[Penninehillbilly]

Hi. Our BC isn't well, seemed OK till yesterday pm,  then wouldn't eat her tea, just laid under table. Sides are heaving a bit as she breathes, tail stiff and she moves her back legs about as though to ease some pain. Eyes show she isn't happy. Passed normal motions on walk this morning.
Had a small amount of goat milk this morning, didn't get up for her breakfast so didn't try and encourage her.
Vet can't see her till 17.40 tonight.
In the meantime any ideas please?

[SallyintNorth]

No advice to offer but hoping the vet can sort her out this evening 

[Jukes Mum]

Have you checked her for ticks?

[doganjo]

That wouldn't cause those symptoms.  More, likely an injury or internal pain.  Just keep her calm and quiet till you can see your vet.

[Jukes Mum]

Not likely but certainly worth checking for
http://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/infectious-parasitic/c_dg_tick_paralysis

[Penninehillbilly]

Thanks. Not active enough for injury, I'm thinking internal pain as well, but she hasn't had anything apart from normal meals.
We did change their food, but only starting gradual change to a different working mix. Her sister is fine.
She has moved herself to different places in kitchen. Currently laid flat out and sounds like she's snoring. Actually may sound a bit 'rattley'(?).
Just seen your post JM, I'll check it out.

[Jukes Mum]

Does her tummy feel at all hard/tender?
I prescribe lots of loves x

[fsmnutter]

Sounds like could be a gastritis/pancreatitis or some other internal upset causing tummy pain.
I'm sure the vet will do a thorough examination and prescribe something to help.
In the meantime somewhere calm, comfy and quiet and access to drinking water would be what I would prescribe.

[Penninehillbilly]

Sounds like could be a gastritis/pancreatitis or some other internal upset causing tummy pain.
I'm sure the vet will do a thorough examination and prescribe something to help.
In the meantime somewhere calm, comfy and quiet and access to drinking water would be what I would prescribe.

Thanks, leaving her quiet to do as she wants. Just seems a long time till vets appointment.  Poor girl looks at me with big brown eyes and there's nothing I can do.

[YorkshireLass]

The waiting is awful!
Does she tend to scavenge or hunt at all? Wondering if she's found something toxic, or a poisoned rat?

[in the hills]

Our lab bitch recently behaved in a similar way. She had been sick and had diarrhoea in the morning so I just fed a few dry biscuits that day. No more sick etc until the next morning. Overnight she was sick and had diarrhoea again. She seemed really uncomfortable. Kept moving around, getting into different positions, stretching out her back legs. Also whimpering slightly. We were lucky in that our vet was able to see her within a couple of hours. As she walked into the surgery she dripped fresh red blood! Turned out to be colitis and the blood nothing to worry about. Vet gave her a jab to calm the digestive system and she was fine by teatime. However her motions took nearly 3 weeks to return to normal.  Vet said that she had probably eaten some rubbish causing bad bacteria to flourish in her gut.

Could she have eaten something that has upset her?

[SallyintNorth]

Phb mentioned that the bitch passed normal motions this morning, or I'd have been thinking the same. 

If she'll take anything, and you think it's guts, I swear by probiotic yoghurt.

As I write this, your appointment is in less than 4 hours, thank goodness. 

[Penninehillbilly]

Bad Day
Had to take her down to Halifax and leave her for further tests, turned out to be an acute form of leukemia (sp?) we went back down about 9pm to hold her while saying goodbye, luckily in some ways she was on a drip so no extra injection.
RIP beautiful Dreamer
Its not fair.

[SallyintNorth]

So sorry to read this, phb.  What a terrible shock for you.    

[Louise Gaunt]

That is sad news.