To The Vet We Go..... UPDATED
This morning at 8:30, I woke up to Lance throwing up. I was thinking probably due to an empty stomach, since he had not eaten his breakfast yet. The consitency was foamy. He also had a lot of mucous in it as well at other times.
I gave him a handful of food, but he couldn't keep that down either. Its now 10:40 and is still getting sick. I spoke with the vet and have a 1:45 appointment for Lance to see him. No food or water per vets instructions till we see him this afternoon.
As I was speaking to my husband over the phone, he said that he had put fertilizer down on the grass yesterday and had Lance outside yesterday off lead. He thinks he ate a bit of grass. :( He feels really bad, that he completely forgot about the fertilizer down and having him off lead. Normally if the grass is fertilized, he is not off lead. The area that the lead reaches, does not get fertilized at all.
Lance may have eaten a small amount of grass, hopefully that wouldn't be enough to do any kind of damage. He did sneak over into the neighbors yard to see their coonhound, while my husband was standing at the fence talking with the neighbor.
He was due to be seen for a follow up this Thursday and was hoping to reduce the amount of steroid he is on. Hoping this isn't anything major.
UPDATE:
Lance got two shots of anti nasuea meds while at the vet and also was sent home with anti nausea pills, Metronidazole. 1/2 tablet with food twice a day. He is to be introduced to water and food very slowly starting at 5:00 today. If he keeps down the water we can give him a 1/2 tablespoon to a tablespoon of wet food. Again at 7-8 pm, repeat.
Tommorrow he gets three small meals again small amounts of water at a time.
He did very well with the first shot, but for some reason jumped a bit for the second one, catching the vet and I off guard. He has never jumped for any of his shots. The vet was going to wait and give the second dose another time, but then decided to go ahead and give the second shot and Lance did fine. Maybe he got too close to the first spot he gave the shot. I felt bad for the vet, and apologized, since Lance hasn't done that before, it was embarassing. He just jumped, no growling or snapping, phew. good boy.
The steroids will be cut back, every other day he gets a half dose and then the other days he gets a full dose. Here is hoping the the hematomas do not come back. His right ear had a very slight amount of fluid, not even enough to drain even. Fingers crossed. '
Lance has lost 3 pounds in three weeks, yikes :O The vet upped his food intake to a cup twice a day, so hopefully he will start putting weight back on. He was at 26 pounds and is now at 23. Not a good sign, and hopefully not a sign that anything else is wrong. The vet says that initially they can loose weight when on steroids, but then do bulk up.
Heres hoping hes on the road to recovery and doesn't have too many more vet visits. We have another follow up visit Monday evening. I have jury duty Friday, which means Lance has a long day by himself, not too excited about that. One day at a time..my new motto.
Page 4 or about, has two pictures of Lance plotting to get his own drink of water. Vet orders, to give little water at a time, but Lance doesn't agree. It gave me a pretty big laugh, what a goof ball. :)
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Permalink Reply by Bax & Zigs & Rosie on
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Baxter had something similar, foamy/mucus puke and a lot of heaving. After an IV and short vet visit he was feelin' fine. I hope Lance feels better!!
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Permalink Reply by Natalie, Lance &Tucker on
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thanks, did the vet say what is was from?
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Thanks Sam and Jane!! Will update when we get back from the vet. Vet said no water, Lance seems really thirsty, as I write this, he is pawing at his dish. Not sure what to do. As he just got sick as I was posting this response.
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Permalink Reply by Melissa and Franklin! on
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don't give water. I am guessing the vet may be afraid its pancreatitis and if so you have to hold water and food for at least 24-48 hours to give the pancreas a rest. It may not be that but the vet probably just wants to be safe. He will be ok with no water for a few hours. He is likely very thirsty from throwing up so much but its better to wait until you know for sure its not pancreatitis. The main symptom is a sudden onset of frequent vomiting, sometimes with diarrhea. Has he gotten into anything else in the last 3 or 4 days? Usually if they get into something you see symptoms 3 days later, but if he did eat fertilizer it may have sped up the process. Also, bring either the bag or the brand or a list of ingredients printed form the internet of the fertilizer so the vet knows what they are dealing with.
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I don;t think he has gotten into anything else. As I wrote my last response, he got sick again, this time a wad of grass came up and a band aid....ewwwwww.
I will not give him water. I was thinking that this started from being on an empty stomach, since he didn't get his breakfast, we will see. Thanks for your advice.
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hmmm wonder if he has a blockage? A band aid!? Wonder if he got into the garbage and now has something stuck! Or if the wad of grass was stuck in there! Hope he feels better!
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oops, just saw this response now. No, I don't believe he got into the garbage, he isn't a garbabe picker. Most likely, my daughter didn't properly dispose of the band aid. ugh...darn kids :(
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Permalink Reply by Laura Jones on
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ahhh poor Lance. Hope he is better soon.
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Thank You!!
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Permalink Reply by Nicola Porter on
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oh my poor little handsome Lance, I so hope he feels better soon.
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