starcat wrote:
"AW" wrote in message
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Today she quit panting and she doesn't seem as hot.
We are giving her small plungerful's of water. She still isn't
drinking or eating on her own.

Poor baby is suffering. She's in a huge amount of pain. Why you haven't
taken her to a vet is beyond me. It's like if you had appendicitis and
stayed at home - THAT's what you're putting her through. TAKE HER TO A VET!


From what has been said and the lack of information from the OP I would
say she (the dog) is dead and died a bad death.

OH PLEASE! READING ALL OF THAT MAKES ME WONDERING IS THE DOG STILL
ALIVE? BUT SILENCE SINCE THEN SO I'M GUESSING THE DOG'S DEAD. BLESS
ITS HEART DEAR GOD. I DON'T THINK PPL SHOULD BE GETTING PETS IF KNOWING
IT'S THEIR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PETS HEALTH SAKE BY TAKING THEM TO THE
VET AND THAT DOES COST MONEY. IF NOT WANTING TO SPEND ON THE VET COST,
THEN THEY SHOULDN'T BE GETTING ANY PETS. I DON'T LIKE SEEING PETS
SUFFER TOO LONG. I USED TO WORK AT THE VET THOUGH. BUT I'M RETIRED.
GETTING OLD IS ALL.

TERI

Small2Large Critters wrote:
OH PLEASE! READING ALL OF THAT MAKES ME WONDERING IS THE DOG STILL
ALIVE? BUT SILENCE SINCE THEN SO I'M GUESSING THE DOG'S DEAD. BLESS
ITS HEART DEAR GOD. I DON'T THINK PPL SHOULD BE GETTING PETS IF KNOWING
IT'S THEIR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PETS HEALTH SAKE BY TAKING THEM TO THE
VET AND THAT DOES COST MONEY. IF NOT WANTING TO SPEND ON THE VET COST,
THEN THEY SHOULDN'T BE GETTING ANY PETS. I DON'T LIKE SEEING PETS
SUFFER TOO LONG. I USED TO WORK AT THE VET THOUGH. BUT I'M RETIRED.
GETTING OLD IS ALL.

TERI


Agree with you totally. On the plus side the suffering is over.

How much money are we talking about? The same cost of a Case of beer
and tank of fuel.

"Tara Green" wrote in message
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AW wrote:
Yesterday morning my 6 year old pit mix woke up listless. She isn't
eating or drinking. Her stool is normal and she isn't vomiting. She
must be running a fever, because she is panting all the time. This is
a dog that is never sick. Average walks - 5 times a week, 4 miles
each time. Top quality dog food. She also is a 100 lb couch potato
the rest of the time.

DH isn't crazy about spending money on vets. (of course she was
spayed)

In the absence of an obvious reason, panting is a VERY bad sign. It may
not be fever, it could be acute pain. Dogs often pant when they are in
pain.

I'm never crazy about spending money on testing, but if this was my dog,
I'd have been on the phone with my vet to ask what she thought yesterday,
and if it persisted the way this has, I'd have had Annie in to see her
this morning.

Not drinking = bad sign
Panting = bad sign
Listless = not a good sign

There are enough red flags here to be of concern, as far as I can see. I
would at least call my vet to ask what they think. One of my first
thoughts upon reading this was "bloat"....but its my understanding that
she would be near death (or dead) by now if that was the problem. Even
still, partial torsion would be a concern to me.

This is where making sure I have a really good relationship with my vet
comes in handy. When I call her for something like this, I don't just get
the "I can't tell without seeing her" response. My vet knows me really
well and knows my dog really well. While she would often prefer giving me
advice after laying hands on my dog and *seeing* what's going on, she
trusts what I see enough by now to be able to tell me when it sounds safe
to wait, and to tell me when she's uncomfortable saying anything without
seeing her first. Bringing my pets in or not is still a judgment call on
my part, but having good access to her makes that call a lot easier to
make.

This last bit doesn't help you now, I know. But so few people put the
effort into finding a vet they can trust and then building a relationship
*with* that vet (it does take a conscious effort) that I think it bears
mentioning.

I hope your dog is ok.

Panting was the first sign my dear dog had cancer. I agree about a
relationship with the vet, and it did cost a fortune, but it was money well
spent for us even if the outcome was not good. In all the years we had her,
we never second guessed it, if she wasn't well, which was seldom, she was at
the vet, if only for routine check ups as prevention. Good luck, and I hope
your dog gets better quickly too.

Cheri

"AW" wrote in message
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Yesterday morning my 6 year old pit mix woke up listless. She isn't
eating or drinking. Her stool is normal and she isn't vomiting. She
must be running a fever, because she is panting all the time. This is
a dog that is never sick. Average walks - 5 times a week, 4 miles
each time. Top quality dog food. She also is a 100 lb couch potato
the rest of the time.

DH isn't crazy about spending money on vets. (of course she was
spayed)


I see that this is last month, I hope your dog is better now.

Cheri

"Avid Fan" wrote in message
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Small2Large Critters wrote:
OH PLEASE! READING ALL OF THAT MAKES ME WONDERING IS THE DOG STILL
ALIVE? BUT SILENCE SINCE THEN SO I'M GUESSING THE DOG'S DEAD. BLESS
ITS HEART DEAR GOD. I DON'T THINK PPL SHOULD BE GETTING PETS IF KNOWING
IT'S THEIR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PETS HEALTH SAKE BY TAKING THEM TO THE
VET AND THAT DOES COST MONEY. IF NOT WANTING TO SPEND ON THE VET COST,
THEN THEY SHOULDN'T BE GETTING ANY PETS. I DON'T LIKE SEEING PETS
SUFFER TOO LONG. I USED TO WORK AT THE VET THOUGH. BUT I'M RETIRED.
GETTING OLD IS ALL. TERI


Agree with you totally. On the plus side the suffering is over.

How much money are we talking about? The same cost of a Case of beer and
tank of fuel.

Also, people can make their own choice about how bad they feel and if a
doctor is required, an animal can't. I don't believe responsible people
leave their animals to chance.

Cheri