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Cocker Specific Discussion => Health => Topic started by: VickyG on January 24, 2012, 03:40:09 PM
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Hi all, I think i'm just after some advice and support as I panicing a little about holly.
Holly is 2 years old spayed perfectly healthy amazing puplet who has never been ill. I took her and Henry out for a walk yesterday around 3pm in the woods where we usually go and they were both off lead as usual I don't think she ate anything she shouldn't have done but she wasn't in my visual field all the time so I'm not too sure.
Yesterday she was just dozing after her walk as usual and then I fed them about 5pm with their usual royal canine dried food but we added a little bit of home made onion gravy and bits of lamb from the Sunday roast that was left over, she was then sick about half an hour later and then sick about 3 more times before bedtime.
They normally sleep downstairs in their crates but because she was ill i let them sleep on our bed and through the night she was sick about 5 more times but there is obviously nothing left to be sick on so it was just spit. She is feeling really sorry for herself she has had a little bit of water but is just knocked out on the sofa now and she still keeps retching but obviously there is nothing to be sick on. I'm a real worry wart as my dogs are my world, do you think I need to take her to the vet? should I try and get her to drink some more water through a syringe or what? What food if any do you think i should offer her?
Any advice? ideas? or am i panicing for nothing :'(
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I'm no expert but i would be making sure she's drinking or she could dehydrate if shes been sick alot... you could always phone the vet for advice if your worried but she may just have a bug :huh: is she toileting ok? and although she's probably tired from it all is she ok in herself? If she continues to try and be sick then i would call the vet if she were mine :luv:
Hope she's much better soon, its always a worry when they're ill.
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I would phone the vet if it was me xxx
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Based on my recent experience with Barney I would take her straight to the vet. Don't want to panic you but he'd chewed a piece of wood and it was blocking his intestines. He had very similar symptoms to Holly and we were also asked if he could have eaten anything dangerous for dogs.
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Agreed - I would take her to the vet immediately! Hope it's nothing serious but best to be safe.
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Personally if she looks ill then I'd get her checked out its the only way you'll have peace of mind.
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ditto on the vet having experienced similar myself (also a piece of eaten bark >:D ) .. I hope she is ok xx :bigarmhug:
Keep us posted
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thanks for the advice we have a appointment with the emergency vets in half an hour ph34r
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I would also do the same, really hope you get to the bottom of it, Holly is one gorgeous girly :luv:
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Hope it is something simple. Good luck! X
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glad you've got her in with the vet... let us know how she gets on!! x
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all checked out and she has a temperature and the vet thinks it may be some type of pancreatis which i'm sure sounds far worse than it is, she told us cockers are very suseptible to it if they eat fatty foods and i gave her some lamb from the Sunday roast which may have been a little fatty for her.
She had an anti-biotic injection and an anti-emetic injection and i've been given a 20ml syringe to get fluids into her and i can feed her chicken and white rice tomorrow but if no better we go back. I feel a little less freaked out now i know she's not dying (it's amazing what goes through your mind).
Hopefully she will start to feel better soon, thanks for all the advice :luv:
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pleased she has been checked out and hopefully she will feel better very soon
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Just checking in on Holly and pleased to see your update.
I'm so sorry if my previous post sounded abrupt - I was just about to log off and go out when I saw your post and wanted to reply quickly. I think my emotions are still a bit close to the surface.
Will keep an eye out for Holly's progress xx
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wow.. so glad you took her, and so glad she's ok .. fingers crossed for a speedy recovery :-* :-*
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Been a scary day for you, glad you have an answer now. Hope this settles down now, pancreatitis can be very painful, poor wee soul :luv:
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So glad she is on the mend. But in your post you say you gave her onion gravy.... I thought onions were a no no for dogs and could cause digestive problems
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So glad that she's ok :luv: trust me pancreatitis is very painfull for humans never mind dogs :luv: my pebbles had it twice and after the 2nd lot she could only have low fat food including treats so please be carefull what you give her from now on regarding fat content :luv: and she should never get it again sending you great big :bigarmhug: :bigarmhug:'s take care x x x
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Just to add that it can also be fatal sometimes so please don't underestimate the power of pancreatitis. We almost lost our wee dog Kim to it many years ago. There is a simple blood test that can tell you if it is/isn't pancreatitis x
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Just to add that it can also be fatal sometimes so please don't underestimate the power of pancreatitis. We almost lost our wee dog Kim to it many years ago. There is a simple blood test that can tell you if it is/isn't pancreatitis x
Absolutely agree. Nearly lost my old boy Dickon to it. It recurred several times so he was on a special diet and I had to watch what he ate like a hawk. Stress also played a huge factor. Once I learned the early signs and managed to train friends and family not to give him ANY treats he did really well though.
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So glad she is on the mend. But in your post you say you gave her onion gravy.... I thought onions were a no no for dogs and could cause digestive problems
oh gawd your right i never thought of the onions in the onion gravy that may have been a contributing fact too, what an idiot :embarassed:
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the vet did mention pancreatitis but she never did a blood test so i'm just wondering if it was actually that, if it was from all your comments it sounds like i may need to change her diet and treats, what do you think?
Or should i ask for a blood test to confirm it is pancreatitis cos if not it may have just been a bug or something, she didn;'t seem in pain so i'm a little confused now.
what do you guys think?
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I suppose you could always phone the vets and ask again just exactly what she thought it was. If it is for your own peace of mind then you could ask for the test.
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That's what I would do.
(Sometimes I do think vets could
back up what they say with some
printed info for you take away and
read in your own time as when you
are in a consultation often you can
be worried or agitated and don't take
in what is said.)
steffxxx