of stomach burbling prior to getting into the trash (a new trick-- he'd never tipped over the can before). THey told me the fancy name for that, but I forget it. That was the first symptom that put food allergies on the possible causes list. The diarrhea showed up about 2 months after the burbling (we happened to be in there for the cat, and I asked about the burbling).
I haven't given him any produce (carrots or slices of apple) or bread crusts since the diarrhea started, though they were "treats" since he's been small. His current dog biscuits are also purina-- same brand as the dog food.
Taking him for walks produces the worst of it-- I feel bad for not exercising him, but am I making it worse by taking him out for a mile or more and getting his insides stirred up? He doesn't seem to have incidents of diarrhea after just playing/exploring outside, i.e. at his own pace, with me following.
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I'm going to hold back on the long walks for a while-- for whatever reason, that's a common element for several of these bouts.
He did get me up last night, but to pee, not the other. He seems chipper this morning, and hungry. His stools were soft, but not uncommonly so. They were lighter in color, though.
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We had an interesting night last night-- the farts finally arrived, and I'm cautiously taking it as a good sign (where cautiously = me holding my nose). Stools are still soft and there was one slightly loose one this morning when we went out, but no blood or mucus.
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