dh88
January 14th, 2008, 09:17 PM
My otherwise very healthy and strong 9 yr old dobi/pit x had an intestinal obstruction removed almost a week ago. The vet thought his chances were good.
I took him home and he's drinking but won't voluntarily eat. The sutures on his abdominal incision are intact but he began seeping a tremendous amount of fluid through them. He drinks eagerly but can't keep up with the fluid loss.
The vet and I both thought he hust have had some sort of perforation or leakage through the intestinal sutures. Not seen at all on xray series done with radio iodine.
When he gets IV fluids; he's almost his old self. He's putting up a real fight to live here but when he starts drinking and I try getting him to eat even baby food; it seems like the fluid just pours out after 1-2 hrs.
There are more signs of peristalsis and I've been gently massaging his abdomen after feeding him his little baby food jars. He has no abdominal tenderness.
His fluid loss is like the fluid in his peritoneum simply pours out. Enough to soak a dishtowel or several paper towels at a time. He keeps trying to drink enough but gets severely weak after 24 hours at home and has to go back to the vet. They did an exploratory 2 days ago and said the intestine looked pink and very healthy.
I live in Alaska and the only vets in town have never seen this. I've done animal rescue for a good 20 years and have never heard of anything like this.
Any Ideas? I'm pretty desperate here. The vet is trying to consult with vet internists but I haven't heard anything thus far.
Thanks!
I took him home and he's drinking but won't voluntarily eat. The sutures on his abdominal incision are intact but he began seeping a tremendous amount of fluid through them. He drinks eagerly but can't keep up with the fluid loss.
The vet and I both thought he hust have had some sort of perforation or leakage through the intestinal sutures. Not seen at all on xray series done with radio iodine.
When he gets IV fluids; he's almost his old self. He's putting up a real fight to live here but when he starts drinking and I try getting him to eat even baby food; it seems like the fluid just pours out after 1-2 hrs.
There are more signs of peristalsis and I've been gently massaging his abdomen after feeding him his little baby food jars. He has no abdominal tenderness.
His fluid loss is like the fluid in his peritoneum simply pours out. Enough to soak a dishtowel or several paper towels at a time. He keeps trying to drink enough but gets severely weak after 24 hours at home and has to go back to the vet. They did an exploratory 2 days ago and said the intestine looked pink and very healthy.
I live in Alaska and the only vets in town have never seen this. I've done animal rescue for a good 20 years and have never heard of anything like this.
Any Ideas? I'm pretty desperate here. The vet is trying to consult with vet internists but I haven't heard anything thus far.
Thanks!