My dog was just diagnosed with HSE. She had all symptoms. We just got her back after one day and one night of being hospitalised and the vet advised us to a diet for the next 3-4 to help the diarrhoea stop. They always told us the blood has stopped coming out, however today I got home from work and fed her the food specifically set for her treatment and she did diarrhoea (which I expected) but still had blood come out. Although it wasn’t a lot of blood as previously as all that came out before was only blood and no steel. Should I be concern that after a day of her treatment she still has a little bit of blood of will this get better over time?

Hello. My dog was stung on Tuesday. Could be wasp or bee. Face was swollen on one side and became very itchy. I gave piriton , that night was very sick. Next day he seemed ok , gave another piriton as still a little swollen. By the afternoon was having diarrhoea , took him to vets. Gave him anti sick injection and omaprazole , Friday seemed a lot worse , diarrhoea, . We took him to the vets Agsin They ran bloods , he has anemia. Losing albumin in blood. Gave him more meds. He got worse that afternoon. Starting passing a small amount of blood in his diarrhoea. Was drooling , and refused any kind of food. Never had he done that. He is a lab.i thought the worst .. he is so much better today. Eating , drinking. Having ultrasound on Tuesday to see what’s going on. Would you have any idea why he has anemia. This is so worrying ..

My schnauzer has HGE since the 6th of July 2018, she stopped eating then and drinking, had vomiting and diarrhea, which turned bloody. I took her to the vet, she got antibiotics and fluids and went home, 2 days later she still wasnt drinking and still no food, took her to get blood work and more fluids. Early next morning a large amount of blood can from her back end, 4 times in 4 hours. She did drink some water but still no food. She sleeps all day and night and has not eaten in 5 to 6 days. How do i get this to pass for her?

Hi my dog has recently had a bout of Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis and vomiting blood which was treated with IV fluids, 2x antibiotics, Omeprazole, Buscopan and Methadone (1 off) over night. I have since had her home from the vet and she has been prescribed Calavseptin (500mg 1 tablet 2x daily) Metrobactin (500mg 1 Tablet 2x Daily), Omeprazole (10mg 2 tablets 2x daily) and Buscopan (10mg 1x daily when required). I was advised to give her food little and often so her meals have consisted of scrambled egg or chicken and rice 4 times a day. I understand she is going to be weak and sleepy due to the severity of the gastroenteritis. I was told by the vet I should expect her to have diarrhoea for up to 5 days. She has only had diarrhoea once when leaving the vet and has not had a bowel movement since. Should I be concerned about this or is it normal for this to occur?

My dog ranger has had HGE twice in 6 months. First time we brought him to the vet after coming home from work and finding vomit and poop all over the house which is extremely unusual for him. They treated him with subdermal fluids and told him to rest. This time was much more severe, he vomited in the morning, and within 30 minutes he was vomiting blood. We rushed him to the ER where they kept him all day, overnight, and most of the next day. ($2,200) he was then sent home and has been slowly coming around, no vomiting and his stool was getting better. He Then today (day 5 of being home) he pooped and at the very end there was a drop or two of blood but he's still eating and drinking and still no vomit and the stool was 60% solid and he doesnt seem uneasy. Should I be concerned and take him back to the vet or is this the medication running it's course? He finished his cerenia and is and is still taking his metronidazole.

