My Lucy keeps throwing up and won't eat!!
 

My yorkie Lucy is 3 years old but I have only had her since last October. She has been very healthy since we got her, ate well, very active, but the last few weeks she has had some issues. A couple of weeks ago she was shaking uncontrollably for two days so on the second day I took her to the Vet, she had 103 temp and her throat was really red and inflamed so the Vet gave her a couple of shots and an antibiotic to take for 10 days (which she finished last week). She seemed fine after that for a few days but she did start to become a finicky eater, while her throat was sore I gave her soft canned food with her dry dog food and she ate that fine a few times but the last two days she hasn't eaten hardly at all. Today she has not eaten any food at all other than a couple of small treats and one small rawhide and she had thrown up all of it, she has thrown up 6 times already today. She is drinking water and urinating but no poop today (but she hasn't eaten much). I am not sure what is going on, I just thought she was being finicky but now with her throwing up I am really concerned. She seems to have energy (but not her usual) we went for a short walk and about half way she looked up and wanted me to carry her (which is unlike her). I plan on taking her to the Vet again on Monday if she is not better. Since she is drinking water I know she won't get dehydrated but if she is eating and throwing up I don't want her to have low blood sugar....HELP....any ideas or suggestions for me would be greatly appreciated!!

I'm sorry your girl is sick. She may be drinking water, but with all of the vomiting, she can easily become dehydrated, and possibly hypoglycemic. The water will probably make her want to vomit more.

I would take her to an emergency vet today.

Rawhides can cause blockages.

I agree, she needs to be seen today! I would not wait until Monday. This could be minor, but also could be major such as pancreatitis or an intestinal blockage.
I would take her to an emergency clinic!

Take her to the er vet. I had a similar incident with Rosie in January. With her throwing up 6 times she needs to be seen.

I agree with everyone else. That is a lot of throwing up. She needs to see a vet asap.

Throwing up alot especially in hot weather can be extremely dangerous. Please go to a vet asap.

Also, try bully sticks instead of rawhides, rawhides can cause alot of issues.


please keep us updated.

I'm sorry to her that your baby girl is sick. if i were you i would take her to the vet and see if she's sick.She also may not be getting enough water and is dehydrated. I'm very sorry and hope she gets better soon.

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Nothing I can add that has not been suggested. BEst of luck.

Definitely needs to been seen ASAP. I will be thinking of your baby. Please keep us posted.

Still not eating..
 

Thanks for all the replies. I do agree she needs to be seen and I am looking into an emergency vet clinic in this area (we just moved a few months ago). I tried to give her a small piece of bread and she even rejected that so she is not feeling good. I gave her some pepto a couple of days ago when she seemed to have some stomach upset (she was not puking then) and that seemed to help but I don't want to do that again...any ideas on pepto and does anyone have any other suggestions to make her comfortable until I can get her over there??!!
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I would not give any medication/remedy without knowing what the problem is. There are many things that could be causing Lucy's illness.

With that much vomiting, I would withhold food and give her system a rest.

How much does she weigh?
Are her gums pink and moist?
Are her inner ears hot to the touch?

These little ones can go down fast. I strongly recommend getting her to a 24-hour vet.

I agree. She really needs to go now. Google vets in your area and get to an er vet asap. Also, I don't know about this. Maybe someone with more knowledge can jump in. But I think after throwing up that many times you may want to give her some nutracal. Can someone tell if this is good to do at this point?

She has to be seen tonight. Not wanting to eat much for two days is bad enough. Vomiting 6+ times and lethargy too - this should not wait. No drugs until after the vet sees her. Withhold food for now (because her stomach needs a rest and because on the off chance it's a blockage, that isn't going to help the surgeon any).


There is almost always an ER vet withing a couple hours. Hopefully you have found one and are on your way.

Here are some vets in your area. Don't know how close to you but it is a start.

Alexandria Veterinarians in Alexandria MN Yellow Pages by SuperPages


This one says it provides emergency care. ALEXANDRIA VETERINARY CLINIC Alexandria, MN

http://alexvet.com/

Doctor on call 24 hours a day, 7 days weekly (320-762-8112)

I see you are still online. I was hoping you had gotten her to an ER vet or were on your way.:( Please keep us posted. I would not recommend trying to medicate her with anything without seeing a vet.

Update
 

Thanks for the advice. I just spoke to an emergency vet and he suggested the same thing, no food for 12 hours and to let her lick on an ice cube so that is what she is doing right now. He suggested that if she becomes less active or more depressed to call back and he will meet me right away but so far she licked quite a bit of the ice cube and is now resting on my husbands lap.

Lucy is approx 6.5 pounds
Her gums are pink and seem to be moist
Her ears are not warm at all


I have tried posting three times but it will not show up!!:aimeeyork

Update
 

Thanks for the advice. I just spoke to an emergency vet and he suggested the same thing, no food for 12 hours and to let her lick on an ice cube so that is what she is doing right now. He suggested that if she becomes less active or more depressed to call back and he will meet me right away but so far she licked quite a bit of the ice cube and is now resting on my husbands lap.

