 stomach virus
New to the group so I hope this is the right forum. Our male 16 month old Rex, has never been sick before. Went on vacation and left him with inlaws. They have his brother so they have exerience with the breed, Woke up this morning with runny stool. they called us and gave us the details and we told them to take to the vet. Vet did bloodwork and said he thought it was a stomach virus, Brother has no problem. blood work indicated a slight rise in an emzyme that might indicate pancreatitus. He thought it might be due to the virus. We raced home, a 4 hour ride, to find him still going to the bathroom and extremely listless. Vet said to wait 24 to 48 hours to see how he gets. the question is are we being over concerned or how long do we give it. We've had 2 previous yorkies, 1 had a liver shunt diagnosed at age 4. lived 4 more years on a special diet and daily prescriptions, our 6 million dollar dog.worth every penny. Our 2nd was never sick and lived 18 years. So this is kind of new to us. they gave him pepcid and metoclopromed lq. any input would be appreciated. tThanks Kathy and Ed |