Bruce
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Does anyone have it that they can overnight to you/vet??
Does the vet have any idea how his liver could be compromised so quickly?
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Does the vet have any idea how his liver could be compromised so quickly?
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Poor pete... Still praying!
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Hang in there Pete!!.....
Baymule
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Hang in there Pete. SBC and GW, I sincerely hope Pete comes through this, it sure won't be for lack of care or love.
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I have some good news!
Sat I drew 3 vials of blood got more urine and sent them to the vet.
The antibiotics are working. Increased dosage and a change with increased time intervals is definitely helping.
Last night (Sat)he was at 104.9 then went to 105. I did not think he would make it through the night. He didn't even lift his head went I went out to take temp and give him his pills.
Vet said to check temp 2 hrs after dosage. I texted vet at 1am and temp went down to 101.7!
Went to sleep hopeful.
Early morning Sun got a text kidneys still look good !
8 hrs later temp climbing again... climbing gave dosage
Vet looking everywhere for the needed drug and trying to get over to us. Let's just say hurricane Florence has done a great deal of damage to the animals in it's path!
By the time vet got here it was time for another dose and fever was up BUT Pete did get up, walked a bit and peed. Gave dose.
He even tried 1 bark because a "stranger" pulled up.
He has not eaten in 5 days going on 6. Vet suggested to bring out some heated chicken broth. We did and Pete lapped a tiny bit up. Vet gave him another drug of some sort. I was so fried mentally I can't even remember what it was.
45 minutes later he was definitely feeling better and vet felt like we were not going to need to do all the other intervention.
The vet walked over to grab a bucket to sit on to just stay with Pete. As she walked over to the bucket which was over by the baby goats Pete stood tall and followed faster then I have seen him move in all this time. I said Pete, it's ok. He watched and was relaxed as soon as she walked away from the baby goats.
I was so choked up. My boy, my loyal, faithful, magnificent, amazing guardian as sick as he is still trying to guard his babies.
He kept trying to get to his field.
We decided to all go up to the porch. Offering chicken broth a few cc's at a time.
He lay down beside our vet as she pet him and loved him. He laid his head on her feet. It was ... I just have no words.
He did stand again... meds clearly kicking in.
And I snapped a pic. The first time in all these days he looked "alive".
This is because of the efforts of our vet, our friends, you all, the prayers, and God's gracious hand. Pete has a ways to go and hour by hour things can change. We continue to pray for him.
Before- at vets
Today- after this he got very tired and lay down and went to sleep.
Our vet stayed for several hours... Little One ran her out some food so she could eat on the way.
Humbled and blessed by such care, such love.
Vet recommended that we make some bone broth and give just a few cc's at a time but encourage him to eat.
I thought of @Devonviolet & @Baymule .... I know they have bone broth already! What is strange is about a week or two ago I thought I really need to try making bone broth. I never did.
Many test were run but not all labs can run every kind of test. The other issue was there are so many things that have so many overlapping symptoms.
Then the fact that Pete did not have some of the major symptoms of any of these things.
The urinalysis showed -
Streptococcus canis- Streptococcus canis is a group G beta-hemolytic species of Streptococcus
It is a long read. There were symptoms he did not have and still does not have-
Streptococcal Toxic shock Syndrome -
http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol....ccal Toxic Shock Syndrome associated with.pdf
I am up waiting to take temp and give his next round of meds. Very tired but very thankful. just another hour -two... and then sleep. I am wore out.
Thank you all.
Sat I drew 3 vials of blood got more urine and sent them to the vet.
The antibiotics are working. Increased dosage and a change with increased time intervals is definitely helping.
Last night (Sat)he was at 104.9 then went to 105. I did not think he would make it through the night. He didn't even lift his head went I went out to take temp and give him his pills.
Vet said to check temp 2 hrs after dosage. I texted vet at 1am and temp went down to 101.7!
Went to sleep hopeful.
Early morning Sun got a text kidneys still look good !
8 hrs later temp climbing again... climbing gave dosage
Vet looking everywhere for the needed drug and trying to get over to us. Let's just say hurricane Florence has done a great deal of damage to the animals in it's path!
By the time vet got here it was time for another dose and fever was up BUT Pete did get up, walked a bit and peed. Gave dose.
He even tried 1 bark because a "stranger" pulled up.
He has not eaten in 5 days going on 6. Vet suggested to bring out some heated chicken broth. We did and Pete lapped a tiny bit up. Vet gave him another drug of some sort. I was so fried mentally I can't even remember what it was.
45 minutes later he was definitely feeling better and vet felt like we were not going to need to do all the other intervention.
The vet walked over to grab a bucket to sit on to just stay with Pete. As she walked over to the bucket which was over by the baby goats Pete stood tall and followed faster then I have seen him move in all this time. I said Pete, it's ok. He watched and was relaxed as soon as she walked away from the baby goats.
I was so choked up. My boy, my loyal, faithful, magnificent, amazing guardian as sick as he is still trying to guard his babies. He kept trying to get to his field.
We decided to all go up to the porch. Offering chicken broth a few cc's at a time.
He lay down beside our vet as she pet him and loved him. He laid his head on her feet. It was ... I just have no words.