On Sunday morning Ferdi turned his nose up at his breakfast and seemed a bit 'off'- being a very greedy beagle this was completely out of character so I knew something was definitely up. I opened his mouth and it was totally white - there was no colour at all in his gums and I freaked as I'd seen this before when my previous dog was dying from a ruptured spleen tumor. We rushed straight to the emergency vets and were seen around 25 mins later, by this time his gums were the normal healthy salmon pink colour again and he was quite perky, I'd even say back to his normal self, the vet examined him and the only thing of note was that his temperature was slightly low (37.2C), she did attempt to get a blood sample but there was no way on earth he was going to allow her to do that (as I said back to his normal self). This now didn't seem like an emergency so I was quite happy to take him home. When we got back he ate his breakfast which was still down, just without the usual gusto. Later on Sunday the vomiting started (I didn't notice any blood), his poos were still regular. The vomiting continued into Monday when I took him to my normal vet who ran some blood tests. The bloods were unremarkable apart from a slightly raised red blood cell count. I insisted that something was really wrong and booked him to be admitted first thing on Tues to do further bloods and have an abdominal ultrasound to check for any growths or blockages. On Tues morning before we left for the vets he had his first bout of explosive watery diarrhea (I didn't notice any blood). The vet rang me Tues lunchtime to say that the tests were all absolutely fine, he was doing well and it was probably just a tummy bug - they weren't at all concerned about anything serious but they'd keep him in until the end of day to monitor him. Half an hour later I got a 2nd phone call to say there had been a development, he'd had another bout of explosive diarrhea and this time it was completely bloody, they started him immediately with an iv shot of metrobactin. I collected him later that day with 5 days of oral metrobactin. On Weds he slept all day with no interest in anything only lifting his head occasionally with a whinge, it was a struggle getting the tablets into him as still no appetite but I somehow managed it. It's now Thurs (day 5) and this morning he asked for more food (hurrah!), he still has abdominal pain (he's doing downward facing dog stretches) and the raspberry jelly diarrhea but as it's infrequent (4-6 hourly) and he's drinking plenty I've decided not to stress him by taking him back to the vet for fluids. I'm hopeful he's on the mend. I wanted to share my story as I believe his first symptom was actually shock, the signs of which resolved very quickly (by the time we got to the emergency vets) and could easily have been missed. For Ferdi the shock happened a good 48hrs before the onset of any bloody symptoms and from what I've read of this illness early treatment is the key so I would urge any dog owner to always check your dogs gums even when there's the slightest behavioural change, if I hadn't done this I would've assumed that he just had a normal upset stomach - I definitely wouldn't have taken him to the vets until I'd seen blood (like all dogs he's had normal sickness and diarrhea before, I wouldn't have been worried). As it happened I'm lucky he was already under investigation for something serious when the telltale signs of HGE emerged. But I am left wondering whether the HGE was caused as a result of shock (in which case what caused the shock?) or whether the shock is symptomatic of the disease itself but rarely gets reported because it's not obvious it's happening.

My poor dog, Kaden, died from HGE. I am horrified by the onset of this and the lack of information I had to ensure his treatment was swift. He was in the ER with very bad diarrhea 3 weeks prior. He was given probiotics and something for upset stomach. I was told he had inflamed bowels and the diarrhea would run its course. Within a week or so he had one stool with blood in it. I called the vet and was given an antibiotic for it. I gave him 2 doses and there was no more diarrhea. About a week after this he dislocated his hip and tore a tendon while playing outside. He had surgery for the hip, FHO, and 11 days later died from HGE. I am so traumatized from this. I wish I had known about HGE. No one at the vet every mentioned to keep an eye out for this. I saw him have a lot of diarrhea but it was at night and I couldn't see the blood. I pick up his stool 99% of the time. I didn't this time. He was not acting right and since he was diabetic I gave him some caro syrup and a dose of the antibiotic that stopped the diarrhea before. I was going to wait until the morning to bring him to the vet if he was still sick. I found him dying. He died in my car on the way to the vet. He was only 9 years old. He had a long road to recovery for his hip but he was patient with the physical therapy I did, the icing, and exercises. I am totally heartbroken.

My 75 lb. Redbone ate a single grape yesterday without my knowledge, and today I noticed the infamous "raspberry jelly" mixed in with his stool. He has been very gassy and I can hear his stomach rumble, but I'm wondering if I need to take him to the vet tomorrow or wait another day and observe his stool. He's so big I would hope 1 grape wouldn't be too harmful, but I don't want to risk him getting worse/needing hospitalization. Thanks in advance