She hasn't been eating, which is pretty normal.  She is soooo picky.  Anyway, on Sunday I went to the grocery store late at night and picked up some canned food because she isn't eating...I normally get her canned food from the expensive pet store, but I've been a bad mommy lately.  Anyway, I am afraid of canned food after all of the recalls, so I got something called Brandon Farms Naturals-95%chicken.  I thought it sounded OK from the label.  She ate that on Sunday night...still not eating her kibble.  Then on Monday, she wouldn't eat...but puked up some of my daughter's underwear.  Then yesterday, she wouldn't eat and had bad diarrea.  She may have stolen a chicken bone from my youngest daughter's dinner plate, but there was no evidence.  The bone just disappeard and so I assumed Tinkerbelle jumped up and got it while I was clearing the table.  Then late last night, she is digging a hole in the woods and wouldn't come for anything.  My husband thinks she found some moles.  I managed to get her in by shaking the Milkbone box, but she still won't eat one.  So...at 4:30am she starts puking white foam.  Then later she is trying to poop and only a little liquid is coming out and she is squealing like it hurts her.

I took her to the vet.  X-rays showed no obstruction or foreign objects.  He gave her meds for diarrea and vomitting plus an antibiotic.  He told me to feed her some rice and chicken...I did and she ate those....she is refusing to take the pills and I can't really disguise them...she picked them out of the chicken.  Any advice on getting her to take these pills?  Are moles poisonous?  Any advice on anything?  I'm just very worried and although I'm relieved that her X ray looked OK, she is still not acting right. 

Sorry, I've been gone a couple of weeks because life is getting in the way and our computer crashed, but my hubby got it up running again.  I hate to only come on when I need help....but help, please!

Carol

I'm heading out to the woods to search for some grub worms in that hole.  Thanks, Carol

Ew.  Not surprised moles can disagree with them.  Everyone I've talked to whose dog catches moles (co-worker with JRT and friend with JRT/chi cross) says they just catch and kill them quickly...don't eat them.

I crush them into a powder and mix in a little yogurt.

Not sweet, beautiful little Tinkerbelle!  I've never experienced what she is going through. 

But for the pills I put them a small hunk of cheese and they eat it so fast they have no idea they got a pill.  I make it so they don't have to chew.  That's my trick.  Or if I have some grilled chicken around I will give them a small hunk with the pill inside.

Give Tinkerbelle a hug and kiss from me.

Carol - since we are so close you can always email or call me if you need anything for your rattie girl!!

I took all of your advice last night and I did finally get the pills down her, but she really struggled.  I hated to gag her with the pill in the back of her throat since she had thrown up so much, but that is how it eventually worked.....since she isn't really eating well...she wasn't falling for any of the disguises.

So...update...she hardly slept last night, is licking her butt hole until it is raw, and crawls around hunched over and then cries and licks it again.  She hasn't pooped and she has eaten 3 boiled chicken tenderloins in the past 24 hours, a little bit of rice and a tsp of yogurt...not really drinking either.  She seems to be in pain when she tries to walk and she looks like she is constipated the way she is hunched over, but nothing is moving out.  I had to go to my daughter's Easter party this morning as a room mom.  I came home at 11am and couldn't find Tinkerbelle, she was hiding under my bed when I left.  My hubby said she had come out to see him and get some loving and then went and hid under the couch.  She wasn't under the couch when I got home, so I panicked.  I did eventually find her under my mother's bed....mom never heard or saw her come in.  Now, I have her in her crate with a little water and a little bowl of yogurt.  I gave her the antibiotic, but not the diarrea and vomitting meds...since at this point...I think I'd like to see something pass out of this little baby.

What do you all think?

I called and he said since she hasn't thrown up again...I should just watch her for a little while.  If she had an obstruciton, he thinks she would be vomitting and wouldn't even want the chicken.  I gave her a little yogurt and have her in her bed in the crate.  She is sleepy.  I'm going to give her a couple of hours and then re-assess.  If I bring her back to the vet, he'll do a barium x-ray over a couple of hours....It will be another $200, so I"m trying to not be a hypochondriac.  I am worried sick

How long has it been since she hasn't eaten normally?  I'm surprised your vet hasn't done bloodwork to make sure her liver and kidneys are functioning OK - often liver/kidney disease causes dogs to stop eating.  Please ask your vet about that. 

I don't think they did bloodwork. They took x-rays and fecal. There didn't appear to be an obstruction, but the stomach lining was swollen and irritated looking on the x-ray.  He said it is normally paper thin and hers was very thick.

I don't think she needs a laxative....she had diarea just yesterday and I gave her something for that, so maybe that pill has her stopped up.  I'm just worried because she can't seem to walk 2 steps without yelping out in pain and then squatting to lick her poop hole.  She looks like a puppy with worms who scoots around on it's fanny.  She is so miserable, I can't stand it.  I'm going to wrap her up in the blankie and try to watch TV for an hour to see if she throws up....if she continues with this yelping, I know I will end up taking her back in.  I can't stand to see her in pain.

Oh poor baby! Poor Mama too. Yaz and I are praying for you. Something is definitely not right.