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[paulsmithy83 567]

right just got off phone to a good mate of mine said i would ask on here . he is off to the vet today again but this is second time and now his older pup has also come down with it. he took in a pup that was thought to of been getting over gastro. really bad shits when it came but happy in it self. took to vets was given something which looked to have been starting to work but now its come back ten fold and his older dog has caught it. and he has another bitch there who has just been spayed so in recovery herself and hopes she wont come down with it. he wants any advice on how others got over viral type gastro. i recommended dog electrolytes to help with fluid loss and salt loss and plain diet which he has been doing but he or the vet cant get on top of it. i think his vets are crap tbh he recons his older pup of 12 months has lossed serious condition and now vets is only option and is going again today but the money is racking up fast. you know what vets are like but any you guys got an ideas. i feel for the lad last few yrs he aint had much luck.

[Chaff 3,575]

Think I would be going to a different vet mate.

Seems to me your doing everything right concerning diet, dehydration would be my concern.

Atb mate hope they pick up

[dodger 2,751]

I'v been going through something similar with my dogs the last couple of weeks, had tablets a/b stool tests 3 different types of wormers even tho they wernt due promax paste bland diet, 2 of them have got better and it didn't effect my old bitch much anyway, the other one seemed to have improved but has lost weight again so she's back in on Tuesday when she's finished these tabs for more tests..

Edited February 13, 2016 by dodger

[paulsmithy83 567]

yeah his had stool test and his was on metro something. from the call i just had , he said vet seems to think its viral gastro he couldnt repeat the exact viral names lmao and they seem to be passing it back and forth and to treat all of them for it. to prevent this. so that another £90 on consultation and meds and £30 on store bought chicken to boil up in hope it solves it.

about dehydration there on electrolytes i had some spare so sent them over to help with it.

[paulsmithy83 567]

I'v been going through something similar with my dogs the last couple of weeks, had tablets a/b stool tests 3 different types of wormers even tho they wernt due promax paste bland diet, 2 of them have got better and it didn't effect my old bitch much anyway, the other one seemed to have improved but has lost weight again so she's back in on Tuesday when she's finished these tabs for more tests..

hard when they are stabbing in dark. fingers crossed the lad will have bit more luck now and same with you hopefully things swing for the good

[dodger 2,751]

Nothing showed up in the stool test I had done but Im guns request a 3 day one next time when she has the blood work as they said things can change from day to day, aye it's been a dear do at the vets for me this season for different reasons but it's shit when they can't get on top of it..oh n Iv been giving mine dehorolite the ones for kids, ope ya mates dog gets sorted..

[J Darcy 5,871]

If it were my dog: A good vet might put it on a course of Synolux and not feed for 48 hours. Then start with boiled chicken only for the next 48 hours, gradually increasing the food and adding a low quality meal until the stools harden and things take a turn for the better. Without the break in food IMO the dog can't get past the virus.Synolux or Camoxyl are very good AB's for this. However, if the dog is very bad then a drip may be needed as well as 48hrs intensive veterinary care. JD

[dodger 2,751]

If it were my dog: A good vet might put it on a course of Synolux and not feed for 48 hours. Then start with boiled chicken only for the next 48 hours, gradually increasing the food and adding a low quality meal until the stools harden and things take a turn for the better. Without the break in food IMO the dog can't get past the virus.Synolux or Camoxyl are very good AB's for this. However, if the dog is very bad then a drip may be needed as well as 48hrs intensive veterinary care. JD

Not sure if you mean me or Paul if me I said in my first post she's on antibiots finishes them on Tuesday when she's back in for blood work I don't know if it's even related to pauls dog or not..

 

And wide boy again if you mean me mine are in the house and the promax plaste I mentioned in my first post is a Kolon salution for dogs mate and it's just the one dog now the others are better now, there's been no vomit with mine or anything just the loss of weight and what started with mucus or loose stools which has now cleared up cheers..

Edited February 13, 2016 by dodger

[boyo 1,398]

If ever my dogs had shits in the past ive used Kaolin for kids along side bland diet

[beast 1,884]

diarrhoea is normally quite easy to clear up, no food but lots of fluid, as has been said 48 hours is normally enough but can go longer if necessary and the dog is not actually seeming ill. but some v iruses are really bad, and obviously a virus does not respond to antibiotics. as darcy said, you may end up in a position where you are supporting the dogs system for a longer period until it can fight off the virus itself, and this may even lead to putting the dog on a drip, which the vet will advise you on. dehydration is your biggest enemy.

[Giro 2,648]

Diralite may help..

 

Slightly similar one of mine had bad bouts of colitis and need steriods and antibiotics.

 

She was fasted and fed boiled chicken and rice.

[paulsmithy83 567]

diarrhoea is normally quite easy to clear up, no food but lots of fluid, as has been said 48 hours is normally enough but can go longer if necessary and the dog is not actually seeming ill. but some v iruses are really bad, and obviously a virus does not respond to antibiotics. as darcy said, you may end up in a position where you are supporting the dogs system for a longer period until it can fight off the virus itself, and this may even lead to putting the dog on a drip, which the vet will advise you on. dehydration is your biggest enemy.

yeah it was a a combination of a virus and bacteria from the stool sample results from the pup. from what i assume was the raw chicken that was fed to the pup before he had it. he called me this morning saying they are improving slowly. he hopes now that they are both being treated it will be gone for good. he is disinfecting everything but asked me to ask what he could use to disinfected the garden without killing the grass to much????????? to try prevent any chance of it coming back again?????? i couldnt recommend anything cos my yard is all concrete so never neeeed anything like that to do grass and all.

[Chaff 3,575]

 

diarrhoea is normally quite easy to clear up, no food but lots of fluid, as has been said 48 hours is normally enough but can go longer if necessary and the dog is not actually seeming ill. but some v iruses are really bad, and obviously a virus does not respond to antibiotics. as darcy said, you may end up in a position where you are supporting the dogs system for a longer period until it can fight off the virus itself, and this may even lead to putting the dog on a drip, which the vet will advise you on. dehydration is your biggest enemy.

yeah it was a a combination of a virus and bacteria from the stool sample results from the pup. from what i assume was the raw chicken that was fed to the pup before he had it. he called me this morning saying they are improving slowly. he hopes now that they are both being treated it will be gone for good. he is disinfecting everything but asked me to ask what he could use to disinfected the garden without killing the grass to much????????? to try prevent any chance of it coming back again?????? i couldnt recommend anything cos my yard is all concrete so never neeeed anything like that to do grass and all.

Possibly well diluted jeyes fluid mate but have a good read up first. Glad to hear they are picking up sounds like they are in good hands atb

[dodger 2,751]

Well had mine back at the vets today she had another blood test but the most advanced one they can do, they rang a couple of hours lafter to say good news in that there's no organ problems no dehydration no cancer so nothing to serious to worry about but she somehow mustn't be absorbing the nutrients she needs so Iv got to get another stool sample from her but this time a 3 day one to get checked and going to take her from an ex ray in case there's any inflammation or blockage inside so all tho it's still a ball ache not knowing what it is atleast I know it's nothing to serious..

[paulsmithy83 567]

well dodger least one step closer better then three steps back i supose. hopefully they find the problem asap for you