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Hi

I was corresponding with someone in Florida whose dog had similar symptoms--it got very bad and took a long time to diagnose, but finally they said it was a disease they get from eating snalis or drinking water the snails were in--I'll try to find the scientific name for it ---Once diagnosed they aggressively treated for it and the young dog (a lab) is on the mend. Hope you find out something soon.

Kerry
 
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The symtoms don't sound exactly the same, but the name of the disease the Florida dog had was
Schistosomiasis....

Kerry
 
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Kmh1 said:
Hi

I was corresponding with someone in Florida whose dog had similar symptoms--it got very bad and took a long time to diagnose, but finally they said it was a disease they get from eating snalis or drinking water the snails were in--I'll try to find the scientific name for it ---Once diagnosed they aggressively treated for it and the young dog (a lab) is on the mend. Hope you find out something soon.

Kerry
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Did it have some sort of paralysis/neurological problems?
 
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I'm keeping you both in my thoughts. Please let us know. U know you must be frantic.
 
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Update!!!!

Just spoke to the vet...She is fine and barking and moving around. They still dont know what hit her, maybe something viral that affected her neuro. SHe will be going home with the need for meds. I still havent seen her and will be leaving work early with the wife and going to pick her up!!:D

I am relieved that she is ok but am still bitter about what happened to us in the ER with bieng ripped off & a bit confused what could of caused this. KMH1 brought up the snail thing..we do have lots of snails because of the lake behind our house and possibly the pool...

I also read somewhere where cats were dying becaus of people using Mulch that was treated with arsenic..I just put in fresh mulch on saturday...

THis just keeps getting wierder and wierder....:confused:

In other good news, the vet will work with me with a payment plan, the bill came out to 348 bux. :)
 
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I just read a warning on a corso board about cocoa mulch being toxic to dogs. someones dog ate some then died the next day. For more info- www.snopes.com/critters/ crusaders/cocoa.htm. glad to hear your dog is doing better.
 
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UPDATE....

Guys, first off id like to thank all of you for your kind words and concern.

Now, she is finally HOME!!!

THe doctors still dont know what happened to her but it was something that definately affected her neurilogical health.

Now here comes the most bizarre part of this story so far.

While i was checking stuff out on the net during lunch, not dog related, i came accros some guy in some forum complaining about stray cats pooping in his yard and what have you. SOme smart ass recommended that he mulch his yard. Why you may ask, because red mulch has arsenic in it and apparantely some cats have died or have gotten Neuro damage in the guys area because of the arsenic.....

I WAS MULCHING SOME AREAS OF MY YARD ON SATURDAY....a day before she got sick, and i found some mulch in my room that was chewed up.

Now, the vet said that may have been what happened to her or maybe she got into a bofo toad or a blue skink that both are poisonous...anyhow the bottom line is that Roxy is ok, shes home and recouping and taking meds....

Now, off to recover my 300 bux that the friggin ER charged me for NOTHING!!!

THanks again guys!!!
 
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MuttMike said:
UPDATE....

Guys, first off id like to thank all of you for your kind words and concern.

Now, she is finally HOME!!!

THe doctors still dont know what happened to her but it was something that definately affected her neurilogical health.

Now here comes the most bizarre part of this story so far.

While i was checking stuff out on the net during lunch, not dog related, i came accros some guy in some forum complaining about stray cats pooping in his yard and what have you. SOme smart ass recommended that he mulch his yard. Why you may ask, because red mulch has arsenic in it and apparantely some cats have died or have gotten Neuro damage in the guys area because of the arsenic.....

I WAS MULCHING SOME AREAS OF MY YARD ON SATURDAY....a day before she got sick, and i found some mulch in my room that was chewed up.

Now, the vet said that may have been what happened to her or maybe she got into a bofo toad or a blue skink that both are poisonous...anyhow the bottom line is that Roxy is ok, shes home and recouping and taking meds....

Now, off to recover my 300 bux that the friggin ER charged me for NOTHING!!!

THanks again guys!!!
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I am sooo glad she is home and recovering!!!
Please keep her away from that mulch........just in case.
Or better yet remove it.
My dogs chew on our mulch all the time, and never really thought about dangers. No problems yet, but I used cyprus mulce with no color.
I hope you stick around on the board, even though your pup is better. :)
 
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glad to hear your pup is doing better. it's sad that your neighbor put out mulch to (basically) kill the cats that are pooping in his yard. :(

good luck on recovering your 300 from ER.:)
 
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Thanks for the info !!! My neighbor uses the red mulch . Chip doesn't chew it , but it's good to know ! Never too old to learn !
 
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I don't have any idea what it could be besides what the others have already mentioned. I know how frustrating those vet bills can be though. We payed $900 when our sheltie was shot and we ended up losing him anyways. Everything will work out though....hang in there :)
 
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My dog did this last year. I have written about it in other posts. Anyways, we never found out what was the matter with her. Some things I found out about Distemper is, the vaccine is not a sure thing. They can still get it even if they have had the vaccine. Do some reading on Distemper. There is no test to test for Distemper. Another thing, did this dog just get vaccinated? Do some reading on over vaccinating. Vets are finally starting to change the way they vaccinate. Has the dog been on any anibotics. My dog was alergic to Flagyl. It cause her to walk funny and knockle over on top of all the other stuff.
 
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I have heard that all toads secrete a small amount of poison through their skins, not enough to harm most people, but my dogs always shy away from them, my mom said it's b/c they secrete it, and most dogs won't touch one at all- can your vet check out that possibilty also, so you'd know if maybe it was that? I know a couple years ago our cat had some nasty unidentifiable symptoms like this, after $$$ er care, she eventually got better, but we got no real answers.....
My best guess for my cat was too many chemicals- she was on frontline, dewormer, and i feel it was too much on her system at once. I haven't used frontline since then for her-
sorry I'm not too much help
 
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