In a message dated 10/20/2006 11:13:58 AM Pacific Standard Time, Showgsd- Msg: #8 in digest From: ParavelGS@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Rough night Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:37:11 +0000 Had a rough night with my Lucy. Became restless around 11 last night, pacing in and out of the bedroom. Let her out to potty, but she couldn't settle, kept getting up and pacing around the place. Threw up once in 3 places. Of course I'm immediately worried about torsion. She didn't act like that, I've been through it before, but just not feeling well. She kept smacking her lips (its the best way I can describe it) opening her mouth making a smacking noise. At one point she let out a big belch and then seemed to feel better for about 30 minutes. She was spayed a week ago, and has been on pain meds, and did this same thing 2 days ago. I thought she was probably getting an upset stomach from the pain meds so stopped giving them yesterday morning. Around 2:30 this morning she finally settled down and slept well. She seems fine now, but tired. The incision looks really good, no sign of infection. I think she has maybe been playing too hard as I have a 7 month old puppy tha t bugs her to play. She ate breakfast today with no nausea. I called the vet about an hour ago, waiting for them to call back. Anyone have this happen with their dogs? Its wierd that both nights it started around the same time. And it ended around the same time. We only have one vet's office in this town and the nearest emergency vet is 40 miles away. Makes me very nervous. Sheri Chambers ------------------------------ Sheri: That is scary, and I would check her temperature regularly. Keep a check on the color of her gums, should be a strong pink -red...not 'pale' going toward white or light... Check the white of her eyes to see if they are bloodshot.(injected) .. Could she have swallowed something? a piece of a toy, etc??? Is her abdomen naturally normally soft with no hardness or swelling??? Are her stools Normal l and Normal color? Urine too?? It sounds like she may have something lodged in her throat or esophagus, maybe?? She possibly may have aspirated something she threw up ,into her lungs or windpipe... Just thinking off the top of my head...BUT... .I would get her to a vet and have them check her lungs, and let them do a complete check-up on her., Heart, etc.....JMO Barb Williams ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================