my dog has been vomiting for 5 days now i took her to the vet?

Question

my vet has given her shots anti virals she had high temp it has been controled but she keeps vomiting she is a lab shes 8 yrs old
shes drinking water but she has no apetite when she has fever shes depresed but after the medicine when the fevers gone she is a little more active any sugestions my vet toldme that maybe if she give her serum via intravenous but she doesent want to doit she says that she prefers to wait a litle more because she would need to keep my dog for one whole day with the serum what do you think i shoul do or what can i do

Answer 1

find a new vet! if your vet knows your dog has been vomitting for 5 days and wants to wait it out your dogs going to become more and more dehyrdated and sicker by the day

Answer 2

I am sorry your dog is so ill. I am not a vet but once had a gravely ill dog that survived, for a while, and then had to be put down.

Trust the vet to know what's best, but here's some ideas.

Have you heard about the recent poisonings by "wet" gravy type pouch dog food? Have you or the vet fed your dog that type of food? The recent published findings are that the food contained rat poison.

Ask the vet to give your dog a "piggy-back" injection of water and that may help prevent the nausea from drinking water on an empty tummy (do not give water to drink at that time). Then try feeding the dog some baby food type chicken. If the dog keeps that down, try bland food (cooked rice and braised ground chicken or lamb in small amounts.

Let the vet treat the dog intravenously with liquids (water,food, meds) if nothing else works,

Remember that having a pet is sometimes scarey and heartbreaking. It can be expensive. That is our responsibility that we must accept when we adopt a pet.

The last resort is to let the animal rest eternally by humanely putting the animal down. If your dog does not respond to treatment, do not make your dog suffer because you can't let go. Heroics are not always the best choice especially if the dog is up in years (for a big dog 8-10 years is very old).

I hope your babe is better soon.

Answer 3

My pup, who is only 8 months, started vomiting the other day as well. He vomited all morning. He drank a lot of water - which he would also vomit - and refused food. While he still had energy, as he is a pup, it wasn't the same as normal.

My vet gave VERY different advice than yours. First, stop giving water. This will irritate the stomach and cause even more vomiting. In fact, give her nothing to eat or drink for a day, if possible. Let her insides recover.

My vet did several audiradiograms to see if there was any blockage. If she has a blockage, this could be causing her problems. My vet then gave my dog anti-nausea medicine. He gave my pup a shot and also pills for me to administer.

Of course, being a very young dog, my pup recovered almost by the time I took him to the vet (later in the afternoon). As your dog is older, she may take longer to recover. Still, anti-nausea medicine may be the way to go.

Did your vet do blood work? If not, have this done. Elevated liver enzymes or other markers may suggest some issues that the vet could treat. Your dog could also have pancreatitis. Blood work will also determine this.

Lastly, because of dehydration issues, my pup received fluids subcutaneously. While he was already getting better even at the vet's office (he finally started eating there, as he started nibbling on the treats), the extra medicines and care helped. My vet also recommended a lighter food - such as chicken and rice - as opposed to something stronger (of course, he eats a dry chicken and rice food anyway).

I'm rather concerned by this "wait and see" solution your vet is proposing. Vomiting all morning and waiting is one thing. Vomiting for 5 days and still waiting is another. I would try another vet or really push your current one for more testing. Your dog is probably quite dehydrated by now (as the water she's drinking is probably doing her little good). Please push this issue - 5 days is far too long.

Good luck!

Answer 4

You should really get a parvo test done. My dog had the same kinds of symptoms, it started with lethargy and loss of appetite, then it went to excessive vomiting and diarrhea. I too her to the vet when I noticed that she was laying down more than usual, and she stopped eating. The vet gave her a parvo test, and it came back positive. Parvo is a very serious and deadly virus that dogs easily contract by coming into contact with an infected dog. The same day, my dog got put on vomiting medications and an antibiotic and i had to give her an iv of lactated ringers solution, to keep her hydrated. At the beginning she was still able to get up and walk around but towards the end she couldn't even move. Earlier today, she was laying there on her bed, and she was making a gasping sound when she breathed then she took a deep breath in and let it out. She stopped breathing. My precious baby succumbed to the virus. I saw by dog stop breathing and die, right in from of my eyes. It was the hardest thing i ever had to see.
If you have no idea about parvo, or you want to know about it, please feel free to contact me via yahoo messenger, i am on-line. I am more than happy to help you out, or direct you to a website that will give you information because i don't want that to happen to anyone else. I hope this helps

Answer 5

Do you have confidence in your vet?If he or she is your regular vet and has treated your dog successfully in the past then maybe you should just ask a few more questions.Why did you wait 5 days to take her to the vet in the first place.?I suspect you might have thought the same thing your vet is thinking now .She might have eaten something she shouldn't have,and since it hasn't killed her by now but just made her sick she might be at the turning point.to getting better anyway.If your vet is easy to talk to and you trust her then work with her.Vets have to study for a long time to become vets and are usually very caring and concerned about your pet. My rule of thumb is ..if the vet is willing and able to answer my questions and put my mind at ease with what she is doing then she's good enough for me.Good luck and hope your dog is feeling better soon.

Answer 6

theys VERY serious if your dogs vomiting for such a long time -- is it All day long or just once a day thing ?? I'd put my dog in for a day if that means he/she would get better ....

Yor dog isn't getting the propper nutrience it needs - as its vomiting it back up ... it is going to get much sicker if it doesn't keep down food/ water - If I was the vet ( which I'm not) I'd have the dog on iv to ensure its getting enough nutrients --- try phoning & seeing other vets or specialists - contact Lab owners or a dog 'ring' theres breed specific ones (or groups) online even vet ones -- sorry I couldn't help much
I don't want to scare you but ....If theres cranial pressure that can cause sparitic- or- continous vomiting - if all else fails get your dog an MRI ( they cost alot though )
good luck to you dog !!

Answer 7

ummm, have you been watching the news lately?

Most all of commercial pet food supply has been contaminated with rat poison---from another country. It was shipped with human food and pet food on the same ship, so the contamination may not be limited to your dog.

Get your dog to the vet. The good news is now that they know what has caused the sickness and/or death of so many pets, it is easier to get treatment. I hope your dog gets better.

For future reference, dogs live long, happy lives on a boiled chicken with rice diet. :)

Answer 8

Did your vet take xrays. Sometimes toys or other objects get swallowed and lodged in the stomach or intestines and it will make them throw up, because their food won't pass through. And if it rips the intestine, can cause infection and fever.

Did you consider the pet food you are giving. There have been recalls on pet food because it had rat poisin in it.

Answer 9

I had a dog, a Great Dane that was always getting gastro- enteritis, her stools looked like Sweeny Todd was around, and would throw up alot I fed her oatmeal , quick oats were fine. that usually stayed down. Give your dog things that are easy to digest Rice is good too Nothing spicey and she might start eating something again

Answer 10

get the vet to do what is necessary o r change vets , the dog needs something to coat his stomach so he can keep food down. leave him at the vet You are going to watch your dog die if you don't