You have no idea how encouraging it is to hear this. We took our 1 year old in for a dislocated toe…apparently he has lax joints and that toe needed to be amputated, at that time they x-rayed the other paws and the other back one showed up with lytic bone. The vet said this could be infection or cancer and to amputate that as well. We thought that was extreme at the time and didn't do it. Instead we took anticbiotics to clear up the infection...5 months later we are awaiting surgery in 2 days to have it amputated and sent off for histology. He's been on antibiotics for months and the new ones have taken care of the swelling but now his lymph nodes are enlarged and he is obviously sick. We have had every test possible without amputating and no answers as to whats going on...so happy your dog is going to be fine and have hope that our boy will get the same diagnosis.
Poor Baby..
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I agree with lvoss… I would watch him really carefully... and I think if he were mine I would have requested an xray to see if they could see any further blockage.....
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I would be watching him very carefully for the next few days. He may not have passed all of the fleece bedding and could still be at risk of a blockage.
That's what we're doing, as we don't know how much he has ingested. We're keeping our fingers crossed!
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I agree with lvoss… I would watch him really carefully... and I think if he were mine I would have requested an xray to see if they could see any further blockage.....
We've decided to wait it out.. and he seems to be A LOT better. The vet also suggested to give him some gastro stuff to feed him, but we opted for boiled chicken and rice as this has worked for him before. We're still keeping our fingers crossed.. especially because he had a fever, which threw us off. We just gotta wait for the bloodwork results.
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Fever would be expected if there are foreign bodies in the intestines…
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Fever would be expected if there are foreign bodies in the intestines…
Thaaaaat's why! Thanks! We didn't know that.
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Good to see him doing so well..silly boy. Just keep a watchful eye on him and keep us posted.
What a great hallway for indoor runs..Otis is jealous..
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Thaaaaat's why! Thanks! We didn't know that.
But it usually means that it is very possible that some part of the intestines are strangled…. I don't mean to try and scare you, but I would be really concerned that a piece of the bedding might have wrapped around some part of the intestines and is choking it off.... or that a piece that was stuck could have perforated the stomach or intestines....
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Good to see him doing so well..silly boy. Just keep a watchful eye on him and keep us posted.
What a great hallway for indoor runs..Otis is jealous..
The hallway is ideal for two things! When he gets the urge to sofa surf, we simply open the door so he can get his 500 out of the way. He'll do multiple runs up & down the hallway and with each pass he'll try to dislodge our neighbours door mat located at the very end. We swear that's his whole goal..lol. Personally, I like the fact that after taking him for a walk during rainy or slushy days, the hallway carpet serves as a paw cleaner while he does his laps!
Emm
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Good to see him doing so well..silly boy. Just keep a watchful eye on him and keep us posted.
What a great hallway for indoor runs..Otis is jealous..
Yeah, it's awesome. He usually goes for the run when we get back from his walk.. he gets to sit for 3 seconds in the elevator (for us to check too that nobody's in the hallway) while we remove his collar, and then he jumps out to run from end to end as soon as we say "go!". Too bad you can't see it, but there's a rug in front of one of our neighbor's door that we occasionally have to reposition as he kicks it up in the air!
And yes, we will be keeping you guys posted.. this forum has been a lifeline for us!
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The hallway is ideal for two things! When he gets the urge to sofa surf, we simply open the door so he can get his 500 out of the way. He'll do multiple runs up & down the hallway and with each pass he'll try to dislodge our neighbours door mat located at the very end. We swear that's his whole goal..lol. Personally, I like the fact that after taking him for a walk during rainy or slushy days, the hallway carpet serves as a paw cleaner while he does his laps!
Emm
Hi Daddy! Just keep working and stop posting on the forum!!! ;P We had to reply to the same post too.. that's funny!
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But it usually means that it is very possible that some part of the intestines are strangled…. I don't mean to try and scare you, but I would be really concerned that a piece of the bedding might have wrapped around some part of the intestines and is choking it off.... or that a piece that was stuck could have perforated the stomach or intestines....
I'd like to think that a soft fleece piece of blanket would not perforate his stomach or intestines.. but then you'll never know. And no worries we know you're not trying to scare us, we're just trying to be the eternal optimist and that if there would be more fleecy stuff in there that he'll pass it like he did today.
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Blankets, towels etc can cause perforation of the intestine because the strips actually act as saw as they move through the intestine. Sort of like how you can use dental floss to cut cakes. It is not about being hard or soft but about the tension and friction against the intestinal walls.
