Please help....sick Puppy

[PrestigeousYT]

They should do an xray now.
Blockages are very bad news.
I lost a dog in Jan 07 due to a blockage he had two surgeries to save him and they didn't work. His blockage was in his intestines
I am saying prayers for you and your boy

Deana

[Ponyup]

The vet said he didn't think an x-ray was necessary and my other vet said that if it was a full blockage he wouldn't be able to keep anything down and he is keeping stuff down. They said he was dehydrated so they gave him fluids & told us to put him back on a bland diet of rice & cottage cheese for a few days & just monitor him. The doctor honestly believes he's just having trouble with something he ate. My husband will be home all day today & we'll both be home til wed. so we just have a to keep an eye on him. They'll keep the rest of his fluids incase he needs more. Please just keep him in your prayers....i hate that he feels bad.

[Ponyup]

I talked to my husband over lunch & he said logan is still refusing food. He is resting comfortable now though. So hopefully once he gets a little sleep he'll feel up to eating. If he doesn't eat or drink today will take him to the vet again tomorow for more tests.

since the doctor ruled out pancreatitis does anyone else have any ideas what we should look for.

[BobbyYorkie]

Bobby had a very simular experience a few months back. He was vomiting every hour. We had xrays done and he had a blockage. the vet did a test on him to see if the blockage was moving. Thankfully it was. We waited it out and he passed a Paper towel the next day. was fine after.

[Ladymom]

Originally Posted by PrestigeousYT

They should do an xray now.
Blockages are very bad news.
I lost a dog in Jan 07 due to a blockage he had two surgeries to save him and they didn't work. His blockage was in his intestines
I am saying prayers for you and your boy

Deana

I agree. A member on another forum lost her Maltese last Christmas when she swallowed a cellophane bag. She also had several surgeries, but didn't make it.

I thinks it's always better to be safe than sorry.

[cj125]

Prayers for you, hubby & Logan.

These little rascals can get into so much! I thought my Max was done teething but in the last 2 weeks he has been going crazy chewing and eating things he shouldn't - and he's never done this before. In 2 licks he literally took the elastic band out of Mia's hair and SWALLOWED it!!! Luckily it showed up in his poop the next day. Then he got car sick and I found a piece of flossie in it!!! I never let them have the last few inches so he must have found it in the back yard where he hid it! Our main bathroom door isn't closing tight and they've gotten in there and taken the tissue out of the garbage can! I'm tellin ya - he's been a pistal lately. I've been a nervous wreck about it so we didn't even finish putting up our tree! Oh well - next year. Better safe than sorry

[shelbysmom]

Does your husband have Nutracal available at the house? I would ask him to see if Logan will lick that off of his finger. If not, have him put a little on the roof of his mouth every few hours. Also see if you can get him to lick an ice cube? You can even put the nutracal on an ice cube if he will lick it?

Nutracal will perk him up a little PLUS it has the added benefit of helping with constipation.

Rice is great for settling a tummy but if he hasn't eaten much else it might add to his constipation issues???

Best wishes and I am sorry he has you so worried.

[Ponyup]

Originally Posted by shelbysmom

Does your husband have Nutracal available at the house? I would ask him to see if Logan will lick that off of his finger. If not, have him put a little on the roof of his mouth every few hours. Also see if you can get him to lick an ice cube? You can even put the nutracal on an ice cube if he will lick it?

Nutracal will perk him up a little PLUS it has the added benefit of helping with constipation.

Rice is great for settling a tummy but if he hasn't eaten much else it might add to his constipation issues???

Best wishes and I am sorry he has you so worried.

Thank you for the suggestions. We have some Karo syrup at home, I will tell him about putting that on an ice cube. We gave him Karo syrup when he was sick on sunday because he got the shakes & that did make him feel better. Will Karo syrup help with constipation also? The vet also put him on antibotics.

[bettyeanne]

Poor baby! Have you tried a little pumpkin? Just the canned kind with no spices added. That's very good for constipation and they usually love the taste too. Will be praying for Logan. Thanks for the updates!

