mouse_chalk
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Dotty- an 18-month old, spayed female Giant Papillon/Checkered Giant, didn't touch her breakfast this morning.
She wouldn't take any treats, which is when I started to get worried about her, wont touch hay, veggies or pellets. We gave her Infacol (Simeticone), 2 doses, and then with the second dose, Metacam in case it was gas, which can be painful, because she was lying hunched up on the floor squishing her belly to the ground. Plus tummy rubs in a warm towel.
I didn't want to overreact, but I also didn't want it to go on this evening and possibly turn into an out-of-hours visit, so we took her to the vet this afternoon to be on the safe side (Steve is in London today so my mum drove us, bless her).
The vet can't find any obvious signs of pain- she didn't flinch at all when she was examined, no obvious lumps or bumps or anything. Her teeth look fine that she can see (she had a very slight molar spur back in March that was filed as she had some other tests). Her tummy sounded very quiet, when you can usually hear some level of gurgling in there- she sleeps right next to my pillow often so I hear it! The vet gave an injection of Zantac and gave us more to give her 12-hourly, plus we're to keep up with Metacam daily and start syringe feeding her critical care, and water, etc. I think what caused the vet not to be overly concerned is that when I put her carrier on the table, she started eating a piece of hay! :grumpy:
When she got home she went straight to her comfy sleeping place between our pillows and snuggled down under the duvet. I annoyed her with some veggies and she ate a piece of lettuce, but she wont eat any more than that I did put my head next to her belly and heard some quiet gut sounds though, which weren't there before.
I'm about to go and see if I can get some water into her.
She hasn't pooped at all either today.
Oh, and also, I've just found that our critical care went out of date in October. Would it be ok to use still, or better not to risk it? They didn't have any left at the vets, only an alternative brand that comes in teeny sachets...
*sigh*
She wouldn't take any treats, which is when I started to get worried about her, wont touch hay, veggies or pellets. We gave her Infacol (Simeticone), 2 doses, and then with the second dose, Metacam in case it was gas, which can be painful, because she was lying hunched up on the floor squishing her belly to the ground. Plus tummy rubs in a warm towel.
I didn't want to overreact, but I also didn't want it to go on this evening and possibly turn into an out-of-hours visit, so we took her to the vet this afternoon to be on the safe side (Steve is in London today so my mum drove us, bless her).
The vet can't find any obvious signs of pain- she didn't flinch at all when she was examined, no obvious lumps or bumps or anything. Her teeth look fine that she can see (she had a very slight molar spur back in March that was filed as she had some other tests). Her tummy sounded very quiet, when you can usually hear some level of gurgling in there- she sleeps right next to my pillow often so I hear it! The vet gave an injection of Zantac and gave us more to give her 12-hourly, plus we're to keep up with Metacam daily and start syringe feeding her critical care, and water, etc. I think what caused the vet not to be overly concerned is that when I put her carrier on the table, she started eating a piece of hay! :grumpy:
When she got home she went straight to her comfy sleeping place between our pillows and snuggled down under the duvet. I annoyed her with some veggies and she ate a piece of lettuce, but she wont eat any more than that I did put my head next to her belly and heard some quiet gut sounds though, which weren't there before.
I'm about to go and see if I can get some water into her.
She hasn't pooped at all either today.
Oh, and also, I've just found that our critical care went out of date in October. Would it be ok to use still, or better not to risk it? They didn't have any left at the vets, only an alternative brand that comes in teeny sachets...
*sigh*