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Dog Nausea and Lethargy
I believe my 18 lb. dog ingested 200mg ibuprofen 6 days ago.
Three days ago she started vomiting. The vet gave her ranitidine (Zantac) plus another drug to coat the stomach lining, gave her IV fluids, and kept her off food and water. She continued to vomit occasionally, most recently this morning. The vet gave her more IV fluids and drugs. A barium X-Ray showed severe thickening of the stomach wall, which the vet said was consistent with inflammation from the ibuprofen. Blood tests do not indicate major bleeding, liver or kidney problems. It is now three days after her initial symptoms and she does not appear to be getting better. She seems nauseus, depressed and listless. I trust my vet but I'm wondering if it's time to seek out more specialized treatment such as ultrasound and/or endoscopy. I don't want to put my dog through invasive procedures or have to spend time in a hospital if it is unnecessary, but at the same time I want to make sure she gets the care she needs, and don't want to risk deterioration of her condition. Is it reasonable to continue drug therapy and wait it out a few more days? Or do I risk worsening of her condition that could jeopardize her life? Any advice would be appreciated. |
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"DaveR" wrote in message ... I believe my 18 lb. dog ingested 200mg ibuprofen 6 days ago. snip It is now three days after her initial symptoms and she does not appear to be getting better snip Is it reasonable to continue drug therapy and wait it out a few more days? Or do I risk worsening of her condition that could jeopardize her life? .......first, try posting in alt.med.veterinary. .......What does your vet say about the situation? I haven't the faintest idea how long it takes to recover from iboprofen poisoning. What it does is strip the mucosal lining off the stomach so the stomach acid attacks the stomach wall. Is your vet very familiar with treatments for this kind of thing? If you have any doubts you can cough up 55 bucks and get a consult with the poison control people: http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer...ssionIdr006=n4 lfsbm7r1.app23b The cost includes as many follow up calls as you need and consultation with your vet. They may be able to advise you if there's anything else that can be done and what kind of recovery is still possible. One of the values of this place is they have a huge database of cases and are up on the latest treatments plus being available 24/'7, 365 days of the year. .......good luck with your pup. She may just hang in there and get better. Please post back. buglady take out the dog befor replying |
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them news "DaveR" wrote in message ... I believe my 18 lb. dog ingested 200mg ibuprofen 6 days ago. snip It is now three days after her initial symptoms and she does not appear to be getting better snip Is it reasonable to continue drug therapy and wait it out a few more days? Or do I risk worsening of her condition that could jeopardize her life? ......first, try posting in alt.med.veterinary. ......What does your vet say about the situation? I haven't the faintest idea how long it takes to recover from iboprofen poisoning. What it does is strip the mucosal lining off the stomach so the stomach acid attacks the stomach wall. Is your vet very familiar with treatments for this kind of thing? If you have any doubts you can cough up 55 bucks and get a consult with the poison control people: http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer...ervSessionIdr0 06=n4 lfsbm7r1.app23b The cost includes as many follow up calls as you need and consultation with your vet. They may be able to advise you if there's anything else that can be done and what kind of recovery is still possible. One of the values of this place is they have a huge database of cases and are up on the latest treatments plus being available 24/'7, 365 days of the year. ......good luck with your pup. She may just hang in there and get better. Please post back. buglady take out the dog befor replying I agree with this. I had a dog that stripped the mucosal lining from his stomach, and the result was immediate vomiting of said lining. It took him two years recovery, with the aide of Prilosec, reglan, Carafate (which provided him with the most immediate relief), many small meals which kept buffer in his stomach to keep stomach acids from continually irritating his lining. He ate a small bit every two hours around the clock for 2 years. AND a diet change was in order. But this was for an extreme case where there was actual mucosal lining stripping. The dog was never right after that, and never recovered a normal life, but he had a good life for his final two years, dying at 14 1/2. His condition was "officially diagnosed" by a specialist who did an endoscopy. During the endoscopy procedure, the Specialist cleaned out a lot of blood that was continuing to eat out the stomach lining. The dog had several additional endoscopies and cleanings, which helped in his recovery. |
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On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:11:52 -0500, DaveR
wrote: I believe my 18 lb. dog ingested 200mg ibuprofen 6 days ago. Three days ago she started vomiting. The vet gave her ranitidine (Zantac) plus another drug to coat the stomach lining, gave her IV fluids, and kept her off food and water. She continued to vomit occasionally, most recently this morning. The vet gave her more IV fluids and drugs. A barium X-Ray showed severe thickening of the stomach wall, which the vet said was consistent with inflammation from the ibuprofen. Blood tests do not indicate major bleeding, liver or kidney problems. It is now three days after her initial symptoms and she does not appear to be getting better. She seems nauseus, depressed and listless. I trust my vet but I'm wondering if it's time to seek out more specialized treatment such as ultrasound and/or endoscopy. I don't want to put my dog through invasive procedures or have to spend time in a hospital if it is unnecessary, but at the same time I want to make sure she gets the care she needs, and don't want to risk deterioration of her condition. Is it reasonable to continue drug therapy and wait it out a few more days? Or do I risk worsening of her condition that could jeopardize her life? Any advice would be appreciated. One of my dogs ate ibuprofen several years ago, and the treatment was as you describe, except that they also pumped his stomach (I discovered what he'd eaten immediately and took him right to the vet). I don't think that ultrasound or endoscopy would be helpful in this case. You said she ate the ibuprofen 6 days ago and showed symptoms 3 days ago. What happened in the 3 days between when she ate the pill and started vomiting? If she didn't receive treatment right away, the likelihood of damage to her stomach and kidneys is higher and her recovery is likely to be more prolonged. Mustang Sally |
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On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 09:49:15 -0500, sighthounds & siberians
wrote: One of my dogs ate ibuprofen several years ago, and the treatment was as you describe, except that they also pumped his stomach (I discovered what he'd eaten immediately and took him right to the vet). I don't think that ultrasound or endoscopy would be helpful in this case. You said she ate the ibuprofen 6 days ago and showed symptoms 3 days ago. What happened in the 3 days between when she ate the pill and started vomiting? If she didn't receive treatment right away, the likelihood of damage to her stomach and kidneys is higher and her recovery is likely to be more prolonged. In those three days she seemed perfectly normal. There were no symptoms at all and her appetite was fine. I'm a bit concerned that maybe it's not just the iboprofen, that she ate something else that caused distress. Or, that she ingested something that normally would pass through but caused a problem because her stomach was weakened by the ibuprofen. But the X-Ray didn't show any foreign objects, just severe inflammation of the stomach wall. Since the blood tests show no kidney or liver damage, and her white blood cell count is not rising, I'm inclined to just give her time to heal and not put her through invasive tests or a hospital stay. Nevertheless it is difficult to see her this way and be helpless to do anything for her... Thanks very much for your reply. |
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DaveR wrote: Really? Toxicity can occur at 25mg/kg. That's what she ate. Jerry routinely gives dangerously incorrect veterinary advice. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. -- John Stuart Mill |
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