MonElite Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 On saturday night I fed my dogs lamp flaps (they are on BARF) but as I didnt have enough and they looked hungry I did the emergency food = dried science diet Rex ate fair bit of it, than threw up. Its on not a biggie, happends. On Sunday went to the park as per usual, he run around like a maniac but I have noticed he had the runs. Drank a lot at home and did nothing for the rest of the day. In the evening I gave the dogs pork bones for dinner. He ate about a third which was odd as he must have been hungry formt he night before. Half an hour later I look at his belly and he is swollen and looks like a preagnant female. Being a dobe I immiediatelly thought - BLOAT. Rang my vet, no answer. Rang my vets wife at home - no answer. Rang Divanis breeder. Panicking I said how does bloat work, how much time I ahve etc? She asked me questions as if he is resting in the sphinx position - he sure was, is he resteless, he sure was, and few other question and as Im speaking to her he is by the minute looking worse and worse. She says get him in the car and drive to the vets if its boat you might just make it. I got in the car the vet rings back. phew! Asked me more questions, check the gums, check his belly, tap his belly. Described everything to him, he says - doenst look like bloat to me, observe him. Anyway Rex got slightly worse throught the evening his gums going a bit pale, and he started to shiver, but got to MY bed curled up and rested normally. So I wasnt going to kick him out and just looked at him and petted him checking him every 10 minutes. In the morning he was fine!!!!!!! I still dont know what it was, sound as an upset stomack, but oh how worried I was! And lucky my vet is such a nice guy. Thanks Pax for intorducing me to him ;) ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfgirl Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Glad to hear Rex is okay, gives you one heck of a fright doesn't it. Maybe the pork bones on top of having the runs made him swell up and feel so bad, normally if any of mine get the runs (which is very infrequent thank goodness) it is straight onto boiled lean chicken breasts and rice just to be on the safe side. ;) The lengths they will go to just to get in your bed for the night. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Kaos goes like that when she plays with water, she drinks way to much then her belly gets hard and round and she crys all night and shakes poor boy, i had At up all night spewing, no idea why but he is ok today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flames_Daddy Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 OMG You didn't mention this to me at all today Myszka! Man, you must have been so worried about poor Rexy! I am so glad he is OK! Did he look like he was in a lot of pain? What the heck was that??? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAX Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Glad he is Ok.......maybe the dry food if he is not used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwaY Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Glad he is ok, sure is a scary thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipy Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I am so glad everything is fine. And good thing you have such a nice vet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangerineDream Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 My bitch Tegan used to ferment some dry foods and bloat......check the side panel and see what's in it - anything with wheat can sometimes cause a problem, particularly if they have drunk quite a bit.......also how much does the dry food swell if you put it in water and leave it for a couple of hours? some expand a lot more than others.. Pleased Rex is OK!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Phew - glad to hear he is ok. Which vet Myzska? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livi Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Oh No !!! I'm glad he is OK !!! Very scary stuff..has to happen on a Sunday night doesn't it, how come animals never scare us when the vets are actually open ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonElite Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 Puggles - the vet you also know. yesterday when out walking he did a poo (how do we alwasy get sidetracked to that lovely subject? lol) and it was like a rock so hard he had trouble getting it out and it was obviously giving him pain. He must have had some blockage and finally got it out by the looks of it. Still not eating what he normally does, but he is all happy, running around and playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Our working dogs get wahtever carcase meat is around, and I have found that they do blow up a bit with the fattier bits..eg flaps. It does make them very uncomfortable..and they smell very 'dead' next day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonElite Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 Thanks persephone!! I might not give him flaps than, he doesnt particularily like them anyway. And yes he does smells rotten after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paola Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 im very glad that he is ok..and out of danger!!!!!,paola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aequus Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Hi Mon, So glad Rex is all good. After a similar thing happened to my boy the vet has given me Buscopan tablets to keep on hand in the first aid kit. They settle stomach spasm's and if he was to have bloat can assist in getting more time on your side to get them to the vet. If its not bloat it eases the pain & settles the tummy. Might be worth having on hand?! Give him a bug hug from us Megs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreyaJade Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 GirlDog used to throw up Science Diet. I'm glad Sexy Rexy is OK. Poor boy. I agree that wouldv'e been a massive scare. I'm feeling sympathy buterflies in my stomach for you myszka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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