Bella got sick Friday afternoon, vomited twice. We assumed she had a little too much fun with Gypsy (the new puppy). When Bella gets overexcited she gags (she's already been to several vets and it is an emotional reaction, nothing medical). So we thought nothing of it.
By early Saturday morning/late night Friday she was throwing up more after having done zero activity other than sleep - she woke us up with her vomiting in her bed, she wasn't playing. There was a horrendous stench in the house, and we discovered she had left a river of diarrhea all over her pads.
Three hours later we took her to the vet, who stated she probably just got into something. He gave her some Flagyl and Be...something (pills). We were to wait for 8 hours from the time she last vomited, and then give her some prescription w/d he'd given us to take home, along with her pills. Well...she wouldn't eat the food and wouldn't take the pills. I ended up crushing the pills inside a scrambled eggs and plain yogurt mix (it was the only way she'd take them and even then she barely got them down and refused the rest).
She began vomiting foamy bile again, and presented with severe diarrhea again (nothing but water) late Saturday night. She'd scream when either one of us went anywhere near her. I called the vet and he said to meet him at the office Sunday morning at 7am (he drove in just for her).
He pinched her neck area and said she was dehydrated (even though I'd been using a syringe between her teeth to give her water). She had to have a needle stuck in her neck, attached to a tube which was attached to a bag of fluids; she screamed the whole time. She got a shot in her back leg and screamed again.
Since he was the only one there (no office staff, etc) we had to be the ones to help. I held Bella (gently) as he inserted the needle with fluid. Ever since then, she screams when I go anywhere close to her, but I don't think it's due to pain now, I think it's because she's scared of me and associates mommy with pain. She's fine when my husband goes to pet her, now....and she's a mama's girl.
Vet said it was not the first time he's seen it but that they had no name for it - he felt it was a virus.
Our other two are totally unaffected (other than Sprout who is affected by worry for Bella).
It is now Monday morning at 8:40am. Bella has not vomited nor has she had diarrhea since around 2am Sunday morning...but she is refusing food, water and movement. I am feeding her via syringe, and she is gulping it down, but will not take anything on her own. Thus far I have 1.5 TBSP of food in her and syringes of water.
The vet said that unless she stops accepting this, don't bring her in...as it is causing undue stress. He feels confident she will eat on her own no later than this evening, and she IS showing signs of improvement (she's wagging her tail and panting when Sprout goes near her (she adores him).
I asked the vet if she could have gotten something from Gypsy (new puppy) and he said "not likely, but watch them very closely, because if THEY start to get sick you need to take action immediately". Sprout is a senior at 14 years and Gypsy is only a babydog...so they'll both go downhill fast if they get sick.
So far neither one is showing any signs of being ill.
Has anyone else had this weird "mystery" illness like Bella has?
What is it? IE: is there a name for it?
Some things to consider:
Bella is an indoor dog - she did not pick up anything outside.
I keep our floors immaculately clean - nothing on them at all apart from hardwood. I use Healthy Habitat to clean with.
The garbage can has a lid on it and it's impossible for them to get into it.
She has not changed food at all in the last 2.5 years (apart from the w/d gastro wet food the vet gave us but that was AFTER she was sick)
No new toys or treats
...what is this nasty crud that is finding a home in my kiddo?
--- I should also add that Bella has a yeasty beasty ear. She was given Mometamax for that and he said it is completely unrelated.