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My dog has finally gotten better. Treatment: soft hot water bottle on the stomach (my most basic remedy worked, over the vet's expensive tests, IV and food)
I did give him Metronidazole, that's what I meant by antibiotics. He also had sulcrate, and Nutri-cal food which he seems to poop out. I assumed those also helped.
So in summary, yes, my dog had an upset stomach it appears, lots of gas in his stomach. What the treatment should have been is 1) no food, only water in take until dog is able to eat (about 3 days) 2) soft hot water bottle on the stomach, flip the dog over for easy treatment 3) Metronidazole, and maybe sulcrate with small quantity of food intake like Nutri-cal glue-like food
What I have wastes on my vet bills:
hospitalization, de-worming and ear cleaning (I can do those cheaper myself), blood collection fee (on top of consultation/examination fee, wth, consultation was useless), gastro can food (my dog doesn't even like it). He had 2 other injections, which I didn't even see what they are ($20 each, so, fine).
Over priced items from the vet:
X-Rays, total $250 (really? once is enough, just to show there is no foreign body). Blood-test, $120 (well, ok, so he's not poisoned, else he would be died by the time I bring him to the vet), Catheterization IV $215 (come on, we just established he is not poisoned from the blood test, this is expensive to me). These expensive tests and treatments didn't help on diagnose or cure the cause of illness, they did rule out other possibilities, but with experience, they can be left out.
If I was the vet, I could have diagnose and treat my dog for under $100 in total, and gave some good advices at home. Therefore, should I go to that vet again? peace.