Mtgrezzo12
New Born Pup
My 6 year old American breed developed bloat and stasis on Sunday. X-ray confirmed this, and no stones, dental issues, ovarian cysts or respiratory issues. No injuries seen.
She stopped eating, likely due to stress of a new environment as we just took her in 4 weeks ago. On Sunday, we began critical care, oral water syringes, subq fluids, metacam, cisapride, reglan, probiotics, massage, and floor time to move.
As she has started to recover, we stopped the metacam after 5 days and we did 3 days of subq fluids. We have continued everything else but slowly and weighing daily sometimes more than once, reducing critical care to stimulate appetite.
When we got her, she was 740, at 680 we started everything. She peaked at 816 when we backed down on critical care, now she’s sitting 750-760.
We started poo soup today and will continue, and will also use benebac which should arrive today to replace our infant probiotics. I gave her a toilet paper roll this morning which she munched on some.
Our problem: although pooping (moist but smaller) likely due to critical care, and peeing good with oral water syringes, water from critical care, and veggies, she is not really interested in eating hay at all, and only nibbling on dry food. She is eating leafy greens. We provide different types of hay in multiple locations in her 3x2 c&c with fleece. Romaine, cilantro, parsley, cucumber we offer in variety. We would like to see her start to eat hay on her own and more than nibble on her dry food.
Is it just to soon? She is moving, and oinks when walking. Doesn’t appear to be in pain. She’s not interested in treats also. Maybe we are expecting to much after 6 days? The exotics vet was shocked by her xray, her bloat was pretty significant where she consulted the surgical team to be aware we might need an urgent surgery on schedule. This was Tuesday. He belly is soft and non distended.
Thank you!
She stopped eating, likely due to stress of a new environment as we just took her in 4 weeks ago. On Sunday, we began critical care, oral water syringes, subq fluids, metacam, cisapride, reglan, probiotics, massage, and floor time to move.
As she has started to recover, we stopped the metacam after 5 days and we did 3 days of subq fluids. We have continued everything else but slowly and weighing daily sometimes more than once, reducing critical care to stimulate appetite.
When we got her, she was 740, at 680 we started everything. She peaked at 816 when we backed down on critical care, now she’s sitting 750-760.
We started poo soup today and will continue, and will also use benebac which should arrive today to replace our infant probiotics. I gave her a toilet paper roll this morning which she munched on some.
Our problem: although pooping (moist but smaller) likely due to critical care, and peeing good with oral water syringes, water from critical care, and veggies, she is not really interested in eating hay at all, and only nibbling on dry food. She is eating leafy greens. We provide different types of hay in multiple locations in her 3x2 c&c with fleece. Romaine, cilantro, parsley, cucumber we offer in variety. We would like to see her start to eat hay on her own and more than nibble on her dry food.
Is it just to soon? She is moving, and oinks when walking. Doesn’t appear to be in pain. She’s not interested in treats also. Maybe we are expecting to much after 6 days? The exotics vet was shocked by her xray, her bloat was pretty significant where she consulted the surgical team to be aware we might need an urgent surgery on schedule. This was Tuesday. He belly is soft and non distended.
Thank you!
