Hi,
I have never posted anything on a forum before, but we have recently been involved in a situation that has caused me to reach in any area for some kind of help or that may trigger a similar symptom experience in someone. We currently have a 3 yr old little pug/wire russell terrier mix that is (was) a very healthy, active dog...long story somewhat short...
About a month ago (April 30), we noticed a limp in our young dog's hind left leg. After seeing a Veterinarian twice for possibility of pulled muscle or bone/acl damage, everything came back negative. 2 weeks went by, and our little dog became lifeless overnight, and the limp got even worse. Along with these symptoms, we noticed that the lymph node in her hind left leg began to grow. After many visits to the Veterinarian, and a virtually lifeless, shaking dog, they tested for lymphoma...negative. She was put on pain killers and anti-inflammatories. 5 days ago, bloody noses began to the point that her blood was not clotting and she had to get a platelet transfusion to get her blood to clot. We have been to the Veterinarian, an emergency room Veterinarian, an internal specialist, and nobody is sure of any diagnosis. We have heard anything from RAT POISON, SLIPPED DISC, TICK-DISEASES, CANCER, ETC. They are beginning to think less cancer but possibly some kind of poison or very bad bacteria that she may have contracted, but we have no idea how or at this point what. She would frequently visit a dog park in the city where she could have possibly eaten something but at this point we and the doctors can't figure it out.
She is deteriorating very quickly but is fighting. An ultrasound came back to prove that there were no tumors over her body, but they can't operate until the blood is for sure clotting on it's own, at which point they will look at the swollen lymph node and see what's going on.
IF ANYONE HAS ANY IDEAS OR CAN SHARE ANY ADVICE FROM SIMILAR SYMPTOMS IT WOULD BE GREAT. HER SYMPTOMS AT THIS POINT DON'T SEEM TO BE MUCH PAIN, BUT REALLY NO MOVEMENT UNLESS FORCED, SHAKES, BLOODY NOSES, AND IS GRADUALLY LOSING HER APPETITE AND VOMITING. PRETTY MUCH LIFELESS, BUT NO VALID REASON FOR BEING SO.
ANY SUGGESTIONS TO ANY BACTERIAS/INFECTIONS/OR OTHER FORMS OF TREATMENT OR DIRECTION WE SHOULD LOOK FOR WOULD BE GREAT AS WE ARE AND WILL DO ANYTHING TO HELP OUR LITTLE BUDDY FIGHT AS SHE IS VERY YOUNG AND WANTS TO GO FOR JOGS ON THE LAKE AGAIN.
Thank you very much.
I have never posted anything on a forum before, but we have recently been involved in a situation that has caused me to reach in any area for some kind of help or that may trigger a similar symptom experience in someone. We currently have a 3 yr old little pug/wire russell terrier mix that is (was) a very healthy, active dog...long story somewhat short...
About a month ago (April 30), we noticed a limp in our young dog's hind left leg. After seeing a Veterinarian twice for possibility of pulled muscle or bone/acl damage, everything came back negative. 2 weeks went by, and our little dog became lifeless overnight, and the limp got even worse. Along with these symptoms, we noticed that the lymph node in her hind left leg began to grow. After many visits to the Veterinarian, and a virtually lifeless, shaking dog, they tested for lymphoma...negative. She was put on pain killers and anti-inflammatories. 5 days ago, bloody noses began to the point that her blood was not clotting and she had to get a platelet transfusion to get her blood to clot. We have been to the Veterinarian, an emergency room Veterinarian, an internal specialist, and nobody is sure of any diagnosis. We have heard anything from RAT POISON, SLIPPED DISC, TICK-DISEASES, CANCER, ETC. They are beginning to think less cancer but possibly some kind of poison or very bad bacteria that she may have contracted, but we have no idea how or at this point what. She would frequently visit a dog park in the city where she could have possibly eaten something but at this point we and the doctors can't figure it out.
She is deteriorating very quickly but is fighting. An ultrasound came back to prove that there were no tumors over her body, but they can't operate until the blood is for sure clotting on it's own, at which point they will look at the swollen lymph node and see what's going on.
IF ANYONE HAS ANY IDEAS OR CAN SHARE ANY ADVICE FROM SIMILAR SYMPTOMS IT WOULD BE GREAT. HER SYMPTOMS AT THIS POINT DON'T SEEM TO BE MUCH PAIN, BUT REALLY NO MOVEMENT UNLESS FORCED, SHAKES, BLOODY NOSES, AND IS GRADUALLY LOSING HER APPETITE AND VOMITING. PRETTY MUCH LIFELESS, BUT NO VALID REASON FOR BEING SO.
ANY SUGGESTIONS TO ANY BACTERIAS/INFECTIONS/OR OTHER FORMS OF TREATMENT OR DIRECTION WE SHOULD LOOK FOR WOULD BE GREAT AS WE ARE AND WILL DO ANYTHING TO HELP OUR LITTLE BUDDY FIGHT AS SHE IS VERY YOUNG AND WANTS TO GO FOR JOGS ON THE LAKE AGAIN.
Thank you very much.