Lethargic Doodle

[Heather & Brinkley]

My doodle, Brinkley is acting lethargic the last few hours.  He greeted me as normal (very energetic) when I got home from work but since then he's been sleeping out in our sunroom for hours. He threw up once today and it was yellow.  We gave him his normal ball that he'll play with for hours; today he played with it for about 2 minutes and then went back to sleep on the sofa in the sunroom.  My husband took him outside to see if he'd play as normal and he tore after a stick as normal but now he's back in on the sofa.  He's not one that eats all of his food and water fast but he also doesn't really seem interested in it at all.

 

I'm probably just an over worrisome doodle mom but I want to make sure there isn't anything I should be worried about in this scenario.  He went to doggie day care on Wednesday so he could either just be really tired b/c he'd played so hard mid week OR I worry he picked something up at day care.  

 

What do you guys think?

[Nancie & Gracie Doodle]

Glad to hear that Brinkley is feeling much better.  Sounds like he had a bug and the big "poop" did it!  Keep an eye on him still for a few days just to see that all returns to normal!

[Heather & Brinkley]

Hey guys!

 

Brinkley seemed like he took a turn for the worse last night.  Yesterday he ate a bland diet of boilded chicken and rice with no problem and he drank a little bit and ate ice cubes (but not as much as he should have.)  He didn't have a bowel movement yesterday aside from 5 a.m when he woke me up to tell me had to go out (and he had diarrea.) This morning he didn't even want the chicken and rice.  I had to leave for work but my husband is home with him and he's worried b/c he seems even more lethargic than ever.  I just made a vet appointment for him- my husband is taking him in at 11am. 

 

I'm worried.  I hope he's okay.  I'll keep you posted!

Heather

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Heather, I think you're doing the right thing getting him to the Vet this morning.  There certainly appears to be something going on with the poor guy.  Please let us know how you make out, and try not to worry.  Fingers & Paws crossed that it's just a "bug".

[Heather & Brinkley]

Brinkley is back from the vet.  They think it’s a bacterial infection/GI infection b/c his bacteria levels are elevated.  He was also slightly dehydrated.  They said it could have been worse  but since we kept giving him ice and a bland diet (chicken and rice- six small meals per day) that may have kept him from going downhill fast. 

They pumped him full of fluids and they injected him with his first day’s worth of antibiotics.  They also gave us a week’s worth of oral antibiotics and probiotics.    He’s got a camel hump from all of the fluid—they said it’s normal and will go down in the next few hours. (see the pic)

 

They said they don’t think it’s an obstruction because he kept down everything we fed him yesterday. 

Hopefully he’ll be better soon!!

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Sounds familiar.  Sounds like pretty much the same meds my Murph is on.  Hopefully he'll be feeling better in a day or two.  Poor guy...

[BG and Gavin]

Yes this does sound familiar.  You will be totally surprised at how quickly he rebounds with the anti-biotics.  I would still watch his poop.  When this happened with Gavin last summer, when he finally pooed I found an elastic band all wrapped around some "matter."  After he passed this he was good as could be.

[Nancie & Gracie Doodle]

So glad you took him to the vet and got him treated.  I know the camel hump well.  Our Lab as a puppy had to get hydrated, our cats and my daughter's Rhodesian Ridgeback at 4 months while visiting us.  Looks very strange.  They can even leak a bit too!  We had to go back for a couple of hydrations.  Keep us posted and give a big hug to Brinkley!

[Sue & Willy Babe]

I just read about Brinkley  I hope he is doing better   Wilson is sending good doodly thoughts your way

[BG and Gavin]

How is Brinkley today?

[Heather & Brinkley]

Brinkley was in bad shape this morning... then my husband called me this afternoon to tell me that the antibiotics had definitely kicked in b/c his personality was back and his energy was back. He is still getting tired a bit faster than his full healthy self but I was happy to see my normal Brinkley when I got home from work. Thank goodness!  I was worried yesterday but he's on the mend... for the small price of a $185 vet bill (insert sarcastic tone.)  But he's worth it!

[F, Calla & Luca]

Glad to hear Brinkley is feeling better.

[BG and Gavin]

me too