Keva's evening at the vet *Nebo went today too 4-27

[wolf_Q]

It seems I have another dog with a sensitive stomach. Her new nickname is Nebo Junior. ;) On Monday my mom called me while I was at work saying that Keva was had thrown up in her crate then threw up again a bit later. I came home and she acted ok, I thought I'd wait and see if it got any worse.

On Tuesday I took her to work with me just in case and she acted fine, she was playing, eating/drinking ok, no vomiting. Well today I came home from work and I had a nice mess waiting for me. She had thrown up a ton in her crate so my mom had moved her to Nebo's crate (Nebo was at work with me) and she'd thrown up again in that one too. I took her upstairs to wash her off in the tub and she threw up a ton again. Then I took her outside and she had diarrhea, she was drinking lots of water as well.

I decided to take her to the vet. $200+ later (there goes the new camera fund :o ) I really don't know what is/was wrong. They did a blood test (the third one she's had and she's only 6 months old) and her kidneys were fine (I was a bit worried with all the dog food recalls and her symptoms). He said the liver levels were a little high but that it could just be because of all the vomiting. They also did 2 x-rays, one showed a little bit of something in her stomach...the vet said it looked more like grass or something like that then an object that would cause an obstruction, he thought it would pass. The same "stuff" didn't even show up in the other x-ray so I hope that is nothing. Her stomach is inflamed, she got a shot and some pills to help with that. She's been acting fine this evening, so I'm hoping she's ok now. The vet said just to watch for more vomiting in the next 36 hours. So if anyone wants to send some get well wishes Keva's way that would be great, thanks!

As a sidenote, I think I must spend entirely too much time at the vet. When I called it was the vet who answered, I hadn't even finished spelling my last name and he said "Is it Nebo or Keva?" I think I keep them in business with all the money I've spent there, but at least they are good about getting me in at the last minute (this is not the first time I've had to run a dog to the vet after work, usually an hour or less before they are supposed to close).

[Cinder & Smoke]

It seems I have another dog with a sensitive stomach.
Her new nickname is Nebo Junior.

I think I must spend entirely too much time at the vet.
I hadn't even finished spelling my last name and he said "Is it Nebo or Keva?"
I think I keep them in business with all the money I've spent there...

:(

Poor Keva!! :(

Could it possibly be a speration anxiety problem?

Sure hope you come up with a solution.

Get Well, Keva!!
{{{Hugs}}}, Amy!
;)

[wolf_Q]

Thank you Phred. :) I don't think it is a separation anxiety issue, I've been leaving her in a crate at home while I'm at work for the past month or two (besides when she was spayed and a few days here and there) and she hasn't had a problem. Usually she goes right in and doesn't make a sound (I actually video taped them one day, they spent the first bit getting the treat out of the kong then went to sleep). Though I admit she was really upset today because Nebo wasn't with her, but he was with her on Monday when she was sick. :confused:

[Ginger's Mom]

Aw, poor Keva. Did the vet's office have any suggestions? Should you keep her off certain ingredients in foods (other than the recall problems obviously)? Could it be that she is sensitve to certain ingredients? Is there a way of finding out other than costly allergy tests? Fingers and paws crossed that her tummy settles down soon.

[anna_66]

Oh poor little Keeva girl, I'm sorry to hear your tummy has been giving you problems:( I hope you start feeling better soon.

Amy your trips to the vet sound much like mine do, lots of $$ and no answers. Too bad they aren't like cars, plug them up to a machine to find out what's wrong;)

Lots of hugs to all the kids!

[Daisy and Delilah]

Poor little Keva, Amy. Poor Mom too :( I'm sorry to hear this. I hope that little girl gets better soon.

I think we could all write up the top ten reasons for knowing how our vets know us so well. Isn't it great that we care so much about our pets? Don't we wish everyone could be like this in the world? Sorry you lost your new camera fund :(

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}

[pitc9]

Oh No.... what was it that she has been throwing up?
Just stomach bile? Or was it food?

The poor thing!! I hope she's feeling better soon!

[dragondawg]

It seems I have another dog with a sensitive stomach. Her new nickname is Nebo Junior. ;) On Monday my mom called me while I was at work saying that Keva was had thrown up in her crate then threw up again a bit later. I came home and she acted ok, I thought I'd wait and see if it got any worse.

