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09-16-2008, 06:34 PM | #1 |
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| Very Bloated My yorkie is about 13 years old and within the past couple weeks she has become increasingly bloated. She's become bloated before, but never like this. Her stomach looks as if it could have a litter of puppies in it. She isn't acting normal either. She hasn't eaten the past couple days, and in the past couple days it has gotten increasingly worse. She can no longer walk normally because it is so badly bloated. We finally got her to eat tonight when we hand fed her and positioned the bowl right up in her face. Perhaps she wasn't eating because she cannot adjust her body into a position that would enable her to. She also isn't laying down. She'll sit up when we sit with her on the couch. We took her to the vet recently, but it was before the bloating got as bad as it is now. They said they could run tests, but they wouldn't be able to operate because of her age. Any ideas on what could be wrong? She doesn't squirm when we rub her belly, so it is not extremely enflammed or anything, but we don't want to press too hard to see. |
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09-16-2008, 06:46 PM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | There are some tummy things that can wait. With the abdomen and bloating, it can be really dangerous. With what you're describing - *severe* bloating, loss of appetite, not being able to lay down, not being able to walk - you really need to get her in ASAP. That is really, really severe bloating. I'm really sorry, but I just wouldn't suggest anything other than getting her in asap. Can you get her in yet tonight? Is she drinking? Are her gums pink or white? What are her bowels doing?
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09-16-2008, 07:17 PM | #3 |
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| You need to take her to the vet asap. What you describe as bloating could be her abdomen filling up with fluid which could mean her heart is failing. Her liver could be enlarged. Really, it could be a number of things. Only through testing can your vet find out what is causing the bloating. The treatment might not be surgical at all. Congestive heart failure, for instance, is treated with medication. Please take her to the vet. |
09-17-2008, 08:13 AM | #4 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Just checking for an update. Hope this baby is okay.
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09-17-2008, 09:48 AM | #5 |
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| We called the vet and they are suppose to get back to us later today. |
09-17-2008, 11:00 AM | #6 |
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| I would have been beating down the doors to get my baby into the Vets. if that happen. That is VERY serious and she could die. Did they give you a reason why they can't operate on her? He age should not be the problem at all. If this Vet. sends you home without a solid diagnosis I'd go straight to the animal emergency hospital. Thoughts and prayers coming your way.
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09-17-2008, 03:08 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | My 11 year old pom who has Cushing's Disease and liver disease started getting more bloated and felt squishy when I picjed her up, she also wouldn't eat and would not lay down all the way, she would lay there with her head up and I took her in and she was in congestive heart failure. The vet gave her a shot immediately to get fluid off her and a diuretic and Encard a heart medicine and she was so much improved in 2 days. She started breathing hard and not laying down again so I uuoed her diurectic today and if that doesn't help I will take her in. But they can help make your baby more comfortable no matter what so I hope they see her soon. Keeping her in my prayers. Please keep us posted.
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09-17-2008, 04:35 PM | #8 |
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| my yorkie seems bloated too...i am trying to get her in tomorrow. monday it seemed that she had a little belly on her but today around 4pm it seemed like she got bigger. she is only 6 years old and she eats and lays down fine and walks around. i don't know but i have to make sure. it just don't look right to me. good luck with your dog.. |
10-17-2008, 03:22 PM | #9 |
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| my 9 yr old yorkie had the same symptoms. When I called the vet (Monday) snd explained to the receptionist the symptoms she made an appt. for Thurs. They thought it was pancreatitis and it turned out he had liver disease. My poor baby hung in there for 3 mos. of constant care and many many vet visits. Needless to say, after that experience I changed vets and found this forum. I wish I had it when I was going through all of that.
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10-22-2008, 10:16 PM | #10 |
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| You need to take her to the vets ASAP/ Has she been spayed? My sisters dogs stomach bloated bad and she had to have hers put to sleep. her vains shut down and its just a terrible death. Decreased risks of mammary tumors. (When an ovariohysterectomy (OHE) is performed prior to the first heat period in a female dog, the risk of mammary cancer later in life is less than 1%. When OHE is performed between the first and second heat periods the risk is about 8% of mammary cancer later in life. Anytime after the second heat period the risk of mammary cancer in female dogs is about 25%, whether an OHE is performed later, or not. This is perhaps the strongest argument for spaying female dogs.) -Decreased risk of developing pyometria (This is infection of the uterus and it occurs in roughly 8% of female dogs sometime during their life time. In dogs uterine infections are a greater risk than in other species, due to the unusual way in which dogs have estrus cycles. The long interval between cycles with a closed cervix leads to severe infections developing with minimal clinical signs and so the condition often is life threatening at the time it is discovered. ) |
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