Poorly Pooch

[pistolpete]

Megs decidedly off this evening. Normally sleeps from about 8pm and is pretty settled at night but she never really relaxed after her tea and at 11pm threw the whole lot up. Hope it’s just a gastric bug but she’s a very low pain threshold Lurcher so seems very distressed at the moment. Watching gums and keep checking her tummy for swelling or pain.

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

Hopefully she has thrown up whatever has upset her and soon might settle to sleep it off.

 

[pistolpete]

She’s still unhappy. Crying. Scratching the carpet. Just tried barking at me too. She’s got a slight bit of skin reaction so just added in a piriton. Hope we both get some sleep soon.

 

[FinnishLapphund]

What a worry, and of course it's the weekend. Hope she settles down, that you both get some sleep, and that she's better in the morning.
{{{{{{Vibes}}}}}}

 

[pistolpete]

Up again at 6am retching but nothing left. Waiting for vets to open at 9am.

 

[pinkfluffy]

Hope she feels better soon x

 

[Annette4]

Hope she feels better soon. We had very similar with our 6 month old last weekend, very scary for a couple of days but he's now back being a chaos wombat.

 

[AmyMay]

Hope she’s better this morning x

 

[Pearlsasinger]

I hope you're on the way to the vet's now and she makes a good recovery.

 

[splashgirl45]

I found my lurchers were more prone to digestion issues than other breeds , one of mine used to get very watery poos, and was very stressed about it. I can’t count the number of vet visits, hope the vet visit goes ok and your lurcher recovers quickly.

 

[FinnishLapphund]

More {{{{{{Vibes}}}}}}

 

[Errin Paddywack]

Vibes from me too. Hope for good news later.

 

[Quigleyandme]

Hoping for the best news from your vet

 

[rabatsa]

Hoping it is an easily cured summat and nowt.

 

[pistolpete]

Back from vets. She’s still super quiet bless her. No temperature no blockage vet can feel. Had an anti emetic jab. Bland diet prescribed but she doesn’t want to eat. Had a dose of pro max.

 

[misst]

Just seen this. I hope she picks up for you soon x

 

[pistolpete]

She’s always such a giddy kipper! Seeing her zonked out is so odd. Sleep is healing though. She literally never lies on the floor either!

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

I suspect overnight she probably didn't get nearly as much sleep as she would normally as she was unwell. So her body needs a catch up that alone, plus mend and heal as you said yourself. I hope she is very soon zooming around and back to normal.

 

[Marnie]

I hope she picks up soon xx

 

[splashgirl45]

Sounds hopeful that it’s nothing serious, she will be mentally tired as lurchers are very sensitive souls…. Hope she is soon back to normal

 

[oldandgold]

Fingers crossed that your girl is feeling better. Sending healing vibes her way

 

[FinnishLapphund]

I completely understand your worry @pistolpete about details such as that she never chooses to sleep on the floor, yet, today, there she is, on floor level. Such changes subconsciously nags on your brain, sending you signals that something is wrong, which is much harder to ignore when you know that she actually isn't completely well. But you've been to the vet, who couldn't find anything bad, so all you can do is bite your nails (figuratively), and hope that her body is simply needing time to self-heal.

I've read that you can't always tell on a dog's sleeping position if they're sick, but I still think that they sometimes have a certain tenseness in their body when they're really sick, and if you forget that she hasn't eaten, and that she's on floor level, then in my eyes she looks reasonably relaxed in your photos.

 

[twiggy2]

I hope she is ok

 

[Quigleyandme]

When our lurcher has a poorly gut we give him starchy rice with boiled chicken followed by those hotdog sausages that come in brine in a jar. They are very bland and easy on the digestion. I do hope she picks up soon. X

 

[BallyRoanBaubles]

Hope she’s feeling better soon x

 

[pistolpete]

Next to radiator in snoozer bed. Spoilt?? Still not eating. Have syringed some sugary water in.

 

[Bradsmum]

Oh bless her. Is she drinking anything? Is it worth phoning vets to check whether they would be concerned as she still is not eating.

 

[pistolpete]

Nope won’t eat won’t drink hence syringing, my vets have out of ours cover by another practice so no chance of seeing same person again this weekend. I’ll assess her in the morning. She’s not well. Only five so age on her side.

 

[ponyparty]

Anecdotally I’m hearing of a lot of dogs (on FB and family/friends) not being well in the last couple of weeks. My own dog well Thursday/yesterday and I got quite worried about him last night, but he’s perked up today (monitoring closely still of course). Perhaps there’s a virus going round or something. (No data to back this up, just my own musings!)
ETA hope your lurcher picks up soon OP. Such a worry, wish they could talk to tell us what’s wrong!

 

[Bradsmum]

I hope she’s feeling better later and fancies something to eat. They are a worry aren’t they. Fingers crossed for some good news.