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Looking for someone who has been in a similar situation as us and had a positive ending....
Our 2 year old Australian Shepherd/Blue Heeler got into a bottle of ibuprofen last Wednesday morning while she was in the house by herself. It is unknown how many she ate. Initially we did not know what she had gotten into when she puked for the first time Thursday morning. This was not atypical for her to throw up in the morning as sometimes she eats grass and upsets her stomach so we did not think much about it. Thursday I came home for lunch and she puked again while I was home but still did not think much into it as she was still acting normal. When I came home from work thursday she had puked a couple times while i was gone and so i looked around trying to find what she had gotten into. That was when i discovered the empty ibuprofen bottle lodged under the couch (1.5 days from eating the pills). I immediately took her to the vet. She was still acting somewhat normal at this point, color in gums & ears, still very much alert, eating fine. The vet got her on an IV and medication (I'm not sure specifics) and ran a blood test. Again I don't remember specifics but he said most numbers were in line with where they should be with a couple being "slightly elevated". We went home and looked everywhere to see if we could find any more pills anywhere to hopefully see if she was just hiding them. We ended up finding 11 in our roomba vacuum and were able to see that Wednesday morning was when it last ran. Big relief but still not knowing how many were originally in there.
By Friday evening (2.5 days from eating pills) she was still eating normally, no vomiting, alert and active. Vet was optimistic that if she was still fine in the morning (3 days from eating) he would conclude that she did not ingest a toxic amount. Unfortunately, Saturday morning came and she didn't eat as she normally would and her stool was loose. Saturday night (3.5 days from ingestion) he ran another blood test. Her BUN levels were 75 which was a significant spike from Thursday night. His outlook started to become gloomy. Sunday (4 days from ingestion) there was no change, not eating much, loose still with some blood, but still for the most part alert and active.
It is now Monday morning (5 days from ingestion) and there is still no change. She remains on medication and IV and is still alert and active. Appetite remains pretty hit and miss.
So I am looking to see if anyone else has had this similar situation happen where your dog ate ibuprofen and it was not caught right away. I am not oblivious to the fact that the odds are not in her favor but what is the timeline at this point? Is there a certain day marker where her outlook starts to get brighter or are we just prolonging the inevitable at this point? Our vet likes that she is young, fit, and alert & active but he is still very concerned about the kidneys.
Any input is appreciated!
Our 2 year old Australian Shepherd/Blue Heeler got into a bottle of ibuprofen last Wednesday morning while she was in the house by herself. It is unknown how many she ate. Initially we did not know what she had gotten into when she puked for the first time Thursday morning. This was not atypical for her to throw up in the morning as sometimes she eats grass and upsets her stomach so we did not think much about it. Thursday I came home for lunch and she puked again while I was home but still did not think much into it as she was still acting normal. When I came home from work thursday she had puked a couple times while i was gone and so i looked around trying to find what she had gotten into. That was when i discovered the empty ibuprofen bottle lodged under the couch (1.5 days from eating the pills). I immediately took her to the vet. She was still acting somewhat normal at this point, color in gums & ears, still very much alert, eating fine. The vet got her on an IV and medication (I'm not sure specifics) and ran a blood test. Again I don't remember specifics but he said most numbers were in line with where they should be with a couple being "slightly elevated". We went home and looked everywhere to see if we could find any more pills anywhere to hopefully see if she was just hiding them. We ended up finding 11 in our roomba vacuum and were able to see that Wednesday morning was when it last ran. Big relief but still not knowing how many were originally in there.
By Friday evening (2.5 days from eating pills) she was still eating normally, no vomiting, alert and active. Vet was optimistic that if she was still fine in the morning (3 days from eating) he would conclude that she did not ingest a toxic amount. Unfortunately, Saturday morning came and she didn't eat as she normally would and her stool was loose. Saturday night (3.5 days from ingestion) he ran another blood test. Her BUN levels were 75 which was a significant spike from Thursday night. His outlook started to become gloomy. Sunday (4 days from ingestion) there was no change, not eating much, loose still with some blood, but still for the most part alert and active.
It is now Monday morning (5 days from ingestion) and there is still no change. She remains on medication and IV and is still alert and active. Appetite remains pretty hit and miss.
So I am looking to see if anyone else has had this similar situation happen where your dog ate ibuprofen and it was not caught right away. I am not oblivious to the fact that the odds are not in her favor but what is the timeline at this point? Is there a certain day marker where her outlook starts to get brighter or are we just prolonging the inevitable at this point? Our vet likes that she is young, fit, and alert & active but he is still very concerned about the kidneys.
Any input is appreciated!
