Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis - MyCorgi.com2024-03-29T11:23:05Zhttp://mycorgi.com/forum/topics/hemorrhagic-gastroenteritis?commentId=1150197%3AComment%3A1515335&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe vet thought that the onio…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-04-26:1150197:Comment:15173572012-04-26T16:14:36.794ZBaxterhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/baxterwaxter
<p>The vet thought that the onion could have facilitated the upset stomach. However, I was freaking out because onions are toxic to all dogs. I believe their toxicity levels depend on the dog's weight; they're toxic at very low doses though! Basically, dogs lack the enzyme to properly digest one of the substances found in onions. A chain reactions results, which causes red blood cells to burst and eventually anemia to follow. That's what I thought was originally causing his bloody…</p>
<p>The vet thought that the onion could have facilitated the upset stomach. However, I was freaking out because onions are toxic to all dogs. I believe their toxicity levels depend on the dog's weight; they're toxic at very low doses though! Basically, dogs lack the enzyme to properly digest one of the substances found in onions. A chain reactions results, which causes red blood cells to burst and eventually anemia to follow. That's what I thought was originally causing his bloody stools.</p> Did the vet think the onion w…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-04-26:1150197:Comment:15174502012-04-26T16:04:41.795ZSnickmomhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Snickmom
<p>Did the vet think the onion was the problem because Baxter wasn't used to it, or that it is dangerous for all dogs???</p>
<p>Did the vet think the onion was the problem because Baxter wasn't used to it, or that it is dangerous for all dogs???</p> The vet gave Baxter around a…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-04-26:1150197:Comment:15173562012-04-26T15:54:54.761ZBaxterhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/baxterwaxter
<p>The vet gave Baxter around a week's worth of probiotics. His stool is beginning to harden, and he's not going as frequently anymore. I was freaking out after the first day, and the vet had to reassure me that it takes about 24-48 hours for recovery. Sure enough, by the third day he was showing signs of getting better. I'll have to keep monitoring Baxter and his food. He's eating grain-free kibble, Taste of the Wild. I haven't picked up on any signs of allergies; he usually just inhales…</p>
<p>The vet gave Baxter around a week's worth of probiotics. His stool is beginning to harden, and he's not going as frequently anymore. I was freaking out after the first day, and the vet had to reassure me that it takes about 24-48 hours for recovery. Sure enough, by the third day he was showing signs of getting better. I'll have to keep monitoring Baxter and his food. He's eating grain-free kibble, Taste of the Wild. I haven't picked up on any signs of allergies; he usually just inhales his food. ^_^</p> Baxter is doing much better a…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-04-26:1150197:Comment:15175542012-04-26T15:51:46.192ZBaxterhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/baxterwaxter
<p>Baxter is doing much better and is on his way to recovering fully. He's finally able to sleep through most of the night, instead of getting up every half hour to do his business. I kept pulling on the skin around his neck to monitor his hydration levels and it bounced back to its resting posture in about 2-3 seconds. His gums were pretty dry and were a light to medium pink color before the vet gave him his second round of subcutaneous fluids. He's on about a week's course of Flagyl and…</p>
<p>Baxter is doing much better and is on his way to recovering fully. He's finally able to sleep through most of the night, instead of getting up every half hour to do his business. I kept pulling on the skin around his neck to monitor his hydration levels and it bounced back to its resting posture in about 2-3 seconds. His gums were pretty dry and were a light to medium pink color before the vet gave him his second round of subcutaneous fluids. He's on about a week's course of Flagyl and Proviable. After his second vet visit, they gave him a shot for his nausea and sent us home with Cerenia x 2 (once a day). He's eating now and drinking water on his own. He's on the prescription, canned food until Monday. This helped to ease my mind. Thank you!</p> So happy to hear Baxter is do…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-04-26:1150197:Comment:15173162012-04-26T15:51:02.589ZCarylhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Caryl
<p>So happy to hear Baxter is doing better! Much Corgi love from me, Pippin, and Hunter and Tanner too!</p>
<p>So happy to hear Baxter is doing better! Much Corgi love from me, Pippin, and Hunter and Tanner too!</p> When I picked up on his lack…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-04-26:1150197:Comment:15173142012-04-26T15:47:30.731ZBaxterhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/baxterwaxter
<p>When I picked up on his lack of desire to drink water, I put some frozen ice cubes in his bowl. It did the trick! Thanks for the suggestion.</p>
<p>When I picked up on his lack of desire to drink water, I put some frozen ice cubes in his bowl. It did the trick! Thanks for the suggestion.</p> Thank you for the suggestion;…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-04-26:1150197:Comment:15173542012-04-26T15:46:04.875ZBaxterhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/baxterwaxter
<p>Thank you for the suggestion; I'll have to try that! Baxter is doing much better and is about 80% of his usual, bossy self. We appreciate the corgi prayers very much!</p>
<p>Thank you for the suggestion; I'll have to try that! Baxter is doing much better and is about 80% of his usual, bossy self. We appreciate the corgi prayers very much!</p> Thank you for the Corgi praye…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-04-26:1150197:Comment:15173532012-04-26T15:44:44.493ZBaxterhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/baxterwaxter
<p>Thank you for the Corgi prayers and strength; Baxter is doing much better now! I still don't know what triggered the hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, but the vet said the foreign onion might have upset his digestive system. It took two rounds of IV fluids for Baxter to get up to his normal hydration levels. The vet didn't pick up on a fever when we went, but I worried nonetheless because he was unusually warmer on and off during the day. Good to hear that Pippin is dong okay!</p>
<p>Thank you for the Corgi prayers and strength; Baxter is doing much better now! I still don't know what triggered the hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, but the vet said the foreign onion might have upset his digestive system. It took two rounds of IV fluids for Baxter to get up to his normal hydration levels. The vet didn't pick up on a fever when we went, but I worried nonetheless because he was unusually warmer on and off during the day. Good to hear that Pippin is dong okay!</p> Baxter was doing the same thi…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-04-26:1150197:Comment:15174422012-04-26T15:40:37.155ZBaxterhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/baxterwaxter
<p>Baxter was doing the same thing as Charlie, with the whole straining and not really having anything come out the last couple of days. He would request to go out and did this 2-3 times within a minutes span. He kept licking his tush because he was in pain. I took him to the vet again, and he lost about a pound from one day to the next due to not eating, drinking, and the vomiting and diarrhea.</p>
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<p>It freaked me out when Baxter wasn't eating because he is so food motivated. I…</p>
<p>Baxter was doing the same thing as Charlie, with the whole straining and not really having anything come out the last couple of days. He would request to go out and did this 2-3 times within a minutes span. He kept licking his tush because he was in pain. I took him to the vet again, and he lost about a pound from one day to the next due to not eating, drinking, and the vomiting and diarrhea.</p>
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<p>It freaked me out when Baxter wasn't eating because he is so food motivated. I have him on a rotation of Taste of the Wild Sierra Mountain and Pacific Stream. I picked it because it's grain free. The vet told me he wasn't eating because of nausea. They gave him a shot, and I was so relieved that he began eating later that night. </p>
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<p>Thank you so much for all your input. It has truly helped! Baxter is doing much better now after his second subcutaneous IV fluids and anti-nausea medication. His bowel movements are getting close to prior to him getting sick, and he has his appetite back! I'll look into OptiGest and see how he takes to it. Thank you once again!</p> I have a shepherd that has ho…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-04-25:1150197:Comment:15168022012-04-25T17:40:46.859ZCindy Lincolnhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/CindyLincoln
<p>I have a shepherd that has horrible food and other allergies and would have diarrhea with blood in it also. When that happened, I took away his regular food and just fed him rice with yams, mixed with water to take away the dryness. I later found out that pumpkin also works well! It would take a couple days before he would get back to normal and when he would go, it was very orange. I hope Baxter recovers soon. My vet told me that the blood I was seeing in his stool was because of…</p>
<p>I have a shepherd that has horrible food and other allergies and would have diarrhea with blood in it also. When that happened, I took away his regular food and just fed him rice with yams, mixed with water to take away the dryness. I later found out that pumpkin also works well! It would take a couple days before he would get back to normal and when he would go, it was very orange. I hope Baxter recovers soon. My vet told me that the blood I was seeing in his stool was because of irritation to his insides from the diarrhea caused by his allergies. I also belong to a shepherd forum and was advised by more than one member to start giving my shepherd probiotics. I didn't even know what those were so I researched and I found some and my boy has been on it for a few weeks now and I swear by it! He has not had one bout of diarrhea since and he was so prone to this. Just another tidbit. I don't know if the corgi owners use this or not. I haven't given any to my Ella but it sure helps my shepherd. </p>