John, the fact that the dog's belly is swollen and hard means there is a high likelihood something serious is going on. This dog needs to see a vet as soon as possible. I don't mean to sound harsh, but if your friend can not afford a vet visit, he shouldn't own dogs or any other pets for that matter. Paulette McGuirt ----- Original Message ----- From: john garnett To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 11:49 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] help ? for a friend pet (non gsd) a friend of mind has 2 male Boston terriers 1 year old ...has not eaten in 2 days but is drinking water and has normal temp..has not have a stool..yet.said he has vomit twice and had leaves in his vomit...i look at the dog and notice that his belly was swollen and hard....friend said he hasn't change his diet ...I'm thinking he might have a blockage of some kind(rock)or some leaves that is poisons i suggested to do xrays first but he is very tight with money..so is there anything may he use to lube the dog or stool softener...don't know any about this breed. wondering if any has any ideas or suggestion..thanks john garnett ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================