We are desperate now. My daughter has a 15 month old Malamute X NI bitch that has had two very long seasons, one at 5 months lasting 5 weeks and one at 7 months lasting 8 weeks, culminating in open pyo and being spayed. She has also been diagnosed at a specialist vets in Herts to have Inflammatory Bowel Disease this was done by biopsies of the gut and the start of Hip Dysplasia, although have been told if we can build up the muscle around the ball and socket which are both fully formed it should poss be OK. We have done physio, hydro with her to help this.
Ever since being spayed she has been at her vulva and we have been told amongst other things that it is habit and I dont believe this for one minute. She was in vets last Thurs for blood tests as we thought she was VitB12 deficient and she has been having injections for this, but wanted to check her levels now. Whilst in we asked for them to take a swab of her vulva which showed up an infection, which kind/sort has yet to be decided, but yesterday i.e. Sat she started spotting blood...not a lot, but blood non the less. We contacted the vet and have an appt for Mond a.m. She seems no worse in herself, but has never been quite right from us having her at 8 weeks old tbh. She is losing weight and now only weighs 35kg. She will not eat the special RC duck/tapioca kibble or the James Wellbelloved kibble recommended by the vets, but if we give her other food she gets the constant squits and is sometimes sick too, so both ways she is not getting the nourishment she so needs as is still growing.
Has anyone ever had this prob, particularly with the blood spotting so long after spaying, or have any ideas on why/how this has happened?
We are soooo worried and have to now be thinking of her quality of life tbh. She is THE most affectionate, even tempered dog you could wish to meet even going through all this with only the occassional mardy mood which is obviously understandable to us, anyway. HELP, please.
Ever since being spayed she has been at her vulva and we have been told amongst other things that it is habit and I dont believe this for one minute. She was in vets last Thurs for blood tests as we thought she was VitB12 deficient and she has been having injections for this, but wanted to check her levels now. Whilst in we asked for them to take a swab of her vulva which showed up an infection, which kind/sort has yet to be decided, but yesterday i.e. Sat she started spotting blood...not a lot, but blood non the less. We contacted the vet and have an appt for Mond a.m. She seems no worse in herself, but has never been quite right from us having her at 8 weeks old tbh. She is losing weight and now only weighs 35kg. She will not eat the special RC duck/tapioca kibble or the James Wellbelloved kibble recommended by the vets, but if we give her other food she gets the constant squits and is sometimes sick too, so both ways she is not getting the nourishment she so needs as is still growing.
Has anyone ever had this prob, particularly with the blood spotting so long after spaying, or have any ideas on why/how this has happened?
We are soooo worried and have to now be thinking of her quality of life tbh. She is THE most affectionate, even tempered dog you could wish to meet even going through all this with only the occassional mardy mood which is obviously understandable to us, anyway. HELP, please.
