I was reminded by Gunner's owner about the importance of not ignoring continued tummy problems for prolonged periods. Gunner's condition probably worsened because his infection went undiscovered and further the anti-inflammatory medication masked the effect of the infection. There have been many reports of prolonged tummy problems in slovaks that I have come across. I don't believe this is down to a genetic predisposition. In many cases the problems came down to GI infections. Unfortunately, tummy upsets in young pups can be down to 101 different causes. But if it continues for more than a few days after settling puppy into his new home, I would get fecal and urine tests done. So much is put down to puppy being stressed with a move.
We think Grey had infections from being tiny because his baby teeth had very patchy enamel that the dental specialist spotted when he had his first work done to rectify his overshot jaw. I have been in touch with two of his littermates and all had treatment for infections like campylobacter and giardia. It is important when infections like this are discovered that any dog that has come into contact with an infected dog is tested and given treatment and that the environment where they reside is disinfected. Otherwise the infection can remain in the environment.
Gunner is now doing well on his medication and we cross our fingers he'll be back to good health soon.
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Hi i have keenly followed your blog since we purchased Harper our SRHP from Sandra Rowbry. We have had ongoing problems with Harpers digestion and finally stool samples showed campylobactor which we are presently treating with antibiotics and very expensive food. Harper is just six months old and fabulous he is starting not to look so skinny! Carry on the good work with your blog i love reading it!
ReplyDeleteHi Amanda,
ReplyDeleteI'm really sorry that Harper has been poorly too. Glad you're getting it sorted now. Did it go undetected all this time? Poor thing. That brings the total to four of slovak's testing positive to campylobacter from two litters that I know of. I have heard of a few more that had terrible runny poo problems that did not do the tests too.
Did you test for giardia too? I'm glad he's putting on weight.
Hopefully he'll be back on track really soon. Worth making sure he's got the all clear if he had undetected infections for so long.