Hi my name's Kendra and my 3 year old yorkie's name is Sam. When he was a puppy I was on here daily b/c he suffered pneumonia for 3 months! After he recovered I didn't want to come back on here b/c it brought up all those bad memories of being in and out of the hospital and seeing him suffer
Quick background of my current situation:
Moving and having a baby (due July9)
Now Sam is not doing well and I wanted to get some advice...
Last Wednesday, my grandmother and I packed mine and my husband's apt all day and Sam was fine. Normal carrot treat in the morning and ate his food. That evening he vomited yellow bile. He has done this many times before if he hasn't eaten so I wasn't worried. Thursday he was fine all day, but I did notice he was sleeping a lot on our couch during the day and throughout the night (he usually sleeps with us every night). I just thought maybe he was stressed with all the boxes in our 1 bedroom apt and that was his way of showing us he was mad
So Friday I noticed he would only take his carrot in the morning, but didn't eat any of his food all day. My husband and I went out to eat that evening and we always give him a carrot before we leave...when we came back, the carrot was still there and he was in the process of vomiting. He threw up my hair...looked a like a hairball from a cat with saliva and bile. By the way, his stools had been normal this whole time. Anyway, he wouldn't eat his food or any treats and threw up 2 more times. We gave him pepto bismol and I was thinking that maybe he was just really stressed with the move and the baby coming, so I decided to take him to my moms. I used to live with her when I first got him and so he's familiar with her house. I even said "do you want to go to grandma's?" and he perked right up. Once we got there he was a totally different dog and ate all his food plus a carrot. He kept this down for 5 hours and about 4am he threw it all up. His stools started to become soft at this point. So the next morning he threw up about 2-3 more times. We gave him more pepto and the vomiting stopped until we got back from the shower and he threw up a ton of yellow bile...it was almost projectile. We took him to the emergency vet that night and they put the fluid under his skin to keep him hydrated, took and xray of his abdomen and said they couldn't see any blockages, but a lot of gas in his colon. That night he was drinking a ton of water and perked up a lot, but still not interested in his food. We were told to keep him off of food until the morning and then introduce bland foods slowly. They also put him on Flagyl once a day for 6 days. The next morning he woke up and ran right to his puppy pad and had dark loose stool with blood in it. I tried giving him rice and he ate a couple bites and then immediately threw it up again. After that I gave him his medicine and he kept that down, but had another bowel movement that looked the same with the dark blackish and blood. We took him back to the vet and has now been there since last night (Sunday night). They have him on fluids, antibiotics, pepcid, and anti-nausea meds. Yesterday they said he was very alert and seemed to be doing great. This morning they said his stomach is still tense and seems sore from all the vomiting and diarrhea. He isn't drinking or eating on his own so after dinner I'm going to bring him some chicken and rice and his own food to see if maybe he's just being picky. They really want him to eat to see if he keeps it down.
Side note: a couple weeks ago, he started licking my husband's and my feet obsessively while we would be laying around. He has NEVER done this before. We usually have to have something in our mouths for him to lick our face. I noticed him also licking the carpets a lot and then it just got worse once I got to my moms. That's why he was vomiting hair. The vet said this is a sign of nausea.
Sorry this was so long, but I wanted to give all the details in case anyone has ever experienced this before.
I will keep everyone updated and let you know how he's doing when I get back from visiting him tonight.
Thanks for listening!