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by 1doggie2 on 16 June 2009 - 06:06
My 8 year old Rottie skipped dinner thursday, high food hound, Normal Friday am had breakfast and fine all day, skipped Dinner again. No other signs of discomfort and drinking and pooing. Saturday ate breakfast, skipped dinner, no fever, Sunday no breakfast or dinner, late Sunday began throwing up, took him to emergency vet this morning. They did exray for blockage, was not sure so ordered ultrasound, nothing. liver and kidneys, ok. white blood cell count high not not out of control. Put him on Iv fluid and antibodies. Later in the day began bloody watery stool. check for Giardia, I forgot to have them check for Coccidia (he is at emergency vet over night on IV's, I will pick him up in the am and bring him back to his normal vet in the am, they wanted him there tonight until all blood work comes back tommorrow). Parvo also negitive, Giarada negitive (I forgot to ask for test on coccidia (I will call and have them do one tonight). He has had enough IV fluid and feelng better, he was sitting nicley in the back when a vet tech swung a towel, he was up in the air and he went for it. Stated he has fluid in belly and intestine and it sloshes, took a sample of it and sent it to lab also (has blood in it). Temp is still normal.
They are talking parasite or possible Cancer, is there anything else anyone can think of I should be checking for. the only thing left I know of is Coccidia as far as parsites. I have no reference to go by with cancer, would thay have seen some type of tumor on ultra sound?
They are talking parasite or possible Cancer, is there anything else anyone can think of I should be checking for. the only thing left I know of is Coccidia as far as parsites. I have no reference to go by with cancer, would thay have seen some type of tumor on ultra sound?
by Xaver vom Kammberg Owner on 16 June 2009 - 07:06
I just had a similar situation with a dog boarding with me. She stopped eating (and this gal is super food driven), and had glossy clotted bloody stools. ( liquid mostly stools looked like liver purchased from the store)
Did 2 views on X-ray , and the parasite stool sample also. Vet ruled it as panceatis. The article rang pretty true for my situation. Let us know. She was re-hydrated and came back the next day full of piss and vineagar like her old self.
The link to the pancreatis article is below Coco's picture here
9 yr Pit/Malanois mix
www.vetinfo.com/dencyclopedia/depancrea.html
Did 2 views on X-ray , and the parasite stool sample also. Vet ruled it as panceatis. The article rang pretty true for my situation. Let us know. She was re-hydrated and came back the next day full of piss and vineagar like her old self.
The link to the pancreatis article is below Coco's picture here
9 yr Pit/Malanois mix www.vetinfo.com/dencyclopedia/depancrea.html
by yellowrose of Texas on 16 June 2009 - 08:06
High white cell count is one indicator of some kind of cancer...Could be pancreatic...tumor may be in and around the organs not seen on your test....i would almost bet that it is what you will find...cocci woudl show when he does guardia ..stools do the whole thing when looking....n0 cocci puppy thing or bad property only cocci..ok I m dead...
my new fella took me to the blue berry farm and he and I both bought a flat of berries..so I am gonna go eat some on ice cream...keep me informed...
If there is a tumor,,,just put him down..he is too old to fight cancer...Zu was 9 when hers appeared..she did the same thing...just one day boom hit her and my vet opened her and nothing to do but pts.
my new fella took me to the blue berry farm and he and I both bought a flat of berries..so I am gonna go eat some on ice cream...keep me informed...
If there is a tumor,,,just put him down..he is too old to fight cancer...Zu was 9 when hers appeared..she did the same thing...just one day boom hit her and my vet opened her and nothing to do but pts.
by yellowrose of Texas on 16 June 2009 - 08:06
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by yellowrose of Texas on 16 June 2009 - 08:06
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by yellowrose of Texas on 16 June 2009 - 08:06
IT really is not good to try to post after midnight when you are so tired goof ups
by yellowrose of Texas on 16 June 2009 - 08:06
It is also not good to have dial up ,, that sits and looks at you....
by yellowrose of Texas on 16 June 2009 - 08:06
Sue Ann is corredt: there are a few other factors that lend to lean to the cancer diagnosis... Yuor regulare vet will know .
by Sue-Ann on 16 June 2009 - 10:06
A high white cell count doesn't always indicate cancer. It could very well be pancreatitis. The piece that sounds most alarming to me is the fluid in his abdomen...that sounds a little more like cancer. Even so, all the speculation in the world isn't going to matter. He needs the antibiotics and further evaluation. Could be the fellow has many good years left. Unfortunately this isn't the place to learn about his fate. It sounds like he's in good hands and answers will come eventually.
I wish you well.
Sue-Ann
I wish you well.
Sue-Ann
by malshep on 16 June 2009 - 11:06
When they did a CBC did it show the platelet count. Sometimes the dogs that have a tumor somewhere starts the immune system to go into over drive, the outer coating of the platelet to the immune system also seems foreign . The immune system takes out the platelets which then the animals first sign is bloody stool. Then spontaneous bleed into the abdominal area. If this is the case they can start suppressing the dogs immune system, infuse platelets, and wait and see if the platelets bounce back. I am sure they did not want to tap tummy for fear of more bleeding. Was your dog bruising easily before all this happened?
Always,
Cee
Always,
Cee
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