Quote: Tracy Collins

Is Cody still under the care of any of these Emergency docs, or was he discharged? Was there a follow-up visit or something? Are there more follow-up vet appointments scheduled for him?

Cody is no longer on any medications, right?

Cody is still eating a bland chicken and rice diet, right?

He hasn't vomited any more since the first episode that sent you to the vet?

He acts normally and is peeing and pooping normally for him?

No new symptoms have come up that worry you? (itching or anything else?)

No more early morning bile puke since you started the late night snack, right? You're still doing that?

Has he lost weight that you can tell?

I would like these answers all in one post more than anything else. I have really held back on all these threads because I keep thinking I've missed something.

Sorry this is so long. I am doing my best to answer all your questions.
Cody is no longer on any medications except the b 12 injections
Cody is still eating a bland diet chicken and rice diet.
Cody has not vomited any more since the first episode, except for in the mornings when he threw up bile.
He is peeing and pooping fine. Today I checked out his poop. Nice form, firm not hard, not loose.
He sometimes does itch his face. I noticed today he has a little scab near the corner of his mouth, nothing big.
No more early morning upset stomach. He is still getting his evening snack.
He has not lost weight. I have him weighed each week. Of course this is only his third shot, 3rd visit to the vet, he has not lost weight.

The only thing that concerns me sometimes is how quick he tires out. but he is b12 deficient so, I am chalking it up to that. Tonight he played ball with me, but not with the ferver he usually does.

Like my previous post, I was researching the symptoms of being b12 deficient and the site of epi came up, along with ibs. cody really does not have any of those symptoms except the vomiting he had that one night and now is b12 deficiency, but other than that his appetite is good, he does play but just not as long.

We are going to test him in one month for his cabalamin and folate levels. I am going to discuss with the regular vet if there are any other blood tests we should do.

The emergency vets are basically waiting for the results of the test we will take in a month. They told me I could go to my regular vet for care for Cody or come back to them. Which ever I choose. Right now I am going to the regular vet unless an emergency happens or the regular vet refers me there for tests he doesn't have the equipment to do. You can go to the emergency vets for care when you have a specialist but if you have a vet they want you to go to it for regular care if you can. There office visit is $75.00 and the regular vets is $50.00. So for now we go to the regular vets office. Also the draw back with the emergency vet is they are so busy that sometimes I have to talk with another specialist instead of the first one I just saw, which wastes a lot of time in review. So, I was hoping to have more time with the regular vet. Of course I am not real happy with him, but for right now until the test in one month I have time to look for another vet or resolve my issues with this vet.

So that is the scoop.
So we have no real diagnosis so far, that is what makes it so hard. But in the mean time I am researching and trying to help Cody on my own. LIke I said before I want to be armed with info before I go into the regular vets office to meet with him.

So. thanks for caring about cody. He is a very special little dog. I am going to ask my husband to help me put a picture of him on my signature photo so you all can see who you care about. He is quite the wild man.
thanks for all your help, it is a comfort to know others care.
Sharon

Thank you for the details! :-)

So based on one episode of vomiting and then some easily-fixed early-morning bile vomiting, I swear I do not understand in any way the focus on special diets and especially on novel proteins. The symptoms that would direct you to a limited-ingredient novel-protein diet are just not there (IMO).

I would be doing the injections and re-testing the blood for the insufficiency later, and I'd carry on with a balanced cooked diet, maybe planning a gradual switch back to his old raw diet.

I'f be looking for a good vet.

And I'd be thinking about the stress on both you and Cody of all this vet stuff for (basically) no symptoms at present.

The blood test or any new symptom(s) or the finding of my new vet would be the only three reasons that would have me back at a vet's office in the near future.

JMO, 100% JMO, and of course you must do what you are comfortable with.

I'm just saying that you have nothing to present, that the vet giving you the diet runaround (in your own description) is not going to be helpful, and that this stress is helping to wreck the happiness and confidence and normal lives of "a happy wild man dog" and you, his owner. Again, JMO, and I'm no health professional.