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IMDB rating: 6.80 Plot: Captain John Boyd receives a promotion after defeating the enemy command in a battle of the Mexican-American War, but because the general realizes it was an act of cowardice that got him there, he is given a backhanded promotion to Fort Spencer, where he is third in command. The others at the fort are two Indians, George and his sister, Martha, who came with the place, Chaplain Toffler, Reich, the soldier; Cleaves, a drugged-up cook; and Knox, who is frequently drunk. When a Scottish stranger named Colquhoun appears and recovers from frostbite almost instantly after being bathed, he tells a story about his party leader, Ives, eating members of the party to survive. As part of their duty, they must go up to the cave where this occurred to see if any have survived. Only Martha, Knox, and Cleaves stay behind. George warns that since Colquhoun admits to eating human flesh, he must be a Windigo, a ravenous cannibalistic creature. |
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RESCUES: Are there any others who are dealing with the "dog mystery bug?"?
First: Please excuse my scattered brain. It has been a very long two weeks, going on the third now.
I am just putting some feelers out to see if I can try and understand a bug that we are dealing with in the local rescues. My Senior Schnauzer also has it so this is not a puppy ailment like I originally thought. The vet told me he has seen a lot of this in recent weeks and we are fighting but I wanted to see if anyone may have a clue as to what this is or if anyone has met with any better success at treating it.
It begins with very Parvo-like symptoms. We isolate and begin the treatment for Parvo. Now, here my Senior had the Parvo-like symptoms and that sort of floored me since my dogs are all current on vaccines. But, with little else to go on, I began treating him as I do the pups. Of course we also use the vet so this is not one of those people who like to look for a diagnosis and treatment online. This just seems to be a very crazy bug and the vet is treating symptoms as they come. Seems that is all we can do with this one.
Once the parvo-symptoms are gone, and have run a typical four day course, it looks as if things are returning to normal, but the pup still will not eat. Most of the parvo survivors I have dealt with are ravenous by the time the virus is up, so there is the first deviation. Some will begin to show signs of distemper next, and we have had some fall to this stage.(This is happening with dogs of all ages, vaccinated or not). But there are others who will dissipate into a bacterial infection. The darn thing does not seem to have an end. Those who recover tend to do well after, but getting to the recovery is a very long trip.
Has anyone else been seeing any signs of this, or does anyone have a clue as to what may be going on here?
The resilient strain of Parvo is what we thought it was in the beginning. Bit it has metamorphed into the respiratory symptoms and bacterial infections that "Dances" mentioned. I pray the two week mark will do it, and for the sake of the puppy rescue about five miles from me, I am really hoping this crap is not airborne. She lost two today and I think she has lost a total of seven. I lost four pups and thought I had it licked, but I do not deal a lot with pups. The four pups I have are healthy. Three Pits were badly abused, but not sick, and the fourth is a "parvo litter survivor." Although the parvo hit quicker and went through the pups faster than any I have ever seen. The first pup was dead with 8 hours from onset of symptoms.
My senior dog is sick and that is a "treat the symptoms" situation right now, but we are well into the sixth day on it. Please wish me well with that one.
Anyone who wants to cross post may do so. I am thoroughly convinced my senior survived the Parvo phase and have no doubt that is what it was. I know the four pups that began this all died from Parvo. And they were healthy one day, and dead the next, literally. Ironically, they died in the order they had received their vaccines. The litter was four males and one female. The female survived. This does mutate into somethign else though and all of these responses tell me that it is not isolated to here. The symptoms seems as varied as the dogs themselves. And it goes from one problem to the next. My Duffie seems to be doing a little better today but I am frightened almost to say it.
Chi Girl: If you hear anything else from Illinois, please let me know. And you are doing the right thing to keep your dogs inside. it is very hurtful to know you ahve done everything in your power to keep your dogs healthy and then watch this darn bug hit and wreak havoc.
I have extended the expiration on this, hoping I can report good news after we see the vet again. But, guys, the CDC and the vets have not been able to tell me a lot here. Treat the symptoms. Those of you with dogs, and that deal with sick animals, get your IV fluids stocked up and get prepared for the long haul if one gets sick. By the way, the bolus of fluid under the skin has seemed to work better than an IV as the dogs do tend to go from dehydration to an almost fluid overload state with the wet respirations. Lasix helps. It is strange to give a dog an IV and Lasix at the same time, but whatever works!!! Also, the person who wrote about Flagyl (metronidazole), YES…that is the only thing that has had any effect at all on this.
I am almost afraid to post that Duffie is doing better tonight.
But you guys, please, as Chigirl said, this is something to be feared as a lot of dogs are not recovering. And it is not just the shelter dogs and those that have not been vaccinated. This is well cared for dogs with nothing wrong until this bug hits and then situations go from bad to worse. The reason I said I am afraid to say he is doing better, int he past, every time he would get betterm, within a few hours, another symptom would hit with a fury. I am holding my breath and cautiously relieved.
I wish I could put my finger on something like the dog flu or parvo and say, that is it, but it is not. If we could name it, we could eventually do better than treating the symptoms as they arise. It begins as a viral infection and ends with a bacteral one with other symptoms and problems in between. When my vet does not have the answer, I know it is bad.
Duffie has recovered. He is weak and apparently oine of the few of the seniors to survive this. I will not say it was easy, but the key is extremely aggressive treatment from the start and no cutting back until they begin to eat.
Thanks all of you. It is a bacterial infection and it leaves the dog very weak for a while after recovery. so be prepared for the long haul if your dog gets sick. It is also highly contagious so keep the dog in isolation. But we have proven it can be beaten.
Thanks guys and best of luck.
I haven’t heard of this but I am starring it so others will see and maybe be able to offer some help
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It doesn’t sound like H3N8 dog flu or H1N1, but it might be a good idea to test for it anyway.
Have you contacted CDC? They may have heard of other cases and might be able to point you in the right direction.
As far as eating goes, give the dogs vitamin B and offer really stinky foods. Canned cat food works well.
I would be very interested in anything you find out about this.
For those curious about H3N8 dog flu here is the CDC fact sheet, symptoms included http://www.cdc.gov/flu/canine/
I couldn’t come up with a good list of H1N1 symptoms in dogs, but then there has only been one confirmed case of H1N1 in canines so far.Chances are the symptoms of H1N1 would be simliar to H3N8 dog flu.
Please contact CDC to let them know what you’re experiencieng so they can send workers out or advise you on what to do.
?Bindi
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