well after I typed the update about bringing Sam home, I went back by his side and he got up, had diarrhea, and came back to the couch and started shaking and breathing heavily and moaning. He looked like he was in so much pain. Now remember, he's been on pain meds up until we took him home last night, so they must have worn off and his first meal was trying to digest, causing his pancreas to flip out.
My mom and I took him to the emergency vet in Mt. Laurel and they ended up giving him a shot of pain meds and we made our way (an hour and 1/2) back to Red Bank at 2:30am
. By the time we got there he wasn't moaning and his breathing seemed to be better. The doctors are wonderful there and prescribed pain meds to go home with so each time he's having that kind of episode (which they said will happen for the first couple days of eating until his system readjusts) to give the medicine. The positive is that he ate that carrot and rice at 10pm and kept it down all night! He's had some bouts of diarrhea, but that's expected. My main goal is to manage the pain and keep him hydrated at this point.
Does anyone know what amount of water is adequate enough for a 7 lb yorkie? I've been giving him in a dropper about 1 tsp every 1-2 hrs. He's not taking it on his own much b/c the pain meds make him drowsy. He's not really interested in eating now either.
Once again, I will keep you all posted.