Sounds like Tibbe is doing much better, thank goodness:love: I would love to see that laugh on video:D

He's been doing a lot of it lately. That Hill's GI I/D kibble and/or the Fortiflora or both seemed to do it for him. He's been bouncing around, pestering me all yesterday & this morning to play, to walk, to go out & potty, play. He attacks his toys. He hides his chewies endlessly. He's watching out the windows & listening for anything he should know about going on outside. He's watching TV. I almost can't believe the turnaround. His bad month shook me so badly I can't relax yet & say he's back to 100% Tibbe until it's been a week of wellness but I'm believing we will get there. I think all those prayers here and good vets and me learning more about how I was feeding wrong are paying off.

Jeanie, I'm so glad to see that Tibbe is doing all of those things. It sounds like he's feeling great.:)

All wonderful new Jeanie! :thumbup: Keep it up Tibbe....The Prince is rooting for you...!!! :D Sally x

My Canon A1 Digital finally died a long & painful death so am looking for a camera that does the same quality vids. It's got to work in any light. I kind of hate to find one as poor Tibbe's life as he knows it will never be the same from that point on.

Tibbe Update: I think I can say my "old" Tibbe is back! He's feisty, pestering, bouncing all over like a ball, policing the neighborhood from his front & back windows, chasing all over the backyard running full out speed(haven't seen him do that for weeks) and full of himself. He's eating his Hill's GI I/D kibble soaked in warm water & occasionally dry, and at night with his dose of Fortiflora over it, and for the last 2 days, I've not given Pepcid AC. Normal stools, no spitting up, belching or burping followed by swallowing, licking, no reverse sneezing, no more sudden jumps from sleep followed by position changes. No hacking. He sleeps nights. His ears/tail stay up. He dog-laughs all the time like always. Out of fear, I don't want to jump the gun & proclaim he's well when it hasn't yet been a week since he had that dark/mucus-y stool followed by a gassy, bad day - but I think I'm beginning to think he is. After a month of worry & wondering what might happen & watching him go through some bad times, it is so, so good to see him acting like a healthy, happy little dog again. I really want to thank you all for your prayers & help & suggestions & support. Boy, is it appreciated. Thank you so much. Jeanie & Tibbe, too!

This is music to my ears. I'm so happy and relieved that Tibbe is doing so well. Enjoy every precious moment that you have with your little boy. I would love to see Tibbe's dog laugh.

What kind of 'chewies' does he get? So glad he's doing better...:D

They are old. I can't even remember what they are called. He has a white flat rawhide rectangle that has occasionally been chewed on the edge for a few moments from time to time over his 4 years here & the same for a twisted rawhide chew stick - about the same age I guess. He might chew it some, too. What he really does with them is hide them, find them, carry them around in his mouth a lot.

Oh, boy, I am enjoying the moments. It is so good! Priceless.

Any possibility he swallowed a piece? Even a smallish piece can cause a problem if they get stuck going through their systems. Lots of twists and turns in the gut, they'll get stuck for a bit then move a bit and get stuck again. Also, once they're chewed on, they can harbor bacterias.

His symptoms match up to that happening. When the piece moves on, the dog can eat, but when it gets stuck in a turn, the dog may vomit on and off for a day or two until the piece moves on a bit further.... and on and on until it finally comes out or disolves completely, which can take days or weeks. Even a small piece will absorb any fluid in the surrounding intestines, a can swell to many times it's original size which again influences how quickly it can move (if at all) through his gut. If it absorbs too much fluid, it can dry out a potion of the intestine and adhere to the sides.

Then gas pockets form bc the food they do eat doesn't digest properly, and the dog will belch often, and they can become very uncomfortable, even painful till the gas is released.

I would toss them, if you don't remember where you got them or what brand they are, they may be made in China and be of the toxic kind.

