Hope your frenchie is ok. It is so frustrating seeing them suffer and not be able to get the answer immediately. Hopefully the ultrasound or barium test points you in the right direction.

i just dropped him off at the vet and they said to do the ultrasound if they can get the radiologist in today if not then they will do the series of barium test. Will the ultrasound shows obstructions? they said it would but I also tell them if they need to do the barium tests, they just do it. Just hope my baby will be okay.

dee-

i just dropped him off at the vet and they said to do the ultrasound if they can get the radiologist in today if not then they will do the series of barium test. Will the ultrasound shows obstructions? they said it would but I also tell them if they need to do the barium tests, they just do it. Just hope my baby will be okay.

dee-

The same symptoms AND the xray didn't show anything. It turned out to be a piece of rubber that was acting like a flapper valve. It would sometimes turn and allow stuff through, or just partially obstruct. By the time it really wedged and obstructed, the blood supply was compromised and he needed a bowel resection.
If your dog is vomiting through the cerenia, that's a huge red flag. Gas in the bowel is also an indicator for a high degree of suspicion for obstruction ( though it may be partial). Has the vet discussed a barium study?
I know you've been through do much with this little man ..


Olivia/Kano/Q-Ball

The same symptoms AND the xray didn't show anything. It turned out to be a piece of rubber that was acting like a flapper valve. It would sometimes turn and allow stuff through, or just partially obstruct. By the time it really wedged and obstructed, the blood supply was compromised and he needed a bowel resection.
If your dog is vomiting through the cerenia, that's a huge red flag. Gas in the bowel is also an indicator for a high degree of suspicion for obstruction ( though it may be partial). Has the vet discussed a barium study?
I know you've been through do much with this little man ..


Olivia/Kano/Q-Ball

to go back to the vet asap. If he has not pooped and is vomitting it is a BIG possibility he is blocked. They need to do a barrium test and I can't believe they didn't do one when they did the xrays and found so much gas. It a die that runs through the intestines to find the block. If he is blocked he needs surgery asap or he will die.

This is exactly what happened to MacKenzie. Started puking around noon on July 4th...took him to the vet the next morning and they did surgery asap. Even in that short period of time they had to remove 6 inches of his intestine.

Please let us know what happened. I hope your Frenchie is OK.

to go back to the vet asap. If he has not pooped and is vomitting it is a BIG possibility he is blocked. They need to do a barrium test and I can't believe they didn't do one when they did the xrays and found so much gas. It a die that runs through the intestines to find the block. If he is blocked he needs surgery asap or he will die.

This is exactly what happened to MacKenzie. Started puking around noon on July 4th...took him to the vet the next morning and they did surgery asap. Even in that short period of time they had to remove 6 inches of his intestine.

Please let us know what happened. I hope your Frenchie is OK.

He has not pooped since Friday night. I will ask the vet about this. I have dewormer panacur c can I give this? I think he may have picked something up when he went to the dog park for the Halloween contest cuz all this vomitting started a the following day.

He has not pooped since Friday night. I will ask the vet about this. I have dewormer panacur c can I give this? I think he may have picked something up when he went to the dog park for the Halloween contest cuz all this vomitting started a the following day.

Yes xray was done no obstruction just some gas in the intestines. I fed him small amounts of boil chicken thru out the day and he was fine he drinks water and plays but when it's bedtime around midnight he starts throwing up. He doesn't have a fever so no meds were given just told me to give pepcid. I will call the vet Monday. He has been on orijen and we just bought a new bag so I don't know if it is the food but the other dogs are fine. Even when I give him boiled chicken he would still throw up at night and it's was food and thick saliva/mucus. He pooped yesterday looked normal and hasn't pooped today, he didn't eat much. Blood works are normal just a lower bun vet said nothing to worry. I really don't know what to do.

