Not good. Sick dog (update)

[vandeman17]

My 16 month old black lab is sick and at the vet. She was lethargic yesterday until we hit the river and acted fine there. Came home and didn't want to eat which is very unlike her. She ended up throwing up twice so I thought she just had an upset belly. This morning she could barely walk so I called the vet and brought her in. She was very dehydrated and so she was put on an iv. Her blood work showed high levels of phosphorus and her bun was high so kidney issues are a possibility. They are keeping her tonight and running some more tests. Talk about a horrible feeling not knowing what is going on.  I hope I can sleep tonight!

[Goldeneye]

Sorry to hear.  It's hard not knowing what's wrong.  Hoping this turns out for the good.  Hang in there...

[singleshot12]

not good, let us know how she does.. sounds like maybe she ingested something at the river,salmon head or fish hook maybe

[Don Fischer]

Good luck to you. I hate it when I get a sick dog, I don't sleep well even if they are home.

[vandeman17]

Vet is thinking from the initial blood work it could be lepto or acute kidney issues. I feel sick just thinking about it

[gasman]

She is tuff little bugger, she will pull through 

I got you and her in my prayers.

[vandeman17]

She is tuff little bugger, she will pull through 

I got you and her in my prayers.

Thanks Pete. She has many birds to retrieve in her future 

[REHJWA]

The IV will help. When they stop eating they stop drinking too. Hopefully the vet gets it figured out soon. Our pup was impacted and even after the anti-puking meds he couldn't pass anything. He recovered quicker then my hunting fund has... Best of luck, we'll keep you in our prayers.

[Kittman]

Late last summer our male Golden Retriever started going downhill quickly after a family camping trip.  He was sneezing kind of seizure like fits and had some blood coming out his left nostril.  His blood work came back with “necrosis” somewhere is all the medical babble.  The vet was basically stumped.  Our vet ended up putting him on Prednisone (steroids) and 1 other thing I can't remember, but after a few weeks finally, he bounced back.  Like yours he was very, very sick, lethargic, would not eat anything and he normally is a serious chow hound.

Good luck with your dog.

[vandeman17]

I am crossing my fingers that she just drank or ate something bad and that with the IV and some antibiotics that she will be better. I am praying it is nothing serious with her kidneys. I did a bunch of reading and of course, ended up scaring myself more then if I wouldn't have know some of the things. Sometimes knowledge isn't power... 

[YellowDog]

Vandeman17, I'm really sorry to hear about your pup.  I hope everything turns out okay.  I had my 9 year old lab get really sick back in August.  I think it ended up being a seriously upset stomach from eating a slug.  It had been dry for weeks and then rained one day.  I watched her go outside to do her business and sniff the ground and it looked like she sucked something up but I wasn't sure.  Late that night she was throwing up and running outside with the runs every 30 minutes.  After a day of this she was taken to the vet.  They ran a bunch of blood urine and fecal tests and basically she was slightly out of normal ranges on a couple of tests but they determined she just had a really upset stomach.  Hope your situation ends up being the same.

I am wondering though how many of you all, especially on the West side, have your dogs vaccinated for Leptosirosis?  I have not done this yet and am thinking it is probably a good idea given that there have been a few more cases diagnosed in Western Washington in the past few years.

[trophyhunt]

Sorry for you both, sad deal when your pets are sick to this extent.  Hope all is well and they figure out what is going on soon.  Take care 

[vandeman17]

Just got a call from the vet and they say she is feeling better. She ate this morning and hasn't thrown it back up which is good. Her blood work is showing more normal levels in her kidney counts which is a relief. They still can't say or don't know what caused it but it could have been a number of things. I do know that I am glad I brought her in when I did and didn't wait because who knows what could have happened. They are keeping her one more day and then I will bring her home tomorrow. 

[AspenBud]

Out of curiosity, what dog food do you use?

We had two of our dogs come down with similar symptoms a week or two ago for no apparent reason. Both recovered within a day or two.

[vandeman17]

Out of curiosity, what dog food do you use?

We had two of our dogs come down with similar symptoms a week or two ago for no apparent reason. Both recovered within a day or two.

I buy the kirkland brand food from Costco.