My original post is a couple down - two foster girls from spca. One, Emma, had diarhea yesterday but was eating and drinking and playful. Was in her kennel for 4 hours while I was at work and did not got to the bathroom. Ate last night. Did not go to the bathroom in her kennel overnight either. Today she is straining a little to pee and not much is coming out. She drank and then threw up her water. Then she had diarhea with some blood in it. I immediately thought Parvo. We phoned spca and they asked if we would keep her for the weekend because if she comes there and they don't know if it is parvo - it could spread to all the other dogs in the spca. My dogs all have their vaccinations up to date (got them 6 months ago). She did have some water and a little bit of food but does not seem to want to eat. She pooped in her kennel on the way back from the spca but it was alot more solid and no blood. She may have gotten into something else. We live in a smaller community and our vets are not open on the weekend. I did phone a vet that is an hour away and told her that before Emma left the spca she did receive her vaccinations. She said that this might not be parvo and just to keep an eye on her this weekend. Does anyone have any thoughts of what else this could be (i.e. stomach parasite other than parvo) and if I should worry about anything else with my own dogs? Emma is penned off in our heated shop so that she can go potty on paper for now. The other dog rescued and fostered with her is showing no signs of sickness at all. If anyone has any suggestions or comments I welcome them!
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Foster Girl from SPCA is sick
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Could just be a stress thing. She was stressed by what I'll guess was one of those "legion" vaccines. Bizillion or so in one, right? Then she goes home with a new person, to a new place. Immune system is a wreck, then her whole world changes. Recipe for disaster. If she's straining to pee, give her some cranberry juice, real cranberries (run through the blender first), something with cranberries. Unsweetened would be best. Oatmeal for diarrhea. Or bananas. Or both. Pedialyte too. Get the unflavored kind, it has less sugar I think. You can get the off brand at Wal-Mart pretty cheap. Give her that as long as the diarrhea is going on so she doesn't get dehydrated. Keep her quiet and calm, let her rest. I'll try again with this one, give her some raw chicken wings or necks or backs. Will cure the diarrhea for sure, as well as help her immune system heal from that raping it took when they gave her all those vaccines at such a stressful time.
Sorry for the grammatical holocaust tonight. I'm in a nasty mood, I learned this afternoon that one of my mice has a tumor. So heloooo Smirnoff... and goodbyyyyye Christmas money. Christmas day we take him in to have the tumor removed for the bargain price of only $200. Yahoo. So much for that soymilk maker I wanted.
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Kadee Sedtal
"I wish I had a dollar for every time I spent a dollar, because then, yahoo! I'd have all my money back." -Jack Handey
Hi, thank you I think you're right. She is alot more active last night and today and she ate last night and she had a good bowel movement my husband said. Today in her kennel a little vomit and small amount of diarhea with no blood. I forgot about the cranberry so thank you! I did give her some oatmeal and cooked chicken (sorry I get so paranoid about bacteria with raw chicken - not for the dog cause I know that is okay but just dealing with raw chicken makes me go ewwwww!). She ate a little but then last night she went for the dry food and ate some of that. Her vomit looks like nervous vomit and the only reason I say that is because when I put my two pom-terrier crosses in a kennel they start getting nervous and start foaming at the mouth which is what this looks like - it is just clear and bubbly (kinda gross description). Anyway, I will try the cranberry and some banana today. I did give her pedialyte yesterday - she is drinking alot of water now. I think I just gotta give her some time to adjust - the other one is doing much better and goes outside to go to the bathroom already.
I am sorry to hear about your pet. Why does it have to cost so much right! I was talking to the lady at the spca and she was telling me that one of our local vets (the one I don't like and most people don't) got a call from one of her clients that a stray cat had been hit on the street and that he thought the cat should be euthanized because it was in very bad shape. So this vet went in after hours and did just that. She then proceeded to send an actual bill to the spca for having to come in after hours and euthanize a stray cat - can you believe it? I hate when vets are just in for it for the money and not the animals. Good luck with the tumor and keep saving for the christmas present!
I'm very glad your little one is doing better! 
Sick animals make me nervous. They can't tell anyone what hurts or anything, so it's just a big guessing game a lot of the time. Terrible for the nerves.
What's extra dumb is just to have the mouse's tumor removed the estimate is $200. For a neuter *and* tumor removal together they estimate $175 (and of course they'll find something else to charge for so either one will cost a few dollars more than the estimate). Most of that cost is for the anesthesia- how much does a MOUSE need? He's even on the small side! Rrrgh. But she's the best rodent vet in driving distance so we take it.
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Kadee Sedtal
"I wish I had a dollar for every time I spent a dollar, because then, yahoo! I'd have all my money back." -Jack Handey
Emma, sick one, is going to the vet today at 2:30. I phoned as she is still having trouble peeing and blood in diarhea today. She is not as active today and won't eat yet so I am concerned. I will let you know how we make out. I managed to collect a small urine sample as well as a fecal sample as he wants to test it for parasites and of course, parvo. Will let you know.
