Swollen stomach, lethargic - not sure what to do Bubba is not himself tonight, usually begs for a carrot or treat when I come home and instead he has just stayed in his bed. He is lethargic - his stomach seems distended. Gums seems fine. Nose is a bit warm. Do you think I should try some pumpkin?? - which I will have to go buy, and I hate to leave him Any ideas?? |
he hasnt pooped? do you hear his belly gurgling? is he drinking?? VERY important he drinks they dehydrate FAST |
Has he eaten lots of food today? They can "bloat" if they do and it's quite dangerous. Poor baby, I hope he will be OK. The reason I wondered ... my daughter works for a vet and they lost a little Pug this week with the same symptoms. She was a little rescue and the lady "free fed". They did emergency surgery but it was too late. I will be praying for little Bubba. |
I was thinking gas??? Bellas belly was so bloated and they did x ray and she was full of gas from clostridium. Very easily fixed but scary. I gave yogurt with probiotics to help with the gas it worked. |
all he has had is 1/4 a cup of food this morning, with fish oil and water. I'm not sure when the last time he drank. I did see him drink last around noon or 1 pm - but I was gone later, so he could have drank some more I'm not hearing any gurgly noises from his tummy I do have some plain yogurt - do you think I should try that?? I did put him out a bit ago and he did go out and lift his leg |
I wouldn't think that 1/4 cup of food would be too much. Maybe it is just gas. Poor baby ... have you called your vet? |
gosh im not sure....is he used to yogurt? I use it for the probiotics to help digestive tract and bad bacteria getting out of hand. Both mine have had clostridium before so i use it for maintainence. they had very gurggly bellies and gas that ran us from the room! Also runny stool :( maybe he just doesnt feel good. I hope he feels better soon and if he drinks thats a good step. Obviously he hasnt over eaten if you dont free feed so thats good too. The good thing is they dont need to drink a ton to hydrate. wonder what makes his belly upset tho. Bellas was hard as a rock when she had gas...it was sad :( |
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Do you think I should try some chicken broth -- I know I probably can't make magic broth as good as you! |
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well im not sure....maybe try the broth and see if he will eat it. then if he eats maybe yogurt later. |
ok, I'll go try the broth. He got up and went back into the kitchen - this is just not like him :( Plus I have some herbs my vet gave him when he had an stomach virus before - I'll give him some of that too |
Is his tummy hard or soft (does it give a bit?)? Why don't you palpate around his tummy (push here and there about an inch/inch and a 1/2 inward) - make sure there isn't terrible pain present. Giving yogurt should be fine. Do you have Pepto on hand? If so, give 1/2 tsp now, then another in an hour. :) |
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Do you think the yogurt would be a better bet than the broth? :confused: No Pepto in the house or anything like that |
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