He might have been able to chew enough off to swallow a piece but nothing is missing from the white rectangular one. It is positively pristine all along its edges. I just inspected it from stem to stern as he usually keeps it tucked between or behind one of the couch cushions. It's really kind of ivory in color & old. I just recalled he does have a thinner rawhide one that was a rawhide chewtoy that looked like a shoe & this piece is the sole or sides of that, leftover from when Tex, his American Bulldog friend got hold of it for a moment. He destroyed most of it in a heartbeat. Tibbe adores it ever since Tex did that to it. It has lace holes around the edges but I can't find it right now. When it turns up, and it will, I will look it over for missing bits. The chew stick itself is also hidden somewhere and it, too, will one day show up, though that one is usually hidden for long periods of time as I never find it on my own.

I see Tibbe mouthing on them from time to time & assumed he was chewing them but he hasn't any marks on the white one. Maybe it's the other 2 he seems to chews on. As soon as the other 2 show up, if they have anything missing from them, they are going in the trash. If they haven't actually been chewed, I'll likely let him continue to hide them & inspect them frequently, & stop him if he chews. He likes hiding them so much!

Thank you for the good information. I had heard that they can do awful things but now I know what!

I'd be more concerned that since the chewies are old, they might be harboring bacteria, that would definitely make him sick! Probably best to toss them.

SO glad Tibbe is feeling better, he sure did have us all worried for a long time!

He's sick again today. Threw up water a while ago. Gave him nausea medication Cerenia & I fear he has a tumor or something. What else could be causing this? Just when I think he's back, he's ill again. Back to the vet tomorrow for a sonogram, I guess....sooner if he keeps throwing up. Had mucus in stool again this evening. Diet only Hill's I/D. Poor Tibbe. He's had an awful month. Poor baby.

I would pull all chews until he is better. ?the bacteria could easily set him off. It can take three weeks of a new food to see if it really will agree with a pup when dealing with intestinal issues.

As for it being a tumor, it is always possible with intestinal issues that it is lymphoma...BUT NOT PROBABLE. Actualy, cancer of any type in a young yorkie is very uncommon. From my experience, they are very prone to intestinal problems. Hopefully just IBD... Protein losing enteropathy would be something the vet may want to r/o.

Ellie has the diarrhea, vomiting, spit up issues along with pancreatitis, severe food allergies, and a liver issue. She is doing fine. It will get better.:)

Does Ellie's just come & go like Tibbe's?

He had 5 really good days and was back to himself & then today. I wonder what in the world he thinks has happened to him. I am taking up all the rawhide & it's going in the trash now.

Think he should have a BAT?

Aw! Poor Tibbe... praying for you, little one.

Oh gosh...trying to remember. The spitting up was every week or so maybe. Sometimes more often.. Probably could still set it off if I gave hersomething not esophagus friendly. With her current food, she does as well as we could hope for..esp if I add extra fiber. She used to have soft stool and diarrhea all the time. Sometimes it was gray. Food was a major trial for us.

I wouldn't say it is the same problem. ...just that it should get better with the right treatment.

BAT..I'd talk to the vet. I'm a fan of doing them on all yorkies which is not considered necessary. So my thinking is that it could not hurt. But intestinal issues without underlying liver issues are very common.

Sending prayers for Tibbe that this will be figured out soon.

Though I didn't, at least Tibbe slept pretty well last night. He wasn't hurting I guess since he didn't jump suddenly out of sleep & change positions all night as he had some nights. No, he slept right through - at least until 3:30 a.m. when I checked out. When I woke, he was right where he was at 3:30 a.m. So that's good. I guess his Cerenia helped him sleep.

I'm so sorry Tibbe isn't feeling well. I'm glad he slept well last night. I hope he gets better soon. Bless his heart. I will keep him in my prayers.

I was just checking in to see how Tibbe is doing. Poor little guy sounds like he's been through so much lately. :( Praying for him and hoping you'll have the answers to help him get well soon. :;)

I've been following this thread about Tibbe...it can be so frustrating when they are sick and you can't figure it out. My Schnauzer has recently had some gastro issues, and my Holistic vet was thinking that it might be an environmental toxin that has set her off. Is that a possibility? I mean, I wonder if someone in your neighbourhood is spraying for weeds, or he's been in a different location while out than usual and managed to get something on/in him. If its at all possible it might be worth it to wipe is feet/beard when he comes in if you don't already do that.

