Min Pin Breeders HELP PLEASE!!?
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About 2 months ago I adopted a 3y/o min pin. He was rescued by police out of an apartment where he was left for dead, & placed in a shelter. There he got kennel cough, but was treated for it before adoption. I have taken him to my vet who assures nothing is wrong, but gave him an antibiotic anyway. The reason for the vet visit was a real foul odor on his breath, which I was told was from a sinus infection. After 14 days on antibiotic, he was fine for 3-4 days then the odor returned. We did another round of antis, the odor stopped for 2-3 days & now he has a very foul metallic odor on his breath. Just in the last 2 days he has started acting funny- not jumping on furniture, yelping for no reason, just not being himself. Is it possible that he could be constipated now from all the antis, or does this sound like an obstruction in his bowels? And is there anything over the counter that is safe to give him for constipation? He is overweight (19 lbs.) & I am working hard to get him down to an acceptable weight (losing about a lb. a week). Please I need some help for this little guy & just cant afford a vet visit everytime he acts a little funny. Am I being too worried for nothing, or should I just goto the vet immediately?? Help please- I just cant stand to see him not feeling well as he has had such a horrible short life already. There has been no vomiting & he is still eating dog bones & I make homemade food (ground turkey,mixed veggies, & brown rice) for his dinner every night, if that helps any. Any advice or previous expereince with these symptoms, I would greatly appreicate any feedback or remedies!!
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I’m not a min pin breeder, but I can tell you that many dogs who’ve had a bad run with kennel cough have perpetually nasty breath. That may or may not be the cause of your dog’s breath. The other symptoms are worrisome and given his history, he could have lyme disease or any number of other issues. It would be best if you had the vet run some bloodwork to try to get a handle on what’s going on. Give them a call and ask about giving a discount since you rescued him…often they are willing to help.
In the meantime, it would be ok to give him a baby aspirin to help ease any pain and inflammation.
Keep him warm, give him fluids and feed him very well. Good nutrition will go a long way to helping him with whatever issues he’s facing.
Best of luck to you…thank you for rescuing this lil’ guy.
Bad breath can be caused by gastric problems as well – if he has not been xrayed yet, they may need to do this.
Sinus infections are very hard to shake as well – but sounds like the antibiotics are working on something, you just may not know what. It may be that they are not getting to the sinus infection, he may need a different abx, or that may not actually be the problem.
I would not feed him any more turkey – too much can be harmful. Between the abx and the turkey, he may have a very upset GI tract by now – and that may be the cause for the odor.
But the fact that this guy doesn’t feel well – worse possibly than before- needs to be discussed with the vet. It may be as a result of his GI tract not being happy – and he may need some Flor-restor, or he may have another problem like pancreatitis. You really need to revisit the situation, and make sure you’re on the right track.
Yelping for no reason is not a good sign – he needs to be seen right away. Bless you for taking care of him -