Brody has not been doing very well for the past several days. He began to lose his appetite last week on Thursday. I noticed Friday morning when I went to fill up his food bowl that he had not even eaten half of his food from the day before. I thought that maybe the heat was getting to him so I didn't worry too much. His overall attitude seemed to be ok at that point. He was still playful and remained that way through Sunday evening. My fiancÃ[emoji]169[/emoji]'s son was with us for the weekend, who Brody adores. When he left to go home Brody seemed to go into a deep depression. It started with him crying at the front door, and then spending the remainder of the evening laying on the day bed looking at the wall with his back to us. I tried to cheer him up and encourage him to play. I even tried snuggling with him and rubbing his tummy, which he loves, but got no reaction from him. That same evening I woke up because I heard him in the office. His tummy was upset and he was sick with diarrhea. I was up several times with him that night
Yesterday morning when we got up he seemed to be feeling a bit better. He was a little more active, and seemed to enjoy cuddles and even ate a bit of his food. I had planned to get him a vet appt, but with the improvement thought it might not be needed. I went home at lunchtime yesterday and he seemed even better. I went back to work and felt comfortable that he was going to be ok.... When I returned home from work yesterday I opened the sliding glass door to let him out as I normally do. He stepped down on to the step and seemed a little woozy for a moment. He sat down, and then fell over. I freaked out and thought he was dead
I screamed for my fiancÃ[emoji]169[/emoji] to come outside. I sat down next to Brody and within seconds he woke back up. His mouth was foamy, but he stood up. I carried him outside to the grass so he could use the bathroom. He did and then ran back to the door and acted like nothing had happened. I got him to eat dinner last night by pouring some of the gravy from our pot roast over his food. He loved it, and ate a little over half of what he normally does. He still seems a little mopey and sad though. This morning all he wanted to do was snuggle in bed with us. I had a hard time getting him to walk outside
I called his vet this morning who really wasn't much help. They blamed it on the heart worms and said he needs his treatment, but I don't think he can make it through the treatment. His vet wants to give him the older treatment that contains the arsenic. He mentioned a while back when Brody had Kennel cough that he wouldn't be strong enough for a month to even begin the Heartguard... If the kennel cough was enough to put off the prevention pills, why would it all of a sudden be safe now to give him the full blown treatment. I have a vet chosen for a second opinion and am calling them at 9:00 this morning for an appointment.
Please, if you can spare any vibes for my boy I would appreciate it. I really don't want him to die
Yesterday morning when we got up he seemed to be feeling a bit better. He was a little more active, and seemed to enjoy cuddles and even ate a bit of his food. I had planned to get him a vet appt, but with the improvement thought it might not be needed. I went home at lunchtime yesterday and he seemed even better. I went back to work and felt comfortable that he was going to be ok.... When I returned home from work yesterday I opened the sliding glass door to let him out as I normally do. He stepped down on to the step and seemed a little woozy for a moment. He sat down, and then fell over. I freaked out and thought he was dead
I called his vet this morning who really wasn't much help. They blamed it on the heart worms and said he needs his treatment, but I don't think he can make it through the treatment. His vet wants to give him the older treatment that contains the arsenic. He mentioned a while back when Brody had Kennel cough that he wouldn't be strong enough for a month to even begin the Heartguard... If the kennel cough was enough to put off the prevention pills, why would it all of a sudden be safe now to give him the full blown treatment. I have a vet chosen for a second opinion and am calling them at 9:00 this morning for an appointment.
Please, if you can spare any vibes for my boy I would appreciate it. I really don't want him to die