Thank you,
Now I share your concern about Billy and I am glad he is already hosptialized and on a drip.
In regards ***** ***** signs, we’d be worried about foreign bodies but even more we'd be concerned about hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, parvo or distemper. Otherwise, our other concerns for bloody diarrhea and vomiting would be bacterial agents like Clostridia, Salmonella, Campylobacter and to a lesser extent protozoa (ie Coccidia, Giardia, etc). Just to note, all of these can cause cramps and can be uncomfortable.
So, its good he is there but we need them to be testing a stool sample for those bacteria, viruses, and protozoa. Since it is the weekend, if they don't have their own lab, they should at least be able to test for parvo and examine a stool sample for the protozoa. And that way they can narrow these concerns down along with their xray +/- antibiotics to give us the best chance of keeping him stable and helping him to fight this.
Please take care,
Dr. B.
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