[Sweetums]

Yikes, these babies will eat anything! Our family cooperated on the "no food from the table" rule on Christmas, but then the little stinker found some kind of plastic object she managed to chew on a good while before my husband discovered it and took it out of her mouth. It resembled one of those plastic plug-in safety covers for plugs. I have no idea where she found such a thing and we didn't know if she'd already eaten part of it. She started throwing up after her evening meal and threw up twice. We weren't sure if she was having difficulty because she hadn't gone out to poo since the morning and usually she does it 2-3 times a day. Or if she'd eaten part of the plastic. I noticed one small tiny little sliver of plastic in her throw-up.

Anyway, thank heavens she did her usual business the next morning, but in the afternoon in the car, she threw up again. She's done this before in the car, as though she gets car sick, so more confusion ensued as to what was wrong, if anything. I only fed her a little lean chicken that day all day, and she kept it down and seemed to be feeling fine. So far, knock on wood, she's been regular and keeping food down okay since. Otherwise I was going to get her in to see the vet today or tomorrow.

You can't take your eyes off them one minute. She'd eat an entire role of toilet paper if we didn't keep it hidden. She's tried before, but we caught her. At the moment, whenever we aren't watching, she tries to peel off pieces of our wallboard. So we have to know where she is every minute.

I hope you give us an update on how Logan is doing.

[shelbysmom]

Originally Posted by Ponyup

Thank you for the suggestions. We have some Karo syrup at home, I will tell him about putting that on an ice cube. We gave him Karo syrup when he was sick on sunday because he got the shakes & that did make him feel better. Will Karo syrup help with constipation also? The vet also put him on antibotics.

I think that I have read that people use Karo syrup for constipation? not sure. I "know" Nutracal works, have seen it in action. The other good thing about Nutracal is it is a dietary suppliment, will give him some nutrition while he isn't eating.

I am not a vet and don't want to encourage or discourage you from getting the xray. I am not sure what I would do about that. I am only making suggestions about what I would do if I chose to hometreat him. He has every reason to be constipated. Diet, stress and vomiting. PLus he seemed to feel good for one day? Would he have a good day if it was a blockage? I would get canned pumpkin and Nutracal and get him to lick ice cubes. I wouldn't give him anymore rice for now. He isn't vomiting right?

Good luck and keep us posted.

[Ponyup]

Originally Posted by bettyeanne

Poor baby! Have you tried a little pumpkin? Just the canned kind with no spices added. That's very good for constipation and they usually love the taste too. Will be praying for Logan. Thanks for the updates!

I might pick up a can of pumpkin on my way hom from work & give that a try. Logan usually never eats anything he's not supposed to & i watch him like a hawk at the in laws. The only bad things he likes to eat is tissue or paper, I'm kinda wonder if he maybe ate some christmas paper....that would probably be a bit hard to pass.

[Ponyup]

Originally Posted by shelbysmom

I think that I have read that people use Karo syrup for constipation? not sure. I "know" Nutracal works, have seen it in action. The other good thing about Nutracal is it is a dietary suppliment, will give him some nutrition while he isn't eating.

I am not a vet and don't want to encourage or discourage you from getting the xray. I am not sure what I would do about that. I am only making suggestions about what I would do if I chose to hometreat him. He has every reason to be constipated. Diet, stress and vomiting. PLus he seemed to feel good for one day? Would he have a good day if it was a blockage? I would get canned pumpkin and Nutracal and get him to lick ice cubes. I wouldn't give him anymore rice for now. He isn't vomiting right?

Good luck and keep us posted.

Nope no vomit. He just doesn't want to eat or drink & his stomach felt hard. When he pooped this morning my husband said he had a lot of trouble getting it out & then it like shot out & then some soft poop followed it. He seemed very uncomfortable in the stomach area this morning, but my husband said he's not acting like that anymore.

He was sick on sunday throwing up, but then in the afternoon he ate rice & cottage cheese & seemed to be doing better. He's been acting totally fine since then until this morning. If it is a blockage I'm gonna guess it's happened more recently then the weekend. The only thing I can do is follow the doctors instructions and wait. I will try the canned pumpkin though when I get home.

[Ponyup]

I put a call into my other vet. I guess i'm just not much for this sit & wait crap. Hopefully she'll call me back soon. I guess it's good i don't have a lot of work to concentrate on.

[littlewhip]

Iam so very sorry your baby is sick, sending good thoughts and prayers.