Do I need the vet? Urgent help please!

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Hi,
I need some advice about my patterdale terrier. He has been throwing up since yesterday morning and I don't know if I should phone the vet yet.
He hasn't eaten since Tues eve he is drinking but tending to be sick shortly after. He has no pain around his abdomen, just feeling very sorry for himself. I left him at home this morning and he has been sick once. I'm home now for a bit then have to get back to work so what I really want to know is should I give the vet a ring now and try to get an appointment this evening or shall I see how he is tomorrow morning?
How do I tell if a dog is getting dehydrated or is this not so common with a dog?
 
Yes ring the vet! they will be the ones who will tell you the best course of action (explain over the phone) as they might bring you striaghti n for an emergency appointment if htey think it needs it!
Yes dogs can get dehydrated, its called the skin tent test, pinch an area of skin on the dogs back (or even the scruff can work) if it takes ALONG time to settle back down then that is indicative of dehydration, if it settels back in like 2-3 seconds thats fine, if it doesn't settle back, GO INTO THE VETS!
I would def book an appointment though, even if its just to get an antibiotic injection or something!
 

I would bite the bullet (and the wallet) and make an appointment to see your vet. It sounds as if he could have a foreign body in his tummy.

As for the dehydration - quotation off a website: "One sign of dehydration is loss of skin elasticity. When the skin along the back is picked up into a fold, it should spring back into place. In dehydration, the skin stays up in a ridge. Another sign is dryness of the mouth. Late signs are sunken eyes and circulatory collapse.

Treatment: If your dog is noticeably dehydrated, you should seek veterinary attention. Treatment is directed at replacing fluids and preventing further losses.Loss of skin elasticity in severe dehydration. Note intravenous fluids, which are of extreme importance."
 
Hi there!I used to work @ my local vets. If i was you i would phone the vet and try to get an appointment in this evenings surgery time.If you avoid to phone the vet and problems persist, then you'll just cause more of a problem for your dog and the vet.To see if he's dehydrated check whether his tongue is dry if it is then he's dehydrated.Hope he gets better!
 
How come he is still being sick? Are you still feeding him? As soon as one of mine starts being sick/has diarrhoea I starve them for 24 hours, otherwise you are constantly giving them something else for the body to reject

Either way I would make a vets appt because he has been being sick for quite a while now, even if the vet just gives him an anti-emetic injection it will give the poor little thing some breathing space
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Thanks. Am phoning vet. He's just throwing up water now. Not dehydrated.
Thank you all so much. I feel all at sea when something is wrong with the dog but totally confident of horse ailments!
 
Something similar happened to my girl a few months ago. She seemed fine in herself, but kept throwing up, so we took her to the vets. She had a couple of injections, a pack of antibiotics (which she refused to take - didn't manage to get a single one down her!) and a 2min check up the day after, and it cost us nearly £200.

If he is a dog that rarely throws up, then probably best to bite the bullet and take him to the vet, but be prepared for it to be expensive!
 
Blimey I'd change my vets if I were you (unless you really rate them of course)

My visit with Tal was £52, including £21.50 for a pack of sensitive stomach dog food - for a consultation, antibiotics, case of food and a faecal sample test
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As suggested, unless he has un upset of the digestive system, it sounds suspiciously like a blockage, i.e foreign body, toy, bone, e,t,c, 2 days of constant sickness is approaching a dangerous time lapse for a foreign body, I think u meantioned a vet app today, if not do so asap, remove food, and give water very little and often.
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