[winnieslo]

Specifically to the folks here (Betsy/Toughy) who seem to always know where to find the info. It's a long, convuluted tale, but Reuben has been treated on and off for six weeks for gi bleeding...after 2 emergency hospitalizations, and lots of testing the treatment seem to take. Ha...the symptoms have returned, not a severe, but also not as responsive to treatment. He's going in for a EGD Monday (assuming things don't get worse before that)...just need some back ground info so I can think clearly when discussing the findings with the vet.
Thanks
Judy

[ April 01, 2005, 04:38 PM: Message edited by: winnieslo ]

 

[winnieslo]

Thanks B&T....the vet has been going on the assumption that this is an ulcer..he's a nervous sort of hound not given to eating junk...negative for the usual parasites/giardia...and the blood is dark..I guess well see Tue after his EGD.

Judy

 

[winnieslo]

Well Reub had his endoscopy and the vet described his stomach as "a mess" despite the pepcid he has multiple ulcers in vaious stages from scarred to actively bleeding. 6 of them were biopsied. Another thing to worry about. But he was switched to good old tagamet and I've seen no bright blood since...and no dark old blood for 2 days. can he finally be on the mend?

Judy

 

[winnieslo]

No malignancy on the biopsy. Along with the multiple ulcers the path report showed "mild to moderate hemmorrhagic gastritis" For a week Ruby's been on amoxicillin, flagyl, tagamet, carafate and peptobismol...all 3 times a day. His appetite is variable, I think he has some morning nausea, but a couple hours after his first dose of carafate he is ready to eat. This has been dragging on nearly 3 months, but I think he's finally on the mend

Judy