On Tuesday I took her to work with me just in case and she acted fine, she was playing, eating/drinking ok, no vomiting. Well today I came home from work and I had a nice mess waiting for me. She had thrown up a ton in her crate so my mom had moved her to Nebo's crate (Nebo was at work with me) and she'd thrown up again in that one too. I took her upstairs to wash her off in the tub and she threw up a ton again. Then I took her outside and she had diarrhea, she was drinking lots of water as well.

I decided to take her to the vet. $200+ later (there goes the new camera fund :o ) I really don't know what is/was wrong. They did a blood test (the third one she's had and she's only 6 months old) and her kidneys were fine (I was a bit worried with all the dog food recalls and her symptoms). He said the liver levels were a little high but that it could just be because of all the vomiting. They also did 2 x-rays, one showed a little bit of something in her stomach...the vet said it looked more like grass or something like that then an object that would cause an obstruction, he thought it would pass. The same "stuff" didn't even show up in the other x-ray so I hope that is nothing. Her stomach is inflamed, she got a shot and some pills to help with that. She's been acting fine this evening, so I'm hoping she's ok now. The vet said just to watch for more vomiting in the next 36 hours. So if anyone wants to send some get well wishes Keva's way that would be great, thanks!

As a sidenote, I think I must spend entirely too much time at the vet. When I called it was the vet who answered, I hadn't even finished spelling my last name and he said "Is it Nebo or Keva?" I think I keep them in business with all the money I've spent there, but at least they are good about getting me in at the last minute (this is not the first time I've had to run a dog to the vet after work, usually an hour or less before they are supposed to close).

A little grass goes a long way. As a recent example my Clover (aka cow dawg) seems to have the urge to pig out on grass the past few weekends. Typically she has consumed the grass while on our walks to the pond on the weekend. The net result is that between Sat and Sun the amount builds up in the stomach. Any dog food consumed sort of floats on by the cud of grass. Eventually the grass makes it to the small intestine, where it forms about a 3" long grass plug. Then the fun starts Sunday night, and in the early hours of Monday morning - I have to go out. Every other hr she goes out and successfully makes a puppy boo boo. Most of the times normal, and on rare occaison soft. Usually sometime on Monday, she throws up the grass. At that point everything is back to normal. In essence what is happening is that the grass is forming a partial obstruction in the intestine. The intestines have the urge to purge themselves, thus all the trips out. Eventually she throws up the plug and the intestines are happy again. Presumably if plug had gone in first, the dog food would have come right back up, and the problem would have continued until the grass got shoved through. My strategy for a few weekends will be to give acid blockers, hopefully removing the acid build up in her stomach and the urge to fill up on grass.

The point is that what ever the Xray picked up could be intermittently causing a problem, and will continue until expelled. You need to try to remember back to when the problem started and whether you saw the dog consume grass, bones, stones, etc. Then try to come up with a solution to prevent the offending material from being consumed again. Not aways easy. Your choice of dog food may not have anything to do with the stomach problems. Possibly the number of feedings might. In the case of my cow dawg it might be she needs filler between her meals as a long term solution. Or more in the morning and less in the evening. Or a lower protein/fat formula so that I can increase the volume. But there's no allergy involved.

All you can do is wait for the something to become nothing. If puppy starts vomiting blood, then call your Vet immediately.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Well ... :confused: ??

How's Miz *Urrk* & *Gurrk* doing today?

Hope things are "passin through" without any unplanned "reversals"!

;)

Hope you're Feelin Better, Cute Face!
:)

[Kfamr]

Oh poor Keva!
Hope you get to the bottom of this one quickly. I can't believe it's only 4 more days until the start of a very, very fun month! :D

[luvofallhorses]

aww poor Keva and poor you! :( I hope she feels better very soon!
(((Amy & Keva)))

[chocolatepuppy]

Pawsitive thoughts headed your way Keva. I hope you're feeling better soon. :)

[Vela]

Aww I am SO sorry to hear Keva is feeling ill. I hope she is better soon and it's nothing serious in any way!

[pitc9]

How is the baby girl today??

[lizbud]

I'm sorry that Keva has had stomach problems.Hope she is feeling better
today.

