I have been treating a Dachshund for about a year for hindend pain and SARDS. He has responded well to diet, acp, and Xiao Huo Luo Dan -no back pain now. He has also been on a low dose of Gui Fu Si Wu Tang and his pupils will occasionally constrict, but still not visual.
He is always heat seeker and stools perfect on homemade cooked foods and herbs. I saw him June 1, and he had a slight discharge from his eye, dry fine dander (with occasional larger flakes), Pulse weak on Left (common for him) and slightly wiry on R. Tongue was a bit red with red/ purplish underside. Pts often BL 18 S, BL 20 S, sometimes BL17s, BL 23.
Owner is packing for big move to midwest and he has been anxious. I cut back his GFXWT wondering if he was getting a little warm and damp. On 6/7, he went to emergency clinic with HGE. HCT 44 (usually 48), PCV 59, TS 9.0, WBC 2000, very mild liver enzyme elevations. No fever, and started with vomiting then progressively worse diarrhea.
Wondering if herbs created Damp Heat (no heat signs at home) or if move and worry made Spleen Qi worse and Spleen not controlling blood?
They put him on gobs of drugs...metronidazole and clavamox, anti-emetics...he is home and recovering, no adverse signs yet from abx, though only 3 days now. I will see him next week.
Would love your thoughts on mechanism in general HGE and for this guy.
Thanks!!
Marnee