I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that you can figure it all out, and both of you will feel better soon.

I'm sorry to read that Tibbe hasn't been feeling well again. I hope he is diagnosed or gets well very soon. {{{{hugs}}}}

I have no way of knowing if someone has been spraying on the block but on either side, probably not as there are little children on one side & a doglover on the other. The vet thinks he was having some GI problems that might have been developing when he had to go on the Prednisolone & then he seemed to really go south after that day he ate a while bowl of food, drank tons of water one morning & blew up like a watermelon. I was sleeping in that morning & had no idea he was eating/drinking that much from the Pred! Since that day, he's not been right for a whole week yet. He's gone 5 days but these last 2, he's having mucus-y stools & not eating except if strongly encouraged or handfed. He has never truly vomited up food or had diarrhea. He just spits up foam/bile or has a partly normal stool, partly mucus-covered. There was a lot of mucus this morning - about a tablespoon at one end. But, when I got home from the eye doctor, he ate a whole meal of Hill's on his own & is acting a lot happier. We have a recheck vet appt. already scheduled for tomorrow so we'll see what the vet says about these 2 bad days after 5 good ones. I hope he doesn't have some chronic form of IBD and have to live his life like this!

I hope he'll finally get over this rough spot and be just fine again very soon. I'll check tomorrow to see what the dr says.

Good luck at the vet's tomorrow!

Tibbe was scheduled for a recheck today & he had a mucous-y stool again today. Took it in, normal except for the mucus. The vet said she didn't think the rawhide chews were a problem as he doesn't chew/swallow them but they are all gone as a precaution anyway. She thinks that the 6 pieces of Iams ProActive kibble I gave him as training treats Sunday did it. (I knew I shouldn't but he was so proud of doing his training so so well & I was so sure he was finally well.) That was the day I thought he was back - he was feeling so good & so vigorously playing.

Said he could have chronic IBD but thinks this is an irritation that keeps getting tweaked by one thing or another & this episode could be from the Iams. But, said it could be pure coincidence & those 6 tiny pieces of Iams really didn't do it. Says as he eats well, albeit usually with coaxing and soaked, hasn't lost weight, has no frank diarrhea, she just doesn't think there is anything serious going on other than this G-I thing that is going to take some time to settle down. Said keep doing all the same things she told me.

I've been so hesitant to bathe him or clean his ears since he's been sick that I wanted her too look at his left ear, which smelled some & looked a little red today. She agreed something going on so cleaned his ears as only the vet can do(not me), pulled hairs, too, & did a swab micro exam, found a fungal infection! He's now on cleaning ears twice daily for 3 weeks followed 30 mins. later by a "new" ear medicine. I feel so so so bad. He hasn't been scratching his ears or shaking his head - well, he did scratch that ear for about 5 mins. Monday but none since! And because I was a wus & didn't want to disturb him any more than his sick tummy was doing to him & didn't keep up routine ear cleaning throughout this, he's got a low-grade ear infection on top of his tummy troubles. He's still not scratching it or shaking his head so it had just blossomed yesterday or today I guess as Monday after his scratching session, there was no smell or redness.

I think we're both tired of going to the vet seemingly every other day & he's sooooooooooo tired of me watching him all the time, I'll bet, and I know he's tired of a bad tummy so we've made a pact that he'll get well & I'll quit hovering & follow the vet's order to the very letter, no matter how hard he begs for his old treats. They have been tossed, too. Boy, I hope we can keep that pact. I am ready for my heretofore-healthy little fireball to get well & stay that way!

Tibbe's last two days have been great! Full of vim & vigor, feisty & playing like a puppy. Did smell some gas from him earlier tonight but probably doesn't mean anything. Eating his Hill's GI I/D kibble soaked in warm water with relish & even taking the individual pieces of kibble dry as treats - which he just would not do until the last 2 days. He's sleeping like a baby right now, played out. So happy for him. I honestly don't know what I would have done when really low & really scared if the many posts kept me from losing hope or worrying myself silly. Am beginning to accept that even if it is a chronic-type IBD, we will deal with it. But for now, we're having good days.