Hot Rod not feeling well
 

Hot Rod is not feeling well tonight. He was perfectly fine this morning. We were playing and running around. He's been eating and pooping pretty much on schedule. He's pooped today already. I thought it might be that he needed to do this again, as he normally goes 2x a day but hubby took him out and he had no interest.

Long story short, he has not eaten today but has drank water. He's even refused sweet potato but did eat a strand of spaghetti. Last night we were doing some tricks and I was treating with Nature's logic kibble--first time they each have had it. Maggie May is perfectly fine.

He's been wanting in my arms tonight and now he's starting to shake as I have on a pillow between my arms on my desk. I know from reading about this, it could mean that he's in pain. He did let out a kind of a dry heave after our walk but then cough like clearing his throat when allergy season was full force.

I didn't give any treats at all today. I even made sure to pick up bully sticks before I left. Any suggestions or possible ideas? I am worried now that he's starting to shake.

Thanks for your responses.

Bo

No vomiting?

No appetite is not a good thing. Shaking usually means pain or discomfort.

Could be abdominal or something else altogether with symptoms like these. If his gums are pink and he stays stable, you should be able to wait until morning. That said, I'd be considering the ER with these symptoms together. No way he could have got ahold of some that can't be digested, right?

He was also very moany earlier and went into my workroom instead of being on the couch with hubby after dinner as he normally does while I do dishes. . He did come into the office when I came in here. This is pretty much normal behaviour for both of them.

no vomiting other than what was like a dry heave. His gums are not bad looking but seems to be off color. I cannot think of anything he could have gotten a hold of.

No treats were given today and nothing was out of the ordinary like everyday.

How off color? White, gray, blue, lighter pink?

gums off color with inappetence and shaking - the safe thing to do is go ahead and go to the ER. You may get away with not (tummy upset, etc.). Could call and see what they say. But if the gums are really off color, no vet would (or should) tell you to wait.

just looked at maggie's gums and hot rods are definitely not pink. am looking for nutrical now and will call er vet.

Thank you.

If they aren't pink, no need to call unless it's to tell them you are coming. It's likely an emergency. Best to have him checked. It may not be hypoglycemia causing the color change.

Bo, I just want to offer support to you and hope that Hot Rod is ok. If it were me I'd go to the ER. I never take chances.

Praying that Hot Rod is ok.

Also Praying that Hot Rod is ok. Hoping it's nothing serious.

okay talked to er and of course they said to bring him in. As I was talking with them I got some karo syrup into him and he started to lick it after awhile. his gums are getting better looking and I did get hubby to microwave a white potato as I didn't have any fresh sweet. Got him to eat a couple more strands of spaghetti and some of the white potato and a piece of sweet--I think it was just too old. lol

He did run around a little and go over to the pad and pooped, for the 3rd x today! It was a small solid with a lot of gooey stuff. I did see what looked like a piece of sweet potato. I did give them a round of dried sweet potato yesterday.

Took him outside and he ran around and seems to be fine again. He's not shaking anymore and is actually laying on my desk with maggie.

whew, gonna be a long night as I am going to keep an eye on him but I think he had to poop. Hubby had just commented last night that he couldn't believe how much he had been pooping. I have noticed that when he does poop, it has been quite a bit and he regularly goes 2x a day and he had gone 3x here and there.

Thanks for your prayers and thoughts everyone.

And Thank You Crystal!

Sounds like he's slowly getting better. Good to hear. Just keep a close eye on him, as I'm sure you already are!

So glad to hear he is getting better.

In January Rosie had an infection that caused her to have some of the same symptoms you described. However, when I gave her Nutrical it didn't seem to help so I went to the ER. She had to have an antibiotic. She was shaking, not eating, etc.

It almost sounds like he may have had a tummy issue since he used the bathroom more than usual. And not shaking any longer is good. Sounds like the Karo might have helped some! I would keep an eye on him for sure (as we know you will!) Glad he is feeling better!! :) Poor guy! Rosie says to send him a Yorkie hug! :animal-pa

Thanks Karen. Yeah, he's doing better. His shaking has completely stopped and he was actually walking around a bit. He even started wagging his tail when I bent down to pet him...we play "gotcha" and he always lets me light touch his tail and say, "Gotcha'" lol.

I truly believe he was just stopped up and needed to get it out. :rolleyes: Now he's sleeping across the pillow with his head on my left arm between my arms as I'm typing, as usual. lol

Thank you. :)

Glad to hear that Rosie got all better. I have a tube of Nutrical here but dang if I can ever find it when I'm looking for it!!! One time I had to drive to another yt'er house to borrow her tube cause I couldn't find mine...then right after that, I found it on my desk, right in front of my keyboard. Duh!

