Hello,
I've been lurking on these forums for a while now but this is my first post!
My beautiful 7-year-old greyhound/saluki lurcher (we think - we rescued her from the RSPCA last September) is currently in dog hospital very poorly with haemorrhagic gastroenteritis (HGE). Following bouts of bloody vomit and diarrhoea, we took her to our regular vet, who referred her to dog hospital for inpatient treatment. Over the last few days she's been on a drip for fluids, antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, anti-sickness drugs and and painkillers (I think). They've managed to hydrate her, but she's still not eating. They did an x-ray and ultrasound of her stomach, and they can see that it's full with 'bad stuff' which is making her not want to eat. Apparently she's not in pain, but is probably a bit uncomfortable.
The vets think this HGE was brought on by metacam, which was prescribed after her recent laparoscopic spay. She was taking it for five days with no problems, and then on the sixth day the vomiting and diarrhoea started.
Yesterday we were warned there was a 'slim chance' she'd pull through, and obviously we were all heartbroken. We went to visit her, and she managed to have a couple of big drinks of water, which apparently is a good sign, but we're still far from out of the woods. We're waiting to hear from the vets again this morning after her third night in hospital - apparently the next step is to try syringe feeding her or inserting a nasal feed, but as someone with no veterinary knowledge I'm still super worried about all the 'stuff' in her stomach.
Obviously we're all terrified - we're not sleeping or eating and I burst into tears every five minutes with worry. She's my best friend and I will do anything to make sure she recovers.
Has anyone been through severe HGE? Is there anything we need to be asking the vets about? I'm so deeply frightened of losing her, and money is no object if it means we get her back safe and sound.