We are at a week with fever ranging between 104-105. He has had a battery of tests, on two antibiotics, meloxicam, antacid and colchicine. He has eaten a little and had sub q fluids twice. He was hospitalized for two nights with iv meds and fluids and still the same. He has not had the traditional swollen hocks either. White count is up but everything else is fine. We are stumped and frustrated!

Adopted my shar-pei in July. This morning upon waking my son was petting him and he lunged and growled-scared both of us. I yelled at him and put him outside where he just stood and I noticed he began shaking as if he was cold. He stood in the same spot in the yard without moving even when I called him to come in. Finally was able to get him to come, I pet his head and he yelped in pain. Acting very weird, wouldn't take a treat, just standing and starting. Can tell he isn't feeling well. I am scared to touch him or even attempt to take a temp for shar-pei fever. I was able to help him on to a bed and get him as comfortable as I could. Advice?

Adopted our Cali 6 months ago. She is 5 to 6 years old. Has shown no symptoms of any illness until this morning. Completely lethargic, refusing to eat, limping/ refusing to walk on back right leg. She cried/yelped when my husband touched it. Taken immediately to the vet. Vet said it was an infection. She had fever of 105. Given a shot of Ampicillin and put on AmoxiClav and Carprofen. 8 hours later she is walking no limp, eating/drinking, and went on a short walk. I trust my vet just worried this is Shar Pei fever and not an infection. How do I tell?

We have had our Shar Pei Bella only four days brought from private seller was told she is healthy 2years old but upon arriving home she had diaherea sickness the shakes hot too ouch won’t move of her bed refusing food and water and when sh does move she is limping on one back leg could this be Shar Pei fever

My shar pei is 7.5 years old and has suffered from swollen hocks before but nothing like we have been dealing with this time. On day one I noticed Winston shaking suddenly while laying on his bed at night. That was quickly followed by excessive panting, slight wheezing, and his right hock became extremely swollen. Within 2 hours we were at the emergency after hours vet where he continued to display the same signs and started to lift his right back leg up. It appeared that he would almost hold his breath for a split second - his stomach would go in - he would lift his paw off the ground, then release it and continue to pant and shake. He was also drooling and his purple tongue was spotted with pink. (We know that Winston, and most shar peis, are not big fans of the vet so the stress of just going there could of caused the drooling and tongue discolouration) His poop also turned from being solid to diarrhea within this time. The vet examined him, gave him a shot of methadone (sedation), completed a stomach AFAST ultrasound, and sent us on our way with pain medication. We were prescribed gabapentin and tramadol and told to follow up in the morning as she was mostly concerned about his leg. Winstons shaking and panting had subsided and he slept the majority of the night due to the meds. Our regular vet has years of specialized treatment with shar peis so we were going to see him for a second opinion regardless. On day two we took Winston to his doctor who reviewed the work of the ER visit and was pretty confident he had FSF. Our doctor told us he was happy with the medication we were given but also wanted us to start metacam, an anti-inflammatory given orally. He also advised us to call him with 48-72 hours with an update and at that time would determine if more testing needed to be done. We took Winston home and have been monitoring him closely ever since. Winston has not been eating his kibble since the first night and his poop is still not solid. He was not interested in treats or cheese either but we had to get his meds into him somehow. It’s now day three and he has still not eaten, or pooped, but he will entertain treats and water. He sleeps constantly because of the meds but the swelling in his hock has gone down a bit. We went for a small walk today too and he showed some energy. We’re hoping he’s back to his normal self tomorrow.