12/11/2010 11:07
Worst week ever
So after a day of fasting, we were pleased to see the dog didn't vomit
in the middle of the night. Hoping the day of rest gave her poor
stomach a break we fed her a small amount the next morning, and another
small amount at her normal feed time. Then she vomited again in the
middle of the night. It's so weird, it's always after we've gone to bed
that she gets up to vomit. Like between 12-4am usually, but sometimes as
late as 6am. So we've tried an experiment today -- we fed her this
morning, but she wouldn't eat much. Then we didn't feed her at her
normal feed time -- it seemed that she was getting sick about 8 hours
after meal time on average, so we wanted to see if she would get sick 8
hours after her morning feed. She didn't. So about 7:30 pm I put some
more food down for her, and she ate it all, not stopping for breath.
Now that's the Amber I know and love, food is her life! It was very
encouraging. So now we wait -- will she be sick in the middle of the
night again? I pray not.
We've done so much online research and everything major that it could be, like liver or kidney disease, intestinal blockage, etc. has a whole list of symptoms -- she doesn't have any other symptoms right now. She's mostly in good spirits, energetic most of the time (for an 11 year old dog) etc. The other symptoms listed, like listlessness, tenderness in the abdomen, frequent drinking and urination, constipation, etc. she doesn't have, so what could it be? If it continues we'll have her back in to the vet come Monday. They can do some tests to rule out any major illnesses. We've tried the fasting, and as I said, she didn't get sick then, but obviously we have to feed her. And that's it -- she's having no trouble eliminating, I mean not to be indelicate, but she's pooing just fine, so some of that food is getting digested.
Between me being sick for 3 days myself, worrying about the dog, our work Christmas party, etc. I have not had a good week food-wise, and it showed on the scale this morning. A gain of nearly 4 pounds. But right now I'm so worried about my baby that I can't focus on that. I'm not throwing in the towel, far from it -- we grocery shop tomorrow and I'll be buying lots of fresh veggies and getting right back on track, but where I'd normally be so discouraged, it's just not on my mind right now. I'm too busy worrying about my poor dog.
We've done so much online research and everything major that it could be, like liver or kidney disease, intestinal blockage, etc. has a whole list of symptoms -- she doesn't have any other symptoms right now. She's mostly in good spirits, energetic most of the time (for an 11 year old dog) etc. The other symptoms listed, like listlessness, tenderness in the abdomen, frequent drinking and urination, constipation, etc. she doesn't have, so what could it be? If it continues we'll have her back in to the vet come Monday. They can do some tests to rule out any major illnesses. We've tried the fasting, and as I said, she didn't get sick then, but obviously we have to feed her. And that's it -- she's having no trouble eliminating, I mean not to be indelicate, but she's pooing just fine, so some of that food is getting digested.
Between me being sick for 3 days myself, worrying about the dog, our work Christmas party, etc. I have not had a good week food-wise, and it showed on the scale this morning. A gain of nearly 4 pounds. But right now I'm so worried about my baby that I can't focus on that. I'm not throwing in the towel, far from it -- we grocery shop tomorrow and I'll be buying lots of fresh veggies and getting right back on track, but where I'd normally be so discouraged, it's just not on my mind right now. I'm too busy worrying about my poor dog.