Puppy Consistent Vomiting

[mimimomo]

Kat is right, she knows what she's talkin about, she used to be a vet tech.

I have personally gone through a blockage w/Momo & it involved constant vomiting & diarrhea...he even threw up water, he couldn't hold anything down. He ended up having surgery to remove a queen palm seed which was enlodged in the entrance of his small intestine.

I'm wondering if something was there, but later it passed into the intestines, it's still somewhere in her intestines & causing the vomiting & diarrhea?

That's what happened to Momo, I was sure he ate the palm fruit along w/the seed & we did an xray in the morning. Saw something in his stomach & by the time we went to an emergency specialty vet a few hrs later, it had moved from his stomach, it wasn't in the xray anymore. So I was confused & scared, the vet said he'll try different anti-nausea meds & see if it'll pass. Also did endoscopy & only saw severe ulcers on his stomach lining. They also did colonoscopies & ultrasound & saw nothing. On day 7 (yes, he was there suffering for 7 days, only thing keeping him alive was the iv) the vet felt the seed when he palpated & did the surgery. It was hell for both of us, never would wish this on anyone. If I had not been so scared, I would've just told them to go open him up the 1st day, bc of my indecisiveness, I let him suffer for a whole week. Just thinking about it breaks my heart again.

I hope your girl will be ok!

[kjc]

You really need to have her seen asap... Here's a list of vets in your area:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Vete...ss&ie=&oe=&rlz=

Just click on the link, get on the phone, have her seen as an emergency (as she is in pain), and get her in so a vet can help her.

[kjc]

Here's a map:


https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-...&ved=0CJgBELcD


And a list:








Seaford Animal Hospital
www.seafordah.com

4.8
13 Google reviews · Google+ page


22661 Atlanta Rd
Seaford, DE
(302) 629-9576










Western Sussex Animal Hospital Inc
www.westernsussexvet.com
Google+ page


16487 Sussex Hwy
Bridgeville, DE
(302) 337-7387










Four Paws Animal Hospital
www.fourpawsrx.com
2 Google reviews


21804 Road 531
Bridgeville, DE
(302) 629-7297










Haven Lake Animal Hospital
www.havenlakeanimalhospital.com
3 Google reviews


300 Milford Harrington Hwy
Milford, DE
(302) 422-8100










A. Little Veterinary Clinic
www.alittlevet.org
Google+ page


6902 Milford Harrington Hwy
Harrington, DE
(302) 398-3367










Milford Animal Hospital
plus.google.com

4.6
5 Google reviews


900 S Dupont Blvd
Milford, DE
(302) 422-3502










Georgetown Animal Hospital
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2 Google reviews


20784 Dupont Blvd
Georgetown, DE
(302) 856-2623

[mich_cain]

Thanks everyone for your advice. I ended up staying with my vet in Harrington, DE. I have confidence in her. She did very well with my other dog. I called a few other vets last night and no one offered any solutions beyond what Dr. Little was already doing. We ended up doing emergency surgery this morning. Good thing we went in. She was in surgery for over three hours!!! There was no blockage, but there is a lot of plaque/polyp like tissue in her intestines. They were unable to remove it all because there was so much of it they would have to remove the whole intestine! I was worried about that, but the second surgeon on the task assured me that they feel it is probably just inflamed tissue, that can be controlled with medication. They think she could have irritable bowel syndrome. They took samples of the intestinal gook as well as the stomach and will send that off to make sure there is not any cancer or other disease. Will take a week to get those results back. They also have concern that she may have A-typical Addison's or Hodgkin's disease based on her lethargy, but I personally think that is just because she was in pain and not eating much. Needless to say the bill is astronomical! :-( I checked into a few assistance sites. Found one that may pan out. Here's to keeping my fingers crossed.......

[ladyjane]

Thanks for the update.

Prayers for a speedy recovery.

[kjc]

Praying for your sweet girl and a speedy recovery, and good biopsy results. Keep us posted please!

Have you applied for Care Credit for vet services?

Also see if this is a genetic issue, the breeder may be willing to help.

[Zoey Zendaya]

You are all so on it.....cudos to you all...and god bless!
In the meantime what do you feed.... I find canned pumkin soothes and white chicken and rice with a little broth is gentle......

I will send prayers for speedy recovery.

[mich_cain]

Thanks for the well wishes!


Thanks for the suggestion about the pumpkin. I will try that. She is currently on prescription I/d food, but they also said to give her boiled chicken and rice. She doesn't like rice very much, but will eat it if there is something mixed in. I will try mixing in some pumpkin. My big dog LOVED rice so new experience to have a dog that avoids it like the plague. :-)


She is home as of this morning. Has quite the incision! She was absolutely traumatized with the whole experience. I finally got her to calm down and go to sleep. She is not digging the cone very much. :-)


We should have the biopsy results sometime next week. The nurse told me today that they think what they found was inflamed lymph nodes. She said dogs have lymph nodes in their intestines similar to what humans have in the neck. They feel hers were inflamed due to irritable bowel syndrome and acid, but they want to make sure it wasn't anything more serious so sent the samples off to make sure.

