I don't know what to do with my little man   He is so sick....  Here's the icky breakdown of what I've been dealing with:

Monday - brought Mic home from the pet sitter and he pukes all over the place.  We figured it was nerves.  Then he slept all night like a log.

Tuesday - acts like he's starving!  He did loose weight, but he was actually begging for food which he never did before.  Had the runs all day.  We were thinking it might be because he didn't eat much while he was at the sitter's and he was re-adjusting to his food.  That night he got really sick and made a disaster area of our bedroom at about 3 am.

Wednesday - Got a little food around noon, but still had the runs, only now they are really bad.  It's like he had water coming out  (I warned you... gross!)  So we got him canned pumpkin and chicken.  He had a little pumpkin, but now refuses to eat any more.  It's like every hour we have to rush him outside.  Last night I couldn't even sleep because I had to keep getting up to let him out.  I don't know how he has that much in him!

This morning - still the same...  And he still won't eat the pumpkin, just chicken.

So what the heck!  It can't be he's still adjusting to his food can it?  It's never been this bad... But he is hungry, and is drinking a lot of water.  Not dehydrated either...  Any thoughts of what it could be?  Or what I can do besides pumpkin to settle his belly? He just looks so sad

Hey Kim,

Sorry about your little man , The canned pumpkin may have given him some of the runs too. Mine get it when they eat that.  Put some plain white rice in with his chicken to help bind him up, give the amount you would normally feed him of his dog food but with the plain chicken and white rice mix. You can also give him pepto bismol for his belly. If you do the caplets I would give him half or ask your vet the amount. This should definately help.

I would make a vet appt just to make sure he didnt' catch something at the sitters too.

Hey Kim,

Can you call the vet and see if they can give you any idea what it may be and then you can look it up from there?

You may also want to ask if your friend or hubby can give him somethign before you get home to help him out like Pepto or Rice.

I hope the little guy gets to feeling better

Dog fine...goes to sitters...comes home sick.....sitter doesn't answer emails......something surely happened there.

We can speculate all we want and all are being sincere but, the vet is the only one who can see the dog, test the dog and treat the dog. I am not being judgemental but after 2 days of illness you should have sought veterinary attention.

Kim, JMO, rice will bind him better than yogurt, it will stop the runs I believe

Hi Kim- Does sound like worms to me. Have you wormed recently? Especially if your dog has been exposed to cat boxes? If not, it's a quick way to check a solution. If your dog does have worms, you should be able to see them (Yuk) in the next few poops after worming if they are tapeworm or roundworm. Good luck to you and your baby.  Dee

I'm on top of that one!  I actually had the vet teach me a trick to tell if he's getting dehydrated or not, since he does have issues quite often.  You just pull a little pinch of skin by their neck and if it pops back right away, he is ok, if it goes back slowly, then that is a sign of dehydration.

Poor Mic. I'm beginning to wonder about the sitter as well....

What was she feeding him? Did you guys discuss that before you left him? Do you normally feed Mic people food like hamburger? If Bella had nothing but hamburger for dinner, she would probably be sick too because she is not used to eating foods like that. Cooked hamburger can be pretty greasy. Also, were you wanting him to lose weight while with her? Was she withholding food or something? If he is acting like he is starving that's not a very good sign...or at least I don't think so.

I would take him to the vet if it's been 2 days and he still hasn't improved. Let us know what happens. I feel so bad for him.

The good thing is dogs are pretty resiliant. I hope your vet can get you in quick and get Micker Man back on track!! 

Posted By Morgan on 01/03/2008 1:49 PM

Poor Mic. I'm beginning to wonder about the sitter as well....

What was she feeding him? Did you guys discuss that before you left him? Do you normally feed Mic people food like hamburger? If Bella had nothing but hamburger for dinner, she would probably be sick too because she is not used to eating foods like that. Cooked hamburger can be pretty greasy. Also, were you wanting him to lose weight while with her? Was she withholding food or something? If he is acting like he is starving that's not a very good sign...or at least I don't think so.

I would take him to the vet if it's been 2 days and he still hasn't improved. Let us know what happens. I feel so bad for him.

 

I brought his EVO for him to eat while there, but she said he would nibble at it and never ate a full bowl at one sitting, which is common for him when he's stressed... which is most likely why he lost the weight so quickly.  She also does not feed treats/food with wheat or corn, and feeds all of her dogs a raw... So I figured she knew what she was doing.  We originally thought it could be the burger.  But who knows, for all I know right now it could be anything...

I'm just going to try and pass the time until his apt. and not think of the worst cases....