Ok
he had normal poop last night and this morning around 6:00 am
Breakfast at 6:30am
Poop at 7:30 normal
Back in the crate at 8:00
I came back at 11:30 am the was vomit (food)
Went out a bit more vomit (food and slim)
12:30 he goes crazy for grass but has a very small poop.
1:30 to 2:30 slow walk (vomit bile and grass)
3:00 small sip of water
loud gut sound
3:30 vomit brown water smell like poop, call the vet say not to worry too much yet
6:30 more vomit smell like poop (bile and small brown particules)
call the vet again
7:30 at the vet, x-ray, fluid, anti biotic, and blood test. he is still there.
And I am a nerve wreck
Well, you got there as soon as you knew things were bad, which is good.
Honestly, I don't know about what prognosis you should expect. I will keep you guys in my thoughts, though. I'm sorry you guys are having to deal with this, but know that you got him in quick, so I would feel good about the prognosis in that regard.
As far as the bones in the x-ray, that was probably just today's food. Doesn't mean anything, IMO. And you have to keep in mind that his digestive processes were far from normal today. I would expect to see some bone on any x-ray where a raw fed dog had not been fasted for some amount of time pre x-ray.
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They need to rule out torsion and perforation. Both could be done with x-rays and ultrasound.
If the vomit has a nasty smell and the posture is hunched and the dog is in pain I would not wait till morning if the surgery is an option and rather do it ASAP.
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Did the xray actually show something obstructing Ariane? I've gone through it twice and both dogs were fine in a couple of days, after the surgery. One had red lava rocks so it was obvious on the xray. The other had a soft material that didnt show.
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They need to rule out torsion and perforation. Both could be done with x-rays and ultrasound.
If the vomit has a nasty smell and the posture is hunched and the dog is in pain I would not wait till morning if the surgery is an option and rather do it ASAP.
These would be my thoughts too. I don't think there are many spans of time when there aren't small bones in my dogs' guts.
Perhaps with fluids and antibiotics his body will be able to pass whatever is causing the obstruction. Sometimes the fluids + antibiotics and pain medication causing relaxation is enough to get things to straighten out. Sometimes it takes surgery.
Waiting is usually a good idea, at least overnight, plus you want the antibiotics on board and the dog hydrated.
Surgery for bowl obstruction usually has a favorable outcome -- dogs are pretty tough in this department.
No chance of poison, right? Got to ask in a farm dog. Our "mouse man" was just here and I took 2 half-dead mice from the Pinker today. Plus all the decayed dead things appearing from under the melting snow....
My thoughts are with you. BEST WISHES, will be thinking of you.
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