What is wrong with Jake??

[craZ4HERKIE]

Please keep the good news coming!Still sending positive & healing vibes!And lots of wiggles & kisses!

[momstaxi]

Oh i hope Jake is feeling better. Lety us know what the vet says. Lots of healing vibes coming your way...

[sinbad'smom]

glad to hear his fever broke.... more healing vibes for your baby and big sloppy boxer kisses from sinbad and sierra.....dora

[Suzysmitt]

Bunches of prayers coming for you and your baby.

[Coco'smommy]

I just caught your thread today...I want to send our well wishes to you. We will be thinking of you & Jake. I hope all turns out okay. Please keep us posted on how he's doing. Bless his little boxer heart....

[jray]

I too just noticed your thread. I hope Jake is on the mend soon! Keep us posted!

Jenny

[BoxerJake]

It's so nice to see all of the kind posts from you guys out there! Thank you.

Jake had more X-rays this morning. The vet was sure that he would find evidence of discospondylosis (a spot of deterioriation of the spine). To his surprise - nothing. The x-rays looked great. So now the vet has ruled it out. The vet is very hesitant to put Jake on steroids for Meningitis since this may have serious adverse affects on him. So instead, he opted to put Jake on two new antibiotics. We will give it 24 hours and see how Jake responds. Jake has lost 4 lbs in the past 10 days. We are getting very creative to entice him to eat. He won't touch normal dog food but he will eat people food. At this point, I don't care if it spoils him. He is becoming too skinny.

Does anyone have any information on Steroid Responsive Meingitis? What is the success rate of treatment? We are worried sick.

Thanks guys - please continue to send positive vibes, prayers, wiggles etc.

[Bar B]

Thanks for the update on Jake. I can`t offer any help on the meningitis but might can offer help with getting him to eat more. My gang has a weakness for raw beef liver and I have used it often with anemic rescue dogs and those that were extremely under weight. Adding ground beef liver to their kibble (I know you said Jake doesn`t eat kibble but he might start to) really got them in the food dish. It was recommended by my vet with my first starved rescue case that was very close to needing a blood transfusion. He gained 20 pounds in 2 weeks!

Good Luck with Jake and please keep us posted. Healing vibes are still coming!

[lafsalot]

Just a brief note to let you know that you and Jake are still very much in my thoughts and prayers. - Cathy

[Cindy Creel]

This was my first time to read this thread. I am so sorry about Jake. I will keep him in my prayers. I will be sending poitive boxer vibes.

[BoxerJake]

Thanks guys - sooo much. Thanks for the tip Bar B - I will definatley give it a try. I gave him some raw hamburger meat (no kibble) this morning and he vomited it up along with his antibiotics. Raw hamburger meat is something he usually loves. I called the vet and he told us to stop both of the antibiotics immediately. Jake's fever has been back too - it's 103. Not as high as before, but still worrisome. We called around a few vets today trying to squeeze an appointment in for a second opinion. The earliest we can see anyone is next week - unless we go to the Emergency. We called the Emergency tonight and they feel that our vet is doing all the right things. Unless Jake's fever peaks above 104, we should wait it out. Oh my gosh...this is so tough....

[binky]

Do you live close by a University with a Small Animal Hospital? I've used the one here at the U of Minnesota; it's the best.

Kisses, hugs & prayers for Jake and his family!