New my pup to ER for severe GI upset

[carollyn88]

I took my little pup to the vet last night for severe tummy upset. I work as a nurse and didn't get home until almost 8pm. The minute I walked in the door, I could tell my little guy was so sick, he couldn't even get up enough energy to lick me hello like he usually does.

He had been vomiting a few times while I was at work and like I said, the minute I got home and saw how sick he was, I took him to the Vet ER. First off, I wanted a tummy xray to make sure he didn't have anything unusual in his tummy cause this little guy gets into EVERYTHING. Even as much effort as we put in to making sure things are up off the floor, he still manages to get a hold of something.

Anyway, the vet was wanting to run over $600 in diagnostics like parvo, pancratitis, etc. I just let her do the xray only and she said there was nothing in his tummy that she could see. So she gave him pepcid, nausea med, antibiotic and a fluid bolus underneath his subq tissue. He woke up still sick this morming but he is just abuot back to his original self.

I guess I'll never know what happened, I've told my family to NEVER feed him any sort of people food.
Oh, how I wish I knew what made him so sick. He was like a sick baby, he was whining and crying.

I have learned how special these pups are. just like babies.

But thank you to Little Road 24 hour Animal Clinic in Alrin

[My lil friend]

How old is your little one? Could his bloodsugar of gotten to low? Tiny ones need to be fed 3 or 4 times a day in small amounts.
I am in FtW as well. There are two other 24hr clinics in the area. One is on Hulen close to Central Market and the other one is on 30 between Cherry Lane and LasVegas Trail (my personal preference).
Hope your little one continues to improve.

[Yorkiemom1]

I would suggest you never let that baby run around unsupervised, especially since he gets into everything...they all do that! You should have him secured in a small area....playpen, utility foom, bathroom, etc, with his pee pads, his food and water, he bed and some toys for when you are not home. You didnt say how old he is or if he has started his vaccinations....

[Biewers]

You did right by taking him to the vet asap. He may have ingested something poisonous. Check your house for household plants as well. Many people don't know they are toxic. I've been doing this over 15 years and I've heard and learned much. There are numerous reasons he could have been vomiting but thankfully he's ok. Never use any cleaner with the last three letters sol either. For example pinesol, lysol. Sub is great for hydration.

[ladyjane]

I don't understand why you did not do blood work. Usually that is done before an xray. Yorkies are highly prone to pancreatitis....and I always have blood work done with a dog that is vomiting a lot.

Yes, they would probably still treat almost the same BUT sometimes pancreatitis is so severe in these little ones that IV fluids and hospitalization is necessary. You might want to read the following thread. It gets into a discussion about pancreatitis and it's dangers. As we discussed on that thread, it is SO important to be careful what your pup gets in to.

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...-back-vet.html

Hope he is doing better!

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

I don't understand why you did not do blood work. Usually that is done before an xray. Yorkies are highly prone to pancreatitis....and I always have blood work done with a dog that is vomiting a lot.

Yes, they would probably still treat almost the same BUT sometimes pancreatitis is so severe in these little ones that IV fluids and hospitalization is necessary. You might want to read the following thread. It gets into a discussion about pancreatitis and it's dangers. As we discussed on that thread, it is SO important to be careful what your pup gets in to.

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...-back-vet.html

Hope he is doing better!

The thread posted here is about my pup. I can tell you it is very important. One tiny piece of meat caused us all kinds of trouble with my little baby. There are lots of stories and good links on the thread.

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Just checking for an update on you little one. Hope he is better.

[Verbena]

I am so sorry your little one is sick. I hope he is feeling better

[ladyjane]

Checking in for an update. Hope all is well today!

[carollyn88]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

I don't understand why you did not do blood work. Usually that is done before an xray. Yorkies are highly prone to pancreatitis....and I always have blood work done with a dog that is vomiting a lot.

