I am so upset right now-
My 8 year old yorkie has always been pretty healthy and when he is under the weather I know it. Well, a couple of weeks ago I broke my foot, and am virtually under house arrest for 6 weeks. A friend came over on Wednesday to bring me some food and snacks and she brought Sargie some duck treats/ She has a lhasa and I am sure she has fed the treats to her dog = she told me they are made in USA from some natural store (I asked after what happened). I mention this but don't think this is the cause...
I have no idea why but wednesday night Sargie got very restless (usually when he is ill he gets lethargic and won't eat - not the case). He kept moving all night and started scratching and biting his paws. On Thursday he seemed pretty normal but didn't want his favorite treat. He did eat dinner however. On Friday I thought he was getting over it (
pr that it was my imagination). He seemed quite normal and happy.(refused treat again tho). Then without warning he ran into the driveway and had horrible "red raspberry" diahrrea and vomited mucus with flecks of blood. We went immediately to vet.The vet gave him fluids and gave us an antibiotic and an appt for this morning and sent fecal sample for tests.Dog had a fever. He vomited again and got very lethargic and I stayed up most of the night; then at about 5 Am he got restless with the scratching and rubbing his chin on the bed. His teeth are bad and an issue and the vet said they may be the cause? at vets this morning his fever was gone, he was drinking lots of water and keeping it down, he gave him more fluids. No more vomiting. Had diahrrea this am but was tarry, which vet said was actually an improvement from the bloody mucus. All tests were negative for parasites and parvo. also said it isn't HGE.Vet thinks it is a virus, the teeth or something he ate. He is eating now (wouldn't take the Ensure so vet said give him a bit of his regular food which he wolfed down). My concern is that he is still scratching and rubbing his head like crazy, actually shedding hair. Then he is quiet for awhile, although breathing quickly. Then the scratching starts again. He sees the vet again Monday.
Vet said he can't do anything for scratching now because he is on antibiotic and recuperating.He thinks his bad teeth are involved. I am frightened that the bleeding will start again since this is how it began. Any ideas? Monday is a long way away! O'm hoping the lack of vomiting and diahrrea and his eating and drinking is a positive sign and I trust my vet biy he id obviously uncomfortablr with this scratching and head rubbing.
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