I took Pixie to the er vet tonight.

[lelemommy]

I'm sorry to hear that Pixie is not feeling well. I hope that she is feeling better this morning.

I was reading your post and something caught my eye. You use a little gate. My little Emmie is scared to death of the baby gate. Everything was fine until my daughter let it fall. It did not hit Emmie but she doesn't want anything to do with it. She will go out of her way to stay away from it.
This is just a thought. Maybe the gate got dropped and the noise scared her.

I do hope she is feeling better.

[megansmomma]

Originally Posted by kjc

There was an earthquake in Southern Illinois yesterday, June 7... looks like some storms coming your way by Friday...

Patti doesn't live in Southern IL..........she is way north probably 7 or 8 hours by car.

So how old is Pixie? I'm not sure what to think of what has been going on with your little girl. I'm wondering if you took a really good look all over her body to see if there is something that might be causing her pain. Her collar, a knot, little sticker?

[AllDogBoots]

Patti I'm so sorry about Pixie. I know how frustrating this must be for you. Keeping your little girl in my prayers.

[Princess10]

I'm so sorry about Pixie. I hope the source of her discomfort is discovered soon. Sending thoughts & prayers.

[Teresa Ford]

Hope You can find out what is making Pixie afraid. Racking my brain for other stories I have heard about this kind of thing. KJC covered almost everything I thought of. Keep us updated. Prayers and hugs

[susan lynn]

Sorry to hear Pixie is not herself. Could one of your other dogs done something to scare her. My Tessie is very nervous and easily scared. Her thing now is to hide under the kitchen table on a chair because our new little girl Sassy picks on her. Hope you find the cause of her discomfort.

[Maximo]

How frustrating for you, Patti. Sending prayers for Pixie that whatever is troubling her can be identified and fixed soon.

[Patti]

Thanks for all the support. I am trying hard not to panic. Pixie slept well last night. I did give her the tramadol though. First thing this morning she wanted to be on the other side of the gate. I don't think she is afraid of the gate as she sleeps right up against it on both sides. The vet did a very thorough manual exam and full body Xrays and an ultrasound. She has her yearly blood work last month and all was good. Her Xrays showed no back/spine issues, no stones, FB etc. She had a lot of gas/air in her tummy but he said since she has been panting that could be why. Her bladder looked small (normal) lungs, heart etc normal. The only thing that showed up was a slight rt hip degeneration. She is eating normally and pooping normally. But not as enthusiastic about eating and treats as usual. Yesterday and today I saw her bite at her but and then scratch her belly but that isn't really that unusual. I left early to do my volunteer day at the shelter and I came back early to check on her. I left the gate open and put another little animal ex pen up so she could stay where she has been wanting to but not go into the rest of the house. My husband said she was acting pretty normal and spent some time on both sides of the gate. Since I have been home she has been on the other side of the gate and not coming back by me and the rest of the dogs. I don't have a clue what is going on. I am thinking of getting them some type of special chew to see if that distracts her. I have a couple with sensitive tummies so any suggestions on what type of chews may be good? Thanks

[Ellie May]

Did she get the Tramadol this morning?

Unfortunately, disc issues don't exactly show up on xray. It really doesn't sound like that is the problem anyway, but it always has to be a concern when they are acting strange and painful. She isn't stretching more than usual or laying in odd positions, reluctance to jump or climb, right?

[107barney]

Did they run bloodwork?

[gidget529]

My little Cricket had sensitive tummy issues since a young dog. She would act like she was in pain, the only thing that would show was air in intestines. I eventually went to boiled chicken and rice for quite some time. The vet would give short-term pain meds to get her through it.

I'm not sure that is what is going on, but I thought I'd put it out there.

I will continue to keep her and mommy in my prayers that it will pass or will get some answers.

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by 107barney

Did they run bloodwork?

I think it should be redone also. Can't hurt and you don't want to miss anything.

Originally Posted by gidget529

My little Cricket had sensitive tummy issues since a young dog. She would act like she was in pain, the only thing that would show was air in intestines. I eventually went to boiled chicken and rice for quite some time. The vet would give short-term pain meds to get her through it.

I'm not sure that is what is going on, but I thought I'd put it out there.

I will continue to keep her and mommy in my prayers that it will pass or will get some answers.

When they act weird and painful, along with the back, the intestines are the other concern. Something to talk to the vet about. Tramadol should theoretcially help the pain wherever it's coming from (for the most part).

[kdhawks]

I am sorry to hear that Pixie has been acting strange. I hope you and your vet can figure out what is bothering her. I will keep Pixie in my thoughts.

[kjc]

Originally Posted by Patti

Thanks for all the support. I am trying hard not to panic. Pixie slept well last night. I did give her the tramadol though. First thing this morning she wanted to be on the other side of the gate. I don't think she is afraid of the gate as she sleeps right up against it on both sides. The vet did a very thorough manual exam and full body Xrays and an ultrasound. She has her yearly blood work last month and all was good. Her Xrays showed no back/spine issues, no stones, FB etc. She had a lot of gas/air in her tummy but he said since she has been panting that could be why. Her bladder looked small (normal) lungs, heart etc normal. The only thing that showed up was a slight rt hip degeneration. She is eating normally and pooping normally. But not as enthusiastic about eating and treats as usual. Yesterday and today I saw her bite at her but and then scratch her belly but that isn't really that unusual. I left early to do my volunteer day at the shelter and I came back early to check on her. I left the gate open and put another little animal ex pen up so she could stay where she has been wanting to but not go into the rest of the house. My husband said she was acting pretty normal and spent some time on both sides of the gate. Since I have been home she has been on the other side of the gate and not coming back by me and the rest of the dogs. I don't have a clue what is going on. I am thinking of getting them some type of special chew to see if that distracts her. I have a couple with sensitive tummies so any suggestions on what type of chews may be good? Thanks

The other thing I'm thinking is this: She's feeling off, not 100%. Sometimes in multidog households, the other dogs may try to attack the one not feeling well. Don't know if you've witnessed that type of behavior, but I have. I would recommend that you assist her in any efforts she's making to isolate/protect herself (as you have by putting up the extra pen outside the gate for her), but I'm thinking maybe something a little more secure, like a spare room with the door closed so the other dogs cannot get to her. At least until you discover what's going on with her. This may sound drastic, but it's worth doing.

How is she when it's just you and her together?

[gidget529]

I just noticed blood work was done a month ago. You might want to have some blood work repeated. Things can change in a month, especially if there is an acute process going on.

Just a thought with the air in the intestines, a pancreatitis test - it could be early onset. (It is a blood test)

I don't know anything about how they diagnose disc problems in canines. Crystal says they're not always seen on x-ray. I'm not sure what tests it does show on in vet med?