Yes, they would probably still treat almost the same BUT sometimes pancreatitis is so severe in these little ones that IV fluids and hospitalization is necessary. You might want to read the following thread. It gets into a discussion about pancreatitis and it's dangers. As we discussed on that thread, it is SO important to be careful what your pup gets in to.

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...-back-vet.html

Hope he is doing better!

I didn't do the blood work because I was going by the order of priority that the vet recommended and she first recommended the xray. I could have done the blood work as well and paid the full $600 in diagnostic work. But once she saw the tummy was distended, she treated with success.

He was okay by the next evening. I'll never know what made him so sick though. My husband said he gave him a couple of cheerios which I bought to use as treats for training as read here on yorkie talk that this was a good treat used for training and/or teaching tricks. I had given him a couple of cheerios before with never a problem so I don't think this is what caused his tummy upset.

He is okay now, Thank God.

[carollyn88]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

Checking in for an update. Hope all is well today!

He's doing great, thank you for asking.

[carollyn88]

Originally Posted by BabyGirl Rosie

The thread posted here is about my pup. I can tell you it is very important. One tiny piece of meat caused us all kinds of trouble with my little baby. There are lots of stories and good links on the thread.

Do you mind me asking you what kind of meat it was that made him so sick? My vet told me it was okay to give my little one treats of meat, but bland meat, nothing spicy. Liked boiled chicken or something like that with no spices.

I have had to start mixing wet food with his dry food that I give him in order for him to eat better. I have been feeding him Blue Buffalo dog food but he is so finicky with any dry food. I have tried so many brands and he seems to like this best but won't eat good.

My point is, I've heard to mix with Little Ceasars wet food. So today I was mixing a little wet food with his dry food and found a HUGE piece of some kind of animal skin. It was totally GROSS. It seems like any meat humans eat has to be better than what I found in this Little Ceasars Dog Food.

So I must ask you all. What is the best wet food to feed my baby. I do on occasion feel and hear his little tummy gurgling, especially today when I took him to the vet to get his final shots. I thought to myself, man, this little guy must have a very sensitive tummy. I didn't realize this about these dogs.

[carollyn88]

Originally Posted by Verbena

I am so sorry your little one is sick. I hope he is feeling better

Thank you. He's doing great now. Hope it stays that way but after reading that thread, I'm afraid and not sure what's best to feed him.

[Sandysbabies]

So glad your baby is feeling better. If I feed any food (meat) at all, that is people's food, I stick to boiled chicken. Breast without the skin. Boil it and divide into little packets, because I have four, and freeze it until you are ready to feed. You might have to put his in a food processor or chopper if he is real young. It doesn't take much to fill these little baby's tummy up. I am terrible at over feeding mine. Changing foods can really mess their little tummies up too if you are not careful. I feed Blue Buffalo too. Canned and dry.

[carollyn88]

Originally Posted by Sandysbabies

So glad your baby is feeling better. If I feed any food (meat) at all, that is people's food, I stick to boiled chicken. Breast without the skin. Boil it and divide into little packets, because I have four, and freeze it until you are ready to feed. You might have to put his in a food processor or chopper if he is real young. It doesn't take much to fill these little baby's tummy up. I am terrible at over feeding mine. Changing foods can really mess their little tummies up too if you are not careful. I feed Blue Buffalo too. Canned and dry.

After seeing that chunk of fat in Little Ceasars, I'm going to toss that and never feed him that again. It was so GROSS. I've been reading about Little Cesars and not reading anything good about it. The only reason I chose it was because the breeder said she used it.

I know places like pet smart have that refrigerated food that seems a lot better, It's called Fresh Pet. I forgot about that. I use to feed that to my pompom occasionally.

Now, I'm really paranoid about pancreatitis. Now that I think about it, we had a lot of rain and had some wild mushroom growing in our back yard. When I would take him out, he would try to eat them. I had to pull them all up and throw them over the fence but he may have ingested some before I got to him in time. I'm really thinking that may be what got my little guy sick.

But in the mean time, I'm throwing away little cesars crap and need to email that company about that horrible chunk of fat I found. Completely NASTY!