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Saskia Quinn — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:24:17 GMT

My goodness!! Thats an outcome!! How is she now?

A number of years ago, we were treating a labrador for parvo. A week had passed and we were not getting the response we were hoping for. Anyway, decided to x-ray, results warranted surgery....... golf ball in intestines!!! Finally a result, dog recovered fantastically and went home with a waggy tail.

Re: any ideas

Rachel Jayne — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:36:24 GMT

Hooray!!

Re: any ideas

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:34:26 GMT

we kept the dog in over the weekend on a drip, and the vet was going to do an x-lap first thing on monday morning, but our senior vet had a feel of her abdomen before the other vet started surgery and he thought he could feel an intersussception. the vet opened her up and we found a small rubber bouncy ball on her stomach. the vet could feel in on an examination because obviously the stomach is under the ribs. the owner was very shocked because she has never eaten anything like that before and it wasn't even there ball, they think it must belong to the kids from next door, must have bounced over the wall and the dog has picked it up from the garden. she is doing much better and was back to herself last night but wanted to keep her in so we could observe her for 48hrs after the op but hopefully she can go home this evening

Re: any ideas

Rachel Jayne — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:43:01 GMT

I'd persuade your vet to refer it!

Don't get me wrong, I love medical nursing, working through investigations & stuff, but if you're at the end of your tether, that's what referral hospitals are for!

Re: any ideas

Sal the 1st — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:37:30 GMT

another thought - what are the electrolytes like? esp potassium, if she has been upchucking for a while and has the rodneys as well?

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Sal the 1st — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:34:42 GMT

campylobacter, giardia, low grade pancreatitis?? - what was the lipase/ amylase like, any change in diet just before it started.

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Saskia Quinn — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:29:49 GMT

Incidentally, we had a dog once, a shetland sheepdog puppy to be exact who was on the road to recovery from parvo. She had started to eat and drink small amounts often. The next morning she was dead. It was intussuception that killed her overnight. So that makes me think if it is /was that, she would be already dead.

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Steph Worsley — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:59:59 GMT

she could have pancreatitis, intersussception (not always detectable on xray), plastic fb not always seen on xray either, campy, salmonella, e coli, could be anything especially with the fits, like paula said could by hypocalcsaemia, could be due to the temp, was her glucose checked when she first fitted? has it been checked since?

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Saskia Quinn — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:09:07 GMT

The first thought that comes to mine when you say fitting is hypoglycaemia - which it obviously ins't as you have checked her bloods, what about hypocalcaemia? Has she had pups recently? As for the v&d, it could be a case of salmonella or camplyobacter? I wonder also, if the fits could be because of high temp?