Snoopy21 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Willow is looking very sorry for herself today. Yesterday she caught, killed and partially ate a wallaby in the back yard Last night she had a huge vomit consisting of a lot of fermented smelling herbivore stomach contents, pieces of skin, bone and fur. It was also packed with worms. I relaxed a little, thinking it was a bit 'better out than in' but she is still creeping around looking very sorry for herself today and retching every now and then. No temp, gum colour good, slow and careful but not overly reached, and no pacing or drooling. She is a large deep chested breed so we watch carefully for bloat but no signs like that. Can I just leave her to it? She was looking for breakfast this morning, but I fasted her just in case. She is laying low and sleeping a lot and I'm worrying that she hasn't perked up a bit. Vet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Sounds a bit odd ...perhaps she is just not used to home killed food ?..it's not gross at all :) poor wallaby :( If she is not better by tomorrow ...I would contact the vet . I am hoping she just ate way too much . Does anyone in the area use poison to control rabbits or macropods? many macropods have worms, both the type found in gut,and the types found under the skin or in muscles. Th e latter ones are tsranmitted via the bite of a certain type of fly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy21 Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 We aren't really rural, so I'm hoping no one uses poison as a control. All our neighbours have dogs too. This isn't the first time she's decided to feed herself but she doesn't usually eat stomach and contents so maybe that's what upset her. She probably did eat way too much also. We are in Tassie - so we don't feed offal due to the hydatids legislation. It was certainly gross when I was scrubbing it off my carpet last night. The smell was foul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 It was certainly gross when I was scrubbing it off my carpet last night. urk Hope she's ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy21 Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 Thanks for the reassurance Persephone. She is totally back to normal today, zoomies and hunger still intact. The rain stopped so I went out and found the remains of the wallaby. She had eaten a lot of it, so no wonder she was sick. Silly dog. It's not like she is starving or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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