Would a cooling coat help? Or B&M have been selling cooling mats quite cheaply.
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Would a cooling coat help? Or B&M have been selling cooling mats quite cheaply.
Try goats milk in the water, each rescue dog we've had who has had issues with eating etc we've done goats milk (semi skimmed St Helens farm is the best one we've found) and it settles their tummy's...
So, we completely got it wrong. Luna collapsed earlier and we’ve had to rush her to the out of hours vet. They’re keeping her in on a drip but her tummy is very sore and, given she’s on anti inflammatories, they’re concerned she’s got a perforated ulcer and internal bleeding. They’re going to do an ultrasound and we go from there.
Polo’s a lot more comfortable though ......
Poor Luna ;( (panda)
Hope Polo is beginning to improve. (bear) (panda)
This is a roller coaster! Ultrasound and other tests came back normal other than slightly elevated kidney issues. They now think she’s got a particularly nasty tummy upset as she’s started with the runs ...... she’s got to stay on the drip today and we go from there
Polo’s recovering and looking a lot more with 8t but still not got much appetite
This week has been so horrible, we’re both exhausted and completely drained
They couldn't have both eaten something when they've been out at all could they? Seems odd that they both get ill so soon together....
I'm not surprised you're exhausted (panda)
Oh hunni!
Poor you!! Is Luna your greyhound Paula? I remember some years ago when we had Penny, she had a mysterious illness with terrible runs, and she spent a week at the vets. She was never quite right after that. She came home looking like a skeleton. I was shocked!..I mean, they're thin even when they aren't ill! They never really got to the bottom of it. We stopped feeding her her normal greyhound kibble. We were feeding her loads of fish and rice, chicken and rice and scrambled egg in the morning. They have such finely tuned digestive systems. Arrowroot powder mixed into her water is great for their upset tums. But I expect you know all this anyway....hope there's some improvement soon love.(bear)
They’re both greyhounds. Yeah they have got delicate stomachs, we give them greyhound food that’s low protein.
They’re both elderly, that’s the real issue .....
We’ve picked Luna up, she’s still not eating though her temp is lower. The vet wanted us to take her to the out of hours hospital but we’ve brought her home - we’ll call the hospital if we need to. Polo is improving almost by the hour though
I hope she starts picking up (panda)
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I'm sure it's due to the heat - I'm struggling so I'm sure that they are too! I know Crash and Moiya are suffering...
I wish it was, Suzi, but her abdomens swollen and very painful, and her kidney’s are not doing great. But we’re syringing yoghurt and diluted chicken soup into her mouth every hour and she’s drinking so we’ll see how she’s goes
Awww poor babies.... You must be so stressed out with it all...
Stressed, exhausted, sore ...... the plan is that, tonight, we’re going to syringe food into her every hour, all night. Maybe, just maybe, she’ll be stronger tomorrow morning when we go back to the vets.
However, Polo is really rallying. He’s eating well, he’s perkier and he’s been for a walk. This is the dog who came a hairbreadth away from being put to sleep on Saturday!
Well, Luna has kept all the food we've given her overnight down. She’s looking a bit more with it too. We’re back at the vets at 10.30 (our second home!). Hopefully, it’ll be better news. Polo is almost back to his usual self too :)
That's good news Paula (panda)
The vet wanted to keep her in on a drip again but we decided to keep her home. Her abdomen has relaxed a bit which is a good sign. She is so terrified of the vets we thought it’d be easier for her at home - and we’re nursing her 24/7. Her detailed bloods come through later today so hopefully will give us a better idea what’s wrong
Any news on the bloods?
How's she doing? Hope you're at least getting a small bit of rest. Is Si at home this week to help?
Bloods will be late afternoon. She’s managed to eat a slice of turkey! Yay (party). That’s the first time she’s shown any interest in food since the weekend :). She’s lost quite a bit of weight according to the vet (which is very obvious) which means she has to take smaller doses of tramadol, which is not ideal.
All her ribs are showing
https://image.ibb.co/cfFTMo/DAA04_BC...1857715_F9.jpg
Si was in London yesterday and has to go in tomorrow. Otherwise, he’s home. I did offer to do the night feeds last night but he wouldn’t let me :/
A few days ago I doubted I’d say this but, both my dogs have eaten tonight :)
Brilliant :)
Thats brilliant hun
I'm so pleased!!! I'm riding this roller coaster with you! I hope you guys are going to be able to get some sleep tonight.
Si might even sleep in our bed tonight ;)
:) Hope so!
I'm pleased that both Luna and Polo appear to be making progress. Kids and animals!! They put serious grey hairs on your head don't they? He'll soon fill out again Paula. Penny would shake like a leaf when we arrived at the vets. If it's possible it's so much better for them to be at home. I hope you're managing a bit of sleep through all this.(panda)
How were they both overnight? Did Si get to bed at all?
I spoke too soon. Detailed bloods have come back this morning for Luna. There’s a problem with her liver and kidneys, something to do with blood proteins. It’s very, very serious and there may not be a lot we can do. We’re taking both dogs in to the vets tomorrow morning, we’ve got to get a wee sample from Luna to take in and we’ll go from there.
Oh no! I don't know what to say.... I'm so sorry lovely x Poor, poor Luna x
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Oh hunni (bear)
Oh what a shame Paula! i hope they can do something.
Any news love?
Princess Paula (she who sparkles like diamonds in the sky) sending you my love (panda)
Vet was very happy with Polo, he’s pretty much back to normal. Luna - her kidneys are failing and possibly also her liver. Unlike cats, apparently dogs don't do well with kidney failure and there’s not a lot they can do for Luna at this stage. However, she’s confident Luna’s not in pain and she’s eating, which is good. Luna’s comfortable right now so the vet is happy to treat her symptomatically for now and see how she goes. So we’ve brought her home and will take it Day by day. The vet did talk about referring her to a specialist but we agreed that, at her age, that wouldn’t be fair on her
We’re hoping for a weekend free of vets ;)