Mojo wasn’t feeling well this morning.

[hnybun128]

Mojo wasn’t feeling well this morning. The day before yesterday, he had a little loose stool, so I gave him a bit of plain yogurt. Yesterday he had normal stools, so I thought the yogurt did the trick. Well, the dogs started barking at about 6 this morning. Normally, they’ll sleep as long as it’s dark out, but very occasionally they do bark at the cats running amuck early in the morning. I got up to check on them and the puppy pad in their ex-pen was full of diarrhea and it looked liked Mojo may have vomited up a bunch of diarrhea, as well. He’s actually never been a poop eater, so I was really surprised. Well, he was acting very tired & was refusing food & water, so that just increased my worry. I called my vet’s office (thank God they have an answering service) and their service paged the vet on call. Thankfully, the vet called me maybe two minutes after I got off the phone with the answering service. Our vet’s office is a partnership, but we’ve only seen the woman vet. The vet that called me back was the man. Thankfully, he was super nice and very helpful. He told me to give Mojo one quarter of a 10mg Pepcid AC, wait an hour, and then try a couple tablespoons of boiled chicken and rice. If he tolerates that well, he said to give him more in a couple hours and I can begin mixing it in with his regular food after 24 hours.

Seriously, I was so scared when Mojo was acting all listless this morning! I was terrified he would dehydrate. The closest emergency vet is nearly an hour away from me, so it is reassuring to know that we have access to our vet whether the office is open or not. The answering service said they only refer patients to the emergency vet between 11pm and 5 am.

Anyway, when I got home from the grocery store with Mojo’s supplies, Mr. Mojo was back to his normal self. Apparently, once you vomit everything up, your tummy feels much better and you perk up. Thankfully, he seems to be tolerating the chicken and rice, so hopefully he is on the mend and we won’t have any more problems.

On a side note, Maci was actually barking at me when I was shredding the boiled chicken and mixing it into the rice! She was sitting in the middle of the kitchen floor, staring at me and barking, she wanted it so bad! I swear, you’d think we starve the poor baby! She’s like a little land shark and wants to eat EVERYTHING, especially people food. I had to take Mojo into a separate room so he could eat in peace.

Mojo is happy as a clam right now, watching out the living room window so he can bark at passersby and the occasional squirrel. I'm sorry this is so long, but it was so scary when Mojo was sick this morning and I am so incredibly relieved he is feeling so much better. I really can't imagine life without him.

[yorkietalkjilly]

Oh, isn't it scary when they are sick? I just about die when Tibbe shows anything in the way of symptoms or acts oddly. Just be ready to get him into the vet should syptoms recur because most of these little guys are so small and don't have a lot of reserve and a couple bouts of diarrhea and vomiting can sure merit a checkup by the vet just to be sure all is really okay. I hope Mojo is just fine and has a great day! Hugs to you and Mojo from Tibbe and me.

[hnybun128]

Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

Oh, isn't it scary when they are sick? I just about die when Tibbe shows anything in the way of symptoms or acts oddly. Just be ready to get him into the vet should symptoms recur because most of these little guys are so small and don't have a lot of reserve and a couple bouts of diarrhea and vomiting can sure merit a checkup by the vet just to be sure all is really okay. I hope Mojo is just fine and has a great day! Hugs to you and Mojo from Tibbe and me.

Aww, thank you for the well wishes. They are very much appreciated. One of the things that reassured me was finding out that our vet does do emergency appointments. I'd much rather wait 5 minutes for our vet to get to the office than have to drive an hour to the emergency vet! Our vet did say he would need to see him today if Mojo vomited or had diarrhea again because these little guys do dehydrate so easily. He then asked me to call the office tomorrow morning either way so they knew how Mojo was doing. I love my vet.

[yorkietalkjilly]

Oh, thank goodness you have a good vet to call on. Sounds like little Mojo is in good hands but hopefully it is just something he ate that upset him briefly and he's all over it. Tibbe is 4 and has really only vomited once after eating grass and I was so scared I had keys and his carrier ready to rush him to the vet if it happened again - but it didn't. He slept a good deal that Sunday afternoon, even though I waked him frequently checking on his ability to rouse, his breathing/heart rate, gums, pupils. So he was fine and by evening seemed to be his old self, but when they do actually vomit or have diarrhea, all my senses are alerted and get worried. Tibbe weighs only 5.3 lbs. so he cannot afford to lose much in the way of fluid. I am so glad you are one of those who doesn't wait until after 3 days of vomiting and diarrhea and post on here asking what to do. It is so good to know Mojo has a mommy who will get him best care as soon as it is needed! Here's praying Mojo and mommy have a good Sunday with no vet visits needed.

[shodanusmc]

Glad he is feeling better. When Maxine does that, we give her a small dose of Baby Mylican. Usually her stomach will rumble letting us know something is up. Scary for sure. Glad you have a couple of good vets to depend on. Here, it seems we have an entire staff of vets on retainer.

[puppyluvinmomma]

So glad Mojo is doing much better.

[Lovetodream88]

Glad Mojo is doing better and I hope he keeps doing well. It sounds like you have an awesome vet.

[yorkieusa]

So glad Mojo is feeling better. You really should start feeding Maci.

[Patti]

I am glad Mojo is feeling better.

[LovinOurYorkies]

So glad it wasn't anything serious; and happy to hear Mojo's feeling much better.

[hnybun128]

Ugh, he just had a tiny bit more diarrhea. He is sleeping with me tonight and we are going to the vet first thing in the morning! Please pray we don't have to go during the night...

[Perrella]

Just read this and was thankful Mojo was feeling so much better. Then I saw he had a little of the "big D" again. Glad you are taking him in to be checked in the morning...you are such a good mommy!
Sending prayers and good thoughts for Mojo
Will check back to see how he's doing tomorrow.

[Princess Belle]

Just said a prayer for your precious baby. Hope he has a restful night.

[yorkieusa]

Let us know how he does overnight and what the vet says. It may have been a little left over from whatever.

[southernbelle04]

Hope Mojo feels better today!