What Are Symptoms Of Blockage??

babsdawn55 · 10-15-2007, 09:12 PM

UPDATE on Gracie: She was still not eating today, but drinking small amounts of water without vomiting. She had been on an IV and some meds to help with the sickness. She refused food though, so I brought her home today for about an hour to see if I could get her to eat broiled chicken but no go. I did take her for a walk around the block before returning her to the hospital and she did a watery BM which I thought was a good sign (at least she's getting it out). I stopped back after work to visit with her and the assistant told me that she offered her food when I brought her back in and she did eat a little

Hopefully she will keep it down ok. I have to go out of town tomorrow and will be back the next day... and am praying all goes well and she'll be able to come home then. I'm still not sure what it is ... but I know the vet is giving her antibiotics and something to stimulate her apitite also. She seemed a little better tonight... I'm hoping she doesn't get depressed that I'm not able to visit with her tomorrow... She seems to like the people there. It is a great Animal Hospital and I'm glad you all encouraged me to take her in yesterday... She will be going there permanantly. I'll keep you updated... and thanks again!!!

Chikadee · 10-17-2007, 07:35 PM

How is Gracie today?

babsdawn55 · 10-17-2007, 09:48 PM

Gracie came home tonight

and she is her fiesty little self again. She is on an antibiotic and the vet diagnosed her with gastroentritis????.... She has to stay on I/d food for a time till her stomach is back to normal.
Thank you for asking! Gracie says to tell all thanks for caring!!!

Chikadee · 10-17-2007, 09:51 PM

Oh good!! I am so glad to hear it!

FriendsOfZoe · 10-17-2007, 10:05 PM

Yep, gastroenteritis=stomach bug. She'll be feeling great in no time. Just make sure you slowly transition away from the ID. With Zoe, we usually try to do 2-3 days of ID (giving her a couple of days once she's back to normal eating and poos) then start adding back one meal of kibble a day until all 3 meals are kibble with normal poos.

Another word of caution: ID plugs Zoe up (I think it's the rice). So your pup may not go poop much or very regularly. I think Zoe once went like 36 hours after going on ID before she pooped (because we were adding it back in small amounts and it doesn't go through the system so fast like normal kibble). The vet said this is normal (actually, its' why ID helps with diarrhea!

), but I thought I'd warn you in case it happens to you. I know I start getting really nervous that maybe she DID have a blockage and I'm anxiously awaiting that poo, but sometimes it takes awhile to come. Good luck!

babsdawn55 · 10-18-2007, 10:47 AM

Thanks for the word of caution! It will keep me from being worried too much if she's not going. I am so thankful for the advice... oh, do you think she could have picked the bug up the week earlier when she was at the vets for her shots? Just curious.

007Dogs · 10-18-2007, 11:32 AM

You are still going to have to keep a close eye on her. Sometime they can have a blockage that will not show up on an X-ray or ultra sound. I am not trying to scare you, but make you aware. This is someone else's story taken from a different forum.

Wow this really sounds like a Boxer we had about a year ago.For the longest time it had chronic diarrehea and vomiting. To make a long story short, they finally did an exploratory surgery and found an old baby bottle nibble.
Unfortunetly it didn't show up on x-ray and didn't make a full lodge, so the dog continued to eat, but did have the diarreha and vomiting and lost so much weight to the point of being a skeleton.
Because they didn't catch it in time, the intestines had sections that were basically dead, so it looked like swiss cheese. The dog did die 2 days later.

Just be be aware of any and all changes in her eating and eliminating patterns. Keep notes, so if you need to return to the vets, you have documented information for them.

babsdawn55 · 10-19-2007, 09:32 AM

Yesterday Gracie was fine... and my husband took her for a walk, said she did 3 BMs normal.... She ate her I/d food fine.... Then was up in the middle of the night and vomited. ?????? She's laying around this morning again. Last night she had wanted to play, so I played with her and she was pretty active, do you think it might have triggered a relapse? She was starting to perk up a little before I went to work this morning.
Thanks ... I will take notes each day and watch her (I always do anyway, but will be more aware)

Renoman · 10-19-2007, 03:16 PM

Could it be too much food too soon? Would Gracie be better with frequent very small meals? It might be something to ask the vet.

babsdawn55 · 10-20-2007, 08:44 PM

I found out that my husband had snuck her a couple marshmallos the night before

so maybe that's why she vomited that night. I am keeping her on the i/d and she is doing very well. Today she was back to her old self. It's good to have my dog back and not hiding under the bed or in the corner.
Thanks for the advice....