How to Help Your Dog Avoid Pain No Risks
Have you ever wondered if the foods you eat and the supplements you take are good (or toxic) for your dog? This question came to my mind a few weeks back when a friend’s dog – a black lab named Dax – got really sick, really fast. I won’t paint the picture for you (it’s not pretty) Dax was going outside every half an hour to do his business. By midnight he began to run out of fluids. My friend rushed Dax to a 24 hour pet emergency clinic where he was immediately put on an IV (to replace the fluids). Turns out he had a serious bacterial infection in his gut. Because of this, his immune system rushed almost all of his red blood cells to his stomach to fight it off (which explains the frequent bathroom breaks). I don’t remember the exact numbers, but Dax’s red blood cell count plummeted to under 10% of normal levels. The vet said Dax wouldn’t have made it through the night if it wasn’t for the IV. Three days – and $2,000 later – Dax was well enough to go home.