Dawg Business: It's Your Dog's Health!

So sorry about Bridgette (((hugs))); I can only im...

2012-05-26T19:27:44.510-04:00

So sorry about Bridgette (((hugs))); I can only imagine how devastated you must be. We have lost a dog to a sudden decline once, the cause was undetermined then as we didn't have the money to spend on necropsy and figured it wasn't going to bring her back. We also had our share of dramas with Jasmine, from which she fortunately bounced back.

Were there no symptoms such as pale gums and change in urine color? Usually a vet is able to diagnose IMHA rather readily.

If you'd like, I'd be happy to feature Bridgette's story on the blog.

Hi Snoopy, they don't just look scary, they ar...

2012-05-26T15:37:56.124-04:00

Hi Snoopy, they don't just look scary, they are. So it's better not to be brave and run when you see one. (((hugs)))

I am sorry for all your loses,I know the terrible ...

2012-05-26T15:16:18.412-04:00

I am sorry for all your loses,I know the terrible pain you feel. On April 7th 2011 my 11 year old yorkie/maltese Bridgette woke up sick. She had been fine the night before running around with her 2 sisters. It was 7;30 in th morning and I had taken them out, upon coming in she didn't want to eat she just sat and looked dazed. She colasped and cried at which point I left for the vets. My vet was not in but another vet checked her and said when he listened to her lungs it sounded like she had a little fluid on them and also a heart murmur which she hadn't had before. He told me we should wait until the following Tuesday and gave us some fluids pills. He also said if she had another episode to bring her back. When I got her home she slept for a while and then almost seemed like she was having a seizure. Again I returned to the vet at which time he took a chest xray. Again we returned home. She slept for a while and then started throwing up. It was now late Saturday afternoon and I had to call the Vet as they were closed, he said he'd meet me there. It was 4:30 PM the day before Easter that I kissed my sweet precious Bridgette good bye. He wanted to keep her and watch her. He call later that night that they thought it was IMHA. She was given large doses of Predisone and a transfusion. On Easter he said she was holding her own but her red blood cell count was very low. Easter Monday morning I was hurrying to get ready to go to the clinic to see her as it was again open and I received a call from my Vet that Bridgette had passed away. It was the worst day of my life, its now been 6 weeks and I just can't get over the pain or lose I feel. I hope no one has to go threw it. I wasn't even aware that IMHA even exisited

Great, informative post - but those spiders looked...

2012-05-26T12:37:53.873-04:00

Great, informative post - but those spiders looked scary!! I try to be a brave Dog, but I'm not brave when it comes to Spiders :)

Hope you're having a fun day :)

Your pal Snoopy :)

Ouchie, funnelweb spiders in the house! So glad th...

2012-05-26T02:31:26.673-04:00

Ouchie, funnelweb spiders in the house! So glad the guys never got bitten. To be honest, I'd rather deal with 10 snakes than 1 spider. Really hate those.

Having to deal with neither is best. Kind of advantage of our climate, not so many creepy crawlies up here.

Keep safe!

We have both venomous snakes and spiders here. Dif...

2012-05-26T02:22:52.925-04:00

We have both venomous snakes and spiders here. Different ones though. I guess the worst ones might be the redback and funnelweb spiders. We used to have funnelwebs in our old house. Fortunately, neither Jordan nor Rufus ever got bitten because they can be fatal even for humans.

Thanks for this info!

Hi Nick, congratulations to you too! I am glad you...

2012-05-25T14:49:46.977-04:00

Hi Nick, congratulations to you too! I am glad you find my blog useful! Going over to check your blog.

You were waiting for this from me? LOL It is alway...

2012-05-25T14:48:36.038-04:00

You were waiting for this from me? LOL It is always a good idea to choose the tool that is best for the job. If it works, don't knock it, right? If nothing else, a medical instrument would never be capable of such level of discrimination between dead and healthy cells.

Hi I'm Nick Congratulations! You are among th...

2012-05-25T13:08:41.073-04:00

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Great article Jana! I was waiting for this from yo...

2012-05-25T08:58:21.205-04:00

Great article Jana! I was waiting for this from you! In all seriousness, I would use this therapy for my dogs, if needed. No matter how many nightmares it gave me:)

So sorry about Betty, glad she recovered though! Y...

2012-05-24T16:55:31.133-04:00

So sorry about Betty, glad she recovered though! Yeah, not something one would think of. Most spiders are fairly harmless, but there are some that are very nasty.

Would you like Betty's story shared here on the blog?

I had a bad experience with brown recluse few year...

2012-05-24T16:43:48.695-04:00

I had a bad experience with brown recluse few years ago.
My 9 years old dog betty almost die from infection..that was terrible shock for me i didn't know that spider can produce such a dangerous bite on dogs..

I think anemic dogs such as this one should have m...

2012-05-24T05:42:20.065-04:00

I think anemic dogs such as this one should have more health support like dog probiotics that I usually give my pet dog.

Hi Julie, thank you so much; it was a weekend from...

2012-05-23T13:38:21.807-04:00

Hi Julie, thank you so much; it was a weekend from hell. But yes, feeling much better. Seems she is not favoring anything now, except the rear left because of the sore muscles, and just a little bit today so far.

Yeah, "detoxing" can be scary too. Sometimes it would be great to have a time machine ...

I'm so glad to hear that she is feeling better...

2012-05-23T01:18:51.462-04:00

I'm so glad to hear that she is feeling better. Once when we were working with a holistic vet Cali went thru some scary days and the vet assured us that she was just "detoxing"- it's so hard to be okay with that - I'm sure it was a long, hard weekend for you and Jasmine :(

Your dog is lucky to get so many healthy goodies!

2012-05-20T20:47:32.738-04:00

Your dog is lucky to get so many healthy goodies!

Hi Jen, ironically, that ended up the least of our...

2012-05-20T16:22:43.353-04:00

Hi Jen, ironically, that ended up the least of our problems ... *sigh

I'm sorry that Jasmine had to go completely un...

2012-05-20T13:42:39.141-04:00

I'm sorry that Jasmine had to go completely under for the procedure :( I'm glad that they let your husband be there, though! Wishes for a speedy recovery.

We didn't think of that either, particularly s...

2012-05-20T07:32:19.215-04:00

We didn't think of that either, particularly since this never happened before with the previous treatments :-(

Poor Jasmine! It's got to get worse before it ...

2012-05-20T03:28:51.070-04:00

Poor Jasmine! It's got to get worse before it gets better. I would never have thought of that. No wonder you freaked out. I hope she feels better soon!

Pawesome, let me know the link when it's up.

2012-05-20T00:23:20.386-04:00

Pawesome, let me know the link when it's up.

We were just planning a post on a similar topic fo...

2012-05-20T00:08:03.723-04:00

We were just planning a post on a similar topic for K9 Kamp!

Hey, why not, right? Doesn't seem it could do ...

2012-05-19T23:52:02.311-04:00

Hey, why not, right? Doesn't seem it could do a lot of harm. I would, though, also be careful with doing too much; in spite of the apparent dose dependency, I really don't feel that the gut bacteria would need such huge amounts to flourish.

That's interesting! LOL, both dogs are (finall...

2012-05-19T23:43:39.162-04:00

That's interesting! LOL, both dogs are (finally) in great shape, but I could sure apply this to myself!

You are on top of things :-)

2012-05-18T15:50:10.140-04:00

You are on top of things :-)