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08-28-2011, 07:37 AM | #1 |
YT 2000 Club Member | Tucker's has been at the vets all weekend.....he got up yesterday feeling fine, being his same old spunky self. He pottied ok and ate ok.. a about an hour after he ate he started acting strange and kept whining, I had a hard time getting him out of the kennel and when I did get him to come out to use the bathroom he wouldnt go down the porch steps, he had to be carried and when he got on the ground he wouldnt walk, sometimes when I would pick him up or try to he would yelp and at one time he bit me. He NEVER snaps at me. So when that happened the hubby and I agreed to take him to vets. She was at the office in 15 minutes to see us. She couldnt find anything wrong with him, other than she knew that he was in pain, she just couldnt pin point where it was. She pressed along his spine, did the toe test, saw him walk and noticed that his tail stayed tucked the whole time. She checked his gums, temp etc and it was all normal. She sent us home with some tramadol for pain and orders to call her back in the a.m if he wasnt better. When we got him home he pooped agian, still normal but he did start licking his lips and burping on and off. So I was guessing that it was probably stomach related. I was woken up to him whining around midnight so I let him out of his kennel and he back himself into a corner and wouldnt move, I tried to get him to eat, drink, go outside etc and he wouldnt budge. It almost looked as if he was "stoned" so I woke up the hubby to see what he thought and we were able to get him to walk around outside some which seemed to help him and I put him in the bed with me to watch him. He was uncomfortable all night so I took him back this morning to have tests ran. He also hadnt eaten or drank anything since he was fed the following morning and I was worried about dehydration so at nine we headed back to the vets. She did a xray and ran some blood work and everything came back ok, other than his sugar levels were slightly elavated she said that was probably due to the predisone he is on for his itching and that he was starting to dehydrate. His xray showed that he does have gas in his stomach, causing the belching and the constant licking his lips. So I had a choice to leave him there over night so they could hook him up to a cathader and give him a bland diet or I could take him home and offer him rice, boiled hamburg or baby food and ice cubes to keep him hydrated. I took him home. I really cant afford 500 dollars for an over night stay. The vet will be on call all day and will be in the office for a few more hours so If I have anymore issues with him she said just to call her. She all so said that if he started to vomit, start with dirreaha (which he hasnt) that he needs to be seen agian immediatly. If you all could keep him in your thoughts and prayers I certainly would appreciate it.. Also I forgot to ask the vet, how long should he stay on the hamburg and rice...thanks..
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08-28-2011, 07:56 AM | #2 |
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| I'm sorry. Hopefully just a littly tummy upset. Bland diet is usually for a few days and then slowly transition back to regular food.
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08-28-2011, 09:39 AM | #4 |
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| AWWWW Poor Tucker I hope he is feeling better soon.
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08-28-2011, 09:40 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I hope Tucker feels better soon. Hopefully his tummy will be feeling better soon. DId they give him anything for his tummy besides pain medicine? I had Roxie at the ER the other night for tummy problems and they gave her SQ fluids under her skin so she didn't dehydrate and pepcid and a nausea medicine injections.
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08-28-2011, 09:55 AM | #6 |
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| Sending get well hugs and prayers to Tucker!! Hope he's feeling better soon! |
08-28-2011, 11:18 AM | #7 |
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| Poor little Tucker. It is so frightening when they are sick and we don't know what is wrong. I hope he is better soon. |
08-28-2011, 01:21 PM | #8 | |
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No, they didnt give him anything else. My vet tech friend who works at Tucker's normal vets office (long story as to y we didnt go there)...asked the same thing and told me that if we couldnt get him to lick the ice cubes that she would come get him in the morning to take him to his regular vets for sub q's and she also told me about the pepcid. He so far has eaten 2 tablespoons size meals ( 1 tablespoon at each meal) of the hamburg and rice (he ate with great gusto! lol) and 2 full ice cubes. So I think he is on the mend. He is still hiding some, under the computer stand seems to be his favorite spot and will only come out for food and to use the bathroom. Im going to offer him another small meal before bedtime along with another 2 ice cubes and see how he is in the morning. If there isnt any more signs of improvements, then he will go back tomorrow to see is regular vet. Thanks everyone for your kind words and prayers. I certianly do appreciate them.
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08-29-2011, 03:47 AM | #9 |
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| I'm sorry Tucker isn't feeling well. I hope he is better this morning.
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08-29-2011, 04:11 AM | #10 |
YT 2000 Club Member | *small update** He is a little bit better, this morning when he came out of his kennel he rubbed his face along side of the couch and he hasnt done that is a few days, he was also excited to go outside. He peed alot, so I know he is getting enough fliuds, he hast pooped yet today but he isnt really eating alot of food and he did poop a small amount before bed that was normal. He ate fine again this morning, still no vomiting or diarreah. He is still hiding more than I like but the vet wanted him resting so I guess thats a good thing. Thanks agian everyone for your prayers and kind wishes...I will update again later this afternoon..
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08-29-2011, 06:42 AM | #11 |
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| Glad to hear Tucker is improving. Sending prayers and positive thoughts that he will be back to 100% soon.
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08-29-2011, 06:45 AM | #12 |
YT 2000 Club Member | thanks!
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