Urgent request for a vet on STT

Aussie, here's something STT Resident posted a while back, hope it helps:

Posted by: STT Resident (IP Logged)
Date: September 27, 2006 07:22PM
As far as veterinarians are concerned, I highly recommend Dr. John Moore at the Moore Veterinary Clinic in Red Hook (STT East End) 340-775-6623. He and his staff have extremely ably treated my various animals over the years. John also showed great compassion and came out to my place last year to euthanize a most beloved indoor cat. "Nicholas" died most peacefully at home, loved to the last breath.

John and his staff also help both me and others in our never-ending saga of spaying/neutering stray cats in an effort to contain the feral population. I've the greatest respect for him. Just my two cents.

Then again, a lot of people have sworn by Tripp but I never had cause to use his services and I heard recently that he has in fact left island and sold his practice?

Andrew Williamson is in the Frenchman's Bay area and I also have the utmost respect for him, but Andy can sometimes turn off owners with his gruff attitude. In other words, if you're a real idiot of an animal owner, Andy will let you know that in no uncertain terms. His concern is for the animals and he treats them marvellously, plus his reputation for getting up in the middle of the night to attend to an emergency is non-pareil!

Both Andy and John have always been integrally involved with the Humane Society of St Thomas. Sometimes one's choice of veterinarians depends on where you live and who is closest. I think you will find the care here as good as any you can get anywhere on the mainland. There aren't the major frills but the care is incredibly good and I might have to disagree with Jane that the price is higher than one might be accustomed to stateside. Given that I've been here for many years, their pricing seems pretty fair to me.

I'll say a prayer for him, poor guy. I sincerely hope he's okay.

If you don't mind, I would like to know (after you find out) what the problem was, and which vet you went to, etc.

Suzette

Aussie--

Although I now use Imperial Animal Hospital (Tripp's practice), Dr Williamson cured my dog of a mean case of parasite when we first moved here. Her symptoms were similar to your dog's. I would say give hima call ASAP. He knows the local parasites very well.
Good luck!

Oh, and STT Res was right---Doc Williamson will work tirelessly to cure you dog.

Williamson - 775-3240. Good luck. Hope your doggie recovers soon.

You folks are awesome! Thank you SOOOO much for your help!

ATTENTION PET OWNERS: DO NOT GIVE CISTERN WATER TO YOUR BELOVED CRITTERS!

I'm not feeling like the sharpest tool in the shed at the moment. It's plainly embarrassing to admit that I did something so foolish. 🙁 Hopefully someone will read this and avoid making the same mistake I did.

Dr. Williamson has surgery on Thursdays so I went to Dr. John Moore in Red Hook - very nice gentleman! I was impressed with him and I recommend him based on my visit today.

Me boy was running a fever and had an intestinal infection. The most likely cause is, yup, that's right, cistern water. He was given an IV for dehydration and put on an antibiotic. He's doing great this evening. It was a rough day though...

Me doggie tested positive for lime disease and a local tick disease. He tested negative for lime disease last fall and 20 days later was on the plane with me headed here. I can't believe he contracted lime disease in that 20-day window! I've never seen a tick on St Thomas but he tested positive for that too. What a day....

Bottom line: me doggie is his sweet and ornery self this evening and that makes this doggie daddy very, very happy.

Thanks so much Becky R, Suzette, Onika, & Juanita!

'Tweren't nothin' to it - a little brain spark made me remember this from when STT Res posted it - I am so glad your dog is well - and I gave mine cistern water all the time! Wow - you do use a heartworm med and a flea/tick med for him? I think Lyme's has about a 7-10 day incubation period...lord love him, he got it fast! Give him a butt scritch for all the animal lovers!

SO happy to hear he's doing okay !!! Give the guy belly rubs for me ! What a long day this must have been for you!

Pepper is on Advantix and heart worm meds and gets shots for Lyme as needed. I planned on giving her tap (cistern) water when she gets here. I sure hope that will be alright. There's no way I could stop her from drinking from a garden hose ! She loves that.

Butt scratches and belly rubs...he loves them both! Will do.

Yes, he's current on heartworm and all his shots. He's a very pampered pet. Flea and tick meds are given as needed - or, at least, so I thought. He's had fleas once since we arrived here but I haven't seen a tick.

Dr Moore asked me, "Do you drink the water from the cistern? Then why are you giving it to your dog?"

Bottled water for him from now on. Apparently there are a lot of nasty things in that cistern soup under the house.

You folks are awesome! Thank you SOOOO much for your help!

ATTENTION PET OWNERS: DO NOT GIVE CISTERN WATER TO YOUR BELOVED CRITTERS!

I'm not feeling like the sharpest tool in the shed at the moment. It's plainly embarrassing to admit that I did something so foolish. 🙁 Hopefully someone will read this and avoid making the same mistake I did.

Dr. Williamson has surgery on Thursdays so I went to Dr. John Moore in Red Hook - very nice gentleman! I was impressed with him and I recommend him based on my visit today.

Me boy was running a fever and had an intestinal infection. The most likely cause is, yup, that's right, cistern water. He was given an IV for dehydration and put on an antibiotic. He's doing great this evening. It was a rough day though...

Me doggie tested positive for lime disease and a local tick disease. He tested negative for lime disease last fall and 20 days later was on the plane with me headed here. I can't believe he contracted lime disease in that 20-day window! I've never seen a tick on St Thomas but he tested positive for that too. What a day....

Bottom line: me doggie is his sweet and ornery self this evening and that makes this doggie daddy very, very happy.

Thanks so much Becky R, Suzette, Onika, & Juanita!

Williamson will always have a following, too bad he didn` work out for me & my Tippy Wippy(I still miss that dam cat!!).

I use a 6 stage filter for my drinking water from the cistern, & the last stage has a reverse osmosis membrane.
The bottom line is, it turns the cistern water into very pure drinking water.
A similar technology is used on boats to convert sea water into drinking water.
We use it for drinking, ice & cooking.
Sometime ago I figured out it cost me between .02 or .05 cents per gallon & I don`t have to carry water every week!
If these bugs can harm your dog, they can very well harm you!

This is a curious thread for me since I just got my large lab down here last Tuesday. Over the weekend she started having liquid bowels in the house, something she never, ever does. I have been giving her cistern water and never gave it a second thought! If we dont drink it why should they??? I suppose boiling water would kill any bacteria and be a good alternative to buying the gallon jugs?

Cherl96s,
Could be delayed stress from the trip, However I believe it is from the cistern water, if it continues more than a day, a trip to the vet should be on your agenda PDQ. If it is an intestinal infection boiling the water will not clear it up.

Boiling her water in the future will stop any further cases though.

One other thing, it just might be the change in the water, not necessarily that the cistern water is bad enough to make her runny.

Thanks, she appears to be ok today, but will keep an eye on her for sure! Thanks for the advice