[cmayer31]

Wow, I hope miss Keva is feeling better! I'm sorry to hear that she had to go to the white coats. :(

[wolf_Q]

Keva seems fine...she hasn't thrown up at all since then. She's been playing/eating/drinking ok, so I hope she's ok. I talked to the vet when I took Keva about Nebo eating the recalled NB venison and brown rice dog food. He acts perfectly fine but the vet worried me by saying he could have kidney damage but not be showing symptoms. :/ So since I'm paranoid I took him in today and had a blood test and urinalysis (another $80). The vet called with the blood test results a little while ago and that looked fine, one kidney level was a bit high but he said that could be normal. I won't get the urinalysis results until tomorrow or as late as monday. I'm sure NB won't pay for that, though they should as I wouldn't be having to do this if it weren't for the stupid recall.

[K9soul]

I'm sorry I missed this earlier Amy. When it rains it pours doesn't it? I hope your worries are put more at ease now. I'm glad to hear little Keva seems to be feeling better. Sending hugs and kisses to the beautiful husky duo :)

[dukedogsmom]

Wow Amy. I'm sorry you're having all that trouble but I know it makes you feel better to make sure and see if they're both alright. Though it sure makes the wallet hurt, doesn't it? I'm glad Keva seems to be ok now and I hope Nebo will, too. Hug them for me and I hope everything works out alright.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Aww... poor babies! I hope Nebo & Keva are feeling better in no time! ;)

[Cinder & Smoke]

Keva seems fine...she hasn't thrown up at all since then.

Nebo ... I took him in today and had a blood test and urinalysis (another $80).

The vet called with the blood test results a little while ago and that looked fine ...

<sigh> of Relief! :)

THANKS, God!

;)

[Daisy and Delilah]

Gosh Amy. Sorry you're having troubles with both of those cuties. I'm glad to hear Keva is better and I hope Nebo is going to continue with a clean bill of health.

Maybe you can get some help with the bill from the company. It certainly isn't your fault that the food was recalled. :(

[cmayer31]

Keva seems fine...she hasn't thrown up at all since then. She's been playing/eating/drinking ok, so I hope she's ok. I talked to the vet when I took Keva about Nebo eating the recalled NB venison and brown rice dog food. He acts perfectly fine but the vet worried me by saying he could have kidney damage but not be showing symptoms. :/ So since I'm paranoid I took him in today and had a blood test and urinalysis (another $80). The vet called with the blood test results a little while ago and that looked fine, one kidney level was a bit high but he said that could be normal. I won't get the urinalysis results until tomorrow or as late as monday. I'm sure NB won't pay for that, though they should as I wouldn't be having to do this if it weren't for the stupid recall.

I'm glad that Keva's results came out all right. I hope Nebo's urinalysis comes out healthy and no problems.

[wolf_Q]

The vet just called a few minutes ago...Nebo is fine, his urinalysis came back normal. :) Also Keva has been acting good too. Well, they had to suffer through a bath today, but they survived. ;)

[chocolatepuppy]

Amy, it's good to hear both Nebo and Keva are ok. :)

[K9karen]

Oops..sorry this is late....but glad I checked in and got the good news! "Woo Woo" from Mz Klo and mucho kisses to Nebo and Keva from me! {Hugs to Amy too}

[Ginger's Mom]

I am glad to hear that there is nothing seriously wrong and that Keva is feeling better. Hugs to both of those cuties.

[bckrazy]

Po' Keva & Nebo! =( Sounds like a really stressful few days, for you. I'm glad everybody is better!

Gonzo always gets an upset tummy, on and off, when the weather starts getting warmer. I've never been able to figure it out & neither has our Vet. This year, he's eating Raw, and he hasn't been sick yet... *crosses fingers*

[cyber-sibes]

I missed this, I was gone for almost a week. I know you made it to Florida, so MissKevious must have recovered alright. my vet always asks if mine are keeping their food down ok, apparently huskies have a reputation for sensitive stomachs! (Of course the exception to the rule is Mr. Sherman, if he can chew it apart, in it goes,silly boy :rolleyes: ) Will keep paws crossed vacation food agrees with Nebo & Nebo Jr.!

[Kfamr]

Neither of them have had any problems so far! :)

Only problem was from drinking salt water yesterday at the island.