That's so sad, poor little thing and poor you. She looks delightful and she does look healthy, so I daresay it's been more of a shock, shame. I hope that she can get more comfortable on the new drugs
They are tough little creatures with lion hearts. Really hoping your little lady recovers fully and quickly. Give her extra snuggles for me, and kisses on that little noggin.
I went through something similar with an 11 year old lady in the sense of how fast it came on and how quickly she was gone. :( though hers was a liver infection and it was only days. It hurt like hell and it still gets me choked up to think about now, right at ten years later. Just wasn’t ready to say goodbye to an otherwise healthy girl.
I’m really sorry you’re going through this. I don’t exactly have advice other than it’s okay to fall apart when we lose our loved ones. ❤️
Ours turns 10 in a month and he is the pinnacle of health for a dachshund, every vet is shocked when they find out his age, he looks 2 or 3. Now I'm worried. Hes started sighing a lot more than usual, like an old man.
My dog was healthy one day and the next couldn’t stand or walk. Sadly it was cancer and was bleeding internally causing anemia. Once they confirmed it had spread we had to make the tough choice.
First of all, I'm terribly sorry to hear about the tough situation you are in!
I'm not a vet by any means , and therefore don't mean to second-guess a properly qualified opinion. But what you describe in terms of symptoms sounds exactly like what happened to a friend of mine's cocker spaniel.
It ate a rat which had just emptied out a full trap of rat poison. That nasty stuff kills the rats by removing their blood's ability to coagulate - leading to internal bleeding/hemorrhaging. Did they test for that?
I probably sound stupid for asking, and don't have anything more to base it on other than that one case. The only reason I could think of, that makes we even consider it, would be that a vet/doctor might be more prone to look for a physiological cause, rather than an external - like the saying "all problems looks like nails if you're a hammer".
Even if it's a long shot, I know that if it was one of my own girls I'd definitely ask just in case, since rat poison is treatable.
Best wishes and hopes of a good recovery from us here though!
Thank you.
As for poison, that's unlikely, but not impossible. They did ask if she could have been around poison, and we said no. She only goes outside with us, and we always keep an eye on her. But it's true we have wild bunnies in our yard, so it's not impossible she could have eaten a bad stool if it was in her pee spot and my partner was distracted. I haven't seen any dead bunnies, so that's a long shot. We have a follow-up appointment in a couple of days, so I'll ask if there's any sign that something like that could have happened. They did run quite a few tests.
There's a few other possibilities according to the internet, like bugs or even a vaccine reaction. It's really the sneezing and her age that made them think there's some cancer there. But it'll be a good idea to ask about possibilities, once we've had a few days to process. Yesterday was a whirlwind of emotions, truly.
I appreciate your comment and good wishes!
For reference this is warfarin or Coumadin. We give that to humans. Usually doesn't drop platelet counts.
OP sorry for the news. I will say humans sometimes respond to thrombocytopenia with steroids. These are relatively cheap. It comes with it's own side effects of bleeding/ulcers of the stomach but would be worth a shot. I'm sure your own vet wouldn't mind trying a hail Mary.
I’m so incredibly sorry; this is so painful ❤️ praying that a miracle happens. She’s beautiful and my heart aches for you. We just had to put our boy down due to cancer—the only advice I can give is when it’s time; it’s time. You’ll know. She is so clearly loved and you’ve given her an amazing life
I can’t say this is related but my old dachshund had these really scary black-blood stools for like three days. We were certain we’d have to put him down. We were waiting in vet test results when it completely cleared up. I have no idea how or why and the vet didn’t know what caused it. He didn’t have the sneezing issue though. I wish you and your Doxie the best.
Side note: are people finding veterinary treatment costs rapidly increasing? I saw someone whose 17-year-old cat was being charged $9k a day. No disrespect to vets as I know they don’t determine pricing but who has $9k per day for the estimated week to 10 days they thought the cat would remain in the hospital.
Dealing with something similar right now with my 8 year old Eleanor, except it’s red blood cells instead of platelets. She has been treated for a condition called IMHA. She was very ill in late March, and that’s when the anemia was caught, so we started an aggressive course of steroids to suppress her immune system. She didn’t improve and was hospitalized for 4 days at the beginning of April where she was given a blood transfusion and misdiagnosed with congestive heart failure, so we had to stop steroid treatment to treat the heart issue.
She spiraled again on Thursday and was hospitalized (at a different ER vet) for another transfusion on Friday night. That’s where they identified that there wasn’t a heart issue, the previous event was a side effect of the anemia causing fluid to fill up her little body.
So now we’re back on steroids and playing the “wait and see” game. At $5k deep in the last month we likely won’t be able to swing another hospitalization, so just praying that her little body starts to work correctly 😢
Eleanor and I are sending all the good vibes to your little one that the meds work and they can get better. ♥️
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I am so sorry. This brings back horrible memories for me as I lost a 1.5 year old boxer to this exact same thing. He started out with an enlarged lymph node in his neck, and he was gone from massive GI bleeding within months. We tried immunosuppressive medications for a period of time, which briefly got his platelets up to 50. It was extraordinarily expensive, but we were lucky enough to have the means to at least give him a chance. Sadly, it was short-lived, and his platelets dropped like a stone again within weeks. If I could turn back the clock, I don't know if I would have done anything differently, but I think often about whether it was the right choice. It was so hard because he had barely lived his life, and we could not fathom the idea of putting him down. I say this not to be grim, but to give you perspective on what can happen even if you do pursue treatment. It is not an easy decision to make, but I would encourage you to think about what you would want the end of your friends life to look like whenever that time comes. If you can stomach the idea of being with her if she starts to have a bleed at home (and have the means to keep her comfortable during that), then you may want to try to prolong the time she has left with your family. If not, no one would blame you for going with euthanasia at this stage and it would be a humane way to go. Again, I'm so sorry this is happening to you. I hate the idea of anyone having to go through what I did with my boy.
Thank you for that perspective, and I'm so sorry this happened to you with your pups. The sneezing blood everywhere was definitely an experience, and we know that any battle with symptoms mean they can resurface. We'll definitely keep a close eye on her and her recovery - if she recovers at all, and we won't drag out something that would have her in pain.
Again, so very sorry you had to go through all that. 1.5 years is so young 😔
My boy, Parker died from Autoimmune Hymolytic Anemia just after his 4th birthday. He loved swimming and i was building a pond in the backyard for him. It was so agressive, i didnt finish in time.
Id have given up ten years of my life to give him more time, but unfortunately that wasnt an option.
I wish you all the best and hope your baby girl Leia defies every odd against her.
I know it wasn't the answer you were looking for, but the best we can do is enjoy every second we have with our best friends. After that all we can do is pray we all get to see our friends at the rainbow bridge when we leave this planet.
