Advice re Freya please..

[Goggins]

  please can you all give me your opinions regarding my Freya...

Freya is now just over a year old and has been 100% healthy up until the last 7-10 days. She started having mild conjunctivitis on and off for a couple of days and then she had a mild cough-2 days of manuka honey and she was right as rain. A week later she didnt eat her breakfast (unheard of!!) and became really clingy and whingey day and night. It was really sad to watch her be like this but she was always able to eat a bonio treat. No vomiting or diarrhoea. So off to the vets we went...

vet could find nothing physically wrong with her and suggested she might have acid reflux "something common in small dogs" and she went onto zantac and anteepsin to settle her tummy and reduce the acid. She was loads better the next morning. That night she vomitted up a couple of small bits of very hard rubber (beige in colour)-cant find any of her toys like this or anything thats been chomped on, so maybe something out on her walk. She was no longer clingy or whinging but still not "right".

Took her back to the vets yesterday and he thinks maybe she now has a gastitis and has given her some antibiotics. She ate both meals (reluctantly) yesterday and half of this ams breakfast. She is bright and drinking but not 100% but nothing I can say "thats wrong with her"...Its so sad to see her like this...

The vet said If she still isnt eating or bright to take her back tomorrow for an endoscopy...I really dont know what to do as she isnt really ill but not 100%...I guess (if youve managed to read this far) is what would you all do?? (she is insured so money doesnt come in to it)...I dont want to put her through something unecessarily....Help...

[Neon]

Awww, sorry Freya is feeling a bit "off".  The only advice I can give is that if it were me, I would go with my gut instinct and get the problem investigated further.  You're quite clearly picking up on something not being right.  Although you don't want to put her through anything unecessarily, it could save a lot more problems later on if you face it head on now.  I hope she feels better soon.  Keep us posted how she is 

[ollie nathan's mum]

I would follow the vets advice, she may well have something in her tummy that's causing her problems. Rather than just guessing an endoscopy would give an answer. Hope everything goes well.

[bluegirl]

I'd be inclined to think that the vomited rubber bits are the cause and he's just been treating the symptoms so far.

I'd be wondering if its a partial blockage and I'd be asking if rubber would show up on an x-ray as the x-ray would should up her whole digestive system whereas the endoscope would only highlight up to her stomach and you may end up being non the wiser. They may not even need to sedate for the x-ray (didn't when Phoebe had one once). If sedation is required they could even sedate for x-ray then proceed to endoscope.

When I had gastritis I felt uncomfortable in my stomach area and there were stomach noises / pains but the main symptom I had was excessive belching and once on the treatment I felt a whole lot better within about 48 hrs.

Hope they are able to help her.

[dizzytrish]

you know your dogs, and if one seems 'off' then you can just tell!
I too would be worried about the rubber bits, especially if you cant tell what it is from?
agree with Bluegirl, would a scan/ultrasound of the tummy area show rubber if there was a blockage, they would need to sedate to do an endoscopy anyway, so do it all in one go!
all the best, keep an eye on little Freya, and lots of hugs. 

[Geordietyke]

Sending little Freya gentle hugs    Hope the vet manages to find the cause of her discomfort.  Take care.

[Mel]

I'd be inclined to think that the vomited rubber bits are the cause and he's just been treating the symptoms so far.

I'd be wondering if its a partial blockage and I'd be asking if rubber would should up on an x-ray as the x-ray would should up her whole digestive system whereas the endoscope would only highlight up to her stomach and you may end up being non the wiser. They may not even need to sedate for the x-ray (didn't when Phoebe had one once). If sedation is required they could even sedate for x-ray then proceed to endoscope.

When I had gastritis I felt uncomfortable in my stomach area and there were stomach noises / pains but the main symptom I had was excessive belching and once on the treatment I felt a whole lot better within about 48 hrs.

Hope they are able to help her.

Ditto.

[KellyT]

I'd be inclined to think that the vomited rubber bits are the cause and he's just been treating the symptoms so far.

I'd be wondering if its a partial blockage and I'd be asking if rubber would should up on an x-ray as the x-ray would should up her whole digestive system whereas the endoscope would only highlight up to her stomach and you may end up being non the wiser. They may not even need to sedate for the x-ray (didn't when Phoebe had one once). If sedation is required they could even sedate for x-ray then proceed to endoscope.

When I had gastritis I felt uncomfortable in my stomach area and there were stomach noises / pains but the main symptom I had was excessive belching and once on the treatment I felt a whole lot better within about 48 hrs.

Hope they are able to help her.

Ditto.

double ditto .. I hope little Freya is more comfy soon .. big hugs xx

One vet said Millie had reflux because she wasn't 'right' either but ate normally was happy enough, but every now and then she'd vomit up bile - we end up seeing a vet who wasn't our 'normal GP' vet ).  However, after months of this and me basically saying, this is ridiculous she doesn't have reflux, she isn't right! She was endoscoped and it turns out she had a piece of bark in her stomach, and every now and then after she'd been settled for a few hours it would cause a 'back up' of bile, and then she'd vomit it up.... lovely 

Hope she's sorted soon x

[Megan Ffion]

Sending positive thoughts for little Freya.   I would follow your instinct and take her to the Vets.




Gwyneth

[spanielcrazy]

I'd be inclined to think that the vomited rubber bits are the cause and he's just been treating the symptoms so far.

I'd be wondering if its a partial blockage and I'd be asking if rubber would should up on an x-ray as the x-ray would should up her whole digestive system whereas the endoscope would only highlight up to her stomach and you may end up being non the wiser. They may not even need to sedate for the x-ray (didn't when Phoebe had one once). If sedation is required they could even sedate for x-ray then proceed to endoscope.

When I had gastritis I felt uncomfortable in my stomach area and there were stomach noises / pains but the main symptom I had was excessive belching and once on the treatment I felt a whole lot better within about 48 hrs.

Hope they are able to help her.

Ditto.

Triple ditto. I'd be having the vet x-ray for blockage 

[Catie74]

x-ray would be what I would want too.  Good luck

[ejp]

X-ray here too, you know she is not herself, trust your instinct, you know your dog better than any one else. 

[Goggins]

  Thank You everyone for your kind thoughts...

The vet couldnt feel any blockages and said that as she had been passing faeces (and still is) he doubts this is the case...

Typically, she has eaten her dinner tonight (took forever-one piece at a time) and she has been playing with her toys allbeit half heartedly...however she has gone all whingy again...just wish these little guys could talk 

[cfordham2710]

I'd be going back to the vets.  Sounds like it could be a partial blockage even if they can't feel it.  The foreign objects could have done anything inside her and she clearly isnt happy so something is wrong.  Trust her and what she is telling you

[Poppsie]

Sending little Freya gentle hugs    Hope the vet manages to find the cause of her discomfort.  Take care.

The same from all of us love Dianne phoebe and mia x x x