CalvinC
December 13th, 2006, 01:59 AM
Hi,
I joined this forum to try to find out more information for my dog's health. He is presently at the vet's and won't eat and I am at a loss... I work away, but that has always been the case since he was 6 weeks. He is a chitzu/lasso mix sp? sorry, 4 years old. Calvin started ( my wife is home while I work away) throwing up and diarrhea a little over a week ago, after a couple of day's he wouldn't eat; so my wife took him to the Vet. They checked his blood for poison, etc., found nothing wrong with him. After a few day's of not eating at the Vet's, he thought maybe he might eat if my wife took him home. The same night, my wife notice he started having blood from his penis; easy to detect in the snow. I spoke with my wife on the phone and we agreed he should go back to the vet first thing in the morning, ( this was on Sunday). Monday morning he was back at the Vet's. They X-Rayed him and there are a couple of small stones in his bladder, but the Vet suggested that they were small and there was no need to open him up.. also that if you did, he may need this type of surgery every 18 month's or so. He also checked his blood again and urine I believe, result's turning out good; no white cells in the urine, etc. They ran a type of barium through him,( or something of that nature), and it did go though him, to rule out a blockage.
This is a house dog and we live in the country, he only goes out-side to use the wash-room and for walks with us and our other two dog's. The other two dog's are doing fine, other than missing him.
The Vet we take him to is an older gentleman with a good reputation, practicing in the community for over 25 years.
It's over a week since the dog has eaten. I asked my wife to get them to make sure he is getting nutrients. ( In his water, as he is drinking.) She is going up to try to feed him at the Vet's when she's off work tomorrow. I get home Thursday night.
I think I've put in everything I can think of, any help would be appreciated.
I should also mention that Calvin is normally the first dog at the food dish, not at all fussy.
Also, the last couple of day's the Vet has been treating Calvin for a potential ulcer; apparently ulcers may discourage a dog from eating.
Spoke to my wife this afternoon and they are operating on Calvin this afternoon; removing the small stones in his bladder and checking for anything soft in his stomach or intestine that may be causing the problem. I will post the outcome when I find out the results.
Thanks,
Calvin's dad
Calvin's surgery revealed a rubber object as well as some cloth material in his intestine; the rubber object has apparently been there for awhile according to the amount of acid in his stomach. This is reasonably good news as it explains the not eating and the diarrhea, but upon entering the bladder to remove the stones; a mass was discovered which was removed and is being sent away to be analyzed. Hopefully it's not cancer. Poor little guy is having a rough go of it.
I can see by looking back and reading over this I've been writing as this was on-going and we were pretty much doing all we could; which accounts for the lack of input.
I have no idea where the rubber object came from, but it's highly possible it was from a toy. I will have to be a lot more careful when it comes to selecting safe toys. I hope this information could possible help someone else's pet.
I joined this forum to try to find out more information for my dog's health. He is presently at the vet's and won't eat and I am at a loss... I work away, but that has always been the case since he was 6 weeks. He is a chitzu/lasso mix sp? sorry, 4 years old. Calvin started ( my wife is home while I work away) throwing up and diarrhea a little over a week ago, after a couple of day's he wouldn't eat; so my wife took him to the Vet. They checked his blood for poison, etc., found nothing wrong with him. After a few day's of not eating at the Vet's, he thought maybe he might eat if my wife took him home. The same night, my wife notice he started having blood from his penis; easy to detect in the snow. I spoke with my wife on the phone and we agreed he should go back to the vet first thing in the morning, ( this was on Sunday). Monday morning he was back at the Vet's. They X-Rayed him and there are a couple of small stones in his bladder, but the Vet suggested that they were small and there was no need to open him up.. also that if you did, he may need this type of surgery every 18 month's or so. He also checked his blood again and urine I believe, result's turning out good; no white cells in the urine, etc. They ran a type of barium through him,( or something of that nature), and it did go though him, to rule out a blockage.
This is a house dog and we live in the country, he only goes out-side to use the wash-room and for walks with us and our other two dog's. The other two dog's are doing fine, other than missing him.
The Vet we take him to is an older gentleman with a good reputation, practicing in the community for over 25 years.
It's over a week since the dog has eaten. I asked my wife to get them to make sure he is getting nutrients. ( In his water, as he is drinking.) She is going up to try to feed him at the Vet's when she's off work tomorrow. I get home Thursday night.
I think I've put in everything I can think of, any help would be appreciated.
I should also mention that Calvin is normally the first dog at the food dish, not at all fussy.
Also, the last couple of day's the Vet has been treating Calvin for a potential ulcer; apparently ulcers may discourage a dog from eating.
Spoke to my wife this afternoon and they are operating on Calvin this afternoon; removing the small stones in his bladder and checking for anything soft in his stomach or intestine that may be causing the problem. I will post the outcome when I find out the results.
Thanks,
Calvin's dad
Calvin's surgery revealed a rubber object as well as some cloth material in his intestine; the rubber object has apparently been there for awhile according to the amount of acid in his stomach. This is reasonably good news as it explains the not eating and the diarrhea, but upon entering the bladder to remove the stones; a mass was discovered which was removed and is being sent away to be analyzed. Hopefully it's not cancer. Poor little guy is having a rough go of it.
I can see by looking back and reading over this I've been writing as this was on-going and we were pretty much doing all we could; which accounts for the lack of input.
I have no idea where the rubber object came from, but it's highly possible it was from a toy. I will have to be a lot more careful when it comes to selecting safe toys. I hope this information could possible help someone else's pet.