Pls Help, Blood in vomit! please

[Ellie May]

What is the vet planning on doing about the high liver enzymes?

[Darcybaby]

Hi again
She said that is posible this levels to be from his gastritis and his problems with digestion.
I'm going to seek a second opinion from my moms vet,but tomorrow. I haven't slept for more than 26 hours and from the time we got home just trying to make him comfortable.
My conserns at the moment are should i feed him Pork canned Royal Canine intestinal formula(bc of this enzime levels) or just to continue with chiken and rice.
I realy hope he is Ok this evening and during the night bc is very dificult when i cant call a vet when I needed

[Darcybaby]

To Wylie's Mom
I looked at the ingridiens and the protein is only 8%. He likes it (he's never been fuzzy) I just Don't know is it Ok to start giving him only this or I have to mix it with some of his chiken and rice.He ate 4 small portions today every 2-3 hours and he drinks a lot from his electrolytes( i have to take the water away a few times)
Thank you again for all the support and advice

[Ellie May]

I would use the RC until he feels better.
The food has to be converted to a dry matter basis to know how much protein it contains. When the water is taken out, it would be much higher than 8%.
I wouldn't want to give pork either but he really does need an intestinal-friendly diet if it is gastritis. If he doesn't do well on it, you can always go back to chcken and rice.

[Darcybaby]

Thank you Ellie May
Can you tell me your conserns about his blood work.
I can recognise just 1/3 of the parameters.The vet said that the levels of the enzimes are just a little bit higher and the blood sugar as well, but we need to wait till he gets better and see then

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by Darcybaby

Thank you Ellie May
Can you tell me your conserns about his blood work.
I can recognise just 1/3 of the parameters.The vet said that the levels of the enzimes are just a little bit higher and the blood sugar as well, but we need to wait till he gets better and see then

I would retest after he feels better.
Liver enzymes need to be watched closely in Yorkies because they are prone to liver functioning problems. If the enzymes stay high, he needs a bile acids test. It wouldn't hurt to do one either way.

[Darcybaby]

he just went potty and his stools are still runny and black,what I should expect,when they will go back to normal
It turns out I have a lot of things to learn and ask
And despite all of this worries I'm so happy to find YT and all of you
All your help is greatly apreciated

[miabellaamoure]

Glad to hear that Darcy is doing better this morning! I agree that you should feed only as instructed by your Vet. This is just temporary.

I have a little one that I am fostering right now who's post op Bladder Stone Surgery. He must also be on a temporary diet right now that has almost all Protein stripped from it. As much as I'd like to sway from that diet and feed him like my own Yorkie's...I know it's for his own good right now.

Keep up the good work with Darcy!

[Darcybaby]

Originally Posted by miabellaamoure

I'll be online for the next couple of hours if you need support, ok?

Thank you very very much for being with me and for the support the last hours before our visit to the vet.

[Darcybaby]

A little bit late update
Darcy was Ok for three days and it started again with bloody stools. Another visit to the vet and we tested his stools for worms and some common viruses. They are all negative. We did an X-ray this morning and his small intestines are full of gas.
We going to do barium meal x-ray on Monday and we will see . Our vet said there can be two more things but we have to see the x-rays. She thinks it may be IBD(which explains the sugar levels and the liver enzymes in his bloodwork) or a thing we call here varicose intestines (if is this he may need a surgery)
I’ll post again on Monday or Tuesday .
Thanks again to all of you.

[laylagirl]

I just read your whole post and wanted to say i hope and will pray that your little guy will be ok.

[LadyMadonna51]

I , as well , just read all of this and wish you the best . It is so difficult when you do not know what you are up against and these dogs are so tiny . Best of luck.

[deb22]

Praying for your little guy...

[Darcybaby]

Hi to All
Here is an Update
We did X-rays all Monday and one on Tuesday (5 X-rays with barium meal)
The first one was right after he ate the meal and it shows that the food he eats doesn’t stay in his stomach longer than 5 minutes (he is hungry all the time),the second one half hour later shows his food moved to his small intestines and is close to his bowel .The last 3 showed that his food stay in his bowel more than normal and on Tuesday morning was still there.
The food passage moves very quick in the beginning and very slow at the end.
He was diagnosed with IBD and Ulcerative colitis (which may not be chronic for now)
We need to restore and regulate his intestinal movement first . She(our vet) gave him vitamins shot and a medicine we call Nivalin , but he was kind of dizzy after that. So I called her and we agreed to live him for awhile (till Monday) bc for me he is a bit stressed from our every day visits to the vet.(I’m going to use this days to make him feel happy with more fun and positive activities)
She asked me if I can find Sulfasalazine ,Azulfidine (we don’t have it here, only for humans and the pills are 500mg ) And I couldn’t and now we have to find something else.
He is on a intestinal vet formula diet (canned ) but we will switch to dry Intestinal or sensitive.I also have to boil flax seeds and to give him just the water or flaxseeds powder.
He’s doing fine so far ,he is very brave little boy and I hope he will be a healthy one soon.
Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers.
If someone have experience on how to deal with IBD ,any suggestions and advise will be appreciated.
Thank you again

[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by Darcybaby

He was diagnosed with IBD and Ulcerative colitis (which may not be chronic for now)

She asked me if I can find Sulfasalazine ,Azulfidine (we don’t have it here, only for humans and the pills are 500mg ) And I couldn’t and now we have to find something else.

Poor guy . Can you get the drug online? You could do a prescription online or via PetMeds - they may have to charge more for shipping, but at least you'd have the right drug.

For ibd, I'd get him on a probiotic, digestive enzymes, and some fiber. Do you have Benefiber there? It is tasteless and you only need to give a tiny dose for small dogs.

A fish-based diet can be of tremendous help to a dog w/ ibd - it is considered the most hypo-allergenic protein for dogs, in general. A homecooked fish diet would truly let the intestines rest and enable them to heal while you're giving supplements and meds. Did the vet talk about a homecooked diet? Or are you more comfortable w/ dry food?

Here is an article on ibd:

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Dogs