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Pets & Working Animals => Dogs => Topic started by: CameronS on June 30, 2011, 10:34:51 pm
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In the past hour out 7 year old Hungarian Wirehaird Visla has started Vomiting up copious amounts of thick white vomit, there is no signs of anything in it, and he didn't eat tea. His gums are very pale ad have slow capillary reaction?(when you press down making it white and count how long it takes to regain colour), he's a little unsteady on his feet - could be from dehydration from vomiting?
His back end around his hip/naval area seem to have suddenly delved in and his ribs "sprung" slightly.
We have ruled out ha stroke as he is breathing normally, and has no elevated temperature.
Any clues as to what it could be.
The dogs today have been kept kenneled as to many tractors running up the road to allow them a walk, so a low risk of him haven eaten something.
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Could be bloat - phone the vet immediately. Quite common in Vizzies
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Think mum's on the phone now will keep you posted
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:( :(
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Any word, Cameron?
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Went to the Vets this morning, he had swallowed a twig which had scraped his throat causing his irritation, the fibred from the twig had then made him constipated causing his irregular hip area.
Vets Knocked him out and removed the clumps of poo and twig from his bowels he's got pills for the vomiting and antibiotics for the scrape.
I can now say he is looking decidedly better for himself
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Phew! glad to hear he is on the mend :dog:
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Glad thats all it was, bad enough though, our male eats, well chews up twigs, the girls don't at all, funny, must be a male thing!!!
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Glad thats all it was, bad enough though, our male eats, well chews up twigs, the girls don't at all, funny, must be a male thing!!!
Ah no, not a male thing - I used to have a beautiful big black bitzer (containing some hound and some retriever - fantastic nose) who used to demolish any stick you threw for her. Or indeed any stick you threw for her kennelmate!
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There is a ban on throwing sticks for dogs in my house and my puppy owners are told not to as well. A friend's dog ran after a stick thrown for it, it lodged in its windpipe and it died in agony as the vet was trying to save it. But some dogs just pick them up and chew them, not a lot you can do except teach them to retrieve so you can take anything away that might be harmful. Evn then you can't always be watching them. Glad to hear he's improving, Cameron.