Quote Originally Posted by Nut View Post
Do you mean lbs? I said a dog can lose about one kilo over a day. Depending on strength of the drug and size of the dog. I have seen people weighing in a pound under from giving half a cc in the morning.]
LOL Yes. Everything depends on the strength of the drug, but I've never given 1mL of dex of ANY strength and seen a dog lose that much weight over a 24hour period.

Here's something people are missing. When your dog is dehydrated to that extent, it doesn't have the fluid to give. Most of the fluid, at that time, is being shunted toward the organs, so your urine output is going to be minimal regardless of what the dog is getting. The body is intent on saving those organs, and it's a more mechanical response than anything else. So even with the fluid replacement, your dog isn't going to lose a large portion of fluids simply because of being replaced.

If your organs shut down, your dog is going to die 98% of the time. There is no coming back from multi-organ failure. When the kidneys don't work correctly, it's usually from rhabdomyolysis. Your dog can develop that from work or after a long show, but usually it's going to come into play after the show.

Voluven is a colloid, which is usually one of the things used when shock is encountered. Normal Saline and Lacted Ringers are crystalloids. All of those things are recommended. You just need to be careful of any adverse effects when using colloids as they're not all the same.