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Need answers from vet assitants, or vets or people who are very smart in doggy info?
ok, so my dog got sick over a week ago, probably 2 weeks ago, she got bloated, and wouldn't eat her dog food, called the vet, they said to give her gerber baby food flavor chicken or turkey, did that, she lost weight, so they told me to make her chicken and rice in water, i did that, she got way better, and started gaining her weight again, but she develop a cough, but she would only cough, when i would go out to feed her, that's the time where she would cough, and cough, but, then she got better, today, it was sunday, went outside, and found over 20 big puddles of blood all over her enclosure, i called every vet i know in my city, seeing as it was sunday they were all closed, and none had a emergency number to call, ok, so i cleaned her enclosure, cleaned her blanket, gave her new water, and put down food for her, she hasn't cough again, and hasn't cough up blood ever since 2pm on sunday, which its now sunday after 11pm, she ate, she didn't want to eat her dry dog food, so i gave her, her can dog food for healthy digestion, cause she has constant diarrhea, she already saw the vet for that, they said that she needed the can dog food for healthy digestion which help, she got better, the amount of blood in her enclosure, it should of knock her off her paws, but she was up and acting like normal, still has a bit of a cough, also, i found a big branch in her enclosure, thinking she might of swallowed a small piece of it, and it got caught in her throat, she vomited blood and threw up the stick, don't know, anyone out there know anything about this
2weeks ago, she was bloated, wouldn't eat her dog food didn't poop for 3days
vet said to put her on gerber baby food chicken or turkey flavor,
fed her that for 4days, then put her on chicken and rice in water
fed her that for about 7days, i gradually introduce her normal dog food back
she is now eating a can of dog food for healthy digestion mix in with dry dog food,
and went outside, today and found her enclosure full of blood puddles everywhere
check her mouth, it was nice and pink and the blood did come from her, she had blood fizzing out of her mouth cause she was still coughing
like i said, i know 3 different vets, called all 3 today when i found her enclosure full of blood, the vet offices were closed, and there was no emergency number left on there answering machine to call
will call the vets tomorrow, to make an appointment for one of them to come out to my house to check her, draw some blood, take it back to there office, and do some test
just want to know from other people, what the h*ll could of cause this
i know, but with the amount of blood in her enclosure, and she was up and acting all normal, still coughing when i went out there to feed her, but when i let her out to play in the yard, she was running and playing, then when it was time to go back in her enclosure she went back in, and acting all normal, like she didnt loose all that blood, its a bit weird
went out to check on her, no more blood, but a lot of diarrhea especially one that was all black, and she is still coughing
when i say enclosure, we fenced up a big area inside the outer fence, and made it her own room, she is outside, she is a full grown pitbull about 60 to 65lbs, dont know what happened, we have a big fence surrounding the back yard, then fenced up part of the yards inside the big fence surrounding the back yard, those we call enclosures or corralls, one is made up of cement, the other is made up of dirt, the pitbull is in the one that cement on the ground, and my mini pincher mix is in the one that has dirt on the ground, there are no wounds on her at all, check her over, whatever is happening is coming from inside her body
there is no medicine outside, she is an outdoor dog, and i dont have medicine outside, all the lawn stuff is kept in the garage, nothing close to her, the only thing in her enclosure, that i thought she could of swallowed was a big tree branch that had fallen out of the tree into her enclosure, thats the only thing i found, am getting her back on her regular diet, which means no more chicken and rice, just her dry dog food mix in with half a can of healthy digetsion dog food
Wanted to know, can heart worms cause her throwing up blood, or is that not a possibility
3 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
see a vet
- CCLv 61 decade ago
Can't really tell you what is wrong with your dog without seeing her and do some check ups. There are several possibilities from ulcer/open wounds on her throat or stomach, a bone splinter or something sharp stuck in her throat, or it could even be some sort of disease or parasites. By enclosure I assume you meant mouth but, any other way, nose and her bun could have the same problems if it's coming from those orifices. If you have one of those toy dogs like Maltese, Chihuahua, one that barks a lot - it could be some sort of stomach problem.
If she's active, there might be nothing serious with her problem - although, you can't dismissed the possibility - but, at least she's not lethargic which, would be a sure sign of something bad.
Most of the times you can check the dog's poo if there's something wrong with her stomach. A healthy dog should have poo on the dry side. Sort of diarrhea or diarrhea, could me there's something wrong with her stomach - most of the times it should go away in a few days.
As you can see, all we could do is guess of the possibilities.
All you could do for now is wait till you get to the vet. In the meantime, think of all the stuffs you had feed your dog - as meal and treats, and where she play around that she could end up eating something or putting something in her mouth, and even if there where some medicine or object that you might have accidentally dropped on the floor where she could put in her mouth.
ADDITION: Diarrhea is sometimes caused by sudden change of food. If I feed my dogs new food, they would usually have diarrhea - especially, with can foods. My dogs eat the same food all the time, and they are healthy. I give the dog food mixed with chicken or turkey meat, and dog treats - just in case you want to know. Their poo are drty, and when it's not, I know they must have eaten something off the floor that I didn't feed to them.
- mlove1307Lv 61 decade ago
I am so sorry to hear about your dog. Unfortunately, there really is no way to know what is causing these signs in your dog without a veterinarian getting a complete history, doing some blood work and possibly taking some radiographs. Please take your dog to a vet asap. Blood is never the most promising sign.
I may be the only person to answer, but it is important for you to know that a veterinarian or veterinary technician (or vet assistant) cannot legally tell you what is wrong in your dog online. It is against the law.