my girl is poorly

rubyandrosie · 12-02-2009, 05:50 PM

she has been a little off colour for about 4 days , but still comes when called, bounds around after her ball .... but last night she let loose her bowels in the kitchen , and again this morning, looked slimey and bllod stained . took her too vet . says she has a temperature, she has lost 1kg in wt since we last went . shes been vomitting,foaming at the mouth but no fits she really has no boxer sparkle in her at all. she is 3 and 1/2 now, and was the runt of the litter so is she is quite small for a boxer . vet gave her antibiotics, and something to help selttle her tum, he kept on about another dog recently that had parvo, but my girls have been jabbed although they do need boosters. he gave us some rehydration fluids but she wont drink or eat . we have to go back again tomorrow and friday , for more antibiotics and he said if she doesnt start drinling they will keep her and put a drip up. im really worried it might be something serious ND IM GUTTED i didnt take her to vets a couple of days ago . she looks half starved whilst my other boxer is fab condition. im worried if she has some virus will my other boxer get it, im so distressed that my dog is unwell. she really is my girl , always with me whilst the other one prefers my hubby . anyone else had anything like this that can reasurre me that my babe will be ok.
thanks in advance
sue

AussieGirl · 12-02-2009, 09:38 PM

Welcome to the Hub! So sorry that your girl is unwell, you need to ensure that she stays hydrated. If it is Parvo it can be spread through their poop, so you need to make sure it is all cleaned up with chlorine bleach diluted 1 oz of bleach to 32 oz of water, as you have other dogs you should keep her isolated from them to try and stop them getting it, I believe for a month after they recover is recommended. Here are a few links on Parvo
Dog Parvo Treatment and Prevention (Natural Remedies)
Parvovirus in Dogs
this is taken from the link above

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Parvo - Is it possible in adult vaccinated dogs

Question: I have a question that I hope you have time to answer. Do you know anything about late onset parvo? I ask because there have been a couple of cases of it here and at least one of the dog's vaccination history is well documented. The dog is a Maltese about 7 years of age and had annual vaccinations. I haven't been able to get all the facts I would like on the other dog but it appears that it too is definitely an adult. What is questionable is if the dog had actually received the full puppy series. Saludos, Charlotte

Answer: Charlotte- Whether or not clinically apparent parvovirus actually occurs in dogs over the age of 14 months or so is a difficult question to answer. These are the things that make it seem unlikely: 1) Parvovirus likes to attack rapidly dividing cells. In a puppy, the entire intestinal lining, from the tip of the villi to the depths of the intestinal folds divides rapidly, with almost a total turnover of cells in 3 to 5 days. The myocardium has rapidly dividing cells that are sometimes affected in very young puppies (usually less than 9 weeks of age or so). White blood cell numbers drop dramatically because the cells they divide off from are also rapidly dividing cell lines. These are the focus of the virus attack because these are the only cells dividing rapidly enough for the virus. In adult dogs, only the tips of the villi remain rapidly dividing and these can all be sloughed without producing clinically significant disease (in most cases no signs at all will be seen). 2) Parvovirus vaccination probably lasts for life if good immunity is ever achieved. In most dogs, a single injection of a modified live parvovirus vaccine given after twelve weeks of age ( new high titer vaccines) or sixteen weeks of age (older vaccines) will confer immunity. The one year booster shot should strongly bolster this and if a puppy didn't respond properly to the puppy vaccinations for some reason (like having a heavy parasite load or another viral illness) the one year vaccination should provide good immunity. This means that a dog that has had the puppy series and/or any boosters of that series should have good immunity unless its immune system just doesn't respond properly. 3) Most dogs who are reported to die of parvovirus actually die from an undetermined cause, because any post mortem examination that is done doesn't include taking intestinal tissue samples to confirm that the virus was present. Testing for parvovirus using in-house test kits is compromised by vaccination (will be positive in many vaccinated dogs, regardless of whether they actually have parvovirus.

My personal opinion is that parvovirus probably does cause disease on a rare basis in adult dogs, probably when it happens to coincide with another illness that weakens the same tissues. I really believe these cases are rare, though. I think that most of the reports of adult onset parvovirus are situations in which a look alike illness occurred and it was easy to blame parvovirus and it is not usually confirmed in a manner that is very conclusive. Vaccination for parvovirus provides protection for a long time and probably does so for life. This would be especially true in a area in which there is widespread contamination with parvovirus particles because exposure to these would provide small amounts of stimulation (what is a vaccination?) to the immune system, encouraging it to maintain its competency in fighting the disease. If any of this is confusing, let me know. Mike Richards, DVM 10/14/2002

a few more links that may be useful

Dog Dehydration

Diarrhea in Dogs

Natural Dog Vomiting Remedies

Did they do any tests when you were at the vet? Hope she feels better soon.

daisy'smom · 12-02-2009, 10:21 PM

Sending healing vibes to your girl. Hopefully the meds will work and she will have a full recovery. Poor baby.

Doreen · 12-03-2009, 12:25 AM

Hope your pup gets well soon!!!!

Ruby Red · 12-03-2009, 04:47 AM

I’m so sorry to read all this, it's so hard when they are poorly and it must be really worrying for you. I hope she feels better soon. Please keep us updated on her and the vet visits.

for you and for your boxer girl.

bruinsBoxers · 12-03-2009, 08:57 AM

Hope she feels better soon .

Did your vet run and tests or bloodwork ? Having bloodwork done can let you know if there is an infection or if any of her organ values are off .

Ron · 12-03-2009, 01:51 PM

hope the pup feels better soon, keep us posted

rubyandrosie · 12-03-2009, 03:48 PM

thank you all so much for your replies. we went back to vet as planned this evening and they have kept her . i was gutted and cried in the vets !!!! they are going to give her iv fluids overnight and more antibiotics. hopefully they will give her a full once over in the morning to see what is wrong . she has gone thin and lost weight. she had 2 tumours removed when she was 12 months, from her nose and her paw, im worried that she may have another tumour which is causing the emaciation. on the bright side im hoping that by tomorrow she will have found her mojo and be ready to come home . will keep you posted . thanks agian for your replies .
luv sue xx

Ron · 12-03-2009, 04:17 PM

poor pup

rubyandrosie · 12-03-2009, 05:07 PM

my 4 yr old red boxer Ruby is lost . she is moping around looking for her pal. she hasnt settled all evening. they have their beds under the stairs, obviously cosy as they take refuge there !! but tonight ruby is just wandering around . i have put her fleecy mattress in my bedroom for tonight , hoping she may settle , ( im sad they have 2 beds each !!!), my thoughts are with my brindle girl rosie , wondering how she is doing in the vets, shes not used to a cage, or anything like that, they dont even wear collars in the house only when they go out . im wondering whether im being dramatic but im so upset, shes not just a dog , i love them like the kids... possoibly more ....lol.i just hope that ruby doesnt start pining as they are together 24/7 and we had rosie when ruby was 6 months old, they have never had one night apart from each other . the snuggle up together often in the one bed at night. sorry for the waffle makes me feel a bit better.

sue
xx