[ SHOWGSD-L ] Help needed - URGENT
- From: gretchanya@xxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Leashlady1@xxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:41:48 -0500
We have a VERY sick dog and need advice/suggestions ASAP. The vets are out of
ideas.
This is a 6 year old male neutered GSD. Saturday night, he is perfectly normal.
Eats dinner. A couple of hours later, goes out with his owner to play ball for
about 30 minutes. Routine behavior. No problems outside.
About an hour and a half after coming inside, the dog starts to froth at the
mouth and acts lethargic. He is taken to a local vet. Temperature is 107.4. Dog
begins to seize. Has two grand mal seizures, despite valium.
Dog is taken to an emergency clinic. Admitted and given phenobarbital. Seizures
stop. Temperature is still 107.
They give him an ice bath and get the temp down to 105. Blood work is all
normal - liver, pancreas, etc - nothing unusual. Slightly elevated white blood
cell count.
Sunday morning, temperature still 105. Dog is still lethargic, not responsive
to owners. Cannot walk on his own. Has not urinated.
Urine culture is negative. Lyme test is negative.
Sunday afternoon, they decide to start an antibiotic. By Sunday night, temp is
down to 103. Dog urinates, eats some baby food and tries to move around on his
own.
This morning, temp is 103.5. Dog is responsive to owners and is still trying to
move around. Seems to not have control of his hind end - exceedingly weak.
Owners say the dog seems much more comfortable today. He is able to rest.
Before this, he had been agitated, as though he didn't know where he was. Vets
suspect dog could not see due to high temp.
Vets just called and they are switching his antibiotics to see if they can get
the temperature down more. Owners say they can only afford one more week at the
clinic. It's $250 a day before treatment.
Possible ideas so far are a circulating mast cell tumor or a brain tumor.
Another idea is a toxin. Tox screen was negative, but who knows if he ate a
mushroom or something.
ANY OTHER IDEAS???????
Becky T. Dickson
www.gretchanya.com
www.gsdbydesign.com
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