advice on my poorly girl

ok so 2 weeks ago daija came home from a walk on the fields with my OH and couldnt open her left eye..within aan hour she couldnt open her right eye either! i was histerical called my vet and got her an out of hours appointment,after looking at her he said she had allergies that had been triggered by something at the fields and prescribed treatment for conjunctivitus..all well and good was pleased it wasnt something really serious! but since then she hasnt been herself, for the past 3 days shes been off her food completely (shes on dry food) has literally had a nibble before cocking her nose up at it and laying down i feed her twice a day and she usually wolfs it down so deffinately not normal...her eyes are slightly better but still not normal (i was told theyd be back to normal after 5 days max!),shes had a runny nose and appears to have a bloated stomach, she was vomitting yesterday, and just seemed lifeless today so i called the out of hours vet again and took her straight down..he had a look at her and just said shes probably got a bug of some sorts and to feed her chicken and rice for next 24 hours! he also said shes got rhinitus(her nose is cracked and slightly hard over the top) he took her temperature which was fine the problem is we were told when we got daija that shed had her jabs but after typing her symptoms into google im not convinced she has, shes booked into the vets on the 30th of this month to have her jabs again just in case but im really worried she may have the distemper virus, can i ask my vet to check for this or would he know if he saw her,im really worried about my girl and just wanna know shes ok

poor daija, i would ask just in case.

i'd def get the vet to check,poor girl .sure she'll be fine soon

I would ask the vet just in case. Hope Daija is okay ><

Did the person you had her off not give you her vet card or anything? a reciete from the vets etc, I would ask the vet to test for distemper as soon as possible.

so is there some test they can do to rule it out? i explained my worrys but he seemed to have no concern i also told him that i wasnt convinced about the jabs but he just said to book her in for them again to be on the safe side,im sat here feeling like im overreacting but she just aint right i know my own dog,shes been on antibiotics so would be protected now if jabs werent present (So the vet said!) i think im gonna keep an eye on her overnight and if im not happy its back to the vets tommorrow!!
the breeder said shed had her jabs but couldnt find the paperwork(he was havin a kitchen fitted when we arrived the place was a mess!) i cant understand why he would lie cos i would have paid for her to have them if not but theres that small doubt in my mind because of how she is

Your vet would be very aware of the symptoms for distemper, so I'd go by what he says - that it isn't. One of the signs of distempa is fever, which she doesn't have.

It could well be just a mild viral upset which will go in its own time. Just try to tempt her with some nice tasty food & keep her out of draughts etc. If she seems to be becoming a little worse, then take her back to the vets; otherwise just watch her & keep her comfortable (ie best place on the bed/couch; best chicken breast; lots of cuddles!).

well i followed vets orders and shes perked up a bit today (chasing roxi round the room as i type!) i guess i worry too much about my girls and need to stop thinking the worst! im just gonna get her jabs redone on the 30th if nothing else itl put my mind at rest

what a relief for you

Thats good news, they are such a worry, your not on your own there

When I took the pup for her jabs, we got a vaccination certificate, and on it they have put the date and also the label from the vaccination bottle. Then there's loads of spaces to have future booster details on it too. As far as our policy goes, without any proof of vaccination, there could be a lot of hassle to use her insurance. Even if your pup has been vaccinated, if you have no paperwork and you're not sure which vets carried out the vaccination, it could be a lot of hassle if you ever (but hopefully never!) need to claim.

Steve wrote:poor daija, i would ask just in case.

I may br jumping the gun but what are the chances that she may be coming into season? I've checked her lady bits and the vulva is slightly swollen and the skin around is also slightly swollen she's got an increase in discharge aswell, she turned 6 months officially on Saturday

Glad to hear she is doing better!

iluvmypups wrote:

Steve wrote:poor daija, i would ask just in case.

I may br jumping the gun but what are the chances that she may be coming into season? I've checked her lady bits and the vulva is slightly swollen and the skin around is also slightly swollen she's got an increase in discharge aswell, she turned 6 months officially on Saturday

Certainly could be, she's at that age and the signs seem right.

get making some nappies lol it could be the reason she not been well

it would make so much sense!! she seems to be feeling sorry for herself but physically apart from going off her food shes looking much happier out for quality walk time with the oh as we speak!!

iluvmypups wrote:I may br jumping the gun but what are the chances that she may be coming into season? I've checked her lady bits and the vulva is slightly swollen and the skin around is also slightly swollen she's got an increase in discharge aswell, she turned 6 months officially on Saturday

Every chance! She's the right age. Just keep an eye on her. Oh, and invest in some doggie hygiene pants!

lol i would deffo say she is suffering from pmt!! shes slouching around feeling sorry for herself and getting slightly snappy and stubborn..shes spent more time in her bed than shes ever done despite the fact that her gates open shes chosing to be there....kinda reminds me of myself around "lady time" lol

dani

Thank god ours doesn't last a month

Really would reccomend hygiene pants, they are a savour Xx

gosh i hope im not gonna come into some kinda bloodbath as far as hygiene pants are they the sort that kids wear or do i need perticular ones?? lol probz a silly question but my alsation never seemed to bleed out we had to check to be sure she was in season

No its not a blood bath, but can be messy. This is what I and others have sworn on;

http://www.medicanimal.com/product/~product_id=506?gclid=CJTIha7UmKsCFeYmtAod6C-vuw

It'll be fine but is a help to keep things clean!

il order some now thanks all time to sit back and wait for mother nature to make an appearance..i suppose il keep u posted

my xena first season OMG the blood was everywhere up the walls on the cailing

i just made old tea towels into nappies.

iluvmypups wrote:gosh i hope im not gonna come into some kinda bloodbath as far as hygiene pants are they the sort that kids wear or do i need perticular ones?? lol probz a silly question but my alsation never seemed to bleed out we had to check to be sure she was in season

No, usually it's just drips here & there! Some are worse (as Steve said) but mostly it isn't too bad. But if you want to save your firniture & carpets from getty messy the hygiene pants are really good. You can get them from most pet stores. Don't use ones for kids cause they don't have a tail hole!

I'm glad we have a boy

Well she seems to be feeling much better!! Bits are still swollen but nothing as yet...she took me for a walk this morning and had everybodys attention one lady even came and fussed her when she was on her way towork..dunno about white doggy hairs on black trousers lol but she was adament Daija was full staffy which starts the whole is she ain't she saga all over again!