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anab1 · 12-13-2008, 04:29 PM

My yorkie is a spayed female and is 6 years old. 2 years ago she appeared to have a run in with pancreatitis and has been on Hills Prescription I/D diet ever since. Since then, she has these occasional "episodes" that I try to take in stride but end up stressing me out and making me worry myself to pieces. It starts with her starting to shake a little, then she contorts herself into awkward poses, stands on two legs, with her head torqued around, falls over, etc. I pick her up and try to keep her calm and relaxed and then she usually throws up.. sometimes twice.. then seems to feel better for a while. Then after about.. oh 6 or so hours, she'll try and eat a little and then it starts all over. When she had the pancreatitis the vets told me to pick up her food and water for 24 hours.. but when she is like this she gets very thirsty, as you can well imagine. So today, Saturday, she woke up and went out. Ate her breakfast and an hour or so after that, she did the routine above and threw up her food.. settled down for about 20 minutes then routine repeats and she threw up some foamy chunkless stuff. Then I took her for a little walk ( because she gets very happywhen she goes for walks) and she was fine for the rest of the day. Then she decided to have a bite to eat for dinner and has been unwell ever since. She threw up twice again.. with chunks then without. It's now midnight, she's thirsty and shaky but hasn't thrown up again. She wont' settle down and I expect her gut is very uncomfortable. I've been letting her have small licks of water and even made a bit of sugar water for her and given her about a couple tablespoons of that. She just looks at me with that "fix it, mom" look and I don't know what to do to make her more comfortable. I will probably call the emergency vet if she's not settled down by morning but in the meantime, any suggestions? advice? etc?

12-13-2008, 04:29 PM	#1
anab1 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Blackburn, UK Posts: 3	why are they always sick on the weekend? My yorkie is a spayed female and is 6 years old. 2 years ago she appeared to have a run in with pancreatitis and has been on Hills Prescription I/D diet ever since. Since then, she has these occasional "episodes" that I try to take in stride but end up stressing me out and making me worry myself to pieces. It starts with her starting to shake a little, then she contorts herself into awkward poses, stands on two legs, with her head torqued around, falls over, etc. I pick her up and try to keep her calm and relaxed and then she usually throws up.. sometimes twice.. then seems to feel better for a while. Then after about.. oh 6 or so hours, she'll try and eat a little and then it starts all over. When she had the pancreatitis the vets told me to pick up her food and water for 24 hours.. but when she is like this she gets very thirsty, as you can well imagine. So today, Saturday, she woke up and went out. Ate her breakfast and an hour or so after that, she did the routine above and threw up her food.. settled down for about 20 minutes then routine repeats and she threw up some foamy chunkless stuff. Then I took her for a little walk ( because she gets very happywhen she goes for walks) and she was fine for the rest of the day. Then she decided to have a bite to eat for dinner and has been unwell ever since. She threw up twice again.. with chunks then without. It's now midnight, she's thirsty and shaky but hasn't thrown up again. She wont' settle down and I expect her gut is very uncomfortable. I've been letting her have small licks of water and even made a bit of sugar water for her and given her about a couple tablespoons of that. She just looks at me with that "fix it, mom" look and I don't know what to do to make her more comfortable. I will probably call the emergency vet if she's not settled down by morning but in the meantime, any suggestions? advice? etc?