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Viewers share experiences with their pets and HGE

This disease can affect any breed, gender or age - know the signs

By Janet Tobiassen Crosby, DVM, About.com

Previous comments from the Veterinary Medicine at About.com blog
Please share your HGE experiences here.

February 24, 2008
Sarah says:
My dog is dying because of the stupid disease.

June 1, 2008 at 6:36 am
jenny says:
I am so sorry for your loss. I have just lost 5 of my chihuahua babies to this disease. If you suspect your dogs have this disease, get them to the vet asap and tell them to check their white blood cells and glucose. This disease wipes them out. I am heartbroken.

September 7, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Jeff says:
If you think your animal has this disease, seek medical attention now. This sickness shows no mercy on your animal. Trust me we know this as a fact.

September 25, 2008 at 12:04 am
Betty says:
My very sweet nine year old beagle was diagnosed with HGE, at this time she is still in the hospital but appears to be getting better, hopefully by tomorrow I can bring her home. My concern is that I should have taken her to the emergency vet the night she got sick, because treatment needs to be started quickly if they are to recover. I wanted to wait for her regular vet to see her because he is so good, but I think I should have had her treated more quickly, she was very depressed which I heard is a symptom of the disease. Anyone who notice sudden diarrhea and vomiting of blood should get their dog to the vet immediately.

October 14, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Amy says:
My 2 1/2 year old American Pit Bull Terrier got out of the hospital 2 days ago after undergoing treatment for HGE. Her most noticeable symptom was lethargy. She was severely dehydrated due to the fact that she was not eating, therefore she was not showing the most common symptoms of bloody diarrhea and vomit. After being in the hospital and getting IV fluids she began to show these signs. The most important thing to do if your dog is showing these symptoms is get them to a vet.

November 3, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Shelly says:
I just lost my chihuahua - he was 1 year old - to this disease. I've been so sad, wishing I would have got him to the vet sooner, and what I did to cause this. Did I feed him something? I just don't know. I miss him dearly. I wish I would have known about this disease. I never heard of it. Wish I had - he might still be here.

November 20, 2008 at 4:54 am
lostwithoutdog says:
My beautiful baby 1 year old. He was happy-go-lucky one minute ... 14 hours later, he died at vets, even with IV in for 6 hours. This is my saddest day. I have lost friends and other dogs, but this dog was my "soul mate" dog, and was truly blessed everyday by his disposition. I should have known, and stupid to think it could last forever.

If your reading this blog, perhaps, you should not wait - get immediate attention for your dog. I wish all yours dogs perfect health.

February 22, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Bev says:
Our eleven year old Peke a poo is in the vet hospital being treated for HGE which we had never even heard of! She is very, very sick and on IV. Our kids are married and we have always treated her as our baby.She has always had all of her shots and gone to the vets regularly. She is like a person to us. I keep trying to think of what it could be that made her so sick.I’m afraid that if she makes it she will get it again! Prayers for ABBY GAIL

April 22, 2009 at 3:26 pm
ZuZu Mommie says:

PLEASE seek medical attention right away if your dog isn’t 100% healthy. My little Boxer girl had runny poop for three days and I thought ‘no big deal’ until yesterday when she became depressed and started to vomit. She’s now on her 2nd day in the hospital with IV fluid treatment and still isn’t out of the woods. We’re still crossing our fingers and praying.

April 28, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Larry says:
Our Buddy Boy is in the hospital right now with HGE. He’s on IV and starting treatments. Hope we caught it early enough. He’s two, and just like his name, he’s our Buddy!!

May 8, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Karen says:
My mom’s two year old morkiepoo died this morning because of this. It was very sudden. Started with vomiting and off to the vet that morning. She was very dehydrated and they kept her overnight. They thought it was pancreatitis. When the vet came in early this morning she was still alive, but the diarrhea had started terrible and she bled out. He tried to resuscitate with no luck. It sounds so common, but yet we had never heard of it.

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