My 4 yr old Olde English Bulldogge Rio’s belly began to swell on September 19th….within hours she was bloated and miserable. My husband rushed her for emergency care….Since then….she has been through a world wind of vets, testing, plasma transfusions, ultra sounds, Endoscopy, multiple medications, hospitalizations, intensive care unit stays, multiple vet diets and her biopsys have now been sent to NY for a particular dye test which we are told is the only lab in the US to provide this type of bacterial testing.
We have followed vet instructions meticulously and have trusted a couple who did not know what they were doing. She has lost 38 pounds and one vet indicated “she can stand to lose some weight”. She was a health 72 pounds in September as she is a large framed dog.
Many vets do not listen. They prefer to talk about their knowledge base and disregard our knowledge of the affect, behaviors and lifestyle of the pet we are devoted to and live and breathe with. We have spent nearly $20,000 dollars trusting the experts in an effort to save this precious child.
With that being said, we have no confirmed diagnosis only symptomology such as PLE. She is on a hydro diet which is kibble and wet….Royal Canin products. She now refuses to eat. She refuses her medication. She is starving. Her backbone is pertruding, eyes sunken in, my beautiful best friend is wasting away. I can’t stand to watch this. She is mobile and tries to play some. She drinks plenty of water, still has diarrhea and stomach rumbling. The diarrhea has been since September. It’s horrible. My husband is home with her and provides total care 24/7. I do as I’m able, but I have my patients to care for at my job and work 50 hours a week just to pay for her care.
I don’t know what to do anymore. Her blood work hasn’t improved much. She is starving. I need advice. Please anyone. Help us.
