Donna, My Poppy had continued to vomit after 2 weeks of meds . A Barium x-ray revealed something in her stomach. My vet asked me whether I wanted a biopsy done or exploratory surgery. He felt there was no need to sedate her 2x. He went in - found this ball of infection that was thickening her stomach wall. He also spayed her at the same time. Test results revealed a bacterial infection with no known cause ? Baytril (antibiotic) was the only med that finally cured it. What does your vet propose for Henry at this time?
Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] stomach lining thickening (donna) Donna how did they find the bacterial infection? Biopsy? Henry has had historically slightly elevated Bun Creat ratios. We went to Cornell who made me do a Fecal occult blood test on his stool (after a five day meat fast) which came up negative ruling out GI Hemorrhage. They suspect its his diet but I went to another local internist who has ultra sound and he took a look at his insides, noting a thickened stomach lining and a slightly enlarged prostrate. (he's intact). best, michelle and henry in the beautiful Catskill Mountains, NY Donna: My chi mix Poppy had stomach wall thickening as a pup when she had a very bad bacterial infection. At first the vet thought she had an obstruction , but surgery revealed a pocket of infection. Unknown cause ? Why was Henry ultrasounded ? . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.
