What to do about sick puppy when you cant afford the Vet?

Question

My Puggle puppy is 12 weeks old and has just started with green diarrhea and bright red blood spots in the stool. I am worried but cant afford the vet right now. She is all set on shots right now.Any advice what the puppy may have or what to do would be greatly appreciated. I live iin Nassau county NY.

I bought the puppy for my daughter so she has a friend. We just moved out of state and put a hefty deposit on a house. I will have my paycheck on Friday but 12 Vets including the SPCA said they will not do anything without money in hand. I even offered to write a check and it would clear Friday and they said no. I bought her a puppy from my heart to give her a companion in this difficult time and I am insulted by the answers I get from people on this. Has nobody in this forum ever had financial difficulty. I would prefer if you cant help keep your hurtful comments to yourself.

Answer 1

Until you can get to a vet, hold off on food, push fluids. Lots and lots of fluids. Especially due to the heat, the puppy could get very easily dehydrated. If possible-get some really lean ground beef or chicken, boil the hell out of it-mix it with plain cooked white rice. That sometimes will settle down an irritated tummy. But I can't stress the water enough. Write a check to the vet-they have no way of knowing it's not good-You can at least go tonight or early in the morning and write the check. It won't clear till at least Friday probably later.

Answer 2

Puppies can really go down rapidly when they get sick from dehydration. You didn't mention if she is vomiting. You say she is "all set" on shots presently. Does that mean she has received all her vaccinations, including her parvo? Has she been checked for parasites? Did you buy your puppy from a reputable breeder or a pet store? If we had more information, we might be able to offer more ideas on the cause of your puppies illness.

Regardless, your puppy will need to see a vet promptly! Most vets will allow you to divide your bill into small payments. Also, you need to call the breeder or the store where you purchased your puppy and asked about the puppies prior treatments and vaccinations.

Diarrhea with blood is not a good thing.....but it does not always indicated Parvo. There can be many causes.....parasites and gastro-enteritis also exhibit bloody diarrhea symptoms. A vet is the only one who can determine the cause and the treatment.

Answer 3

I am not a vet, so don't limit yourself to this plan. But it sounds like the puppy may be eating something it shouldn't. Make sure the food you get is puppy food and you may want to go to a softer type of food (out of the cans rather than dry food) if you aren't already doing that, it is easier to digest.

Also pay attention to what the puppy is doing. The puppy may be looking for a chew toy and eating some kind of plastic or some other something that is tearing up the stomach and/or intestines. If you are giving a chew toy to the puppy, go with a cloth rather than rawhide (puppy may be getting through the rawhide and swallowing it, which may be tearing up the stomach), but cloth is less hard so it does no tearing. Many cloth materials are digestible and not dangerous to the puppy, the remaining materials pass through the puppy without tearing anything and doing damage (though it can be a little disconcerting for you when you have to pull that cloth out of the dog's butt).

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What to do about sick puppy when you cant afford the Vet?
My Puggle puppy is 12 weeks old and has just started with green diarrhea and bright red blood spots in the stool. I am worried but cant afford the vet right now. She is all set on shots right now.Any advice what the puppy may have or what to do would be greatly appreciated. I live iin Nassau county...

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My puppy had that a few weeks ago, we took it to the vet and he was fine. Most likely just something he ate they did a stool sample which was free and gave him a 5 day antibiotic for 10$, they say blood in the stool is very dangerous to a young puppy, is she vomiting too??? i guess if you cant afford it see wait and see if it goes away (which can cuz her to become even more sick and thats AWFUL TO DO THAT she maybe suffering), but if it doesnt you may have to get the money together, it will be worth it to save your puppy.

Answer 8

Blood in stool is BAD. He needs to go to the vet. Call a shelter or vets in your area and explain the situation, they might be able to work a payment plan out with you. Next time, don't jump into buying a dog until you know you can aford its care. Its heartbreaking for you, and cruel to the dog. You may also want to save up some money and purchase pet insurance, so if an unexpected medical emergency does come up (hit by a car, emergency surgery, anything can happen) It won't be a major hit to your pocket book. VPI had great plans for about 200 or 300 bucks for a year of coverage. I think that includes covering your heartworm preventative and flea controll meds too, but look it up and check it out for yourself. Good Luck with your dog.

Answer 9

Take the puppy to a vet. I work at a vets office, we help people who dont have a lot of money by splitting payments. There are many things that this could be but the vet has to see the puppy to be sure. Please go soon.

Answer 10

Call a Vet and let them know the problem with the pup. They may be able to tell you what to do. If it is serious they will let you know. Then make some kind of aggangement to take the dog to the vet. Banifield has pet insurance. Check with your local Petsmart store. It will cost you around 80.00 to start the insurance. Then you can use it that day. Please call a Vet for you pup and find out what is wrong.