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01-21-2014, 12:20 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Greenwood, DE, USA
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| Puppy Consistent Vomiting My 8 month old Yorkie vomits on a regular basis. It is usually HOURS after she eats so hard to pinpoint if it is diet related. A lot of times it is in the middle of the night. We now have her on prescription i/d food, but she still continues to throw up. Any ideas on what I can do to help with this? |
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01-21-2014, 08:48 PM | #2 |
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| A GI specialist will be able to diagnosis what is wrong with your pup. If your vet can not refer you to a specialist, you can go to a vet school, where they will have cutting edge equipment and specialist vets that can get you on the correct path with this baby. |
01-21-2014, 09:14 PM | #3 |
Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas
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| If you have been to a regular vet and they are unable to figure out what is wrong, I would go to an internal med specialist...if your vet does not know one, you can do a look up at American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine > Home
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01-22-2014, 04:30 AM | #4 |
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| have you tried more small meals instead of big ones if that's what he is getting? I know if Jess ate too much and too fast she would vomit. I tried giving her small amount hand fed throughout the day until she matured and could regulate on her own.. she liked to inhale without chewing and hours later Id see a big pile of unchewed regurgitated kibble on the floor. |
01-25-2014, 12:36 PM | #5 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Greenwood, DE, USA
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| Update on Sadie Jo Sadie continues to throw up and now there is the added factor of diarrhea and increased urination. We did some labwork and the vet saw some results she didn't like. So we're on antibiotics and something for the diarrhea as well as anti-nausea meds. She was supposed to get spayed on the 4th of Feb but we have to push that back. When she is in for the spay they are going to do exploratory surgery on her stomach to see what is up and take a biopsy of the stomach tissue for testing. This is getting expensive!!!! Wish I would have purchased insurance BEFORE this was a pre-existing condition! :-) |
01-25-2014, 11:34 PM | #6 |
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| Did your vet X-ray her?
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01-26-2014, 06:16 AM | #7 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Greenwood, DE, USA
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| Xrays Yes, she spent a day in the hospital getting x-rayed throughout the day. They thought they saw a blockage and were waiting to see if it was passing. It looked like things weren't moving through her digestive system correctly. By the end of the day it seemed to have passed enough, so they sent her home with instructions to monitor the vomiting. She did better for a few weeks, but it is worse now. There have been a LOT of changes in her life over the past 2 months. It seems whenever there is a change in her routine she throws up, even if it was something fun, like playing with a classmate from puppy class. So we are trying to ascertain if there is really something wrong or if she just has a nervous stomach. It is hard to know at this point, especially now that there is the diarrhea added in, which is a new thing. For now she is on Zantac, an antibiotic for the infection (which we are waiting on the final labwork to figure out exactly what it is) and something for the diarrhea. So poor thing is sleepy all the time. We will find out on Monday the results of the testing and then decide from there when to schedule the spay/exploratory surgery. |
01-26-2014, 09:32 AM | #8 |
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| How about a consult with a board certified internist as I suggested? If you can manage it, it might be a better option than just jumping to an exploratory surgery. Second opinions are always good to have! If you cannot do that, I understand, but I am throwing it out there. Sometimes they might initially seem expensive but I have found they often cut to the chase a lot quicker than regular vets and they try minimally invasive first.
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01-26-2014, 02:00 PM | #9 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Greenwood, DE, USA
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| Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately Delaware is pretty small and there are no internists anywhere near me so that is not really an option at this time. She is already going to be on the operating table for the spay so they thought they would just swing over to the tummy and take a look while they were in there anyway. |
01-26-2014, 02:16 PM | #10 | |
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Penn Vet | Ryan Veterinary Hospital
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01-26-2014, 02:28 PM | #11 | |
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Is there any way you can get her to the University of Pennsylvania, University of Maryland, Virginia Tech these are all a few hours away but would be well worth the trip. This condition has been going on for too long, and for a vet to even be considering doing a spay on this pup in the shape she's in is very scary to me. These pups are very small, and to attempt to do 2 surgeries back to back on a dog with an underlying unknown condition is horrifying to me. (I am a Retired Vet Tech). If these vet schools are too far, please contact Yorkies, Inc. they are a rescue organization on the East Coast and ask them to recommend a vet/specialist closer to you.
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01-26-2014, 02:50 PM | #12 |
I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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| To add: Her symptoms are those of a dog with a blockage. The blockage may have just shifted further down. With a blockage, anything she eats will be vomited up, and on the other side past the blockage will be diarrhea, as water may be the only thing able to pass through. Another option would be to get her to an Emergency Vet, asap. Many ER vets are a bit quicker at diagnosing and treating pets as they see emergencies all the time (I was an ER Vet Tech for 4 years). I am very concerned for your pup as you have described her as being very lethargic... this is not a good thing and I really think it would be best if she could be seen tonight... Praying for you and your little one...
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01-30-2014, 02:47 PM | #14 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Greenwood, DE, USA
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| I see your point about the spay being elective and I am willing to hold off. Sadie is in a lot of pain today. I was evaluating what to do about seeing a specialist, but it may be answered for me at this point. Waiting for the vet to call me back. We may have no choice but to go in surgically tonight if she has a blockage. I don't want to put anything off anymore if we find something wrong. She just keeps crying and crying. I would rather do something less invasive, but I am not finding any luck here in DE. I have called a few other vets and they are not much help. Don't know how long it would take me to get into UPENN, and with her being in pain don't know what to do at this point. She is lethargic and only eating about 1/3 of what she used to. |
01-30-2014, 08:57 PM | #15 |
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| Not sure what you have done, but perhaps this will help if you have not gone to someone yet: Emergencies If you have an emergency Call 215-746-8911 Emergency services are available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week Ryan Hospital 3900 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
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