[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: old boy vomiting
- From: Wasatchgld@xxxxxxx
- To: crudolf@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 15:21:29 EST
Christine, I agree with the others that you should get him to a vet
quickly. If everything, including water, is coming up I'd be very
worried about a blockage. If so, the longer you wait, the worse
it will be.
Janice
In a message dated 12/2/2007 10:58:19 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
crudolf@xxxxxxx writes:
I have a ten year old GSD who started vomiting Friday night. He had thrown=
up all over the kitchen when I came in late that night. I tried everythin=
g I could think of to get this to stop and called the vet early Saturday mo=
rning. He was swamped so told me to give him Pepto, to withhold food and w=
ater for 24 hours, all of which I have done. He is still vomiting, even th=
rows up the Pepto. He was on antibiotics for a week prior to having surger=
y done on his foot, which is scheduled for Tuesday. I think the antibiotic=
s caused his stomach problems, but want to know if there is anything I can =
do until I get him to my vet on Monday morning. He has not had any water, =
but keeps heaving and throwing up what little moisture he has in him. He i=
s not bloating--first thing I thought of--but poor guy is really not feelin=
g well at all. He has always been a healthy dog until he got this sore on =
his foot which I have been doctoring for weeks, and which will not heal. V=
et told me to have the toe amputated, and that is what we were planning on =
doing Tuesday. In the meantime, is there anything besides the Pepto, which=
he also throws up, that I can give him to settle his stomach down?
--
Christiane Rudolf,
Tanglewood Farm,
German Shepherds,=20
Alpacas and a working/show Anatolian Shepherd
Janice Buchanan
Wasatch-Gold German Shepherds
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