1. Mickey
2. 11
3. Male
4. Neutered
5. Vizsla
6. 45 pounds - declining
7. What's their BEAM - Behavior - In good spirits personality wise. Generally normal but some odd behaviors like sleeping in different rooms of the house and pawing at his water bowl for us to lift it for him to drink out of. Energy - Generally low but does have some bursts of playful behavior and higher energy (chasing a rabbit, playing keep away with his toys). Appetite - non existent right now. He went from a fully human food cooked diet to eating some prescription vet kibble within the past month to very small meals once a day, to every few days, and now it's been nothing in 4 days. Mood- Seems to be in a good mood but getting more lethargic & weak every day.
8. Diet - No specific diet. We're trying to him to eat whatever we can including human food, kibble, wet canned food etc.
9. Vaccination history / exposure to toxins, other medication: Currently on cerenia + prednisone. We've also tried metronidazole, appetite stimulants, tylan, omeprazole, amoxicillin etc.
10. Primary problem, when it began and if there was anything else happening around that time
Hi all, new to this forum but would really appreciate any advice and guidance for our 11 year old Vizsla named Mickey. In January Mickey began vomiting daily for a few days and our vet suggested we take him to the ER. The only thing that looked abnormal at the time was an abnormal corrugated segment of the small intestine, they suspected pancreatitis, gastroenteritis, lymphoma, inflammatory bowel disease etc. An ultrasound recheck showed more abnormal areas which made it seem like cancer, but then a couple months later it went back to the one original spot, making cancer seem less likely since it had seemingly improved. However his health has gradually continued to decline since January, despite our efforts to test different meds and foods. He's lost almost 20lbs now, has a very low red blood cell count and is very anemic. He's no longer interested in any food (hasnt eaten in 4 days), drinking sparingly and has diarrhea despite not eating. He's been on prednisone which he initially reacted well to but we're seeing his energy fade.
The vet can't seem to figure out what is going on and we're at a loss as things are looking quite bleak now. We are very worried and curious if anyone has experienced something similar we can potentially explore looking into in case there's something the vets haven't considered.
11. He seems to do better during the day & enjoys spending time outside
12. Low albumin (2.0), globulin (1.2), very low HCT
13. Currently on prednisone + cerenia. Was previously on a number of things including metronidazole, omeprazole, appetitie stimulants, gabapentin, amoxicillin etc.
14. N/A
Thank you.
2. 11
3. Male
4. Neutered
5. Vizsla
6. 45 pounds - declining
7. What's their BEAM - Behavior - In good spirits personality wise. Generally normal but some odd behaviors like sleeping in different rooms of the house and pawing at his water bowl for us to lift it for him to drink out of. Energy - Generally low but does have some bursts of playful behavior and higher energy (chasing a rabbit, playing keep away with his toys). Appetite - non existent right now. He went from a fully human food cooked diet to eating some prescription vet kibble within the past month to very small meals once a day, to every few days, and now it's been nothing in 4 days. Mood- Seems to be in a good mood but getting more lethargic & weak every day.
8. Diet - No specific diet. We're trying to him to eat whatever we can including human food, kibble, wet canned food etc.
9. Vaccination history / exposure to toxins, other medication: Currently on cerenia + prednisone. We've also tried metronidazole, appetite stimulants, tylan, omeprazole, amoxicillin etc.
10. Primary problem, when it began and if there was anything else happening around that time
Hi all, new to this forum but would really appreciate any advice and guidance for our 11 year old Vizsla named Mickey. In January Mickey began vomiting daily for a few days and our vet suggested we take him to the ER. The only thing that looked abnormal at the time was an abnormal corrugated segment of the small intestine, they suspected pancreatitis, gastroenteritis, lymphoma, inflammatory bowel disease etc. An ultrasound recheck showed more abnormal areas which made it seem like cancer, but then a couple months later it went back to the one original spot, making cancer seem less likely since it had seemingly improved. However his health has gradually continued to decline since January, despite our efforts to test different meds and foods. He's lost almost 20lbs now, has a very low red blood cell count and is very anemic. He's no longer interested in any food (hasnt eaten in 4 days), drinking sparingly and has diarrhea despite not eating. He's been on prednisone which he initially reacted well to but we're seeing his energy fade.
The vet can't seem to figure out what is going on and we're at a loss as things are looking quite bleak now. We are very worried and curious if anyone has experienced something similar we can potentially explore looking into in case there's something the vets haven't considered.
11. He seems to do better during the day & enjoys spending time outside
12. Low albumin (2.0), globulin (1.2), very low HCT
13. Currently on prednisone + cerenia. Was previously on a number of things including metronidazole, omeprazole, appetitie stimulants, gabapentin, amoxicillin etc.
14. N/A
Thank you.