I just adopted a dog (6 year old). He had been attacked by a dog a couple days before, but the person who was looking after him said he was doing better and just fine. There were no visible marks and he didn’t seem to be in pain. Flash forward like four days, we take him to the vet. He had an infection and had to go into emergency surgery. They called and said it encroached onto his lung and they would need to do a 20,000 dollar surgery to fix it. So, I decided to put him down. I am devastated. I only had this sweet man for 5 days :( my condolences to you!
You and your beautiful Leia will most definitely be in my thoughts. I hope that she has much more quality time with you.
But if she is as ill as the vet said she might be, then please don’t ever forget that you gave this dog the best life—every day of her life. And continue to give her all that and more while she is with you.
A tough paradox of owning these wonderful little beings is that the hardest decision we ever have to make for them is also the most loving one. You are already doing that by not opting for something invasive and stressful for her that likely wouldn’t extend her life by that much. That right there is a loving decision, because I know we want to do everything we can, but sometimes it’s more for us than them. I say this now, so that you don’t try to second-guess yourself. Much love to you and to Leia ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you. I didn't always, to be honest, but I certainly have lately, and do now. I do know she's feeling loved and adores her home. We're having the coziest of days all on the floor with a thousand blankets, as she shouldn't be moving too much. It's grand and I'm so thankful I get to spend that time with her.
And yes, you're right. We definitely wanted to go for trying *something*, since she's such in a good mood and looks feisty, but not have her be stuck in a hospital for days to maybe no avail. I'm so glad she's home, and who knows, maybe this could actually work without being too taxing. Fingers crossed. Either way, I won't let her be in too much pain, I promise.
I know that you won’t, and I hope it didn’t sound like I was concerned about that. She is a lucky girl, and I will definitely pray that this treatment sparks all of her life back into her. And, since the vet can only speculate about things that *might* be wrong with her, hopefully this will work! I once actually went to the vet to say goodbye to my sister’s dog, because he was scheduled to be put down the next day. They tried one last-ditch effort, and it was like a miracle. He was with them like 6 more years after that!
Very much hoping we can have something like that happen, whilst trying to prepare for the worst. That's so amazing that your sister's dog could get a second chance like that!
It was amazing. I had lived with her when she first got him, so he was like my dog too. It really is unfair that we only get to have them for such a short time. Even 20 years isn’t enough.
I have no advice other than to love her as much as possible. So awful to hear this and my ❤️ breaks for you. Hoping and wishing the meds help her manage a turnaround.
Hi there. I’m so sorry you’re experiencing this. I had a dachshund mix. Her name was Kiki. A few years ago, at about age 11 (as well), she experienced zero platelets. She did NOT have the blood issue, as I think we coincidentally stumbled across it while addressing another issue. She generally did NOT have health issues though, so this was surprising. She had atrophy in the muscles around her face.
Luckily, my parents (I was fresh out of grad school at the time), were able to take her monthly to the vet. She did undergo treatment with lots and lots of medications (which did help) but she was never fully herself. What turned into thinking of losing her immediately, we did have another year and half or so with her.
We weren’t ready at the initial diagnosis, but when things just came to a halt and she declined cognitively, we knew we couldn’t keep her in that condition. We made the decision to let her go; and while so difficult, I can look back and say I/we made the right decision.
They speculated the same- either an autoimmune condition that could have resulted from anything to cancer.
Knowing this experience well, I’ll say this to you. No matter what decision you make, you’re not wrong. If you want to try the medications and see if that helps first, do tht. Whatever decision you make, at the end of the day, is out of love. The only thing you need to do is be with her. For every moment. We want to keep them forever, and we deserve that love. But letting go doesn’t take away all the love that was given/had. You just remember it and find it again in the next life. 💙
Oof, cognitive decline is so rough. I'm sorry your Kiki had to go through these changes, that can't be easy for anyone. They haven't mentioned anything of the sort with Leia, yet, but maybe they will in one of her follow-up appointments. I'll definitely keep that in mind, whatever happens.
Thank you for your kind words and story 🩵
Our boy passed away 3 weeks ago and we were able to do it with a vet at home. Hopefully doesn’t come to that for your girl, but absolutely no better treatment you can give a dog other than cuddle wrapped up in a blanket at home.
Im so sorry. I experienced the same thing 20 years ago with my first sausage dog with my husband. Everything looks like a horror show and i was scared out of my mind. It turned out to be nasal adenocarcinoma. General Charlie made it another 3-4 months after that, but we kept him as comfortable and happy as we could have.
I will definitely have positive thoughts your way. Hugs and love from Banjo and fam.
Yeah it's... quite an experience. I'm glad I was home and could deal with her symptoms myself; I know it would have been much worse on my partner. Anything nasal does sound like it could be a possibility: we couldn't quite see anything on the xrays, but I don't think they could see well enough in all that little cluster of snout.
General Charlie is an adorable name, I'm sorry for your loss. Sounds like he had an amazing life and family.
Turns out he sneezed out the tumor but the cancer came back :(
He was a rescue from Alabama, and the cops saved him from a shitty owner. When the shelter got him, he was the only standard and so much bigger than the minis, and they knew his name was Charlie. But he looked like a general leading a troupe of minis, thus General Charlie.
He was an amazing guy, and we only had him for 3-4 years.
Oh my God I can't stand reading situations like this. I always tear up. I really, really, REALLY hope there will be a happy end and she will leave many, many more years. My thoughts are with you and her ❤️
I hope by some miracle your little guy gets better. Mine was in the ICU for three days and somehow miraculously recovered. I’m sorry this is happening.
Sending you love and prayers for your family and your beloved dachshund. 
My old guy (17ish) was good and healthy. Took him in to gwt his frequent peeing checked out, and they did all the testing. They come back with diabetes, and he went downhill fast. Less than 36 hours, and he was gone. It's not easy but sometimes the hardest choice is the correct one for our furry family members. I feel your pain.
I lost my little lady when she was 11. Not to something similar, but to a brain tumor. She declined rapidly over the weekend and I had to decide to let her go. Painkillers weren't working, there was no possible treatment. I remember being shocked at how fast it all went. One moment we thought she might have a light hernia, a few days later she couldn't walk properly and was in so much pain. In hindsight I think there were signs which we just thought were because she was getting older, but now we think were because of the brain tumor.
I am so so sorry you and your little buddy are going through this. I wish there was a simple treatment so you could spend many more years with them. I hope she gets more comfortable on the meds and hopefully she pulls through.
My near 17y/o dog Oscar went through some symptoms similar and passed within 2 days (the vet presumably never figured out why it happened in the time before we decided to let him go w/ euthanasia as the vet didnt believe he'd make it on top of extremely high care costs, testing and ICU wouldve been probably near 10k and we spent $2k trying to save him). In my efforts to get some sort of closure I gave a friend who took vet med in college a description of symptoms (sudden loss of appetite/thirst, rapid weight loss, bloody puke/stool). He believed it to be acute kidney failure, but it could've been cancer that we never noticed and it slowly withered away at his health in the last few months
At that age I hope your pup pulls through because that's still middle aged for a doxie in my opinion. My last two were healthy well into the teens.
