Re: Diagnosed today - lots of confusion and questionable veterinary visit/info
Unfortunately, Laika has been at her worst today. She's been more lethargic than ever before - and not just in the morning, like in previous days, but all day today.
We picked up the antibiotic for her UTI today, and tonight I gave her 1/2 tablet hidden in bits of the Rx food. She did eat that.
But she didn't really want to eat her dinner today. It's the first time she didn't want to eat. She didn't want the Hills Rx w/d Chicken that she eagerly ate the past few days. We mixed them with vegetables, and she didn't want any of it. She did eat if I fed a bit of veggies to her by hand. We tried warming up the food and adding veggie broth, but she still won't touch it. We tried separating the Rx food from the veggies, but she still didn't want it. She really wanted the chicken dish we had - and when we gave her bits of the chicken, she scarfed it up. She's not supposed to have that type of salty, oily, spicy, processed food, though.
Since she hardly ate anything tonight, we didn't give her the insulin. I heard insulin shouldn't be given if your dog didn't eat. She did eat a little - and I read you can give her half the amount of insulin if she ate half her food. But giving her .5 unit just seemed too little and unnecessary.
She's getting thinner everyday. She's a lost a patch of fur where her front leg meets her body. Her ears, gums, and skin on her underside are often reddish. Her tail is always down, when it used to be always curled on her back. Her rear paws started turning white a few days ago, and have been getting whiter everyday. Her muzzle is getting whiter, too, though it started getting a bit whiter some time ago. She's 7 years ago. She seems so sick, listless, and low in energy, just lying down most of the time.
We're pretty worried about her. I guess we should call a vet again. The ones we went to were unacceptable in many ways towards us, and I feel they've compromised the health of our dog, and caused us a lot of stress and work - self-educating instead of getting answers/help from them.
Unfortunately, Laika has been at her worst today. She's been more lethargic than ever before - and not just in the morning, like in previous days, but all day today.
We picked up the antibiotic for her UTI today, and tonight I gave her 1/2 tablet hidden in bits of the Rx food. She did eat that.
But she didn't really want to eat her dinner today. It's the first time she didn't want to eat. She didn't want the Hills Rx w/d Chicken that she eagerly ate the past few days. We mixed them with vegetables, and she didn't want any of it. She did eat if I fed a bit of veggies to her by hand. We tried warming up the food and adding veggie broth, but she still won't touch it. We tried separating the Rx food from the veggies, but she still didn't want it. She really wanted the chicken dish we had - and when we gave her bits of the chicken, she scarfed it up. She's not supposed to have that type of salty, oily, spicy, processed food, though.
Since she hardly ate anything tonight, we didn't give her the insulin. I heard insulin shouldn't be given if your dog didn't eat. She did eat a little - and I read you can give her half the amount of insulin if she ate half her food. But giving her .5 unit just seemed too little and unnecessary.
She's getting thinner everyday. She's a lost a patch of fur where her front leg meets her body. Her ears, gums, and skin on her underside are often reddish. Her tail is always down, when it used to be always curled on her back. Her rear paws started turning white a few days ago, and have been getting whiter everyday. Her muzzle is getting whiter, too, though it started getting a bit whiter some time ago. She's 7 years ago. She seems so sick, listless, and low in energy, just lying down most of the time.
We're pretty worried about her. I guess we should call a vet again. The ones we went to were unacceptable in many ways towards us, and I feel they've compromised the health of our dog, and caused us a lot of stress and work - self-educating instead of getting answers/help from them.
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