To The Vet We Go..... UPDATED
This morning at 8:30, I woke up to Lance throwing up. I was thinking probably due to an empty stomach, since he had not eaten his breakfast yet. The consitency was foamy. He also had a lot of mucous in it as well at other times.
I gave him a handful of food, but he couldn't keep that down either. Its now 10:40 and is still getting sick. I spoke with the vet and have a 1:45 appointment for Lance to see him. No food or water per vets instructions till we see him this afternoon.
As I was speaking to my husband over the phone, he said that he had put fertilizer down on the grass yesterday and had Lance outside yesterday off lead. He thinks he ate a bit of grass. :( He feels really bad, that he completely forgot about the fertilizer down and having him off lead. Normally if the grass is fertilized, he is not off lead. The area that the lead reaches, does not get fertilized at all.
Lance may have eaten a small amount of grass, hopefully that wouldn't be enough to do any kind of damage. He did sneak over into the neighbors yard to see their coonhound, while my husband was standing at the fence talking with the neighbor.
He was due to be seen for a follow up this Thursday and was hoping to reduce the amount of steroid he is on. Hoping this isn't anything major.
UPDATE:
Lance got two shots of anti nasuea meds while at the vet and also was sent home with anti nausea pills, Metronidazole. 1/2 tablet with food twice a day. He is to be introduced to water and food very slowly starting at 5:00 today. If he keeps down the water we can give him a 1/2 tablespoon to a tablespoon of wet food. Again at 7-8 pm, repeat.
Tommorrow he gets three small meals again small amounts of water at a time.
He did very well with the first shot, but for some reason jumped a bit for the second one, catching the vet and I off guard. He has never jumped for any of his shots. The vet was going to wait and give the second dose another time, but then decided to go ahead and give the second shot and Lance did fine. Maybe he got too close to the first spot he gave the shot. I felt bad for the vet, and apologized, since Lance hasn't done that before, it was embarassing. He just jumped, no growling or snapping, phew. good boy.
The steroids will be cut back, every other day he gets a half dose and then the other days he gets a full dose. Here is hoping the the hematomas do not come back. His right ear had a very slight amount of fluid, not even enough to drain even. Fingers crossed. '
Lance has lost 3 pounds in three weeks, yikes :O The vet upped his food intake to a cup twice a day, so hopefully he will start putting weight back on. He was at 26 pounds and is now at 23. Not a good sign, and hopefully not a sign that anything else is wrong. The vet says that initially they can loose weight when on steroids, but then do bulk up.
Heres hoping hes on the road to recovery and doesn't have too many more vet visits. We have another follow up visit Monday evening. I have jury duty Friday, which means Lance has a long day by himself, not too excited about that. One day at a time..my new motto.
Page 4 or about, has two pictures of Lance plotting to get his own drink of water. Vet orders, to give little water at a time, but Lance doesn't agree. It gave me a pretty big laugh, what a goof ball. :)
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Permalink Reply by Natalie, Lance &Tucker on
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its ok to chuckle about the band aid, silly boy, eating band aids. :P You will get a real chuckle out of my latest updated, down below. Luckily this visit wasn't too bad, all these little visits are adding up though.
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Thanks everyone for the well wishes we appreciate them, I updated the discussion, since we are back from the vets.
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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on
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Feel better Lance! Sparty, Izzy, and Misty are VERY envious that you need to gain weight!!!
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Thank You!!! Lance isn't complaining about the extra food.. :)
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Permalink Reply by Tim Lum on
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Be very careful about what you introduce Lance to. He'll react to things like fertilize and pesticides. After taking Rugby up to my daughters place he broke out is a very serious rash which covered his entire belly region. I found out that they had sprayed the lawn just a week before. It took months for him to recover so keep benedryl on hand because it really helps with the itching.
Glad to see their cutting back of the steroid dose. That's a good sign that Lance is getting better!
Did they put Lance on a special diet? The steroids are going to 'puff' him up so the weight lost may not be a bad thing. Hopefully he'll wont lose too much weight. Our vets wanted to see Rugby every three months for a while them after his levels stabilized it was every six months
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Thanks Tim!! No, he wasn't put on a special diet, he is still eating his natural balance duck and potato. I am hoping that with the dose cut back, he doesn't start showing symptoms again. His one ear has a tad of swellig now. Fingers crossed.
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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Markley on
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Hope Lance feels better soon!
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Thank You!!!
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Permalink Reply by Alison Prasavath on
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That is good news you are able to cut back on the steroids. Praying that Lance will keep his mini-meals/water down and that he is now back on the road to recovery. I'm sure Tucker is ready to play as soon as Lance starts feeling better. Give your boys a big kiss and hug for me.
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Thanks Alison!! I will give them a big kiss and hug for you. :)
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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on
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HOPE THE SHOTS HELP YOU LANCE...WE'RE EXPERTS HERE AS BELLA HAD SHOTS EVERY DAY AND I HAD TO GIVE THEM TO HER...BUT SHE WAS A TROUPER EVEN THOUGH SHE HATED THEM. I THINK BELLA LOST 3#'S JUST FROM THROWING UP. IT'S HORRIBLE HAVING OUR 4 LEGGED FRIENDS SICK...THINKING OF ALL OF AND HOPING GOOD THINGS COME YOUR WAY SOON:)
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Thanks Jane!! Wow, shots everyday, I bet Bella is glad to be done with that, good girl for being a trooper. Im kinda surprised the vet didn't think that the weight loss could have been due to throwing up. He did throw up quite a bit. Thanks for the good thoughts and wishes. :)
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