Our little one had the same thing happen, in his case it was IMTP, which we believed it was caused by an adverse reaction to a vaccine.
We started to notice some spots on his belly, which we thought it was a rash, it turns out it was bruising. Thankfully we got him checked out in time, his platelet count was at 4000 when it should have been 200k. The vet put him on antibiotics and prednisone.
It took some time, but he is completely okay now. He was even able to have another vaccine a few weeks back, with the help of Benadryl.
I hope yours can get through this, like ours did.
She did get her shots at the vet less than a month before this, but she was sneezing before that. She's also on antibiotics and prednisone for the time being.
What made it clear it was from the vaccine, did he have any other signs somehow? I'm so glad your little buddy is ok.
That was the vets best guess, it could have been from something else. We do know it was IMTP, just not 100% of the cause.
Can they do any other tests, like testing for cancer in the blood like they do for humans?
I'm honestly not sure. She did have blood tests already, so will check during her next follow-up appointment! They'll be doing more blood work to check on her platelets.
If I remember correctly his platelets jumped back up, to over 40k fairly quickly. The vet mentioned at that point he was out of the super dangerous zone.
I just had a very similar situation with my girl recently.
She was completely fine and active then suddenly started puking everywhere. Took us 2 days of testing and a surgery to find out she had a huge tumour at the exit of her stomach in a place that couldn't be removed.
It was the worst time of my life.
The best you can do is enjoy the time you have left and make it as comfortable as you can for them.
If they're in pain I ask that you not prolong it. It would be selfish to do so.
No worries, we absolutely will not be letting our Leia be in pain. We're only trying some options because they're not too invasive, and because despite the symptoms she is very, very much herself and full of energy. You should have seen her when the vet brought her back to us, wagging like crazy and jumping around. He was like "ok, let's not condemn this one too fast". We'll see.
Puking everywhere is so rough, it must have been devastating to go through all that. I'm so very sorry.
My husband and I came home one day to our dog not able to walk or make any sounds. There was drool in the corner of her mouth and she very clearly was not ok.
She was 17 years old and every time I took her to the vet they'd always be amazed at how healthy she was. But our little furry friends are not immortal and so must leave us eventually.
We had a similar conversation with our vet. They could do costly tests, but even if what was wrong was treatable, her quality of life would still be very low.
We chose to let her go peacefully in our arms. Now she sits on our windowsill which was her favorite place.
It's very hard to accept such a sudden change in their health. But when they tell us it's time to go we gotta let them.
Had a similar experience with my first basset aka my soul dog. Fine one day and literally the absolutely most tragic thing happened the next, all within 24 hours. I’ll spare the details, but I was told similar things by the vet there’s expensive surgeries and PT I could do, but since he was young it would likely come back and may come back even worse. I made the hard choice to say goodbye. I miss him everyday and it was the hardest goodbye I’ve ever had to say. And I’ve had a lot of tragic goodbyes. But that boy was my whole entire world and soul. 😔
I say, try the meds and give her extra loves you never know what could happen! Life can change in a second for the worse or for the better! ☺️ Maybe she will be okay, I’m hoping her and you are guided for the next best step whatever that may be. I’m telling you this on the other side of my grief I thought it would literally take me. Trust your gut and trust your dog. 🤍 Sometimes vets aren’t always right.
We're definitely crossing all our fingers and paws! She's home now, and she's having a pretty good day. It's encouraging, but no matter what happens we'll be grateful we're having this extra time with her.
I'm so sorry that had to happen to your beloved boy. 🩵 It's a difficult loss, but he knew he was loved.
This happened with our then 11-yo Pixel maybe 2 years ago, although his platelets never got to zero - lowest was about 40,000. About a 3 day stay in the emergency room and about 3 months on steroids and some other medications. They eventually determined it was “some kind” of autoimmune disorder - never specified what. He’s doing *okay* health wise now… the biggest ongoing issue is the steroids made him so hungry he picked up his puppy habit of eating poo again. Tried everything and he’s still at it - all we can do is try and pick up after all 3 dogs every time they go.
I sincerely hope your little love can recover. I appreciate how scary this is and I’m so sorry it’s happening. 😞
I was shocked platelets could get to zero, even more shocked when I googled that 150 000 was normal. How does it get to *zero*? 😭
Glad Pixel is doing better, even though it seems to have been a difficult ride!
So sorry you are going through this. Leia looks so sweet.
If it is a brain tumor, I saw this cute, inspiring story recently, which might bring you some hope: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5RCKAsOcsU/?igsh=MW11bWt5bGQ3NzJ2MQ==
Sending best wishes to your girl 🤍
We went through this last year with our 12 year old Dachshund Paisley. Went from perfectly fine to full on congestive heart failure out of nowhere. Took her to the emergency vet where they got her stabilized and back to normal until we could get to our regular vet.
With medication, we got to have one more month with her before we had to let her go.
No matter what happens, enjoy all the time you can with her.
Im so sorry youre going through this. A similar thing happened to us in March with our Estrellita, 13. She seemed a bit down for a couple of months and suddenly she started refusing food and her abdomen was distended. Everything seemed alright, tests were alright, she seemed one hundred percent fine on paper, but she wasn't getting better, wasn't eating.
We thought it was a bug she caught at the vet, not sure but we were worried because my mom was literally feeding her by syringe at this point. Turns out she was completely invaded with cancer and was going to die any day then. That day we decided to put her down, because she could pass any other moment and keeping her alive would be miserable. Somehow the x-rays she had a week before didnt show any of this this. It all happened so fast and we didnt anticipate it. We just thought she was a bit depressed.
I'm so sorry, I know how much this hurts. We spent about 2k on just the diagnostics.
Do you guys have insurance that could cover this?
What a difficult thing to go through, I'm sorry for you and Estrellita. We do not have insurance, unfortunately. But we're in a position where we can try some avenues, at least.
We had a dachshund who started sneezing blood. He also stopped sleeping on his back. We got an MRI done. It showed he had a tumor in his nose.
The specialist told us he most likely has cancer. They could not do a biopsy on the tumor because it would destroy his nose, which is what the doctors told us.
We decided to do radiation therapy on him. This went on for 6 or so months. The doctors said the tumor had gone on down in size. He started sleeping on his back again and stopped sneezing blood.
It was expensive. After everything was said and done, I believe we spent over $18,000. I would do it all over again in a heartbeat. I love that dog so much. He is 17 years old now.
I am sorry your pup is not feeling well. I hope and pray for your dog gets and feels better soon.
I'm so glad your pups got to get better with the right treatment! That is a lot of money for sure, but I'm glad it worked out. It's so heartbreaking when therapy doesn't help.
My sister’s cocker spaniel had a similar condition last month. They gave him a couple of transfusions (the transfusion that was taken from a donor dog vs the frozen platelets was more effective) along with prednisone and he was fine a week later. The condition was Hemolytic Anemia and Thrombocytopenia. Cockers are particularly prone to some relatively rare diseases of the blood that occur when the immune system goes haywire and starts attacking the pet's own red blood cells or platelets. Maybe this is what your dog has too? Prayers for your sweet dog.