I literaly smeared the syrup across his muzzle so he had to ingest it. Then he actually gave it a couple of licks. He ate the spaghetti so that's what made me think that it might be a poopy issue.

Scary how these little guys can turn so quickly. Hot Rod says Thanks for the hug, he'll take as many as he can get. :D

Hot Rod! I am very happy you are feeling better, little guy.

So glad to hear Hot Rod is doing better! Could it have been the Nature's Logic kibble I wonder...
I had given mine Acana Pacifica (as a treat) & all were fine except Princess. She had yucky (fowel smelling TMI!) bowel movements & it had a little blood in it w/jello-ey stuff too. I gave her some sticky japanese rice (they love it lollll) & she was fine after that. I thought it was weird that she had a reaction like that to Acana because I was feeding them the same brand but different formula.

Whenever I think of Hot Rod, I think of Maggie May sittin on him. hehee:D

Glad to hear he is doing better, but I'm still going to go with I think something is wrong.

Unless he has been hypoglycemic since puppyhood, he shouldn't have had an episode after not eating for a day (IMO). And he did have a few licks of food. I'd wonder about his pancreas and a few other things.

Glad he is feeling better. It's scary when our babies aren't feeling good. Tila wasn't feeling good and she was her usual self the next day so I canceled her appt. at the vet thinking it was something she ate. She turned for worse the same night and I ended up rushing into the emergency. Turns out she had an anal glad infection. Boy was I racked with guilt, I did learn my lesson I will take her next time even if she seems to be doing better. Maybe it might be a good idea to take him in for a check anyways tomorrow.

I am just seeing this now. I would just watch him closely. IF he was indeed hypoglycemic, you need to take him to a vet for an exam imo. If he has not had an exam and/or lab work done recently, then that is what I would do...make and appt with his regular vet. It is not common for a healthy, adult dog to suddenly be hypoglycemic from not eating. The only time I have ever had an adult dog be hypoglycemic was when there were other medical issues; and I have had many dogs in my home that did not eat. I have had fosters that did not eat for a couple of days and they were fine.

I won't venture to guess what was going on with him. Seems as if it were a fleeting issue..and perhaps it was because he had an upset tummy and/or needed to go to the bathroom.

I would just watch him closely and if he shows symptoms like that again, I would take him to the EC.

Hopefully, he is just fine now! :)

Also, with regard to gum color....when a pup has not eaten and you are assessing gums, it is also good to touch them to see if he/she is hydrated. The gums should be slick to touch...if they are dry and sticky feeling, that is a sign of dehydration.

I was kinda thinking the same thing. There have been other days that he's not eaten and nothing. The only other thing might have been that he got simething on he grass with hubby when they were waiting for me to come home.

They were both fine when I left @ 12:30; we had been playing.

He just climbed up on me after roaming around for a couple of minutes. Back to sleep in my lap now. Seems alert and as though nothing was wrong. Gums look okay. Will still watch him.

Thanks.

Thanks, good to know about gums. I hadn't thought to look @ gums until Crystal said something. :( last bloodwork was done in Feb @ dental time and everything was fine. Will see how he's acting in morning although its morning now. Lol. He seems okay now. Checked for dehydration by pinching between his shoulder blades, learned that with my cats...seemed fine from what I could tell. One thing I make sure that they drink after walks especially when its warm.

I was also wondering if he could have gotten over heated from our walk @ 5:00. I usually carry him most of the way one way as he tricks me into it, lol. With hubby he won't act up.

Could that be something? Being over heated?

Thanks Kristin. He definitely better than before, thankfully! :)

not sure, that's the only different thing that was done. Think that maybe they had too much of it. We were doing tricks for awhile. Normally I use small pices of carrots or dried salmon treats for this. I'm not going to give any more of the nibble though.

Ha, ha, Maggie definitely likes using and abusing her big brother. Lol.

I'm thinking that hot rod is feeling better because Maggie may just climbed up on me and plopped on hot rod to sleep. Lol.

Seriously, I think Maggie sensed that he was not feeling well before, she would not get too close before and she didn't try to climb onto me when I was holding him. Now she is curled up next to him. I have a picture but will have to post later; I took it with my phone and do not know how to attach from phone, will get it on my computer and post.

Just seeing this, now. So Glad Hot Rod is feeling better!! :)

I personally prefer checking the gums .. and, that is what my vet taught me long ago.

It honestly did not sound like he had overheated. They will pant like crazy and feel very hot when you touch them, especially their ears. It\'s pretty unmistakable.

Happy to hear that he is better today!