Blood in stool
Diarrhea was a bit loose, but not bad over the last few days, except yesterday. I noticed Asterisk had two pretty hard stools, there was a coating of blood on them. The second stool had a plushie leg in it. Their plushies are usually very soft, but the particular toy they chewed had a firmer fabric. They've been defecating consistently. Last night Asterisk had a loose, foul smelling stool that had blood. This morning, Lee has had liquid diarrhea with blood. From what I've read, there may be some scraping that occurred as the plushie exited the small intestine causing the blood. They're drinking a lot, still have an appetite, and are acting well. I can tell there is mild discomfort, but they seem their usual wiggly selves. I am trying to get them into the vet. I can get them in to work tomorrow morning. Any ideas of what to do till I can get them in? |
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I hope your vet visit with Amy is going well!! |
| Slippery Elm Bark is a natural mucus that will coat the intestines, giving them some protection. Health food stores. |
| Amy's office was able to squeeze us in today. Good news, no obstructions! Metronidazole for both kids and I'm to add spinach to their food to help process any residual plushies. We weighed Levi and he's 100lbs! Holy COW, Josh has been sneaking tasty morsels to him, because there is no way he has gained so much. Dr. Amy thinks 10lbs off and he'll be a good weight. I don't think I ever would have believed that my scrawny 42lb barn puppy has grown into a 100lb beast! |
So glad no obstruction  And happy dieting to Levi! |
| Glad your dogs are okay. I was emailed this by a Newfy forum, scared the #### out of me: Last night at agility class, a vet, who is a fellow agility student was telling us about a case she had this week. The dog ate a child's teddy bear and was very sick. When she opened the dog up to remove what she thought was an intestinal obstruction she found a huge gelatin type mess inside and the dogs intestines were black and the tissue dead. The dog will die no surgery can fix him up there was no living intestine left from stomach to colon. This was not an obstruction..... so she called the manufacturer of the Teddy Bear on a quest to find out what the gel was and what killed the dog. Turns out the stuffing in children's toys contains ingredients for flame retardants and mite control! It is designed to become a gel. It is highly toxic. Now you would think a child's toy would be safe because it is for children, but they don't expect a child to eat the stuffing of the toys... huummmm that seems a bit scary too. But we all know dogs demolish stuffed toys. So do not give or buy your dog any children's stuffed animals... some people get them at goodwill etc. The vet will be posting a warning and story and I will send any other facts as needed and as I learn more. Maybe some children's toys do not have this ingredient, but better to be safe then sorry. So meanwhile, make sure all your dog toys are for dogs. Please pass this on... it is a horrible death she described and one that can be avoided. |
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