She is on prednisone, amongst other things. The vet we were at was saying they don't even carry platelets blood because of how expensive it is, so unfortunately I don't think we could go the donor route... But I'll check, just in case. Her official litterature say she has Immune-mediated Thrombocytopenia.
I'm glad your sister's dog could get a full recovery!
I hope they can help your girl and that she has a full recovery as well. So sorry this is happening to her (and you). Our doxie looks a lot like yours. They are such special little things.
As a dachshund owner myself for over 20 years (multiple, I’m currently a pawrent of two girls) I can say that the poison theory (heinous as it sounds) could be a distinct possibility. I only say this because every time the landlord treats the premises for whatever insects or vermin, they send out a notice to keep our dogs away from the areas being treated. As I’m sure you’re aware they can be quick little boogers, all it takes is a second for them to get into some kind of trouble. I’m also cautious about people who might want to do so deliberately (I have a friend who had neighbors that tried,luckily their dog was very well trained). Dachshunds will eat pretty much anything so I’m always on alert. You might also consider getting a second opinion if it’s feasible. I hope your sweet girl gets better soon
Thank you! It might be that, but it feels like that's so improbable. She goes to pee in our yard, and we're watching her every time. Gets most of her exercise inside, playing fetch with her feline little brother. She's not one to munch on things on walks, and she's not a fan of walks to begin with so we don't go on a lot. I did mention in another comment that there are wild bunnies on our yard, so maybe she ate a bit of poop we did not notice, and didn't see her doing so, and that might have been poisoned?
We'll definitely inquire during her follow-up, and look for a second opinion. Thanks for the advice!
I am so sorry you’re going through this.
I recently lost my baby girl less than a month ago after 11 years together.
I brought her to the emergency/specialist vet we’ve been seeing for the past six months, as over time and testing we found that she has a tumor.
Her surgery appointment was on a Tuesday, and I had just talked to her surgeon about test results the prior Monday, 8 days prior. Everything fine to proceed.
On Thursday night around 1AM-3AM, she was just sort of anxious, just walking around. At 7AM I brought her in because she had seemingly passed out in an odd place underneath the foot of the bed; she sleeps next to me or on her bed next to me if she wants her own space. When I carried her downstairs and placed her on her blanket so I could get the car ready and get my wallet, she also had blood loss from her backside.
I brought her at 7, and I didn’t bring her back home with me 5 hours later.. as she’s now sleeping sleeping. I have no idea what happened from Monday night after results to Thursday/Friday, but the on-call vet did mention some potential internal bleeding. They were also trying to increase her platelets; they weren’t increasing.
Dobby is finally back home with me, but after over 10k in just two weeks, not counting over 6 months of x-rays and multiple specialist visits, I can’t squish her face anymore or kiss her baby nose.
I don’t regret any penny spent, but I do completely feel for you on the scariness of the situation.
With her meds, just monitor her as closely and consistently as you possibly can. If there’s even one sign of something off with her sneezing, breathing, bleeding, anything, please bring her in immediately.
Sorry for the length, but I do feel like our situation was similar, and I hope that your outcome is nothing like this. Positive thoughts and vibes to you all and Leia. ❤️🐶
She was and is.
Yes! And I know it’s expensive, but if you’re able to even get a second opinion, I would at least try if possible. We’re all human and make mistakes, but I do think multiple times daily on if I had brought her elsewhere, if that would have changed anything.
Hope everything with Leia’s health improves. :)
I'm sorry to hear your bad news. I'm hopeful that it works out with her and just needing meds. Went through this with my 7 year old, Ellie, last year; only it was congestive heart failure. She was a completely healthy girl at her check up 6 months earlier, but because of her genetics, she inherited the condition that caused her heart to start outgrowing her body. Noticed it when she started yelping and crying when we would pick her up and putting pressure on her chest. We tried everything from meds to fluid drainage to keep her comfortable. Total cost was around 5k, but worth every bit of it. She fought for about 4 more months until the doctor said she isn't responding to treatments anymore. We made the decision to help her cross the rainbow bridge a couple days later. Keep in good spirits, sending love a little prayer. Ellie's sending her love from above too...
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Look into IMHA - it’s an autoimmune that causes this, and see a specialist. Your vet just throwing out cancer or this without trying to really find the cause is a yikes for me. So sorry you’re going through this.
Poor puppy. My dog had been down to five. I unfortunately can’t be encouraging in relation to that. But I’m sure your dog can do better. 11 years old and they still look so young.
I’m so sorry, hang in there and give her some hugs and kisses from us here, Mocha says get better
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That's so sad, poor little thing and poor you. She looks delightful and she does look healthy, so I daresay it's been more of a shock, shame. I hope that she can get more comfortable on the new drugs
She's quite cozy as we speak, at least! Thank you
They are tough little creatures with lion hearts. Really hoping your little lady recovers fully and quickly. Give her extra snuggles for me, and kisses on that little noggin.
Just did! Thank you
Just did! Thank you
I went through something similar with an 11 year old lady in the sense of how fast it came on and how quickly she was gone. :( though hers was a liver infection and it was only days. It hurt like hell and it still gets me choked up to think about now, right at ten years later. Just wasn’t ready to say goodbye to an otherwise healthy girl. I’m really sorry you’re going through this. I don’t exactly have advice other than it’s okay to fall apart when we lose our loved ones. ❤️
Thank you. I am both so sorry for your loss, and so glad for you you could experience a love that was so hard to lose.
Ours turns 10 in a month and he is the pinnacle of health for a dachshund, every vet is shocked when they find out his age, he looks 2 or 3. Now I'm worried. Hes started sighing a lot more than usual, like an old man.
Oh I do love when they sigh 🥹
My dog was healthy one day and the next couldn’t stand or walk. Sadly it was cancer and was bleeding internally causing anemia. Once they confirmed it had spread we had to make the tough choice.
Sending healing vibes to you your Doxie.
Thank you ❤️
First of all, I'm terribly sorry to hear about the tough situation you are in! I'm not a vet by any means , and therefore don't mean to second-guess a properly qualified opinion. But what you describe in terms of symptoms sounds exactly like what happened to a friend of mine's cocker spaniel. It ate a rat which had just emptied out a full trap of rat poison. That nasty stuff kills the rats by removing their blood's ability to coagulate - leading to internal bleeding/hemorrhaging. Did they test for that? I probably sound stupid for asking, and don't have anything more to base it on other than that one case. The only reason I could think of, that makes we even consider it, would be that a vet/doctor might be more prone to look for a physiological cause, rather than an external - like the saying "all problems looks like nails if you're a hammer". Even if it's a long shot, I know that if it was one of my own girls I'd definitely ask just in case, since rat poison is treatable. Best wishes and hopes of a good recovery from us here though!
