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Sick Husky: throws up and has yellow eyes!
My husky is on a mixture diet where she eats blue buffalo lamb food and raw like fish and duck (uncooked bones and all)
I ran out of her normal food and had to feed her what my mom's dogs eat which is Eukanuba chicken mateinance for adult dogs. She is about to be 2 years old. Immediately after feeding her the food she threw it up still looking like whole pieces of food not chewed up. I gave her some water and she drank it and ran around happily. I went to work and came back and she had thrown up again, this time yellow bile. She was happy and rambunctious still so I gave her more water and some scarmbled eggs and she went to bed. In the morning around 5 am she had thrown up real bad so I cleaned her up and gave her more water no food. To let her stomach settle. I went to work and had my mom keep an eye on her. When I got back she was groggy and lethargic. I noticed her gums were yellow and her eyes (the iris where it is usually blue) was yellowish-green and cloudy. She wasn't "talking" like she usually dies so I gave her water and she threw it up immediately and ignored it.
SO!
I ran her to the vet right away (It has only been a day a half now of these symptoms her eyes JUST turning yellow) The vet took a blood test and her temperature. Everything was fine her white blood cell count was just a little high. She had diareah so the fecal was not very accurate but nothing he could see. He gave her an antibiotic, a shot for naseau, pills for naseau and Cephalexin pills three times a day to fight a bacterial infection (What he thinks it is). She is only allowed to have scrambled eggs and rice and cottage cheese but she still doesn't eat. She refuses water entirely and her eyes are still this ugly green muck colored. Now she has a super dry nose and mucus in eyes.
What should I do?
Should I trust the vet and keep going with the pills or could it be something worse like kidney problems?
I'm really worried. She ignored a cat yesterday entirely which is not at all like her!
Thanks for responding
LoriLai
I ran out of her normal food and had to feed her what my mom's dogs eat which is Eukanuba chicken mateinance for adult dogs. She is about to be 2 years old. Immediately after feeding her the food she threw it up still looking like whole pieces of food not chewed up. I gave her some water and she drank it and ran around happily. I went to work and came back and she had thrown up again, this time yellow bile. She was happy and rambunctious still so I gave her more water and some scarmbled eggs and she went to bed. In the morning around 5 am she had thrown up real bad so I cleaned her up and gave her more water no food. To let her stomach settle. I went to work and had my mom keep an eye on her. When I got back she was groggy and lethargic. I noticed her gums were yellow and her eyes (the iris where it is usually blue) was yellowish-green and cloudy. She wasn't "talking" like she usually dies so I gave her water and she threw it up immediately and ignored it.
SO!
I ran her to the vet right away (It has only been a day a half now of these symptoms her eyes JUST turning yellow) The vet took a blood test and her temperature. Everything was fine her white blood cell count was just a little high. She had diareah so the fecal was not very accurate but nothing he could see. He gave her an antibiotic, a shot for naseau, pills for naseau and Cephalexin pills three times a day to fight a bacterial infection (What he thinks it is). She is only allowed to have scrambled eggs and rice and cottage cheese but she still doesn't eat. She refuses water entirely and her eyes are still this ugly green muck colored. Now she has a super dry nose and mucus in eyes.
What should I do?
Should I trust the vet and keep going with the pills or could it be something worse like kidney problems?
I'm really worried. She ignored a cat yesterday entirely which is not at all like her!
Thanks for responding
LoriLai
Thanks for all the ideas. Yes GHilly, the iris of her eye where it was once light blue is yellow-green. Her gums are yellow her skin I think is pale white-pink. (She's got a lot of fur) Even though she has seemed to perk up since taking the meds and she isn't throwing up anymore I can't get her to drink water. She just ignores it unless I encourage her and praise her while she drinks.
I know its not parvo, I had my first puppy pass away from that and it was a god awful experience that I don't wish upon anyone. My mom was thinking it was jaundice from lack of water since she was throwing everything up. I just don't get how to rehydrate her if she won't drink! Usually she gulps down bowls of water. She also isn't telling us when she needs to go out anymore. She just pees or poos wherever she is and we find it later.
She also is up to date on all her vaccinations.
She's been eating raw since I have had her (4 months) and I always get her meat fresh and rinse it thoroughly. I just remember someone telling me once that huskies can be prone to kidney problems and liver problems (I don't know if that's true) but I got real worried.
ause she'll drink the dew of the grass, puddles on lawn chairs, anywhere she finds moisture. So for the past few months we have been able to keep her from doing that. She is also an eater of "things" her main chewables of choice are balls and flowers. She literally will EAT baseballs and tennis balls when she finds them. So before playing outside we have to search our yard for stray balls.
and GHilly she does try to sneak water from standing puddles. That's why she's not allowed to run around unless supervised bec
Once again thanks for the ideas everybody!
I know its not parvo, I had my first puppy pass away from that and it was a god awful experience that I don't wish upon anyone. My mom was thinking it was jaundice from lack of water since she was throwing everything up. I just don't get how to rehydrate her if she won't drink! Usually she gulps down bowls of water. She also isn't telling us when she needs to go out anymore. She just pees or poos wherever she is and we find it later.
She also is up to date on all her vaccinations.
