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Pets & Working Animals => Dogs => Topic started by: Helencus on October 03, 2011, 10:48:02 pm
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Hi anyone have any experience of managing this condition in a dog? My lab has had 2 severe bouts in the last 6 weeks and I'm struggling to keep her stable. She's on a prescription diet but with chickens around it's almost impossible to stop her getting at her favourite guano delicacy. That being said we've started to take her out on a lead so we can be sure she's not eating crap.
Anyone successfully managed to cope with this condition longer term?
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Our border collie had a very severe bout when she was 11 and ended up being hospitalised for a week on a drip. That seemed to cure it as she never had another occurrence after that and lived another 4 years.
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She's back in hospital on a drip, we aren't sure if it's cancer so 72 hrs on fluids and if no improvement we have to let her go as she's in pain. I fear the worst tbh.. :'(
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Good luck, I hope all is well with her :bouquet:
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hope everything goes ok :bouquet:
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.... thinking of you and Choccie :bouquet:
Tilly
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Oh poor you, Our Scamp was really bad when admitted as we just thought it was ordinary tummy ache and assumed she would be better by morning. Needless to say she was a lot worse, almost comatose, but after a few days on painkillers and a drip she rallied. We never found out what the cause was, but she never had it again.
Fingers crossed for your little one. :bouquet:
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Any news?
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Sadly we had to have her put to sleep yesterday. She spent 4 days in hospital seemed like she was doing well then had a major attack. Turned out it was her liver and the vet thought it was cancer. They couldn't control the pain whilst she was having the attack so they thought the kindest thing to do was euthanise her. It was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do as she was so bright and thrilled to see us. So very very sad but we really couldn't do any more.. Gutted
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Im really really sorry to hear your news. You know you did everything you could but that doesnt make it any easier So sorry..... :(
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Thanks it was the right thing to do but so hard.. Even the vet cried she was such a beautiful dog.
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Oh I am so sorry to hear your sad news, take comfort that you did all you could. So sad. :'(
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I am so sorry to hear of your loss. XXX :bouquet:
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So sorry to hear of your loss. It's always hard to let them go. :bouquet:
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Sorry Helencus :bouquet:- You can rest assured you did the best thing for her.
Chin Up.
:wave: Tilly
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Thanks I know it was just hard to get my head round the fact that she's gone. Our boxer is looking for her all over.
Have to get her ashes tomorrow :'(
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I lost an Irish Setter the same way years ago, it was cancer. You know you did the right thing but its hard living with the loss. We lost Fallon on the 4th of July and Tanya has only started to pick up in the past couple of weeks. Its been heartbreaking watching her looking for her friend but the other day brought a smile to my face when she started playing with our Jack Russell so I knew she was on the mend. :bouquet:
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We have poppy a springer too so he has a play mate but Amber was his 'mom'. She was the one he cuddled up to at night even from a pup. He's ok just a bit lost. So sad...
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:'( So Sorry for your loss,sending you a hug xx :'( :'( :'(
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Hi, sorry to hear about your Lab, I have a pug with the condition, and after the second bout I took advice from Denes (they have a very good web site) Pearl the pug is now on a low fat diet, and has a homeopathic drops when she has eaten a 'NO NO' food, which is anything fatty, and a herbal suppliment sprinkled on her meal.every day. Touch wood she has been fine. Denes has a vet on e mail who can answer queries. I have found that food little and often helps, Pearl has 3 small meals a day, and a small treat at bed time of a Burns Kelpie biscuit.
We try to keep all other food out of her way, and things like the chicken food are behind fences, sounds a pain but the condition is a killer and worth trying to guard against.
Hope this helps