MunasG
New member
- Joined
- May 13, 2016
- Messages
- 214
- Reaction score
- 0
Hello all,
I'm a new frenchie owner of beautiful 11 week old all black frenchie named Nellie! She was partly a surprise gift from my partner who knows how much I've wanted a frenchie and have been researching the breed for more than 5 yrs. I was finally ready to bring one home this summer but his surprise came a little earlier. He had told me he was looking into getting me one and i was partly involved in the process but not fully. To keep a long story short, we ended up buying our sweetheart from a not-so-reputable "breeder". I had my suspicions that this person was more of a broker than a breeder and i had red flags all along the way but my partner basically convinced me that i was trying to find holes were there weren't any. Needless to say, 2 days after we brought Nellie home, she started have diarrhea with blood and vomiting. I had done enough research to know that parvo was a huge risk for unvaccinated puppies. SO i took her to a vet close by. He had the same suspicions but sent in a fecal test. By the 4th day with us, she was throwing up profusely and looked lethargic and so we rushed her to the emergency vet hospital in our neighbourhood. When they examined her they said she was in pretty bad shape and they tested for parvo. And surely she tested positive. This was on May 2nd. She was then at this hospital for 10 full days battling the virus and at some point we didn't think she was going to make it. Around day 8-9 she started to turn a corner and they discharged her on day 10. We were so excite to have her home. She still looked weak and had lost a to of weight and some hair. We heeded the doctors instructions to limit her exercise and fed her the food they gave us. However since she's been home, she has been throwing up and or regurgitating. I mean 6-7 times a day. We have tried to reduce her food, we have given her anti-nausea meds and even took her back in to the emerg the 2nd night cos she looked like she was choking on her vomit and couldn't breath. They gave her an anti-nausea shot and sent us home. We have been giving her the meds according to schedule. And try as we might we have not exercised her other than a bit of running around he giving room. At firs t we thought may be we were picking her up too many times and that might be the issue. We are just so confused as the what it is. The vet tells us to continue giving her the anti nausea meds and watch her through the weekend to see if she gets better. Today my partner says that she threw up a piece of cement. He doesn't think there's reason for concern because she may have just eaten that little piece. The issue is, since we've had her she has never been outside other than when we carry her to the car to go to vet and back. So am not sure where she would have found the piece of cement. My partner is a contractor and may have had the piece in his work boots. But in any case she is normally fully of energy and then once she gets sick a few time in a row, her energy gets low and she loos lethargic and sickly. I'm trying not to fret overly but i'm concerned. My partner things am making too much out of it. Has anyone ever had this experience with a dog recovering from parvo or who survived parvo?
I know theres a major difference between vomiting and regurgitating, and i know frenchie often have issues with their esophagus and palate. I don't think she's just regurgitating because she's in a lot of distress and wrenching and you can feel her stomach muscle contract. She also seems to have trouble breathing when this is happening. Most of the time what comes out is saliva like, foamy and with a bit of food. sometimes its more liquid and brown colour. It is pretty random and hard to guess whether it happens with activity or right after food. Please help if you have any ideas.
I'm a new frenchie owner of beautiful 11 week old all black frenchie named Nellie! She was partly a surprise gift from my partner who knows how much I've wanted a frenchie and have been researching the breed for more than 5 yrs. I was finally ready to bring one home this summer but his surprise came a little earlier. He had told me he was looking into getting me one and i was partly involved in the process but not fully. To keep a long story short, we ended up buying our sweetheart from a not-so-reputable "breeder". I had my suspicions that this person was more of a broker than a breeder and i had red flags all along the way but my partner basically convinced me that i was trying to find holes were there weren't any. Needless to say, 2 days after we brought Nellie home, she started have diarrhea with blood and vomiting. I had done enough research to know that parvo was a huge risk for unvaccinated puppies. SO i took her to a vet close by. He had the same suspicions but sent in a fecal test. By the 4th day with us, she was throwing up profusely and looked lethargic and so we rushed her to the emergency vet hospital in our neighbourhood. When they examined her they said she was in pretty bad shape and they tested for parvo. And surely she tested positive. This was on May 2nd. She was then at this hospital for 10 full days battling the virus and at some point we didn't think she was going to make it. Around day 8-9 she started to turn a corner and they discharged her on day 10. We were so excite to have her home. She still looked weak and had lost a to of weight and some hair. We heeded the doctors instructions to limit her exercise and fed her the food they gave us. However since she's been home, she has been throwing up and or regurgitating. I mean 6-7 times a day. We have tried to reduce her food, we have given her anti-nausea meds and even took her back in to the emerg the 2nd night cos she looked like she was choking on her vomit and couldn't breath. They gave her an anti-nausea shot and sent us home. We have been giving her the meds according to schedule. And try as we might we have not exercised her other than a bit of running around he giving room. At firs t we thought may be we were picking her up too many times and that might be the issue. We are just so confused as the what it is. The vet tells us to continue giving her the anti nausea meds and watch her through the weekend to see if she gets better. Today my partner says that she threw up a piece of cement. He doesn't think there's reason for concern because she may have just eaten that little piece. The issue is, since we've had her she has never been outside other than when we carry her to the car to go to vet and back. So am not sure where she would have found the piece of cement. My partner is a contractor and may have had the piece in his work boots. But in any case she is normally fully of energy and then once she gets sick a few time in a row, her energy gets low and she loos lethargic and sickly. I'm trying not to fret overly but i'm concerned. My partner things am making too much out of it. Has anyone ever had this experience with a dog recovering from parvo or who survived parvo?
I know theres a major difference between vomiting and regurgitating, and i know frenchie often have issues with their esophagus and palate. I don't think she's just regurgitating because she's in a lot of distress and wrenching and you can feel her stomach muscle contract. She also seems to have trouble breathing when this is happening. Most of the time what comes out is saliva like, foamy and with a bit of food. sometimes its more liquid and brown colour. It is pretty random and hard to guess whether it happens with activity or right after food. Please help if you have any ideas.
:chapped:
