I have to do a curbside vet appointment and hope that I have enough money to pay for it. I feel like I’m going to die and my emotions are going fucking crazy because of my puppy. She’s been having digestive issues for 2 weeks and I’ve been following everything the vet said. I’ve paid $150 in probiotic supplements and medicine and chicken and rice to help her belly.
That sounds a little more than mildly infuriating. Hope you and your puppy start feeling better soon.
Thank you!
Thank you for not posting pictures.
Sorry to hear about you and your dog though :(
Wait, we could have had photos…?
That really sucks. I know when I had COVID, I got pretty fuzzy mentally and it made dealing with anything a lot harder. I called into work a couple times to support things I thought important enough to warrant it, and it was really tough. I’m sorry you have to deal with vet stuff and decisions when you should just be able to be sick.
Did the vet check for parasites? As I understand it, usually rectal prolapse in dogs is because they’re straining to poop, either because of constipation or diarrhea. If you’ve already been trying to make sure her diet is bland, it could be something else messing her up.
Is it a really young puppy? They can have generic issues too, unfortunately.
Hang in there!
My girl is 15 weeks. She tested negative for any parasites a few days before the diarrhea started. She’s 2/3 poodle and I’ve heard that poodles can have digestive issues. She was definitely straining to poop when it happened. I thought she just had poop in the fur by her butt that was making it hard for her, so I gave her a bath and that’s when I noticed the slight prolapse.
I’m sure that must be really distressing - you never want to see stuff on the outside that’s supposed to be on the inside. It’s useful to know that dogs prolapse normally - when they poop, a little of their rectum prolapses out, and then it gets pulled back in when they’re done, and that helps keep their butt clean. The problem your girl is having is that it’s prolapsing enough that it’s not all going back in.
Did you happen to notice if get poops seemed really loose or really firm?
Her prolapse went away on the ride to the vet. -_-
They’re checking for parasites just in case and are shaving around her butt so no poop sticks to it. I was also informed she has properly formed poop that should be on its way out soon.
She’s had diarrhea off and on for a while. Hopefully it’s just a phase
Yay! Sorry you had the stress and the cost. Hopefully she’s all good now. Really glad to hear it.
That is really hard, hope you and your puppy get through this safe and sound ❤️
Hope you and the dog get better soon! If its any consolation I once shit myself publicly on a bus (IBS).
Thank you! My puppy’s prolapse fixed itself on the way to the vet, but I was almost hospitalized yesterday from the COVID.
Thats rough. Usually the covid eases off after a couple of days if you’re young. Are you vaccinated?
I am. I have really bad asthma, a heart condition, and a bad immune system. My oxygen levels were bad yesterday and I couldn’t break my fever. I’m good enough now to not need to be at the hospital. I can’t remember what the doctors did to fix me up, but it only took a few hours
Really hope you got one of the later variants of covid, they got weaker over time so they may not be as bad. I got it too last year despite being vaxxed and while it sucked the first few days it let up fairly quickly.
I’m hoping this lets up soon. At least enough for me to talk for a while without coughing. My parents and sister have COVID and my parents suggested we play DND on Saturday to distract us from everything since we can’t get each other sick. I have until then to feel a bit better lol.
Any parents that suggest D&D are automatically awesome in my book
Snap on asthma/heart/immune triad.
COVID sucked way more than I thought it would, people just don’t understand that some folks genuinelys till struggle with it. Hope you and pup feel better soon
Thank you! I honestly didn’t expect to feel so terrible. I felt a bit better earlier today, then laid down for a nap and felt worse. My dogs both had a grand day just running around, so they’re both just as tired as me. That means I can go to bed early with no consequences lol
That’s rough, sorry to hear it.
I know it doesn’t help now but try some canned pumpkin or pumpkin tablets/treats to help their pooping in the future. If my beagle doesn’t have them his rectal glands get enlarged.
