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vsturz · 12-21-2007, 05:36 PM

Hi My friend's Yorkie, Chucky, became quite ill about 3 weeks ago. It started with diminished appetite and then progressed to vomiting, diarrhea and not eating. Went to vet and was kept overnight for hydration because he was dehydrated. Came home a bit better and then regressed to same symptoms. Ultimately had endoscopy and intestinal biopsy which showed IBS and ulcer. Chucky has had stomach problems since he was a puppy. Their next door neighbor has a Yorkie, Albert. He started with same symptoms last week but also had bleeding from mouth and rectum. He was put on same meds as Chucky. Now my little girl, Chloe, who is Chucky's girlfriend and spends a lot of time with him, started same symptoms a week ago. She began to loose her appetite, then stopped eating and drinking and began to vomit the day before yesterday. I took her to the vet and she was kept overnight for hydration. She came home yesterday and I was told to give her a bland diet like chicken and rice. She ate some chicken and regurgitated it. Today she ate nothing, took her meds (same as Chucky and Albert) and then was vomiting and had diarrhea all day. She also won't drink water. The vet wants her to come back tomorrow to possibly stay overnight again for IV hydration and possible xray. This is exactly what happened with Chucky. We all live in North Plainfield, NJ. Has anyone else had this happen? We're wondering if there is something contagious going around that vets haven't recognized yet. Any thoughts?

12-21-2007, 05:36 PM	#1
vsturz YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 3	Intestinal problems Hi My friend's Yorkie, Chucky, became quite ill about 3 weeks ago. It started with diminished appetite and then progressed to vomiting, diarrhea and not eating. Went to vet and was kept overnight for hydration because he was dehydrated. Came home a bit better and then regressed to same symptoms. Ultimately had endoscopy and intestinal biopsy which showed IBS and ulcer. Chucky has had stomach problems since he was a puppy. Their next door neighbor has a Yorkie, Albert. He started with same symptoms last week but also had bleeding from mouth and rectum. He was put on same meds as Chucky. Now my little girl, Chloe, who is Chucky's girlfriend and spends a lot of time with him, started same symptoms a week ago. She began to loose her appetite, then stopped eating and drinking and began to vomit the day before yesterday. I took her to the vet and she was kept overnight for hydration. She came home yesterday and I was told to give her a bland diet like chicken and rice. She ate some chicken and regurgitated it. Today she ate nothing, took her meds (same as Chucky and Albert) and then was vomiting and had diarrhea all day. She also won't drink water. The vet wants her to come back tomorrow to possibly stay overnight again for IV hydration and possible xray. This is exactly what happened with Chucky. We all live in North Plainfield, NJ. Has anyone else had this happen? We're wondering if there is something contagious going around that vets haven't recognized yet. Any thoughts?