Reachoutrescue
03-20-2008, 09:12 PM
I apologize for being away for so long. Things have been very rough here, and I still am with out a computer at home.
We have lost Fluffy and Captain. Fluffy died Sunday of an unknown illness, and Captain had to be euthanized on Monday. He stopped eating and was having trouble breathing. Due to his condition (unable to walk, being blind, and having seizures), it was the best thing for him.
Thor and Peanut are thriving, but Chica and Snoopy have become ill as well. Our vet and two others can not find anything wrong with them. We have spent hundreds of dollars on blood work and fecals, just to have them come back normal. They have spunk still and show interest in food, but just nibble or not even take a bite, and their stool is all water. They are both drinking water still, which is good. Our vet said all we can do is keep them hydrated (we are mixing Pedialyte with their water and giving Pedialyte directly through a syringe several times daily), give them the Albon (which covers coccidia, URI, and many other things), give them ProGut, to help with the watery stool, and pray. I just wish they would eat. This has been going on for about a week now. I am not sure what happened, but whatever it was is bad. The vet feels that at one point Captain had Distemper and that is why his bone structure became deformed. It was Neurological and she said he showed signs of the last stage of Distemper. If this is indeed the case, then that is what may be wrong with Chica and Snoopy, but their immune system was much stronger and they are trying to beat it. They were vaccinated about 5 days prior to the start of all this, and the immunity they got from Pumpkin is in their favor. Our vet is not sure if they will make it or not.
Pumpkin has Demodectic Mange and an infection in between her breasts from them rubbing together. She is in foster care being treated with Antibiotics and Mitaban. She has a home waiting for her when she is fully healed, but that won't be for at least two months, if not longer.
I just wanted to update everybody. I will update again as soon as I get to a computer. I am sorry for the bad news and the time I was away. I hope everybody has a nice Easter. Please pray for our remaining four puppies.
Thank you Pet Talk.
We have lost Fluffy and Captain. Fluffy died Sunday of an unknown illness, and Captain had to be euthanized on Monday. He stopped eating and was having trouble breathing. Due to his condition (unable to walk, being blind, and having seizures), it was the best thing for him.
Thor and Peanut are thriving, but Chica and Snoopy have become ill as well. Our vet and two others can not find anything wrong with them. We have spent hundreds of dollars on blood work and fecals, just to have them come back normal. They have spunk still and show interest in food, but just nibble or not even take a bite, and their stool is all water. They are both drinking water still, which is good. Our vet said all we can do is keep them hydrated (we are mixing Pedialyte with their water and giving Pedialyte directly through a syringe several times daily), give them the Albon (which covers coccidia, URI, and many other things), give them ProGut, to help with the watery stool, and pray. I just wish they would eat. This has been going on for about a week now. I am not sure what happened, but whatever it was is bad. The vet feels that at one point Captain had Distemper and that is why his bone structure became deformed. It was Neurological and she said he showed signs of the last stage of Distemper. If this is indeed the case, then that is what may be wrong with Chica and Snoopy, but their immune system was much stronger and they are trying to beat it. They were vaccinated about 5 days prior to the start of all this, and the immunity they got from Pumpkin is in their favor. Our vet is not sure if they will make it or not.
Pumpkin has Demodectic Mange and an infection in between her breasts from them rubbing together. She is in foster care being treated with Antibiotics and Mitaban. She has a home waiting for her when she is fully healed, but that won't be for at least two months, if not longer.
I just wanted to update everybody. I will update again as soon as I get to a computer. I am sorry for the bad news and the time I was away. I hope everybody has a nice Easter. Please pray for our remaining four puppies.
Thank you Pet Talk.