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13/8/2019 at 7:32am
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My daughter has no children, she has 2 dogs who are her “children”. Alfie, who she rescued as a puppy is a lurcher and Sunny who she rescued about 5 years ago. Alfie is about 8yrs old. Over the past 14 months or so he has been very poorly and my daughter is at her wits end. He has become very lethargic, lost loads of weight and all he seems to want to do is lie down. Some days he won’t eat. He can go like this for weeks then suddenly he will have a few ‘good’ days where he will eat and has more energy He has also had diarhoea and constipation at different times.He has had loads of blood tests, x-rays etc. The vet has tried steroids, anti biotics, painkillers etc. Her insurance won’t pay any more and they only paid part of the bill anyway. She has spent all her savings and more to try and get him better. We have helped her out with money too as we know how much she loves him. He has seen several vets who are all stumped.
The vet is now suggesting that she take him to Lancaster Uni for them to do more scans, tests etc but this will cost around £10,000 !!! My daughter is talking about getting a loan, and she will, and I am so worried. I just wanted to ask if anyone has ever come across anything like this before with their dogs or can anyone suggest anything else to try before going down this route. She has changed his food, changed washing powder, monitored him when he does go out in case he is picking anything up etc. The other dog is fine. Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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13/8/2019 at 9:38am
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I have a dog, so i know how upsetting this is for your family.
The tests scans etc should have eliminated some potential issues so the vets should have crossed some illnesses off the list.
I think if it was a human they would be putting a camera down, or up to take a look? Can this be done with a dog?
The Uni tests and scans..what will they be looking for /at ?
If you can be assured that he is not in pain then, you may have to accept that he has an undiagnosed illness and leave things as they are.
My mother in law has many issues and has recently decided that she has had enough of the cameras up/ down scans etc . She say she can’t be chewed with it all any more, and the potential treatments.. surgery etc won’t be offered to her because she is not well enough.
It may be the same with Alfie, it might not be best for him to subject him to the stress of more procedures if he is so weak.
I know that our dog gets stressed when we get stressed, they know, I don’t know how but they do.
So I suspect your daughter’s anxiety could be picked up by Alfie.
Hope you get a positive outcome, please keep updated on Alfie’s progress.
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13/8/2019 at 10:00am
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Just wondering, if the Vets can’t find anything physically wrong with Alfie, perhaps it is psychological/ mental illness issue?
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13/8/2019 at 12:54pm
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Do dogs have a thyroid gland, if that was a human they would maybe check for a thyroid problem as those symptoms could be attributed to a thyroid problem
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14/8/2019 at 8:06am
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Sometimes its better for the dog just to have love and TLC and for us to except they're in their final days, keeping them comfortable and helping them as best we can.
If they're suffering, putting them to sleep is the kindest thing for the pet, its hard on us, but we should consider the pets quality of life first.
I think all that prolonged scans and test do is to enable the vets to live more comfortably.
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