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I need help fellow beaglers! All of a sudden I have two beagles out of my pack that have lost energy and have white gums. I have wormed them regularly so I do not think that it is worms . Their stools are clean. Please help me as I do not want to loose these dogs! Does anyone out there have any suggestions? I kow that I can count on you guys!

Bev wrote:Considering the breed and the exposure they get, my money says she has a belly full of whips, and if she does, she's gonna need a shot from the vet - not some over-the-counter remedy. Whips will pull a dog down quickly...like in a day or 2. Please take her to the vet this time. White gums = bleeding out somewhere.

Found this farther down the list. Hope it helps

VA BEAGLES ----Look down a few threads --see what -THE LITTLE BLACK BOOK ---has to say about white gums

allniter wrote:VA BEAGLES ----Look down a few threads --see what -THE LITTLE BLACK BOOK ---has to say about white gums

Here is the link:

http://americanbeagler.huntingboards.co ... 12&t=34679

Babesia is the likely culprit and should be addressed immediately. It is important not to run a "titer" test, but rather a DNA test for this disease, but it is even more important to treat it. You can even begin treatment without a confirmed diagnosis. In fact, on the labeling for Imizol (the drug used here in the US) it even says, “For the treatment of dogs with the clinical signs of babesiosis and/or demonstrated babesia organisms in the blood.” The drug won't hurt your dog to take if he doesn't have it, but it may save his life if he does. The reason this is important is because it can take a week or two to get the test results, and some dogs will die while everybody's waiting for those results. Therefore, in any severely anemic dog, the drug manufacturer itself authorizes the use of the drug for "clinical signs" of babesiosis, precisely it can be hard to detect accurately by lab tests.

Therefore, if your vet refuses to treat for the disease while you wait for the test (and many will refuse to treat before a confirmed diagnosis) let the vet know it is not malpracticece to use this drug before a test comes back, it is actually indicated in the label instructions of the drug itself. The drug won't hurt the dog if he doesn't have babesia, but it just might save his life if he does.


Good luck!

When you say "their stool is clean", do you mean you've had them checked by a vet or, only there is no dark colour or blood in the stool?
Have you had them on heartworm prevention?
I don't know about all this exotic stuff, only about the blood suckers that ale our hounds, ie...whips/hook worms/ heartworms.