Dog Owners Chime In (Please)

[skittlesRgood]

You've already gotten all the advice I can give. Just hurry...

guys, the doctor isn't mean or a crook. he went to the ER and prices are always much higher in the ER.

[Soccerballzs]

When my dog had parvo it was fast. He would not eat t-bone steak. I knew something was wrong. Took to vet in the morning stopped by to check on him in afternoon and he looked like death. Parvo comes fast and will kill fast. Try laxative in water. Stretch you dogs body out long on floor and move his middle part as you are strecthing him. Did he get into any antifreeze? It is sweet and dogs love it. Check his mouth for lesions also. (Blisters in the mouth this will rule out poisons.) I would try laxative to get the bowels stimulated. Or strong caffeine will work but dog will be jittery. Need to stimulate his bowels to move object out.

[Soccerballzs]

Dog toys with missing body parts maybe she ate.

[thefourth]

I just got home, boiled up some ground beef and plain white rice. She came to the kitchen to check out what was being made which is a good sign since she hasn't moved much. Still waiting to hear from the SPCA no callback yet. I called around 8 am this morning.

At first she seemed interested in the food but went back and layed down. My fiance tried feeding her a little portion from her hand (little less than a handful) and she did eat it. That right there makes me even feel a little bit better, seeing as though its literally the first thing shes eaten in days.

Just wanna thank you guys for your nice words and suggestions. I'm going to keep feeding her small portions of the bland diet for the rest of the day and see what happens. In the mean-time I'm going to continue searching for a way I can get her some professional help.

Me and my fiance have very limited credit history, so the Pet-Credit said no credit is just the same as bad credit, basically. Don't have to many people I can loan from, my mother has offered up what ever she can. The only other person I could try to ask for a loan would be my boss. If all else fails I'll probably just try to sell off my equiptment, not sure how long that will take me or how much I would get for it buts it's a start.

Like I said anything is possible and she may have eaten a piece of her toy. However the ER vet said her stomach looked minimally bloated and she did not seem to have pains when she pressed the abdomen. I'm going to try stretching her out and rubbing her stomach.

Gonna see what happens today, I'm praying something improves.

[Soccerballzs]

Keep us updated here. Dog lover here!! Lost my cat last Sunday of over 10 years.

[SLAYER1805]

My moms shih Tzu had the same problem when we first got her, it happened on mothers day this year actually. She would hide under the bed all day, throw up and her eyes were glossy as hell plus she wouldn't eat either. They took her to the ER and they said she had an intestinal block which would pass through and luckily it did the next day. Wish the best of luck to ya brother, your dog looks like a little sweetheart

[dionysus]

That's good she ate a little bit at least I hope she starts feeling better soon!

[meade916]

i didn't know there was so many Parvo experts here LOL.

Rocky...my Rottweiler had the same symptoms and was stopped up. Xrays confirmed something was "stuck" in his intestines causing a blockage. We left him there for surgery but they called back and said that was NOT the problem. The problem was Parvo. We suspect someone who came by that recently handled puppies (who also turned out to get Parvo) might have spread it to our dog. He spent the next 4-5 days at the vet and made a full recovery. That isn't typical, you really only have a 50/50 chance if you get them some help fast enough.

Anyhow, your's may or may not be, i don't know, but you guys ruling it out, don't be so quick. I do agree, it comes fast and hard. Lost a pup YEARS ago to that. The number one thing you can do for your dog is get those immunizations. I suspect by the way you are talking about not having any funds, your dog hasn't had any? You shouldn't let your dog go to the park or even your own front yard until he has had at least his first 5 shots, especially a larger breed.

good luck, hope he gets better.

[thefourth]

She is 10 months right now. The pic I posted up there was when she was about 3-4 months old. She is fully up to date with all of her shots. She typically isn't around any other dogs, only the house cat which she gets along well with surprisingly. Vaccations are all up to date though. The other thing I was thinking too is, she isn't spayed. Could she be feeling sick from possibly going into heat? The last time she was in heat was around 5-6 months ago.

She has eaten more of the rice and hamburg I tried. I'd estimate she ate a little less than half the bowl. Going to try and cook a little more in an hour or two. I think I'll wait on the laxative until I see if the food helps her go to the bathroom.

[LT.Smoke]

My girl said the only things you can teally do is try to find another hospital or possibly someone who'd apply for care credit on your behalf