Krissy is on her way to the vet!!!!!

[crystalsmom]

Originally Posted by chachi

Wow thats the first time I have ever heard of that. That would have scared the living daylights out of me too. Good thoughts and prayers that she doesnt have any more episodes

I have never heard of anything like this either and if it were me I would get another opinion. Prayers coming from me as well. Does your vet know how many times she has collapsed?

[Jeri Cunningham]

We no problems today Krissy ate and ate and ate and ate. She ate slowly and was fully relaxed not dropping to the floor, fainting or anything.
I keep hoping she will get the hint that the food is not going to go away. Here she is on the floor so stuffed she looks 9 months pregnant!

She is no longer stressed or hyper like she was before but I am really worried about her weight as this cannot be healthy. We are going to walk her a mile every evening to counter act the over eating and see if she goes back to normal.

I spend hours on the web looking for any info like her issue but didn't find anything.

[Jeri Cunningham]

Originally Posted by ARCHIE

They even have low calorie snacks. I bought them once for my grandpup,
Harley, a pug with enough weight on him to never eat again. My vet had
them. I never heard of such a thing, poor baby.
Thank heavens it wasn't anything life threatening.
Was she a rescue Jeri?

I got so low calorie snacks today and we are switching to low cal food for the adults as they could all use it.

Funny thing is we got her at 12 weeks and she never had food issues before. She turned three in May and went from 9 lbs to over 11 lbs. Same food, excerise everything. We had tons of blood work, xrays, and test done about a month ago to see why she had changed. That was when they suggested no more free feeding as nothing was wrong.

Only new thing was adding Darla and Spanky to the pack and actually her issues started prior to getting them.

This is truely a mystery???

[Breezeaway]

OMG poor thing , she looks like she is going to burst. When I have horses that eat to fast , I put large rocks in the feed bucket so they cant eat that fast they have to eat around the rocks .

[katelin]

Jeri, I'm so glad that she is doing okay. What a strange set of circumstances. Just never heard of anything like that before. It is strange that she looks so stuffed and still acts hungry. I think your plan for exercise is a good one. Best wishes.

[Bizzymammabee]

Hey Jeri there are some bowls that have little sections in it so it limits how much they eat at a time. Lemme get you a link. That might actually help in her case all around.

[Bizzymammabee]

Jeri,

If you go to kvvetsupply.com and punch in brake-fast dog food bowl - item number: 82759 you will see what I mean...I think this can be the end to your problems of her over eating and being able to leave the food out. I am attaching the link but you might have to use the item name/number to find it because sometimes their link acts up when you send it:

KV Vet Supply / KV HealthLinks - Pet, equine & livestock supplies / Quality nutrition for you!

[mscat]

Hi Jeri,
The one thing that comes to mind is that Krissy may have a thyroid problem . If this is the case, then she could put on weight easily. In the picture she looks "pregnant" . My Suzi is 7.5 lbs, and is only 5 1/2 months . She does not look pudgy or bloated though. Did the vet check her sugar levels? If Krissy is having sudden spikes in blood sugar levels this could explain why she falls over after eating .

[Jeri Cunningham]

Originally Posted by mscat

Hi Jeri,
The one thing that comes to mind is that Krissy may have a thyroid problem . If this is the case, then she could put on weight easily. In the picture she looks "pregnant" . My Suzi is 7.5 lbs, and is only 5 1/2 months . She does not look pudgy or bloated though. Did the vet check her sugar levels? If Krissy is having sudden spikes in blood sugar levels this could explain why she falls over after eating .

We had lots of blood work done about a month ago when she started gaining weight and blood sugar levels were fine. That is what amazes me we had over 500.00 in testing done prior to starting a diet just in case. I just ordered three of the bowls that Bizzymammabee sugested and will use them from now on. I think Krissy regrets eating so much she could not jump on the chair even. I am afraid to move the food because she checks to make sure it is there now. I hope tomorrow she eats less!

This is crazy!

[Bizzymammabee]

Krissy is probably feeling sick to her tummy for eating so much. That is also a bad problem because bloat that they can get from eating like that can cause some intestinal problems as well. Hopefully you get the bowl fast. I might get one myself. I offered the dogs the new merricks before grain and I can hardly put down that bowl before they are attacking it.

[Lisa and Pic]

Poor Krissy....Sounds like you are trying everything. Hope she is able to eat less tomorrow.

[andibaby]

Aaaahhh! She does look pregnant. Poor baby-that has to be miserable. I hope you can get this all worked out-sounds like you are doing a really good job. She looks how I feel on Thanksgiving .

[PANAMA69]

Oh Jeri she so bless for having a mommy like you, who care for her, Phoebe, Melody and Shayna can't wait to give her puppy kisses

[Jeri Cunningham]

OK we took Krissy on a walk to our local park where they play music on Thursday nights. She was not eating at all but got very excited. She fell down twice, the first time I picked her up right away and she was fine. The second time she was with my husband and she layed there for a minute and it seemed like hours! She got up like nothing was wrong.

I guess it is back to the vet to see if it is something treatable.

I finally found this web site and it explains exactly what is happening. I will print the info for the vet:
Dog Fainting or collapse

Pray Krissy will be OK............

[Jeri Cunningham]

Here is what I'm taking to the vet:

3. Collapse or Fainting. Acute collapse is a sudden loss of strength causing your dog to fall and be unable to rise. Some dogs that suddenly collapse will actually lose consciousness. This is called fainting or syncope. Some dogs recover very quickly and look essentially normal just seconds to minutes after collapsing, whereas others stay in the collapsed state until helped. All the reasons for collapse or fainting are serious and should not be ignored. See your veterinarian immediately.

Acute collapse is a sudden loss of strength causing your dog to fall and be unable to rise. In acute collapse, your pet falls to the ground either into a sitting position (hind limb collapse) or a lying position (complete collapse). Some dogs that suddenly collapse will actually lose consciousness. This is called fainting or syncope. Some dogs recover very quickly and look essentially normal just seconds to minutes after collapsing, whereas others stay in the collapsed state until helped.

Acute collapse is usually caused by a disorder of one of the following:
• The nervous system (brain, spinal cord, nerves)
• The musculoskeletal system (bones, joints, muscles)
• The circulation (heart, blood vessels, blood)
• The respiratory system (mouth, nose, throat, lungs)

I am going to ask for xrays to see if it is a blockage, if not them I want an MRI to see if it is a nervious system issue.
My vet hospital has 5 vets there so I will request they all consult on this to figure it out.

I'll let everyone know what happens.