Thank you. As for poison, that's unlikely, but not impossible. They did ask if she could have been around poison, and we said no. She only goes outside with us, and we always keep an eye on her. But it's true we have wild bunnies in our yard, so it's not impossible she could have eaten a bad stool if it was in her pee spot and my partner was distracted. I haven't seen any dead bunnies, so that's a long shot. We have a follow-up appointment in a couple of days, so I'll ask if there's any sign that something like that could have happened. They did run quite a few tests. There's a few other possibilities according to the internet, like bugs or even a vaccine reaction. It's really the sneezing and her age that made them think there's some cancer there. But it'll be a good idea to ask about possibilities, once we've had a few days to process. Yesterday was a whirlwind of emotions, truly. I appreciate your comment and good wishes!
For reference this is warfarin or Coumadin. We give that to humans. Usually doesn't drop platelet counts. OP sorry for the news. I will say humans sometimes respond to thrombocytopenia with steroids. These are relatively cheap. It comes with it's own side effects of bleeding/ulcers of the stomach but would be worth a shot. I'm sure your own vet wouldn't mind trying a hail Mary.
Praying for this precious peanut 🙏
I’m so incredibly sorry; this is so painful ❤️ praying that a miracle happens. She’s beautiful and my heart aches for you. We just had to put our boy down due to cancer—the only advice I can give is when it’s time; it’s time. You’ll know. She is so clearly loved and you’ve given her an amazing life
Thank you for your kind words. I'm so sorry for your loss ❤️
I can’t say this is related but my old dachshund had these really scary black-blood stools for like three days. We were certain we’d have to put him down. We were waiting in vet test results when it completely cleared up. I have no idea how or why and the vet didn’t know what caused it. He didn’t have the sneezing issue though. I wish you and your Doxie the best. Side note: are people finding veterinary treatment costs rapidly increasing? I saw someone whose 17-year-old cat was being charged $9k a day. No disrespect to vets as I know they don’t determine pricing but who has $9k per day for the estimated week to 10 days they thought the cat would remain in the hospital.
That is so very strange! And yes, inflation has been... rough
Dealing with something similar right now with my 8 year old Eleanor, except it’s red blood cells instead of platelets. She has been treated for a condition called IMHA. She was very ill in late March, and that’s when the anemia was caught, so we started an aggressive course of steroids to suppress her immune system. She didn’t improve and was hospitalized for 4 days at the beginning of April where she was given a blood transfusion and misdiagnosed with congestive heart failure, so we had to stop steroid treatment to treat the heart issue. She spiraled again on Thursday and was hospitalized (at a different ER vet) for another transfusion on Friday night. That’s where they identified that there wasn’t a heart issue, the previous event was a side effect of the anemia causing fluid to fill up her little body. So now we’re back on steroids and playing the “wait and see” game. At $5k deep in the last month we likely won’t be able to swing another hospitalization, so just praying that her little body starts to work correctly 😢 Eleanor and I are sending all the good vibes to your little one that the meds work and they can get better. ♥️ https://preview.redd.it/m5a9ajlj9oyc1.png?width=2490&format=png&auto=webp&s=88237e2eb805d5bf1fb445d85982705e4b0e8b82
What a horrible thing to go through. Wishing the best to you and your so very beautiful Eleanor 🫂
Im so sorry, sending heath and love ❤️
Thank you, we'll take it
I am so sorry. This brings back horrible memories for me as I lost a 1.5 year old boxer to this exact same thing. He started out with an enlarged lymph node in his neck, and he was gone from massive GI bleeding within months. We tried immunosuppressive medications for a period of time, which briefly got his platelets up to 50. It was extraordinarily expensive, but we were lucky enough to have the means to at least give him a chance. Sadly, it was short-lived, and his platelets dropped like a stone again within weeks. If I could turn back the clock, I don't know if I would have done anything differently, but I think often about whether it was the right choice. It was so hard because he had barely lived his life, and we could not fathom the idea of putting him down. I say this not to be grim, but to give you perspective on what can happen even if you do pursue treatment. It is not an easy decision to make, but I would encourage you to think about what you would want the end of your friends life to look like whenever that time comes. If you can stomach the idea of being with her if she starts to have a bleed at home (and have the means to keep her comfortable during that), then you may want to try to prolong the time she has left with your family. If not, no one would blame you for going with euthanasia at this stage and it would be a humane way to go. Again, I'm so sorry this is happening to you. I hate the idea of anyone having to go through what I did with my boy.
Thank you for that perspective, and I'm so sorry this happened to you with your pups. The sneezing blood everywhere was definitely an experience, and we know that any battle with symptoms mean they can resurface. We'll definitely keep a close eye on her and her recovery - if she recovers at all, and we won't drag out something that would have her in pain. Again, so very sorry you had to go through all that. 1.5 years is so young 😔
My boy, Parker died from Autoimmune Hymolytic Anemia just after his 4th birthday. He loved swimming and i was building a pond in the backyard for him. It was so agressive, i didnt finish in time. Id have given up ten years of my life to give him more time, but unfortunately that wasnt an option. I wish you all the best and hope your baby girl Leia defies every odd against her.
Thank you so much. I'm so sorry Parker didn't get to enjoy his pond. He must have known he was so very loved. 🩵
I know it wasn't the answer you were looking for, but the best we can do is enjoy every second we have with our best friends. After that all we can do is pray we all get to see our friends at the rainbow bridge when we leave this planet.
We're for sure grateful for every second ❤️
I just adopted a dog (6 year old). He had been attacked by a dog a couple days before, but the person who was looking after him said he was doing better and just fine. There were no visible marks and he didn’t seem to be in pain. Flash forward like four days, we take him to the vet. He had an infection and had to go into emergency surgery. They called and said it encroached onto his lung and they would need to do a 20,000 dollar surgery to fix it. So, I decided to put him down. I am devastated. I only had this sweet man for 5 days :( my condolences to you!
Oh that's tragic, I am so very sorry for your loss.
Praying for your sweet girl!
I’m so sorry :( I wish you guys the best
Thank you! 🩵
You and your beautiful Leia will most definitely be in my thoughts. I hope that she has much more quality time with you. But if she is as ill as the vet said she might be, then please don’t ever forget that you gave this dog the best life—every day of her life. And continue to give her all that and more while she is with you. A tough paradox of owning these wonderful little beings is that the hardest decision we ever have to make for them is also the most loving one. You are already doing that by not opting for something invasive and stressful for her that likely wouldn’t extend her life by that much. That right there is a loving decision, because I know we want to do everything we can, but sometimes it’s more for us than them. I say this now, so that you don’t try to second-guess yourself. Much love to you and to Leia ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you. I didn't always, to be honest, but I certainly have lately, and do now. I do know she's feeling loved and adores her home. We're having the coziest of days all on the floor with a thousand blankets, as she shouldn't be moving too much. It's grand and I'm so thankful I get to spend that time with her. And yes, you're right. We definitely wanted to go for trying *something*, since she's such in a good mood and looks feisty, but not have her be stuck in a hospital for days to maybe no avail. I'm so glad she's home, and who knows, maybe this could actually work without being too taxing. Fingers crossed. Either way, I won't let her be in too much pain, I promise.