[theporkieyorkie]

Pumpkin is great for keeping a dog regular!! It loosens their stool if they are constipated and helps harden it if they've got diarrhea. I keep it on stock for my older pup who has Irritable Bowels. He doesn't throw up that much, but stress will cause him to have an upset stomach and a bout of diarrhea. Usually long car rides and trips to strange places will do it for him.

I can tell he has an upset stomach because he won't eat his am meal and his stomach will start gurgling and it's audibly loud. He will then run to the door and need to go outside because he has the runs....and back in...and back out....and then he rests for the day. I give him pepto to help his tummy. Usually by the evening, he will eat his dinner. At this point, I usually make him chicken and rick.

It used to be a lot worse...he would get upset over more things...and his episodes would sometimes last for a week...and/or it would go away and flare up again. For about 6 months, it seems he was getting an upset stomach a few days a week. He hardly ever at breakfast. Nowadays, when it happens, he usually only has diarrhea for a day and is back to normal by the evening.

I've started giving him a concoction of meds when I know he's in for a stressful day. I give him Petctin, Benadryl and an Herbal Calming liquid before he gets into the car and it definitely helps. The last few trips to my parents have been great. We made it the whole trip there and back with no diarrhea and I managed to get him to eat a little food while he was at my parents. This is a major improvement for us!!

Hopefully the vets will find out what is wrong with your little one, and if it is IBS, hopefully you can find a way to manage it. Have you looked into the calming collar?? I haven't tried it yet, but i hear it works great for anxious dogs!! The thunder shirt seems to be a hit or miss, as I've heard some dogs do well with it and with others, it's a waste of money. Acupuncture is another homeopathic remedy I thought about trying when his tummy aches were more regular. Praying you can find something that works for you!!

[Mermaid1]

Hope your baby is ok. I had a standard poodle with Addissons Disease. Let me know if that ends up being the diagnosis as he lived with it for 8 years. I will be happy to tell you about our experience. Hopefully you won't have to deal with that. best of luck with your baby.

[Zoey Zendaya]

If the poor little thing seems too traumatized by it you may try onesies.
I did for my Baby girls spay and she seemed comforted by something around her and healed very fast. Also my vet recommended aloe Vera gel to sooth the incision . She healed very fast .
Have you tried yogurt or cottage cheese , too.
Comfort , comfort, comfort......hold , hold, hold.
Try to omit startling sounds that may make them jump.
As much as I tried to get mine used to sounds , she still prefers quiet when she sleeps, preferably me by her side.....it's just soothing to them.
Prayers to you, things will get better.

And if she don't like pumkin mixed try alone on your fingers.
I introduced all new foods on my fingers.

[silverjoy]

So glad your baby is home....hope all news is good news!!

[mimimomo]

Hoping it comes back benign!
If you go to the asian section in your grocery store, they have a small bag of white rice called CalRose Botan. It's japanese sticky rice for making sushi. It cooks up really fast, it's soft, sticky & they love it! Rice is not the best for upset tummy, it will just go right through their digestive system, but it is bland. Pumpkin might be a better choice, even sweet potato.

[mich_cain]

We have found the problem, finally! The biopsy results came back yesterday and turns out, Sadie is allergic to something. The lymph nodes in her intestine were very swollen due to an allergy. So now to figure out what it is she is allergic to....We are starting with the diet. So she is off EVERYTHING she was eating prior and on a completely new prescription diet. Hopefully this will solve the problem and she will be back to normal soon. Thankfully she is loving the new food and no vomiting since just after her surgery! Yeah!!! She is very picky so I was so happy she liked the new food right away. I have really enjoyed my week off with her while she recuperates from surgery. I will miss her next week when it is back to work. :-(


Also on a positive note, the antibiotics have cleared her urinary tract infection, which in turn has solved the potty training issue!!! It wasn't that she wasn't getting it, it was that she couldn't help it. I meant to say something to the vet about the frequency of her urination but then this whole major issue of the vomiting set in so it all got set aside. So we didn't know she had an infection way back when. She has only had one accident in the house in 2 weeks! Well, poopie is another matter, but I know Yorkies have issues with that, so we'll keep working, but no more wee-wee messes!!! I am sooo happy about that. I thought I was a failure and she would NEVER get it. :-)

[mimimomo]

Fantastic news! I hope she'll continue to do well.

If you want to read up on food intolerance/sensitivity, Dr. Dodds has a saliva test called NutriScan: NutriScan Food Sensitivity and Intolerance Test for Cats and Dogs

I did the test for Turbo bc he was throwing up yellow bile all the time. I thought he had an empty stomach, so I gave him a snack b4 bedtime...didn't work. Split his meals into 3 as advised by vet...didn't work. Did numerous blood tests, urinalysis, diabetes test, bile acids test, xrays...everything came back w/in normal limits. Was even on antacid meds (I think it was tagamet? & pepcid a/c)...they didn't help either!
Finally, someone had posted about NutriScan test here (Thank you Wanda!) & got Turbo tested. He was intolerant of chicken, turkey, venison & white fish. All the proteins I've been giving him! Since then, we avoid the proteins he's sensitive to & he has not thrown up yellow bile or food!