Claussen is sick please help!

Sending well wishes that Claussen is doing better now.

Definitely could be a blockage. When Bentley had his blockage he was throwing up AND eating. I'd keep a very close eye on him and monitor his poops (are they normal? Coming at normal times? Right size?)
 
I agree with Ashley. With Liam, he was not vomiting much at all, pooping normally, but he ended up with complete blockage, all the while pretty much acting as normal.

Glad he is feeling better.
 
Emmasmom said:
I agree with Ashley. With Liam, he was not vomiting much at all, pooping normally, but he ended up with complete blockage, all the while pretty much acting as normal.

Glad he is feeling better.
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Just had a couple questions for you; How did you end up knowing there was a blockage if he was acting normal? Just from occassional vomit? What was the puke like? (Claussens looked like he was puking up long strands of rawhide but it was really just extremely thick slimy white mucuous.) He also had a diarrhea accident in his crate so hopefully if there is a problem his symptoms will be more prevalent like this. What was done to fix the blockage? Surgery?

The vet I've gone to for years doesn't do payment plans even with how much $$$ I've brought them..it's upset me sometimes as I've almost had to work out a payment plan with my landlord instead :lol: I've considered switching-especially since after my move in March they're 30 miles away from me. Haven't heard of any good animal hospitals in this town though. Claussen slept like a baby. He's still sleeping...think I might go back down for a few myself.
 
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Liam brought up his supper one Sunday night. He was just acting out of the norm - hiding, etc. When I took him to the vet on the Sat the only way the vet knew he was in pain was Liam arching his back. He was going to the bathroom etc just like normal. He was eating odd things - rocks, etc, which is what they do. I took him in for bloodwork on the Monday, then back the next day for a barium swallow, which showed the blockage. He had surgery on the Wednesday.

Claussen could have been bringing up strings of rawhide that was not digested. Monitor him closely. Wish I could help you more.
 
Emmasmom said:
Liam brought up his supper one Sunday night. He was just acting out of the norm - hiding, etc. When I took him to the vet on the Sat the only way the vet knew he was in pain was Liam arching his back. He was going to the bathroom etc just like normal. He was eating odd things - rocks, etc, which is what they do. I took him in for bloodwork on the Monday, then back the next day for a barium swallow, which showed the blockage. He had surgery on the Wednesday.

Claussen could have been bringing up strings of rawhide that was not digested. Monitor him closely. Wish I could help you more.
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I sifted through the vomit with a paper towel :ick and it was all thick heavy white snotty mucous. No hard stuff in it. I'm realizing that it must have JUST happened right before I got home because the puke was still warm and when I popped him in the sink to wash his poopy pants it came right off-hadnt even begun to dry. And he vomited again outside because he was still in the process of emptying his stomach. And within 20 minutes he was hungry and eating. He woke up the morning wanting to play and ate breakfast readily. I don't want to leave him to go to work but he seems fine now..I'll take him for a quick walk beforehand to get him to poop and see how his stool is looking.
 
Not sure if this helps, but here's my thread about Bentley's issue.

He threw up nothing A LOT. His was just a dark brown liquid, but I think the dark color came from what was making him sick (dark leather).

We even took him to the vet at one point and they did an exam and said he looked okay. No signs of pain on palpation, etc...He was even trying to play with Lexi some.

Several days later it didn't get any better and he was starting to get lethargic (I can't remember the timeline, but it was pretty long--maybe a week?) I took him to the vet again and he just laid on the floor--that's when I knew it was something serious.

And yes, he did end up having surgery. It was a serious surgery, but he did fine. He did fine and after a month or so was pretty much up and running again. The vet's office still knows us as having the dog that ate an incredible amount of leather and acted totally normal :confused2:
 
IMHO, the vomit sounds like the rawhide. Yuck. It's one reason I quit feeding it to Miko. It just never sat well with him and it'd come out gooey one end or the other. There are non-rawhide alternatives. Maybe try those instead (I think it's listed under the treat section).

Do you know if your vet will take CareCredit?
I never heard of it before until I went to my specialist. And even then, they didn't advertise it, someone just had suggested it when I was talking to my friend. I had to go ask them about it. Basically it's a credit card and depending on the terms, it may be 6mo no interest, or 1 year, etc.

Figured I'd throw that out. Can't hurt to ask, because if they do take it, makes life sooo much easier.
 
I second Cheryl's suggestion of CareCredit. That's what we have, and it's the only way we can afford to get our pets the care they need... especially since we suddenly find ourselves with an extra cat (we rescued a stray). CareCredit is also accepted by a lot of human-health professionals, too. We use it at our dentist, eye doctor, and chiropractor. It's handy to have around in a pinch!

Glad to hear the Claussen seems to be improving. Let's hope this all blows over quickly, and if it is the rawhide that was at fault, that it passes through his system and doesn't need to be surgically removed. We stopped giving Lerwick rawhide or bully sticks or anything like that because they always gave him soft stools. We give him cow's hooves to chew on now. They last forever, and he doesn't try to swallow them.
 
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