He did stand again... meds clearly kicking in.
And I snapped a pic. The first time in all these days he looked "alive".
This is because of the efforts of our vet, our friends, you all, the prayers, and God's gracious hand. Pete has a ways to go and hour by hour things can change. We continue to pray for him.
Before- at vets
Today- after this he got very tired and lay down and went to sleep.
Our vet stayed for several hours... Little One ran her out some food so she could eat on the way.
Humbled and blessed by such care, such love.
Vet recommended that we make some bone broth and give just a few cc's at a time but encourage him to eat.
I thought of @Devonviolet & @Baymule .... I know they have bone broth already! What is strange is about a week or two ago I thought I really need to try making bone broth. I never did.
Many test were run but not all labs can run every kind of test. The other issue was there are so many things that have so many overlapping symptoms.
Then the fact that Pete did not have some of the major symptoms of any of these things.
The urinalysis showed -
Streptococcus canis- Streptococcus canis is a group G beta-hemolytic species of Streptococcus
It is a long read. There were symptoms he did not have and still does not have-
Streptococcal Toxic shock Syndrome -
http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol....ccal Toxic Shock Syndrome associated with.pdf
I am up waiting to take temp and give his next round of meds. Very tired but very thankful. just another hour -two... and then sleep. I am wore out.
Thank you all.
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I’m sorry to hear about your sweet Pete. It sounds like he is out of the woods. I’m praying for a total recovery.
Bone broth is a good way to help someone, dogs and other animals included, to get better. Have you considered putting apple cider vinegar in his water? The probiotis, in the ACV help to build up the immune sstem, since the immune system resides in the gut.
Bone broth is a good way to help someone, dogs and other animals included, to get better. Have you considered putting apple cider vinegar in his water? The probiotis, in the ACV help to build up the immune sstem, since the immune system resides in the gut.
Mini Horses
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Even a little improvement is grand! I'm praying for him, too. He WANTS to get better and fighting hard.
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This is good news. Keep it going Pete. What a devoted guard dog to his baby goats. here's proof that Pete would give his life to protect them. of course, a vet is not a snarling cougar, but he thought there was a threat. LOL You have a good vet, to work so hard to help save Pete. We love you Pete!
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He has a long way to go. This am his temp was down! YAY! So weak. We have ACV in their water all the time.
He is also on milk thistle. He really is fighting. It is heartbreaking at the same time. Thank you.
I think that is why I stay off the LGD threads now. I just can't take it... so many complaints, so many that won't train, so many that truly have no understanding of these dogs.
The most amazing dogs on the earth... and people just disregard them. Bay you have persevered with yours and it is a true testimony!
My vet has been amazing. That first night when she met us at the clinic at 11:30 and we were there til after 2 am.... saved his life. This can kill in 1-4 hours, many are lost by 8-12.
I can't even remember all that was done those first 4-5 days.
Pete is somewhat stronger though... at 1am when I went out to give his pills and check him... he was crashed asleep. I woke him to pill him. Yeah, scary! I didn't get one of the pills far back enough and he went to bite down (my hand was still in his mouth). I got my hand out quick because the power in his jaws is returning. Those teeth are huge.
We used a bolus gun this morning.
He pooped for the first time since this began!
As pete walks around, very wobbly, yet with intent... I look at that face, those eyes. I think of all his brothers and how much I loved that litter. I see Callie in him, I see D in him.
I thought of @Latestarter 's Mel. How much he loves him and how I would never want anyone to go through this. Pete and Mel have always been similar.
Blue misses Pete and was on the fence while the vet was here. Watching. I told him it was ok and she was helping Pete. He lay down but never took his eyes off.
My thought every day is... we can only do what we can do the rest is out of our hands.
My next thought... dang I am getting too old for this.
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You have an amazing vet to put that much into trying to save Pete. There are some good ones around, but alot not as devoted.
Once you get him back on the path, where do you go from here? After reading the link to the vet journal, it does not seem like he meets most of the "obvious" signs of being more likely to contact this type of disease. No showing, traveling stress, etc and so forth. The only thing that I can see is didn't you have some issue just recently that they all got together, you had to move goats and dogs around to get them back into their own fields/pens? But still, they were still all on your own property and you are usually in amongst them all....
I am hoping that they have managed to find the right combo of anti-biotics to kill the bacteria.
Again, KUDOS to the vet and the fact that as a responsible and very AWARE dog owner, YOU were able to see it and IMMEDIATELY and take steps to take care of the dog.
Once you get him back on the path, where do you go from here? After reading the link to the vet journal, it does not seem like he meets most of the "obvious" signs of being more likely to contact this type of disease. No showing, traveling stress, etc and so forth. The only thing that I can see is didn't you have some issue just recently that they all got together, you had to move goats and dogs around to get them back into their own fields/pens? But still, they were still all on your own property and you are usually in amongst them all....
I am hoping that they have managed to find the right combo of anti-biotics to kill the bacteria.
Again, KUDOS to the vet and the fact that as a responsible and very AWARE dog owner, YOU were able to see it and IMMEDIATELY and take steps to take care of the dog.