She's been eating raw since I have had her (4 months) and I always get her meat fresh and rinse it thoroughly. I just remember someone telling me once that huskies can be prone to kidney problems and liver problems (I don't know if that's true) but I got real worried.
ause she'll drink the dew of the grass, puddles on lawn chairs, anywhere she finds moisture. So for the past few months we have been able to keep her from doing that. She is also an eater of "things" her main chewables of choice are balls and flowers. She literally will EAT baseballs and tennis balls when she finds them. So before playing outside we have to search our yard for stray balls.
and GHilly she does try to sneak water from standing puddles. That's why she's not allowed to run around unless supervised bec
Once again thanks for the ideas everybody!
If her gums are yellow then yes, her liver is involved. I don't understand how she can have icterus to that degree and still have her liver values come out OK on the bloodwork! That's VERY strange!
Did the vet run the tests himself or did he send them out to a lab to be done? It's not impossible for him to have gotten results that were for someone else, and in this case especially I would suspect this. Did you tell him that her gums are yellow or were they that way when he looked at her? If so, I don't understand how HE couldn't be suspicious of the test results in this case.
I don't know what your relationship is with this vet or how long you have known him, but in this case if it were me I would be off and running for a second opinion before letting this drag on too long. This is Christmas week and lots of places might not be keeping their regular hours because of it, so I'd make sure that I got an opinion I could live with before all the clinics are closed down for three or four days. Otherwise you could end up at an emergency vet in a crisis situation paying through the nose because the ER vet is the only thing open.
I have been wracking my brain all evening trying to figure out what this could be. And now with your list of things that she does that bear watching, wow, there's no telling what she could have gotten into! I have you both in my thoughts.
Ghilly
Did the vet run the tests himself or did he send them out to a lab to be done? It's not impossible for him to have gotten results that were for someone else, and in this case especially I would suspect this. Did you tell him that her gums are yellow or were they that way when he looked at her? If so, I don't understand how HE couldn't be suspicious of the test results in this case.
I don't know what your relationship is with this vet or how long you have known him, but in this case if it were me I would be off and running for a second opinion before letting this drag on too long. This is Christmas week and lots of places might not be keeping their regular hours because of it, so I'd make sure that I got an opinion I could live with before all the clinics are closed down for three or four days. Otherwise you could end up at an emergency vet in a crisis situation paying through the nose because the ER vet is the only thing open.
I have been wracking my brain all evening trying to figure out what this could be. And now with your list of things that she does that bear watching, wow, there's no telling what she could have gotten into! I have you both in my thoughts.
Ghilly
I just thought of something - could there be any way she could have gotten into anything that contained onions? Were there onions in the trash or did she maybe eat something (human food) that either contained onions or was cooked WITH onions?
Ghilly
Ghilly
Do you feed any particular treats? If you feed a regular treat, please list the name......Thanks, Karla
P.S. Are you sure about her bloodwork? Do you have a copy to look at yourself?
P.S. Are you sure about her bloodwork? Do you have a copy to look at yourself?
So pleased that it probably isn't parvo, but it would be good to get the vet to come up with a sound diagnosis ... and at least from what you have said, she seems to be responding well to the meds. The jaundice is of concern, particularly if it doesn't calm down over the next 48hrs. I once had a sick dog that refused point blank to drink even though it was imperative that she did, due to the meds she was on at the time. I found salty crisps worked a treat - just one crisp would have her drinking water. You might try this after talking to your vet first, as you don't want to upset the electrolite ballance with salt if it is indeed the liver that's damaged/traumatised.
Hi...
I am glad to read that your dog seems to be doing better. I hope that your vet is right, and it is nothing more than a bacterial infection.
It looks like everyone here, has given you some great information, and if things don't improve with your dog, at least you will have some other options to consider.
I know that you are wondering about the color of your dogs eyes changing. If your dogs seems to be getting better with the meds, but his eyes continue to change, It may be that he has 2 separate conditions.
Siberian Huskies are predisposed to a condition called Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada-like Syndrome (VKH syndrome) also called Uveodermatologic Syndrome (UDS or UV Syndrome), this disease appears more commonly in males... (we have a load of Siberian Huskies in Minnesota !).. it is a condition that will cause the eyes to change color, and also the skin and hair. This condition can lead to blindness.
I only mention this, because it is something you should do some research on now, just in case your dogs eyes do not improve.
Best wishes ....I hope your dog recovers soon...!
Connie
I am glad to read that your dog seems to be doing better. I hope that your vet is right, and it is nothing more than a bacterial infection.
It looks like everyone here, has given you some great information, and if things don't improve with your dog, at least you will have some other options to consider.
I know that you are wondering about the color of your dogs eyes changing. If your dogs seems to be getting better with the meds, but his eyes continue to change, It may be that he has 2 separate conditions.
Siberian Huskies are predisposed to a condition called Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada-like Syndrome (VKH syndrome) also called Uveodermatologic Syndrome (UDS or UV Syndrome), this disease appears more commonly in males... (we have a load of Siberian Huskies in Minnesota !).. it is a condition that will cause the eyes to change color, and also the skin and hair. This condition can lead to blindness.
I only mention this, because it is something you should do some research on now, just in case your dogs eyes do not improve.
Best wishes ....I hope your dog recovers soon...!
Connie
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