Not AGAIN!!!!! :(:(:(

[Roxyluvsme13]

Well, another Tink medical problem has arose and this ones probably serious...She has bloody diarrhea. She seems fine though...Im going to give her some pedialyte and see if that helps, but its not much blood, and u can barely tell its there, but still I'm worried...Any advice would be appreciated, I'm going to go force some pedialyte in her...
*worried*
Briana

[king2005]

From what I've learned at work is that a tiny amount of blood in the stool, is usually caused by stress. If its a large amount of blood, its usually caused by a worm that wraps around the intestein & causes it to bleed a lot.

So take her to the vet to rule out the evil worm or any other problem she may have.

[Roxyluvsme13]

From what I've learned at work is that a tiny amount of blood in the stool, is usually caused by stress. If its a large amount of blood, its usually caused by a worm that wraps around the intestein & causes it to bleed a lot.

So take her to the vet to rule out the evil worm or any other problem she may have.

At the moment, it probably is stress...i hope...we cant take her to the vet till Friday, cus my mom cant afford a $200 vet bill at the moment...Shes pooping like crazy...would that have anything to do with it? She poops like 2x every hour!

[poofy]

Poor Tink, so many problems for such alittle bitty thing, hope she gets better soon..

[Roxyluvsme13]

Poor Tink, so many problems for such alittle bitty thing, hope she gets better soon..

I know...

[king2005]

Please answer some of these questions & I can "try" to give ideas as to what might be wrong. But regardless, she does need to see a vet anyways.

Age?
How long have you had her?
Where did you get her?
How long has she been ill?
What food was she on at, where ever you got her?
What food is she on right now?
Is she coughing?
Is there thing coming out of her nose?
Is it clear, green or yellow?
Is it runny or thick?
Is she drinking any water?
Is she eating all the food the bag said she should be eating?

[Roxyluvsme13]

Age?12 weeks
How long have you had her?about 4 weeks
Where did you get her? a breeder/maybe puppy mill
How long has she been ill?since this morning with the bloody diarrhea
What food was she on at, where ever you got her? Puppy Chow
What food is she on right now?Puppy Chow(its all she will eat)
Is she coughing?no
Is there thing coming out of her nose?no
Is it clear, green or yellow?her poop? yellow
Is it runny or thick?runny
Is she drinking any water?not really
Is she eating all the food the bag said she should be eating?nope she hasnt eat, we gave her some pedialyte and syrup(if we dont give her syrup her bloodsugar drops)

[sammy101]

have you tried putting more holes is her collar?Thats what we have done.

I hope she gets better soon.

[Roxyluvsme13]

have you tried putting more holes is her collar?Thats what we have done.

I hope she gets better soon.

We may do that, but since shes not going outside yet, it doesnt matter at the moment...

[wolfsoul]

Are you sure the syrup is a good idea? As far as I know, sugar is one of the worst things you can give a dog that is having these problems. Sugar upsets the balance of intestinal flora, letting bad bacteria take over the intestines. If the bloody diahrrea is due to a bacterial infection, the syrup will only make it worse.

Good luck, I hope she gets better soon.

[areias]

I wouldn't give the dog syrup-a product called Nutri-Cal is much better. A friend of mine breeds Chihuahuas and she always has severals tubes on hand.

[dragondawg]

The only time a dog will display diarrhea as a result of stress is if the stress has resulted in illness.

There is no such thing as a worm that wraps itself around the intestine. Worms live inside the intestine, and some such as the round worm have as part of their life cycle the release of microfillaie into the blood stream. Other worms such as the hookworm attach to the intestinal wall. Since you are keeping your puppy up to date on its worming, and keeping it inside, the chances of problems due to worms or other parasites drops dramatically.

I did a brief search on your posts and couldn't find any prior on your dog's illnesses, so the background is quite unclear and how it was arrived at that the puppy was hypoglycemic(?).

The diarrhea you describe is typical as originating in the upper small intestine, and is indicative of digestive problems. Most likely it's directly related to giving the puppy syrup or sucrose based sugar. It's not unreasonable for large amounts of sugar ingested to cause flatulence, digestive upsets, including diarrhea in a puppy. This in turn as another poster suggested could cause imbalances in the bacteria flora in the intestine.

In general a hypoglycemic puppy should not be given sugar routinely unless the begining of a seizure is detected. What you can quickly get into is a situation where you give sugar, the puppy over produces insulin, creating a rebound effect or another sudden drop in the blood sugar. Probably there are other puppy foods out there other than Purina puppy chow that would be better. It is important that the puppy is given free choice per the food, so that it can feed several times a day, rather than a couple of large meals. In fact most puppies should be fed free choice unless they are the fast growing large breeds.

Your Vet will probably give you some Metronidazole and possibly prescribe some lomotil to calm down the intestinal movements. If the saliva of the puppy becomes stringy or vicous, then it's dehydrated, and you should seek immediate medical attention. You should ask your Vet about a diet that will control the blood sugar- without sugar/syrup being given. A puppy may or may not grow out of hypoglycemia depending on the underlying condition.

[areias]

The only time a dog will display diarrhea as a result of stress is if the stress has resulted in illness.

While I agree with the rest of your statements, I don't agree with this. I worked in a kennel, and a lot of dogs would have diarrhea because of the stress of being in a situation like that. Bloody diarrhea, sometimes is stress related and other times not. If it is indeed parasites, then yes it can result in the diarrhea. One round of worming dosen't always take away all of the worms.

[lv4dogs]

I know it's hard with all the problems you've been having with her but she really needs to see a vet. I'd probably go to another vet for a second opinion.

I know it's not your fault, but your mother should of really thought this through before getting a new puppy. She should of had enough money set aside should an emergancy arise (like this one). It's too bad.

I can't offer any advice as you really need to get her to the vets but I do wish you the best of luck with her.

Have you contacted the breeder at all? I know she is from a BYB, but still I'd be on their ass day & night, over & over again until something is done. I'd be pounding them about their negligence on breeding such poor specimans. You'd bet your bottom dollar I'd be getting something out of them, at least some help on determining what is wrong & how to correct it. If there was any type of warranty (which there should of been for that price!!) I'd be getting them to pay for every dollar spent at the vets. Really, you need to let them know that their breeding habits are absolutely terrible. You need to get the word out. Report them to your local vet offices (even the ones you don't go to), to the shelters etc... to let them know about all the problems. Even if they can't do anything about it it will at least warn others not to buy from them.

[luvofallhorses]

how is she doing today?