High Fever Of Unknown Origin

[LaFlaca]

if your vet can not find out what it is, ask them to send blood, urine and stool samples to the CDC. When I was at Hope in Rockville, that is what the Neurologist wanted to do.

Great idea! Thank you!

I sure hope Wendy gets all better! My Sir Elton had a pouch under his chin that turned out (when he spiked to 106) to be a blocked salivary gland. I wonder if she has a blocked something. It sounds like she's trending in the positive direction so fingers crossed.

Did your vet diagnose Sir Elton based on the swelling under his chin?

[GreyTzu]

Since you are in Miami, ask your Vet to consider consulting Animal Emergency and Referral Clinic here in Fort Pierce and ask Dr. Lyman about our Disco.

 

Sending healing energy and comforting hugs.

[LaFlaca]

Since you are in Miami, ask your Vet to consider consulting Animal Emergency and Referral Clinic here in Fort Pierce and ask Dr. Lyman about our Disco.

 

Sending healing energy and comforting hugs.

Great resource; thanks so much. I spoke to the vet early this morning. Wendy's temp. has remained normal for 2 days now and she finally ate last night - some boiled chicken I left for her. The vet techs were laughing at her attempts to "nose-bury" the bits of chicken in the kennel blankets. Doofus. While we don't have the FUO test results back yet, so we don't know the cause of this episode, Wendy might be coming home today.

[Batmom]

Checking on your girl and hoping she is home now!

[LaFlaca]

Checking on your girl and hoping she is home now!

So good of you to check! I cannot express how much the words of encouragement and caring from my GT family mean to me. Thank you!

 

Wendy is home but her vet and I are still very concerned. She is eating very little and not moving much. The light in her eyes is flickering. Unless she rallies soon, it may be time. We are still waiting for the results of the FUO (fever of unknown origen) test. She's on 2 antibiotics, an antacid and pain medication. I thank God that I am retired now and can spend all my time with her.

[racindog]

Prayers going up for Wendy. I had a incident similar to that with Bobber but Bobber's temp stayed around 104-104.5 for days! Drugs would bring it down and then as soon as they started to wear off the temp spiked again. They couldn't figure out what was causing it-had her on IV antibiotics and everything-nothing was working until I took her sick as she was to my holistic vet and she got acupuncture. As soon as she did the antibiotics started working. It turns out it was a systemic kidney infection, very serious. After that she always had 500+protein in the urine. After a few years of that one day she went down, probably from a blood clot, and the incompetent uncaring now former vet told me she would be fine and sent her home with prednisone & Robaxin-where she suffered and died ~4 hours later. Maybe it was just the flu that you said was going around. That would fit what has experienced. Tell her we all love her and are sending a speedy recovery her way.

[EllenEveBaz]

Sending special ear scritches to Miss Wendy.

[LaFlaca]

Prayers going up for Wendy. I had a incident similar to that with Bobber but Bobber's temp stayed around 104-104.5 for days! Drugs would bring it down and then as soon as they started to wear off the temp spiked again. They couldn't figure out what was causing it-had her on IV antibiotics and everything-nothing was working until I took her sick as she was to my holistic vet and she got acupuncture. As soon as she did the antibiotics started working. It turns out it was a systemic kidney infection, very serious. After that she always had 500+protein in the urine. After a few years of that one day she went down, probably from a blood clot, and the incompetent uncaring now former vet told me she would be fine and sent her home with prednisone & Robaxin-where she suffered and died ~4 hours later. Maybe it was just the flu that you said was going around. That would fit what has experienced. Tell her we all love her and are sending a speedy recovery her way.

OMG! What a horrible experience...poor Bobber...poor you! Dumba** vet. Thank you for the prayers...keep 'em coming. I'll give Wendy your love.

 

Sending special ear scritches to Miss Wendy.

Awww, thank you. I am loving on her super-extra today.

[Remolacha]

I am glad she is home, that they can find the cause and fix things

[LaFlaca]

I am glad she is home, that they can find the cause and fix things

Thank you so much. She seems a teeny bit better today. Temp. remains normal and she had the strength to climb up on "her" loveseat. She ate a bit of Greek yogurt for breakfast and quite a bit of bone broth with scrambled eggs and the meat from the broth at about noon. She would not eat from the bowl, but ate with gusto from my hand. Brat. I took her out to the back yard where she peed and did a tiny poop. She always does a happy dance after she poos and was able to do a short version of it this time...so sweet.

[Remolacha]

that's encouraging!

[cmc333]

sounds like good news! Fingers crossed it continues.

[GreyTzu]

Ask your Vet about the antibiotic Zeniquin. That is what Disco was prescribed.

[LaFlaca]

Ask your Vet about the antibiotic Zeniquin. That is what Disco was prescribed.

Will do!

 

P.S. She got up and barked at her mortal enemy...UPS Guy! And, she heard me getting some ice, got up and came to the kitchen to get an "icee". Wendy loves her an ice cube! It's the little things...

[Batmom]

 

Hoping she continues to improve. I can imagine how worried you must be.

[ramonaghan]

So glad she is improving! She is much happier at home, no doubt. Sending continued good thoughts.

[SanTanSnuggles]

So happy to hear that she is doing better today. That must be a relief for you. Hope everyone got better sleep.

Hope you will keep us posted once they find out why she got the fever in the first place. Mainly, and most important

is how much better she is doing.

Edited June 1, 2017 by SanTanSnuggles

[LaFlaca]

Still no results back from the lab. ARRRGH! Wendy is incrementally improving. She is moving around more and is more interactive. Voluntarily went outside 3 times today! Did her business and sunbathed a bit. Did not eat dinner last night nor breakfast this morning. <sigh> I'm hoping it's all the meds. causing her lack of appetite. Made a fresh batch of bone broth to tempt her with tonight. One day at a time.

[RaineysMom]

continuing to send prayers! :hope

[LaFlaca]

continuing to send prayers! :hope

Thank you!

[cmc333]

Any news from the lab? Hope Wendy is still improving.

[carronstar]

Many prayers being sent.

[LaFlaca]

Wendy seems to be improving. She ate breakfast this morning and snacked on some cheddar cheese with me. Frustratingly, the lab results are not back yet. Since we went to the EV on Saturday evening and Monday was a holiday, it's taking longer than usual. I am truly grateful for all the good thoughts and prayers. I'll let you all know what the final outcome is as soon as I know.

[LaFlaca]

Good morning, all! Finally, lab results are in and, ironically, tell us nothing..."no infectious process found". I knew beforehand that this non-diagnosis was a possibility. Although I'd like to know what caused this episode, so to perhaps avoid another occurrence in the future, in the grand scheme of things I really don't care as long as Wendy continues to improve. This "whatever-it-was" was so bad that I actually asked for a referral to a vet who does home euthanasia, just in case. God willing, my old lady won't be needing those services any time soon.

 

Wendy's vet did not deliver the news herself as she is out of town until Monday when, I was told, she will call me. I won't be at peace until I hear from her directly.

 

Thanks to all of you who followed this thread and kept Wendy in your thoughts and prayers. Words cannot express how much your positive, healing energy meant to us.

[Remolacha]

Well, it is frustrating to not know, but as you said, the important thing is, she is improving!