Man, I wish I lived in your area, my search for a new vet would have just ended!
It's so nice to hear things like that.
Thank you so much for all you are offering. My vet would tell me to come in if I called about any of this. Dezi did have an abdominal x-ray which confirmed there was no blockage. I assume there is a possibility of blockage not related to something she ingested because I know she doesn't put anything in her mouth that's not food.
She was prescribed phomotazine (sp?). I thought it was an active ingredient in Pepcid. It could have been what cleared her up. But at the same time she was on Amforol. It's a combo of antibiotic (Kanamycin), Bismuth (pepto-like chalky stuff), and aluminum magnesium silicate (both for diarrhea control). She stopped bleeding but was so constipated,
she couldn't poop for four days!! I've read on here that Pepto isn't good for them. I wonder why?
I still have some of both meds. If the pepcid is the same as what she had taken, it could have been what got her to this point.
What bothers me is that even though she is back to
almost normal, a few times right after she eats she starts to shiver and is visibly uncomfortable. It doesn't last but it's obvious that whatever is causing it happens as soon as the food goes in. That seems like either stomach or esophagus.
I would love the opportunity to get advice that saves money, but more importantly, I don't want to expose her to any unneeded test and the stress they will cause. She is a stress dog and the stuff that she suffers with is aggravated by more stress. It's like what came first, the stress or the stress caused by the stress.
