brotymo
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Well, I just got back from the vet a little while ago.
I really don't know what has happened, but both of the babies went from appearing to be fine after lunch to deathly ill by mid-afternoon. They were fine this morning. I left them at 10 to take my son to the dentist, got home at 1:30 and they were fine. They wanted to go outside and play, so I let them and they stayed out running, tussling and playing for about an hour. They wanted in for about 30 minutes, still fine, and then went back out until about 3. They came in, seemed okay, but a little tired looking. I came back into the kitchen where they were a few minutes later and there was a huge puddle of diarhea in the floor. I was still cleaning that up when my two older children got off the bus. The dogs went to greet them, and my daughter immediately asked why Bandit was drooling so bad. "uh-oh" was my first thought. Then my daughter said Lizzie was drooling, too. Well, within 5 minutes Lizzie had vomited and Bandit was outside trying to poop again, followed by Lizzie trying, unsuccessfully to poop. After seeing black walnut shell and nut pieces in Lizzie's vomit, I decided we'd better head for the vet. At that point, the vet would only be open another hour and I prefered to go to them and not the emergency vet (which is quite a drive and quite an expense). In the car on the way to the vet, Bandit vomited.
After seeing them and hearing what was going on, the vet wanted to admit them and put them on I.V.'s since they are so small, yet NOONE is even in their office from 7 pm to 7 am, and it was alreaady 5:30 pm by this time. I just felt that wasn't good. They both drank quite a bit of water, but threw up within 5 minutes of drinking it there at the vet's. After bloodwork that showed no liver or kidney problems, the vet said that he felt if I could keep them drinking and hydrated, they could come home. He gave them a shot of Reglin (for nausea), and gave me more pills for later, plus put them on antibiotics.
I have to take them to the emergency vet immediately during the night if they stop drinking and keep vomiting and having diarrhea. I just don't know what is wrong or has happened to them. I am wondering if it is the walnuts. I have two HUGE trees just over my back fence that are raining walnuts right now. I understand a fungus that grows on the shells when they get wet gives off a toxin, and this is what is bad for dogs. The vet wasn't sure that was the problem. They went from fine to really sick in the matter of a couple of hours. I don't know of anything else they would have gotten into.
I am worried to death about them. Right now they are both asleep, drooling all over themselves and Bandit didn't even want a little bit of chicken and rice (I was trying to get him to take a pill). I can't even feel okay about going to bed, and I have class in the morning, so I will have to leave them. (Last day of classes before finals next week, so I can't miss. Too much important info is being given out).
I just am worried and hoping we get through the night okay.
I really don't know what has happened, but both of the babies went from appearing to be fine after lunch to deathly ill by mid-afternoon. They were fine this morning. I left them at 10 to take my son to the dentist, got home at 1:30 and they were fine. They wanted to go outside and play, so I let them and they stayed out running, tussling and playing for about an hour. They wanted in for about 30 minutes, still fine, and then went back out until about 3. They came in, seemed okay, but a little tired looking. I came back into the kitchen where they were a few minutes later and there was a huge puddle of diarhea in the floor. I was still cleaning that up when my two older children got off the bus. The dogs went to greet them, and my daughter immediately asked why Bandit was drooling so bad. "uh-oh" was my first thought. Then my daughter said Lizzie was drooling, too. Well, within 5 minutes Lizzie had vomited and Bandit was outside trying to poop again, followed by Lizzie trying, unsuccessfully to poop. After seeing black walnut shell and nut pieces in Lizzie's vomit, I decided we'd better head for the vet. At that point, the vet would only be open another hour and I prefered to go to them and not the emergency vet (which is quite a drive and quite an expense). In the car on the way to the vet, Bandit vomited.
After seeing them and hearing what was going on, the vet wanted to admit them and put them on I.V.'s since they are so small, yet NOONE is even in their office from 7 pm to 7 am, and it was alreaady 5:30 pm by this time. I just felt that wasn't good. They both drank quite a bit of water, but threw up within 5 minutes of drinking it there at the vet's. After bloodwork that showed no liver or kidney problems, the vet said that he felt if I could keep them drinking and hydrated, they could come home. He gave them a shot of Reglin (for nausea), and gave me more pills for later, plus put them on antibiotics.
I have to take them to the emergency vet immediately during the night if they stop drinking and keep vomiting and having diarrhea. I just don't know what is wrong or has happened to them. I am wondering if it is the walnuts. I have two HUGE trees just over my back fence that are raining walnuts right now. I understand a fungus that grows on the shells when they get wet gives off a toxin, and this is what is bad for dogs. The vet wasn't sure that was the problem. They went from fine to really sick in the matter of a couple of hours. I don't know of anything else they would have gotten into.
I am worried to death about them. Right now they are both asleep, drooling all over themselves and Bandit didn't even want a little bit of chicken and rice (I was trying to get him to take a pill). I can't even feel okay about going to bed, and I have class in the morning, so I will have to leave them. (Last day of classes before finals next week, so I can't miss. Too much important info is being given out).
I just am worried and hoping we get through the night okay.