We have battled coccidia several times with Roscoe. After this last round, we did a preemptive treatment two weeks ago just to make sure it all got wiped out.
Well Monday he started showing symptoms again. The same symptoms. Reverse sneezing, heavy drooling, and general discomfort which turned into nausea and vomiting on Tuesday. Three times Tuesday morning he vomited, all before he even had breakfast. I called the vet and she found a time to work us in. I fully expected this to be the coccidia again, but his fecal sample was negative. She even sent a sample off to another lab, which confirmed it was negative.
She gave him some anti nausea meds, which seemed to manage him yesterday. He was able to eat all his food without throwing up anymore. Today, he has thrown up twice, the first time just phlegm and the second time a little bit of food. Overall he has kept his food down, but seems to be more uncomfortable now this evening.
So now I have a few questions.
1) Is it possible for him to have coccidia even if it isn't showing up in his stool?
2) Assuming that it isn't coccidia, what else are we looking at that could be causing these symptoms?
3) The reverse sneezing almost seems like he's just trying to clear a bunch of mucous. Should we be looking in that direction and considering the nausea secondary?
Any and all opinions are welcome. Roscoe isn't in a ton of pain like he has been the last two times, so this is not quite as hard on us, but it's still tough to see him sick. And we definitely want to see him get better quickly. Thanks everyone.
Well Monday he started showing symptoms again. The same symptoms. Reverse sneezing, heavy drooling, and general discomfort which turned into nausea and vomiting on Tuesday. Three times Tuesday morning he vomited, all before he even had breakfast. I called the vet and she found a time to work us in. I fully expected this to be the coccidia again, but his fecal sample was negative. She even sent a sample off to another lab, which confirmed it was negative.
She gave him some anti nausea meds, which seemed to manage him yesterday. He was able to eat all his food without throwing up anymore. Today, he has thrown up twice, the first time just phlegm and the second time a little bit of food. Overall he has kept his food down, but seems to be more uncomfortable now this evening.
So now I have a few questions.
1) Is it possible for him to have coccidia even if it isn't showing up in his stool?
2) Assuming that it isn't coccidia, what else are we looking at that could be causing these symptoms?
3) The reverse sneezing almost seems like he's just trying to clear a bunch of mucous. Should we be looking in that direction and considering the nausea secondary?
Any and all opinions are welcome. Roscoe isn't in a ton of pain like he has been the last two times, so this is not quite as hard on us, but it's still tough to see him sick. And we definitely want to see him get better quickly. Thanks everyone.