Just back from the vet. UPDATE, Monday Update

[Nicky, Riley & Boris]

I got home late last night from Amsterdam where I have been for the past four days.  I was on business but got to spend two whole days between meetings in that wonderful city.  Cheek by jowl with Van Gogh and Rembrandt!  This morning I got up to diarrhea in he lounge and Boris needing a bath.  I bathed him at 7.30 and got up.  He went again twice and then started throwing up bile.  This went on until lunchtime so I made a vet appointment and we went at 4pm. He had six bouts of diarrhea and vomited bile three times before the vet.   My major worry is that he has eaten something that is stuck and as I wasn't here I don't know what that could be.  My partner said he was eating fine while I was away and had his last meal yesterday evening.  The vet said he doesn't think there is something there bu couldn't rule it out.  No fever so he gave him an anti-emetic injection and told me to cook boiled chicken and rice.  He also gave me some paste in a syringe which I have to give three times per day.  He was full of beans in the vets and interestingly the vet told me to tap him on his head while he jabbed him with the needle saying this would help counteract the soreness of the injection which he said was a sore one and he said he hated the thought of hurting him and making him fearful of vet visits.   Boris didn't flinch so It obviously worked.  It's a T-Tellington touch thing but I wonder if the distraction of me tapping his head was what helped.  We are home now and he has eaten some rice and chicken and I am hoping for an uneventful night.  Fingers crossed.

*MORNING UPDATE*

We spent a very restless night with Boris waking every hour and needing to go outside.  He has stopped vomiting (probably due to the medication) but still has the diarrhea and this is just a little liquid now as he has nothing left in his tummy.  This morning he did take some water but refused all food.  I gave him a popsicle which he has been licking.  It's a frozen yoghurt one.  I'm cooking some chicken broth now and hopefully he will take some of that.  From the straining there is still a little bleeding but it is fresh blood and not internal.  Generally he is in better form than I would have expected but we are very worried.  I will wait to see how the morning goes and if this does not settle will take him to the ER this afternoon.  I cannot think what this could be and we have been wracking our brains to see if we can think of something he might have ingested.  No one fed him any treats that may be suspect and he has not chewed anything inappropriate as far as we know.  I am working to make sure he does not get dehydrated

*Monday Morning*

I think we've turned the corner! We were only woken once during the night at 2.30 and Boris slept straight through until 7.30.  He still has some diarrhea but is back to his normal self, hungry and playing with his toys and with Riley. No more bleeding either (TG) I called the vet and asked about transitioning back to food but she just advised  ID Hills food.  I asked what was in it and she said she didn't know but would call me back.  I did a search and here's what it is

Water, Turkey, Egg Product, Pork Liver, Rice, Whole Grain Corn, Rice Starch, Powdered Cellulose, Dried Beet Pulp, Dicalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Caramel Color, Flaxseed, Calcium Carbonate, Iodized Salt, Choline Chloride, L-Threonine, DL-Methionine, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Tryptophan, Taurine, Iron Oxide, Ascorbic Acid (source of vitamin C), Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Cysteine, Magnesium Oxide, Beta-Carotene, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Sodium Selenite.

As I know from the Food Group there is nothing in the above that I would want or need to give to my dogs!!!!  I am waiting for the call back and will have the conversation LOL

I am just feeding the broth that I made myself.  Boiled fat free chicken, rice and sweet potato and hopefully his tummy will settle soon.

[Deanna & Desi & Cori]

Sounds like Boris is doing a bit better.  Hoping to see a really positive update from you soon!

[BG and Gavin]

Glad for the update.  Will be standing by and hoping to get an even more positive one soon.

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

Thinking and praying for Brois and you!  Hopefully he will make a turn for the better today!

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Thanks for the update. Poor little guy. I hope you see some improvement soon.

[Gail and Bailey]

Hoping Boris is feeling better!  Sorry you are having to go through this!  Sending good thoughts for a healthy puppy!!

[BG and Gavin]

Just thought of something else Nicky - maybe he would eat a teaspoon full of wet (canned) food.  May also help with hydration.

[Nicky, Riley & Boris]

It's 6.15 here now and Boris has been eating/drinking his broth.  He really wants the chicken but is also drinking the liquid. He still has the diarrhea and has been asking to go out about once every hour. He has not vomited since yesterday following the shot.  He has been passing urine today which I am happy about as he didn't yesterday.  He is not doing very much diarrhea each time he goes it's just al little but obviously his tummy is still in some turmoil.  I have just given him the final dose of the paste and it doesn't seem to have helped that I can tell.  He is in quite good form all things considered and I don't think he has a fever but unless this episode ends very soon we will be back to the vet tomorrow morning.

[Nicky, Riley & Boris]

I'm really thinking at this stage that there may be something causing a partial blockage.

[Nicky, Riley & Boris]

Thanks Andrea, just called the vet (before I read this) and they said not to feed him any more to let his tummy rest. 

[F, Calla & Luca]

If you really think soI'd take him to the Emergency vet.

[Nicky, Riley & Boris]

Called the ER and spoke to the vet for some length, she doesn't think this is a blockage as the anti-emetic has worn off and there is no more vomiting.  She told me not to feed him any more broth but that I was doing everything lright in order to keep him hydrated.  He is in good form though not obviously bouncing around is still moving from room to room following me if I move.  Vet also said the paste takes a few days to work and two to three days of bad diarrhea is not uncommon. Unless we have a normal night we will be in the vets first thing in the morning (there goes my Bridge game LOL )

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Guinness was on the "paste" also when he had pancreatitis and it did take a few days to have an effect.