My dog was in the water in north van and drank a bit. She has been vomiting for 24 hours and extremely lethargic. Hasn’t eaten anything yesterday or today water has been minimal. I think my dog has E. coli is there anything we can do and give her from home while we wait for our vet appointment tomorrow??

We recently lost two dogs to e.coli. The first was being treated for IAMH when the second starting exhibiting symptoms. The first one passed and his necropsy showed the cause was e.coli. Despite immediately being put on antibiotics, too much damage had been done and we lost the second one. We don't know where they picked it up and are concerned about getting another dog. Found no dead animals in yard, and filled in a pond they drank out of. How long can an e.coli contamination last in a yard that contains no feces and obvious source for e.coli?

Just curious to know if dogs can carry E. Coli without necessarily being symptomatic. What precipitates that question is that I keep experiencing digestive issues that seem to be infectious in nature, but we can't figure out what the source is. In doing some research, I found that dogs MIGHT carry E. Coli without the owner's awareness, then pass it on to the owner (I do allow Harley to kiss me on the mouth, and he's a Yorkie/Silky mix, so he's a licker!). Harley himself seems quite spry and healthy, with no apparent symptoms at all. Any feedback greatly appreciated!

Hello, my started her heat about 4 days ago. She has been fine until late-night when she became very lethargic and vomited twice. This morning we noticed some thick bloody/pus liquid coming out of her vagina. We brought her to the vet today. They say she has ecoli and needs surgery to remove her uterus. Does this seem correct to You? She also had a 105temp.

My dog was diagnosed with severe pneumonia from e-coli being in her lungs. She spent time in an oxygene chamber and amazingly lived. She has been on Clavaseptin about 93mg every 12 hours for the last 11 days but the cough has not cleared up.It certainly is much less than before she was admitted to the hospital. The vet then prescribed a higher dosage of 125 mg every 12 hours but her coughing seems to have increased. I noticed that the first 24 hours of her with the new dosage, her coughing has gotten more frequent again and is very harsh, deep, dry coughing with a significant dry hack at the end of her coughing fit. Does the antibiotic encourage coughing so that she can expel it from her lungs? It just seems as though she is getting far worse with her coughing. Could these antibiotics possibly be needed for months before I notice a significant positive improvement? Thank you.

My 8 yr old Brussels Griffon was diagnosed with HUC (hystiocystic ulcerative colitis). As a puppy we had bouts of diarrhea/colitis which cleared up when giving metronidazole and sulfasalazine. Last August 2018 he got a bout of diarrhea that didn’t clear up and actually got worse. Metronidazole & sulfasalazine were given for a longer period with no resolution. By December we were sent to a specialist who did an ultrasound and purposed the possibility of HUC - a certain type of diarrhea/colitis seen in boxers and 1 French bull dog, but never documented in a Brussels Griffon. The treatment for HUC (which is an invasion of the large bowel mucosa by E. coli causing ulcerations and resulting in mucous/bloody stools) was Baytril. We put my dog on a daily dose of Baytril for 5 months and almost instantly his diarrhea improved. He was in remission for three months post treatment, but as of July 2019 he relapsed. At that time the vet believed his diarrhea/colitis was caused by a food allergy - as a puppy he was very itchy and I did a food exclusion diet and found out (myself without the help of a vet) he had a food sensitivity to chicken. He had been eating acana lamb & apple for years and for 4 yrs straight he never had any bouts of diarrhea. The vet attempted to put him on Rayne kangaroo diet which he adamantly refused to eat. I returned the food only to have the vet suggest a Rayne rabbit diet. He refused to eat that as well and at that time his diarrhea/colitis got worse...lots of mucous and increased frequency. The vet finally agreed with me and prescribed another course of Baytril. Within a day my dogs bowel movements improved! But, he began vomiting and is now anorexic. He absolutely refuses to eat the rabbit dog food prescribed so I returned it to the vet. He visited the vet yesterday as he was very lethargic and I am very concerned. He received subcutaneous fluids, anti-emetic (cerenia) and they drew blood. His blood work came back with a slight elevation in alk phos and a pancreatic enzyme (?lipase). His kidney function is normal. I put him back on his old food, acana lamb and his appetite has improved but he remains quite lethargic. He also has an interesting symptom of an increase in itchiness when his colitis flares - I believe this is why the vet thinks he has a food allergy. And, just prior to the relapse in colitis this past July, the whites of his eyes became quite red and remain reddened. He rubs his left eye quite frequently. When I was at the vet yesterday, the vet checked his tear production and also made sure he didn’t have a corneal ulcer. Both tests came back negative. A website I came across suggested that long term use of Baytril could cause canine cataract. I spoke with the vet about this and she was pretty sure that there were no instances to suggest cataract development in Baytril use. Another interesting “symptom” my dog has developed is a left sided heart murmur. He never had a heart condition until his vet visit this past July. Does anyone else have a similar experience with HUC and E. coli? And if so, what worked for you and your dog? I am desperate to treat my dog. This entire situation is incredibly frustrating and I fear my dog’s health is getting worse! We have an appointment with an internist in September and hopefully we can arrange a colonoscopy to determine once and for all exactly what is going on.