Re: Poorly dog mystery.
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Aysa, it really was so odd.
I cooked and flaked a bit of white fish for her last night, thinking that would be very soft for her tongue, and she managed that with me holding the bowl up for her.
Because she is losing fluid with the drooling, I am making small drinks of Manuka Honey diluted in water for her too, which she is enjoying. That should help soothe the inflammation along with the Yoghurt and Aloe.
Eliza, I must admit my first thought was to do with the pipe they put down the throat when they're unconscious, but he is an excellent vet and I do trust him. He was totally baffled and in fact said "How bizaar."
She is on anti-biotics and pain killers from the vet at the mo. I asked him if it is possible for dogs to get oral thrush because that is what the white patches looked like. He said in theory yes, but he didn't think it was that.
He asked me to phone with another progress report Sunday morning too, which I did today. I do believe I can see the first signs of improvement.
When I went to dispensary to get her medication, one of the nurses was in there and she stopped to make a fuss of Iz. It turned out she saw Izzy when she was hospitalised and told me she was constantly licking the bars of the kennel door. I have a bit of a metal fireguard at home which I use to put across the back door to keep them in/out if I'm washing the floor, and I'm always telling her off for licking that too, so I can quite believe the nurse. She said they tried to stop her but she just kept on.
Then the penny dropped. I went back and told the vet what the nurse had said, and asked him what steriliser/disinfectant they used in their kennels, and asked if that could be what burnt her tongue. He thought it
might be a possibility, but had doubts too. He said just to be safe, if she ever goes in again for anything, they will cover the bars in her kennel.
Anyway, she is still on medication, plus the gentler things I am giving her, and as I said, there are small signs of improvement today.
The dribbling has nearly ceased, so that's good, and she enjoyed some finely chopped chicken this morning. The vet did not charge me for the consultation, anti-bios and pain killers.
Poor old Iz, I hate to see them hurting, she is such a happy, fun loving soul usually. She is Nellie's granny.
What a freak thing to happen if it was her licking the bars all day. We'll probably never know.