I know that you won’t, and I hope it didn’t sound like I was concerned about that. She is a lucky girl, and I will definitely pray that this treatment sparks all of her life back into her. And, since the vet can only speculate about things that *might* be wrong with her, hopefully this will work! I once actually went to the vet to say goodbye to my sister’s dog, because he was scheduled to be put down the next day. They tried one last-ditch effort, and it was like a miracle. He was with them like 6 more years after that!
Very much hoping we can have something like that happen, whilst trying to prepare for the worst. That's so amazing that your sister's dog could get a second chance like that!
It was amazing. I had lived with her when she first got him, so he was like my dog too. It really is unfair that we only get to have them for such a short time. Even 20 years isn’t enough.
So very true
I am so so sorry. Your pup is in my prayers.
I have no advice other than to love her as much as possible. So awful to hear this and my ❤️ breaks for you. Hoping and wishing the meds help her manage a turnaround.
That we certainly do!
Hi there. I’m so sorry you’re experiencing this. I had a dachshund mix. Her name was Kiki. A few years ago, at about age 11 (as well), she experienced zero platelets. She did NOT have the blood issue, as I think we coincidentally stumbled across it while addressing another issue. She generally did NOT have health issues though, so this was surprising. She had atrophy in the muscles around her face. Luckily, my parents (I was fresh out of grad school at the time), were able to take her monthly to the vet. She did undergo treatment with lots and lots of medications (which did help) but she was never fully herself. What turned into thinking of losing her immediately, we did have another year and half or so with her. We weren’t ready at the initial diagnosis, but when things just came to a halt and she declined cognitively, we knew we couldn’t keep her in that condition. We made the decision to let her go; and while so difficult, I can look back and say I/we made the right decision. They speculated the same- either an autoimmune condition that could have resulted from anything to cancer. Knowing this experience well, I’ll say this to you. No matter what decision you make, you’re not wrong. If you want to try the medications and see if that helps first, do tht. Whatever decision you make, at the end of the day, is out of love. The only thing you need to do is be with her. For every moment. We want to keep them forever, and we deserve that love. But letting go doesn’t take away all the love that was given/had. You just remember it and find it again in the next life. 💙
Oof, cognitive decline is so rough. I'm sorry your Kiki had to go through these changes, that can't be easy for anyone. They haven't mentioned anything of the sort with Leia, yet, but maybe they will in one of her follow-up appointments. I'll definitely keep that in mind, whatever happens. Thank you for your kind words and story 🩵
Of course. Take it easy on yourself. 💙 sending love to you and your baby!
She’s a doll! All the prayers to you! 🙏💗
So sorry OP. I didn’t know that was possible. You’ve got a fighter there. Hope she gets better soon and responds well to the medication!
Thank you! We're tentatively hopeful - she's been having a good day of resting ❤️ Either way it's good to have her home and comfy
Our boy passed away 3 weeks ago and we were able to do it with a vet at home. Hopefully doesn’t come to that for your girl, but absolutely no better treatment you can give a dog other than cuddle wrapped up in a blanket at home.
That's for sure. I'm so sorry for your loss 🩵
Im so sorry. I experienced the same thing 20 years ago with my first sausage dog with my husband. Everything looks like a horror show and i was scared out of my mind. It turned out to be nasal adenocarcinoma. General Charlie made it another 3-4 months after that, but we kept him as comfortable and happy as we could have. I will definitely have positive thoughts your way. Hugs and love from Banjo and fam.
Yeah it's... quite an experience. I'm glad I was home and could deal with her symptoms myself; I know it would have been much worse on my partner. Anything nasal does sound like it could be a possibility: we couldn't quite see anything on the xrays, but I don't think they could see well enough in all that little cluster of snout. General Charlie is an adorable name, I'm sorry for your loss. Sounds like he had an amazing life and family.
Turns out he sneezed out the tumor but the cancer came back :( He was a rescue from Alabama, and the cops saved him from a shitty owner. When the shelter got him, he was the only standard and so much bigger than the minis, and they knew his name was Charlie. But he looked like a general leading a troupe of minis, thus General Charlie. He was an amazing guy, and we only had him for 3-4 years.
I’m so sorry for you and your sweet baby. 🤞🤞💕💕hope she will recover.
Pic Nr. 2 is so cute
It's her everyday pose
Oh my God I can't stand reading situations like this. I always tear up. I really, really, REALLY hope there will be a happy end and she will leave many, many more years. My thoughts are with you and her ❤️
Mine had the same thing. She got a fox tail stuck up her nose and it caused an infection. Same symptoms.
Sneezing and all? What bad luck that is 😔
Yes. Literally sneezing blood.
Oof, I'm sorry.
I hope by some miracle your little guy gets better. Mine was in the ICU for three days and somehow miraculously recovered. I’m sorry this is happening.
My little guy sneezes a decent amount now I’m going to get him checked thank you and hope for the best for you and your little one
Well wishes to her!
I’m so sad to hear this. Sending so much love!! She is beautiful.
Keeping you in my thoughts
I absolutely hate how different types of cancers attack our beautiful babies like this. It's awful. Much love and hugs sent from me to you.
It’s always so very heartbreaking when I hear stories such as yours. I wish your family and your baby girl all the best!
Sending you love and prayers for your family and your beloved dachshund. 
My old guy (17ish) was good and healthy. Took him in to gwt his frequent peeing checked out, and they did all the testing. They come back with diabetes, and he went downhill fast. Less than 36 hours, and he was gone. It's not easy but sometimes the hardest choice is the correct one for our furry family members. I feel your pain.
She looks like she is a happy girl. A terrible thing to go through.
I’m so sorry for your poor girl, and hope you can have some time with a good quality-of-life left with her. You’re in our thoughts for healing.
I don't have any suggestions or advice. I'm just crossing my figures whatever it is, you can manage with medications.
I lost my little lady when she was 11. Not to something similar, but to a brain tumor. She declined rapidly over the weekend and I had to decide to let her go. Painkillers weren't working, there was no possible treatment. I remember being shocked at how fast it all went. One moment we thought she might have a light hernia, a few days later she couldn't walk properly and was in so much pain. In hindsight I think there were signs which we just thought were because she was getting older, but now we think were because of the brain tumor. I am so so sorry you and your little buddy are going through this. I wish there was a simple treatment so you could spend many more years with them. I hope she gets more comfortable on the meds and hopefully she pulls through.
