re: OT Veterinarian Help - Emergency or Can it Wait Until the Morning - Update pg. 3

Thanks, wish I would have seen this last night, would have slept better

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(im guessing vomit was frank, ie very red and stool is more rusty or brown?)

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I'd say yes to both of those.

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Any changes in home care lately?

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Just the food change. It's been 3 weeks now. We are going to switch him back to his old stuff though because it was good on his stomach I think. Diarrhea went away almost immediately after putting him on it.

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-sudden change in behavior or mentation (dont get into your head though and start making things up)

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He was a little restless last night but otherwise slept pretty good. He was pretty tired/didn't play as much as normal.

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-check his crt (this was described by previous poster), you can check this by pushing hard on the gums above his upper canine teeth. when you let go it will be white because you pushed all the blood out the tissue. it should return to pinkness in a second or less. if it become prolonged, means he could have significant blood loss.

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I didn't do this. I just looked at his gums and the y seemed pretty pink. Although his gums are blacker than I ever noticed before. But I doubt that's something new.

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-sudden onset of pain

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Good there.

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-intractable vomiting. if he starts vomiting non-stop without periods of rest that would be an immediate get your arse to emergency.

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Gave him some rice this morning with a little chicken broth before I took him to the vet and he threw it up immediately. Our dogs aren't people food dogs so he's not used to that, but he threw it up before he was even done eating. But there was no blood in it.

I waited for the vet but ended up having to drop him off because the vet was in a procedure. So I didn't even get to talk to him. Just told them what was going on. Still waiting on a call from them.