Lucy is approx 6.5 pounds
Her gums are pink and seem to be moist
Her ears are not warm at all

Update
 

Hi all! Just got back from the emergency vet visit and Lucy is going to be okay. She has an irritated stomach and he gave her a shot of B12 and also two other shots;one for the irritation and another was penicillin. He said she has no signs of pancreatitis or anything else serious. We are to give her no food tonight and tomorrow only give her very small amounts.
Thank you all for your advice and I know I will be able to sleep a little better now, maybe with only one eye open and not both! :wink:

She is very tired now from the stress of going to the Dr and getting shots but I think she will be alright!
:aimeeyork:thumbup::)

I am very happy to read your update! Sending best wishes for Lucy that she feels better soon.

Definitely start with a very small amount of food and make sure she keeps it down for an hour or two. Bland food would be best, maybe a little plain boiled chicken breast and white rice. Very small amounts, never exceed the equivalent measurement of what she would eat in kibble. In this case, you want to feed less.

Good night!

Thanks
 

Thank you, I will probably do the boiled chicken and rice and yes very small amounts. Any other recommendations for bland food that is good for her? I feed her Nutro for small adult dogs and she liked it a lot when I got it but now I wonder if I will have to change since she is becoming more finicky with her eating.

*Random question but how do you put a picture on the side of the reply? I just signed up for this today and I am slowly learning how to work this site.

Thanks again!! :)

That is outstanding. Now, you too can feel better.

I'd go ahead and switch to another food when she is done with chicken and rice. Google Nutro. That could be part of the problem.

Has she been pooping? Did the vet do bloodwork and xrays?

I agree
 

I see Nutro is not a good choice for Lucy now. Funny thing is my old vet recommended it (they didn't sell it) so I thought it would be best for her....I guess that is not the case so I will be slowly switching her to something else. In the meantime I am boiling some chicken-don't have any rice-and I will see if she will eat that. I will get some rice later today. I also need to figure out what new food would be best for her so I have a lot to do today!!

Thanks again for everyone's advice and support-I am so happy I found this site!! :D

I hope Lucy will be feeling much better today.:)

I am so glad Lucy is going to be fine. I know Wellness makes plain dog food for dogs with sensitive stomachs. My dog and my parents dog will eat it when they aren't feeling well. Normally they eat Wellness Super 5 for small breeds, but as I said, Wellness makes a plain dog food, too.

:cheer:Way to go Lucy!:cheer: I am so happy it was nothing serious. Hope you got "some" sleep last night.;)

Thank you again...
 

Lucy is feeling much better :cheer:
I boiled a chicken breast and I gave her a very small helping this morning and she has kept that down for several hours so I gave her another small helping and I am hoping that will stay down too.

Weird thing is I fed it to her by hand the first time and the second time I put it in her bowl and she acted like she was afraid to go up to her bowl and eat it so I had to put a few pieces by the bowl on the floor and she slowly went up to it so I think that she thinks the food was making her sick and she is pretty smart so it's time for a change for sure!!

She isn't 100% herself yet but I think as she eats more she will get a little more energy back and get to feeling great again!
I am sooo happy I found this site and I again thank all of you for the support and advice!! :bananna::woohoo::yorkiej::ghug::mademyday:dogprin ts

Thanks again...
 

ucy is feeling much better :cheer:
I boiled a chicken breast and I gave her a very small helping this morning and she has kept that down for several hours so I gave her another small helping and I am hoping that will stay down too.

Weird thing is I fed it to her by hand the first time and the second time I put it in her bowl and she acted like she was afraid to go up to her bowl and eat it so I had to put a few pieces by the bowl on the floor and she slowly went up to it so I think that she thinks the food was making her sick and she is pretty smart so it's time for a change for sure!!

She isn't 100% herself yet but I think as she eats more she will get a little more energy back and get to feeling great again!
I am sooo happy I found this site and I again thank all of you for the support and advice!! :bananna::woohoo::yorkiej::ghug::mademyday:dogprin ts

Thanks again...
 

Lucy is feeling much better :cheer:
I boiled a chicken breast and I gave her a very small helping this morning and she has kept that down for several hours so I gave her another small helping and I am hoping that will stay down too.

Weird thing is I fed it to her by hand the first time and the second time I put it in her bowl and she acted like she was afraid to go up to her bowl and eat it so I had to put a few pieces by the bowl on the floor and she slowly went up to it so I think that she thinks the food was making her sick and she is pretty smart so it's time for a change for sure!!

She isn't 100% herself yet but I think as she eats more she will get a little more energy back and get to feeling great again!
I am sooo happy I found this site and I again thank all of you for the support and advice!! :bananna::woohoo::yorkiej::ghug::mademyday:dogprin ts

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