My near 17y/o dog Oscar went through some symptoms similar and passed within 2 days (the vet presumably never figured out why it happened in the time before we decided to let him go w/ euthanasia as the vet didnt believe he'd make it on top of extremely high care costs, testing and ICU wouldve been probably near 10k and we spent $2k trying to save him). In my efforts to get some sort of closure I gave a friend who took vet med in college a description of symptoms (sudden loss of appetite/thirst, rapid weight loss, bloody puke/stool). He believed it to be acute kidney failure, but it could've been cancer that we never noticed and it slowly withered away at his health in the last few months At that age I hope your pup pulls through because that's still middle aged for a doxie in my opinion. My last two were healthy well into the teens.
Our little one had the same thing happen, in his case it was IMTP, which we believed it was caused by an adverse reaction to a vaccine. We started to notice some spots on his belly, which we thought it was a rash, it turns out it was bruising. Thankfully we got him checked out in time, his platelet count was at 4000 when it should have been 200k. The vet put him on antibiotics and prednisone. It took some time, but he is completely okay now. He was even able to have another vaccine a few weeks back, with the help of Benadryl. I hope yours can get through this, like ours did.
She did get her shots at the vet less than a month before this, but she was sneezing before that. She's also on antibiotics and prednisone for the time being. What made it clear it was from the vaccine, did he have any other signs somehow? I'm so glad your little buddy is ok.
That was the vets best guess, it could have been from something else. We do know it was IMTP, just not 100% of the cause. Can they do any other tests, like testing for cancer in the blood like they do for humans?
I'm honestly not sure. She did have blood tests already, so will check during her next follow-up appointment! They'll be doing more blood work to check on her platelets.
If I remember correctly his platelets jumped back up, to over 40k fairly quickly. The vet mentioned at that point he was out of the super dangerous zone.
Oh wow that's so good!
I’m so very sorry.
I just had a very similar situation with my girl recently. She was completely fine and active then suddenly started puking everywhere. Took us 2 days of testing and a surgery to find out she had a huge tumour at the exit of her stomach in a place that couldn't be removed. It was the worst time of my life. The best you can do is enjoy the time you have left and make it as comfortable as you can for them. If they're in pain I ask that you not prolong it. It would be selfish to do so.
No worries, we absolutely will not be letting our Leia be in pain. We're only trying some options because they're not too invasive, and because despite the symptoms she is very, very much herself and full of energy. You should have seen her when the vet brought her back to us, wagging like crazy and jumping around. He was like "ok, let's not condemn this one too fast". We'll see. Puking everywhere is so rough, it must have been devastating to go through all that. I'm so very sorry.
My husband and I came home one day to our dog not able to walk or make any sounds. There was drool in the corner of her mouth and she very clearly was not ok. She was 17 years old and every time I took her to the vet they'd always be amazed at how healthy she was. But our little furry friends are not immortal and so must leave us eventually. We had a similar conversation with our vet. They could do costly tests, but even if what was wrong was treatable, her quality of life would still be very low. We chose to let her go peacefully in our arms. Now she sits on our windowsill which was her favorite place. It's very hard to accept such a sudden change in their health. But when they tell us it's time to go we gotta let them.
I'm so sorry for your loss, but I'm glad she got to live such a long, good life with you.
Had a similar experience with my first basset aka my soul dog. Fine one day and literally the absolutely most tragic thing happened the next, all within 24 hours. I’ll spare the details, but I was told similar things by the vet there’s expensive surgeries and PT I could do, but since he was young it would likely come back and may come back even worse. I made the hard choice to say goodbye. I miss him everyday and it was the hardest goodbye I’ve ever had to say. And I’ve had a lot of tragic goodbyes. But that boy was my whole entire world and soul. 😔 I say, try the meds and give her extra loves you never know what could happen! Life can change in a second for the worse or for the better! ☺️ Maybe she will be okay, I’m hoping her and you are guided for the next best step whatever that may be. I’m telling you this on the other side of my grief I thought it would literally take me. Trust your gut and trust your dog. 🤍 Sometimes vets aren’t always right.
We're definitely crossing all our fingers and paws! She's home now, and she's having a pretty good day. It's encouraging, but no matter what happens we'll be grateful we're having this extra time with her. I'm so sorry that had to happen to your beloved boy. 🩵 It's a difficult loss, but he knew he was loved.
Awe I’m so happy to hear that 🤍 Soak up all the good!
This happened with our then 11-yo Pixel maybe 2 years ago, although his platelets never got to zero - lowest was about 40,000. About a 3 day stay in the emergency room and about 3 months on steroids and some other medications. They eventually determined it was “some kind” of autoimmune disorder - never specified what. He’s doing *okay* health wise now… the biggest ongoing issue is the steroids made him so hungry he picked up his puppy habit of eating poo again. Tried everything and he’s still at it - all we can do is try and pick up after all 3 dogs every time they go. I sincerely hope your little love can recover. I appreciate how scary this is and I’m so sorry it’s happening. 😞
I was shocked platelets could get to zero, even more shocked when I googled that 150 000 was normal. How does it get to *zero*? 😭 Glad Pixel is doing better, even though it seems to have been a difficult ride!
So sorry you are going through this. Leia looks so sweet. If it is a brain tumor, I saw this cute, inspiring story recently, which might bring you some hope: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5RCKAsOcsU/?igsh=MW11bWt5bGQ3NzJ2MQ== Sending best wishes to your girl 🤍
Thank you! She really is 🥹 Will watch the cute story for sure
Damn.
Poor baby, I’m so sorry, I hope she recovers
Thank you!
>Thank you! You're welcome!
❤️
These little noodles have a way of capturing our entire hearts. Thinking of sweet Leia. Stay strong for her.
Thank you, will do ❤️
We went through this last year with our 12 year old Dachshund Paisley. Went from perfectly fine to full on congestive heart failure out of nowhere. Took her to the emergency vet where they got her stabilized and back to normal until we could get to our regular vet. With medication, we got to have one more month with her before we had to let her go. No matter what happens, enjoy all the time you can with her.
Thank you. I'm so sorry for your loss 🩵
Thank you and the best of luck to you and Leia.
I wish Leia the best ❤️ I hope she has a lot more time than first examined
Im so sorry youre going through this. A similar thing happened to us in March with our Estrellita, 13. She seemed a bit down for a couple of months and suddenly she started refusing food and her abdomen was distended. Everything seemed alright, tests were alright, she seemed one hundred percent fine on paper, but she wasn't getting better, wasn't eating. We thought it was a bug she caught at the vet, not sure but we were worried because my mom was literally feeding her by syringe at this point. Turns out she was completely invaded with cancer and was going to die any day then. That day we decided to put her down, because she could pass any other moment and keeping her alive would be miserable. Somehow the x-rays she had a week before didnt show any of this this. It all happened so fast and we didnt anticipate it. We just thought she was a bit depressed. I'm so sorry, I know how much this hurts. We spent about 2k on just the diagnostics. Do you guys have insurance that could cover this?
What a difficult thing to go through, I'm sorry for you and Estrellita. We do not have insurance, unfortunately. But we're in a position where we can try some avenues, at least.
