The vet switched her to only I/D wet food. Shes been on that since Tuesday night. Shes taking 1/4th pill of Albon 125mg daily. I give her the medicine the first time she eats in the morning.

The I/D is good for an upset stomach. The Albon can cause vomiting and diarrhea. If it continues, I would call the vet in the morning.

BUT...if the vomiting and diarrhea gets bad tonight, she does need to go to the EC!

Try not to let some of the posts panic you too much. I'm sure she will be fine until the morning since you say she is acting perfectly normal other than throwing up her food once. Make sure to follow up with your vet in the morning and if something changes drastically during the night you really should take her to the ER vet. I'm in Chicago and if I could be of any help let me know. I've got friends at the Humane Society and they might be able to even take a look at her there if you are short on funds. I believe the Chicago Ridge Humane Society works on a sliding scale.

Keep us posted...sending thoughts and prayers to you and your baby!

Thank you so much for the help and kind words. I just get so worked up when shes sick since shes my little baby. :p

I'm sorry, and I pray to God I am wrong, and that the ER Vet you spoke to and said she should be seen is wrong. I am a retired Vet Tech and I worked for 5 years as an Emergency Vet Tech and 10 years non emergency and have assisted vets on countless numbers and types of surgeries.

Dog intestines are very long and loopy. The inside of the intestines is similar to the inside of your cheek. Smaller foreign bodies can pass through the loops of the intestines, with the help of high fiber food which can entrap the bone shards (in your pup's case) and prevent them from puncturing or slicing into the intestinal lining, which is what your vet was hoping for.

As long as the food moves through the intestines all is well. When the food stops moving through the system the risks are much higher that this treatment plan will not work to clear the foreign bodies from the dog's intestines.

A piece of bone (as sharp as glass) may snag the intestinal lining and turn sideways, blocking any further movement of food, and could cause bleeding.

The intestine can also twist over on itself and cut off the blood supply to itself, if the blood flow isn't restored quickly, part of the intestine will die.

The natural action of the intestines to push the food through can cause severe damage when the foreign body gets stuck, as the intestines will continue to push against it.

This is why after a dog ingests a foreign body, vomiting is a red flag that something is wrong, and is considered an emergency situation, as surgery may be necessary to remove the FB and prevent further catastropic damage. But, only a vet can tell you if that is the case.

I know you've made you decision to wait till the morning due to financial restrictions, and that is what it is. I am just posting now to educate anyone else reading this thread, who may be in a similar situation with their pup in the future.

Sending prayers that your baby is fine....

The OP had the pup at a vet. He said to come back next week. Not sure I am following this emergency??
Any time you call an EC, they will suggest that you bring the pup in. They cannot and will not diagnose on the telephone.

Anytime a dog ingests a foreign body (in this case this pup was fed cooked beef bones) it needs to be monitored to see that it has passed. Vomiting is a sign that a bone may have caused a blockage (esp so long after the meal was fed), and with the bones being a sharp foreign body, may have preforated the intestines. If the blood stays in the intestines, the owner would see it, but there is always a chance the dog could bleed into the abdominal cavity and bleed out.

When the vet says see you next week, that always means if nothing happens before then.

Yes, that does mean that; but I am not clear on what happened that suggests a perforated bowel. I saw one episode of vomiting that could be anything. Oh, and one BM.

OP, hope the night went well. Please let us know how things are going this morning.

A preforated bowel is always a possibility when a dog ingests sharp, pointy things.

Yes the vomiting could be anything, but because the dog ate bones, the odds are greatly increased that it is from a blockage and not an upset tummy, which needs to be determined by a vet.

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I am fully aware of that. I just did not see "emergency" in her posts and hopefully she will call and/or see the vet again today and discuss the vomiting with him/her.

How is she doing this morning? Are you still going to take her in at 9:00?

That is a major problem with many dog owners... many do not realize a particular situation or symptom to be an emergency, and sometimes vets assume owners know more than they do. Her vet should have given her written instructions on things to watch out for, and what to do if she sees any of them.

Neither did I :thumbup: :rolleyes:

I hope all is well this morning and you are able to get her back in to see your vet today. :)