Olive is in the hospital...

[UnitySpirit64]

She started getting sick late yesterday afternoon (of course after the vet closed) and couldn't stop vomiting and had nasty bloody diarrhea. Then she started whining and moaning and then growling/snarling at Elroy out of the blue. Poor guy was scared because he was even in the next room by me and didn't understand what he did wrong.
I called our vets office first thing this morning and the receptionist said all of their urgent care spots were filled so they couldn't get us in. I remember our vet telling us to tell them we are long time clients so she went and talked to him and right away he said he wants to see her.

We were suspecting an obstruction since she did eat a big wad of chewed up towel well over a month ago that she vomited up and ate again before I could clean it up. I threw all of that stuff away a long time ago but I know some stuff can sit in the intestines for quite a while. He did an x-ray and bloodwork and the x-ray didn't show an obstruction but he said that if it's cloth it won't show up so he had to give her some barium and check a little later. She did have a ton of gas, an infection in the intestines, severe dehydration and pancreatitis so he admitted her to keep her on IV's. He called about an hour ago and said the barium passed all the way through so there is no obstruction but her intestines are stretched out and extremely sore so she must have passed something through prior to this that made her so sick. At any rate, we can pick her up late this afternoon and she needs to be on meds and a bland diet for about a week. I'm so relieved that it wasn't worse and that she didn't need surgery.

They give us grey hair...

Oh yes the furry vacuum cleaner. Kira ate 2 socks that vet took out when he spayed her. I have to have a soft muzzle if she goes around the house. I hope she grows out of a lot of this. All my American dobermans never did to me the things Kira the european has. Quite a challenge. Her ears are doing better but they seem to be ears that tell what mood she is in. Flying nun means she is bored and sleepy. Perky ears shes spotted something or alert. One ear up and one down. I have no idea.. lol Long ears for me is a first so not sure what is normal. Be taking her soon for just a yearly checkup will ask my new vet. They are super friendly at least so far and have heard great comments on them. He does ears all the time at least.

 

[Gelcoater]

Jan I know you policed the inside of the house but experience tells me keep a close eye outside too.
This piece

Of a toy has been posted here before.
Was the cause of drama a couple months after Daisy died, and Rocky got the bips, and I got a bill with a coma in it
And remember the river rock I posted about? Long ago?
Was a good 2 inch long, and 1.5 inch wide, about 3/4 inch thick.
Be barfed it up with some grass one night on our kitchen floor as we were plating dinner
I was shocked by its size, I posted a thread way back.

These days Millie grabs some lava rock from the side of the house by the hose bib.
Crunches it, sucks on it.
Took me a while to come to a hypothesis there.
A few years ago?
I washed and scrubbed BBQ grates there.
My theory is some of the char and food bits are in the pours of that lava rock, and she is picking up the scent.
I find them here and there.
On the pavers, just outside the garage door with the dog door (she knows I will tell her to drop it, so, outside toy) or in random places far away from the area they are in.

Their noses get them into trouble, be it socks, rocks, shoes, anything...”stinky”

 

[Ddski5]

How is Olive?

 

[JanS]

How is Olive?

She's feeling a little better day by day, thanks for asking. I did a happy dance when she finally had a solid turd this afternoon. She's been acting fine but she's had really watery black poop for a few days now.

 

[jazzies mum]

She's feeling a little better day by day, thanks for asking. I did a happy dance when she finally had a solid turd this afternoon. She's been acting fine but she's had really watery black poop for a few days now.

That first normal poop is dance worthy! Glad to hear she's recovering well.

 

[MichiH]

Good to hear she’s recovering and yes to a solid poop that is a relief to see!

 

[Kaiser2016]

Keep up the poop patrol, hopefully everything will return to normal soon.

 

[Kswoodssue]

Keeping Olive in our thoughts.Hope improvement continues!

 

[Two Dobes]

Oh Jan, how awful for you all. So, it was because she ate something ? Looked like it said Pancreatitus?
Happy dance indeed when they start to act normal again.

 

[Fightingprussian]

She started getting sick late yesterday afternoon (of course after the vet closed) and couldn't stop vomiting and had nasty bloody diarrhea. Then she started whining and moaning and then growling/snarling at Elroy out of the blue. Poor guy was scared because he was even in the next room by me and didn't understand what he did wrong.
I called our vets office first thing this morning and the receptionist said all of their urgent care spots were filled so they couldn't get us in. I remember our vet telling us to tell them we are long time clients so she went and talked to him and right away he said he wants to see her.

We were suspecting an obstruction since she did eat a big wad of chewed up towel well over a month ago that she vomited up and ate again before I could clean it up. I threw all of that stuff away a long time ago but I know some stuff can sit in the intestines for quite a while. He did an x-ray and bloodwork and the x-ray didn't show an obstruction but he said that if it's cloth it won't show up so he had to give her some barium and check a little later. She did have a ton of gas, an infection in the intestines, severe dehydration and pancreatitis so he admitted her to keep her on IV's. He called about an hour ago and said the barium passed all the way through so there is no obstruction but her intestines are stretched out and extremely sore so she must have passed something through prior to this that made her so sick. At any rate, we can pick her up late this afternoon and she needs to be on meds and a bland diet for about a week. I'm so relieved that it wasn't worse and that she didn't need surgery.

They give us grey hair...

@JanS, God bless you and yours. It is always so hard to deal with a sick dog. You feel so
Much more helpless than when fellow humans get sick somehow. I think it’s because they can’t actually TELL us what’s going on so we are left to guess and be nervous and not able to gauge the situation clearly. We will pray for a speedy recovery for your girl. And they do give us grey hair, well grey beard anyway. Many warm regards to your family. Please update us.

 

[Fightingprussian]

And I've told my husband many of the horror stories we've all seen here over the years. And I tell him, that's why I watch her like a hawk!!

same here, like a hawk!