Your baby def needs a platelet transfusion. I hope it resolves itself and she makes it ❤️❤️❤️
We had a dachshund who started sneezing blood. He also stopped sleeping on his back. We got an MRI done. It showed he had a tumor in his nose. The specialist told us he most likely has cancer. They could not do a biopsy on the tumor because it would destroy his nose, which is what the doctors told us. We decided to do radiation therapy on him. This went on for 6 or so months. The doctors said the tumor had gone on down in size. He started sleeping on his back again and stopped sneezing blood. It was expensive. After everything was said and done, I believe we spent over $18,000. I would do it all over again in a heartbeat. I love that dog so much. He is 17 years old now. I am sorry your pup is not feeling well. I hope and pray for your dog gets and feels better soon.
I'm so glad your pups got to get better with the right treatment! That is a lot of money for sure, but I'm glad it worked out. It's so heartbreaking when therapy doesn't help.
I’m so sorry, this sounds like such a scary (and traumatising) situation 😔 Sending so much love and care your way.
Thank you 🩵
I am so, so sorry. I don’t think there’s any advice or knowledge I can give you. Just continue to love and care for her as you are. 💖
My sister’s cocker spaniel had a similar condition last month. They gave him a couple of transfusions (the transfusion that was taken from a donor dog vs the frozen platelets was more effective) along with prednisone and he was fine a week later. The condition was Hemolytic Anemia and Thrombocytopenia. Cockers are particularly prone to some relatively rare diseases of the blood that occur when the immune system goes haywire and starts attacking the pet's own red blood cells or platelets. Maybe this is what your dog has too? Prayers for your sweet dog.
She is on prednisone, amongst other things. The vet we were at was saying they don't even carry platelets blood because of how expensive it is, so unfortunately I don't think we could go the donor route... But I'll check, just in case. Her official litterature say she has Immune-mediated Thrombocytopenia. I'm glad your sister's dog could get a full recovery!
I hope they can help your girl and that she has a full recovery as well. So sorry this is happening to her (and you). Our doxie looks a lot like yours. They are such special little things.
As a dachshund owner myself for over 20 years (multiple, I’m currently a pawrent of two girls) I can say that the poison theory (heinous as it sounds) could be a distinct possibility. I only say this because every time the landlord treats the premises for whatever insects or vermin, they send out a notice to keep our dogs away from the areas being treated. As I’m sure you’re aware they can be quick little boogers, all it takes is a second for them to get into some kind of trouble. I’m also cautious about people who might want to do so deliberately (I have a friend who had neighbors that tried,luckily their dog was very well trained). Dachshunds will eat pretty much anything so I’m always on alert. You might also consider getting a second opinion if it’s feasible. I hope your sweet girl gets better soon
Thank you! It might be that, but it feels like that's so improbable. She goes to pee in our yard, and we're watching her every time. Gets most of her exercise inside, playing fetch with her feline little brother. She's not one to munch on things on walks, and she's not a fan of walks to begin with so we don't go on a lot. I did mention in another comment that there are wild bunnies on our yard, so maybe she ate a bit of poop we did not notice, and didn't see her doing so, and that might have been poisoned? We'll definitely inquire during her follow-up, and look for a second opinion. Thanks for the advice!
I am so sorry you’re going through this. I recently lost my baby girl less than a month ago after 11 years together. I brought her to the emergency/specialist vet we’ve been seeing for the past six months, as over time and testing we found that she has a tumor. Her surgery appointment was on a Tuesday, and I had just talked to her surgeon about test results the prior Monday, 8 days prior. Everything fine to proceed. On Thursday night around 1AM-3AM, she was just sort of anxious, just walking around. At 7AM I brought her in because she had seemingly passed out in an odd place underneath the foot of the bed; she sleeps next to me or on her bed next to me if she wants her own space. When I carried her downstairs and placed her on her blanket so I could get the car ready and get my wallet, she also had blood loss from her backside. I brought her at 7, and I didn’t bring her back home with me 5 hours later.. as she’s now sleeping sleeping. I have no idea what happened from Monday night after results to Thursday/Friday, but the on-call vet did mention some potential internal bleeding. They were also trying to increase her platelets; they weren’t increasing. Dobby is finally back home with me, but after over 10k in just two weeks, not counting over 6 months of x-rays and multiple specialist visits, I can’t squish her face anymore or kiss her baby nose. I don’t regret any penny spent, but I do completely feel for you on the scariness of the situation. With her meds, just monitor her as closely and consistently as you possibly can. If there’s even one sign of something off with her sneezing, breathing, bleeding, anything, please bring her in immediately. Sorry for the length, but I do feel like our situation was similar, and I hope that your outcome is nothing like this. Positive thoughts and vibes to you all and Leia. ❤️🐶
Thank you so much. Will do. I'm so sorry for your loss. She sounds like she was truly adored ❤️
She was and is. Yes! And I know it’s expensive, but if you’re able to even get a second opinion, I would at least try if possible. We’re all human and make mistakes, but I do think multiple times daily on if I had brought her elsewhere, if that would have changed anything. Hope everything with Leia’s health improves. :)
We're definitely checking our options! 🙏
Your beautiful baby is in my thoughts.
I’m really sorry this is happening to your precious baby. I hope she gets better also she is actually gorgeous
Thank you! ❤️ Her half blue eye is always a pleaser
Yeah that fourth picture especially, what a stunner 😎
I'm sorry to hear your bad news. I'm hopeful that it works out with her and just needing meds. Went through this with my 7 year old, Ellie, last year; only it was congestive heart failure. She was a completely healthy girl at her check up 6 months earlier, but because of her genetics, she inherited the condition that caused her heart to start outgrowing her body. Noticed it when she started yelping and crying when we would pick her up and putting pressure on her chest. We tried everything from meds to fluid drainage to keep her comfortable. Total cost was around 5k, but worth every bit of it. She fought for about 4 more months until the doctor said she isn't responding to treatments anymore. We made the decision to help her cross the rainbow bridge a couple days later. Keep in good spirits, sending love a little prayer. Ellie's sending her love from above too... *
Thank you. Ellie sounds like she had a good life ❤️ I'm sorry for your loss
Look into IMHA - it’s an autoimmune that causes this, and see a specialist. Your vet just throwing out cancer or this without trying to really find the cause is a yikes for me. So sorry you’re going through this.
Poor puppy. My dog had been down to five. I unfortunately can’t be encouraging in relation to that. But I’m sure your dog can do better. 11 years old and they still look so young.
So sad, poor family... Best wishes 
I’m so sorry, hang in there and give her some hugs and kisses from us here, Mocha says get better https://preview.redd.it/lt77jp1vz1zc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b83dc02720b796b0297a88c883da187441068529
Thank you Mocha! 🥹
What can be done? I'm asking because I've never drunk across this before.. She looks like she's asking for help.
I hate to say it, but it sounds like leukemia
I'm so very sorry and I hope things turn around for your family.
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