Need advice on new poorly puppy.

Tulip09

Oh thank you so much:T. I had visions of them going home and turning the light off on her for the night. She is like having a real tiny baby in the house and in some ways she has now got us all where she wants us. All 5 of us at her beck and call :rotfl: Cue one spoilt doggie growing up.

Tropez

Tulip09 wrote: »

Oh thank you so much:T. I had visions of them going home and turning the light off on her for the night. She is like having a real tiny baby in the house and in some ways she has now got us all where she wants us. All 5 of us at her beck and call :rotfl: Cue one spoilt doggie growing up.

Yep, they'll do that to you!

When they start teething, that's when they really start to wrap you around their little paws. They just look at you feeling all sorry for themselves with a big "HUG ME!" look on their little faces... and then they'll try and chew anything they can get their mouths on!

But yeah, if the vet has kept her in to keep an eye on her then there will certainly be someone around to do just that.

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

hope your little puppy makes a swift recovery x

Frugalista

Tropez wrote: »

I'd be a wreck too (and I'm a man and therefore not supposed to blubber apparently).

The fact that my OH is not afraid to cry or show his emotions when it comes to our "furbabies" only makes me love him more than any amount of macho posturing would ever do .

So feel free to blubber away .

universalady_2

If it were me, she'd be at another vets for a second opinion. Initially it sounded like a very bad case of worms, and as you say she's come from a crappy home, I doubt the mother was wormed prior/during pregnancy either, which doesn't help the situation at all. If the puppy did have a worm infestation, then once she'd been given worming medication, it can affect them quite dramatically, esp' if she had her innoculations at the same time, an awful lot for such a young puppy. You may even find her glands are up (under elbows, groin are and under the jaw) this would be a due to the innoculation, but will go down. As you seen the worms, you can imagine the pup is not at all comfortable getting rid of them!

You do need to try and stay calm, but remember that puppys (like kids) can go downhill very very quickly. Keeping a journal of how she is on a daily basis is great, how much she eats, how many poo's, wees' and when, how much she is sleeping. Try not to play too much with her, she needs her strength, so chewy toys (kongs, etc) will be good for her to keep her occupied for some of the time

A scrambled egg, chicken, plain rice will be nice and gentle for her, and if she's reluctant to eat her 'normal' meal, make a number of much smaller meals for her from her daily amount and feed over say 6/7 meals, make sure she's drinking aswell.

ETA - I hope she's OK, I have a 13 week old here, and she'd already left her pawprints on my heart

Tropez

Frugalista wrote: »

The fact that my OH is not afraid to cry or show his emotions when it comes to our "furbabies" only makes me love him more than any amount of macho posturing would ever do .

So feel free to blubber away .

Ah, I'm a soft git... which my partner takes pleasure in mocking me for...

I can't tease her back for anything because a) she's too darn perfect, and b) she'd beat me...

slummymummyof3

Tropez wrote: »

It is always worth remembering at times like this that most vets could have made it as doctors but chose vet work (and lower pay!) purely because of the love they have for animals.

I think you'll find vets are more highly paid than doctors - no brainer really.

Tropez

slummymummyof3 wrote: »

I think you'll find vets are more highly paid than doctors - no brainer really.

Well I'm not about to start an argument over it but I have seen no evidence to support your statement (and plenty to the contrary) and there's at least one Vet on a recent thread on this forum that disagrees completely (point 8) http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=40043460&postcount=11

Vets have a great deal of expenses to cover which puts a large dent in their earnings.

slummymummyof3

From my experience - family members who are vets and also those who are doctors; the vets have a far higher income.

Tropez

slummymummyof3 wrote: »

From my experience - family members who are vets and also those who are doctors; the vets have a far higher income.

Fair enough, but that certainly seems the exception, rather than the rule (hence not really making it a "no brainer").

Research conducted by The Information Centre and published in a 2007 article in The Telegraph placed the average salary of a GP at £110,000 with only 5.9% earning less than £50,000 per year net.

In contrast, a 2009 study by the Society of Practicing Veterinary Surgeons placed the average salary at between £30,000 and £48,000 depending on further qualifications and training received after having become a vet.

Obviously, as an average, there will be vets earning far more just as there will be those earning far less, with the same rules applying to GP salaries. However, while I happily accept that you have personally experienced the exceptions to the rule, the statistics do show that the average salaries of doctors far surpass those of vets.