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I'd like to think that a soft fleece piece of blanket would not perforate his stomach or intestines.. but then you'll never know. And no worries we know you're not trying to scare us, we're just trying to be the eternal optimist and that if there would be more fleecy stuff in there that he'll pass it like he did today.
Did he eat his boiled chicken and rice?
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Does he chew off pieces of his fleece blanket often? One of my dogs chewed on a bath towel (laundry room door was open) and ate a small piece, which if just fabric probably wouldn't have done as much damage. But it became very unraveled and stringy, which made it a very effective intestinal blockage connecting back into his stomach and had to be surgically removed. I won't let them have blankets unsupervised anymore, regardless of what they're made of.
Good to hear he is doing much better!
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Wow, a piece of fleece blanket! So glad he's feeling better and that it was not Parvo. I'm lucky as the amount of toys, blankets and pads Buddy has rip up and shredded he spits out the little pieces. He has a full size blanket he lays on in a chair in the living room that looks like it was hung on a clothes line and shot at with an AK-47 rifle. Some dogs are swallowers. Luckily my previous Bs never swallowed anything material.
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He has a full size blanket he lays on in a chair in the living room that looks like it was hung on a clothes line and shot at with an AK-47 rifle.
LOL!
As for ClarEmmKai:
WHEW!!! Disaster averted! Now you can get that Parvo shot unless the vet already gave it to him today.
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He looks a million times better in the after video, you must both be so relieved
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Hi Folks,
Been awhile since I've been on any lists due to those technical difficulty things. Now as I'm slowly getting back on lists, I see this thread on Kairoe and do feel the need to respond. As most of you folks will know, Kairoe's folks are new to basenjis but are not iwthout a local support system. I spoke with his Mom on saturday, so did his breeder. I know that all the ground that was covered by you folks was covered by us as well. At that time, they didn't think he had a fever, he was alert but lethargic. Had done some vomiting. We heard nothing further [we are easily reachable]. I know Kairoe has had Parvo vaccine as a puppy, he had had his 2nd puppy shot when they got him. Vaccine protocol was explained and I'm pretty sure it was followed through on,as memory serves.
I questioned the possibility of Kairoe having ingested something that could cause a blockage quite clearly as we all know what the little monkeys can do. On the sunday, there were a bunch of us Basenji slaves at the puppy party and they did have contact info for there as well. I'm happy this has resolved with the passing of the blanket bits. The joys pf owning a Basenji and being new can sure be nerve wracking.Sue & the crew
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Two of my basenjis steadily eat their way through every bit of bedding I give them (in fact I always say that they keep my bedding supplier in business!).
I have never had a blockage like this in a basenji I've owned or fostered over more years that I care to remember! I have always taken it for granted that anything ingested will pass through eventually and am always quite blase about it! I have seen one or two posts on the forum about blockages and wonder what the difference in mine is.
I should add that my bitches' eliminations are always very interesting and also pretty colours!!!!!!
I can't think that I've just been lucky and had always assumed that it was because they are a natural dog and so have the internals to cope with these 'problems'. I am totally dismayed and feel so badly for you guys and especially at the moment for Kairoe.
I do hope none of the dreadful things that Ivoss and Tanza speak about such as damage to the intestines doesn't happen to him. I pray not and will have that on my mind now for him. I hope you continue to keep us posted and I'm relieved that he now seems so much better. -
We apologize for not staying on with the updates on the forum, but Emm and I were both tired last night and busy with work today. So here's the scoop..
He did eat some boiled chicken and rice last night, however threw it all up a couple of hours later.
He wouldn't take treats and just laid on his bed, but was still responsive. He again had diarrhea today. We got a call from the vet regarding the results of the bloodwork. He doesn't think that there's an obstruction (at least for now), as he said he would've been in pain which he isn't, however we were told that his hemoglobin levels were at 118, which apparently is low for his age. We honestly have no clue what the average levels should be! Anyhow, Kairoe was prescribed iron supplements and sulcrate. We'll try the supplements and wait to see if his stool will improve and he won't throw up anymore.. because I'm still worried (until his stool is normal) that he has an obstruction. And as much as I want to just get it done to stop the worrying.. I think I'll look for another place, that place was charging $460 for an xray! Which brings me to another point, I have no clue how much xrays cost!Anyway, it would be almost 24 hours since he last threw up and he ate chicken and some treats today. He was playing with his toy, even did 2 runs (yup, he gave me the why-don't-you-get-it-look after) of fetch and a round of b-500.
I'm really hoping this will pass and whatever it may be in his system that's confusing everybody else but him!
Here are photos of him while I'm typing this post..