Yes xray was done no obstruction just some gas in the intestines. I fed him small amounts of boil chicken thru out the day and he was fine he drinks water and plays but when it's bedtime around midnight he starts throwing up. He doesn't have a fever so no meds were given just told me to give pepcid. I will call the vet Monday. He has been on orijen and we just bought a new bag so I don't know if it is the food but the other dogs are fine. Even when I give him boiled chicken he would still throw up at night and it's was food and thick saliva/mucus. He pooped yesterday looked normal and hasn't pooped today, he didn't eat much. Blood works are normal just a lower bun vet said nothing to worry. I really don't know what to do.

The barium is a radiopaque fluid that is ingested (they usually drop a stomach tube and instill it that way) and then a series of xrays are done to see how it travels through the gut.
In Q's case, it hardly left his stomach (there was no gut motility at that point). When they did the exploratory surgery, they found the obstruction in the last 1/3 of the small bowel.

Olivia/Kano/Q-Ball

The barium is a radiopaque fluid that is ingested (they usually drop a stomach tube and instill it that way) and then a series of xrays are done to see how it travels through the gut.
In Q's case, it hardly left his stomach (there was no gut motility at that point). When they did the exploratory surgery, they found the obstruction in the last 1/3 of the small bowel.

Olivia/Kano/Q-Ball

Do they inject a contrast and do the xray? What is weird is that he vomits only at night. I also noticed that his stomach is not making any gurgling sounds and if he is not eating much how come he doesn't throw up any bile?

Do they inject a contrast and do the xray? What is weird is that he vomits only at night. I also noticed that his stomach is not making any gurgling sounds and if he is not eating much how come he doesn't throw up any bile?

I just went to pick up the flagyl for him today and yes I asked them why they didn't do the full blood works to test for pancreatitis, they said he didn't have a fever so they just did a regular panel which already costs me $285. I went to the vet twice and nothing could be resolved and my bills are already close to $900. I am just upset about this vet. Tomorrow I'm taking him in the another vet that have a high tech xrays machine and will do the barium test. I think something is blocked too, because about 6-7 hours after he eats bits of chicken, he started to throw up, it's not the retching kind, he just sits or stands and the food would starts to shoot upwards. Some pieces of the chicken have me digested to mush and alot of mucus/saliva. He did pooped on Friday which has been 3 days and hasn't pooped since. He's not eating much and what he eats, he threw up. I will have the new vet do another blood tests to test for pancreatitis too.

Thanks.
Dee

I just went to pick up the flagyl for him today and yes I asked them why they didn't do the full blood works to test for pancreatitis, they said he didn't have a fever so they just did a regular panel which already costs me $285. I went to the vet twice and nothing could be resolved and my bills are already close to $900. I am just upset about this vet. Tomorrow I'm taking him in the another vet that have a high tech xrays machine and will do the barium test. I think something is blocked too, because about 6-7 hours after he eats bits of chicken, he started to throw up, it's not the retching kind, he just sits or stands and the food would starts to shoot upwards. Some pieces of the chicken have me digested to mush and alot of mucus/saliva. He did pooped on Friday which has been 3 days and hasn't pooped since. He's not eating much and what he eats, he threw up. I will have the new vet do another blood tests to test for pancreatitis too.

Thanks.
Dee

My boy was doing this and it turned out he had intestinal parasite. He was put on Albon( sulphur med for parasite) and Flagyl ( an antibiotic for bacterial infection). Hope he is feeling better soon. Make sure he is drinking lots of water, if not, have your vet give fluid injection.

My boy was doing this and it turned out he had intestinal parasite. He was put on Albon( sulphur med for parasite) and Flagyl ( an antibiotic for bacterial infection). Hope he is feeling better soon. Make sure he is drinking lots of water, if not, have your vet give fluid injection.

Without knowing your darling frenchie's history, it's hard to say. I'm not a vet tech, but there's DEFINITELY something wrong. Did they do an x-ray to see if there was an obstruction? Does he have a history of food allergies? Some dogs will vomit if they are allergic to certain proteins (beef) or carbs (wheat, corn, soy). How is his energy? Is he able to hold water down? What is the consistency of his stools?

I'd be really concerned if this is going into another day. He could get severely dehydrated, and it could be life-threatening. Hopefully Elaine will pop in and take a look. She has years of experience

This needs to be addressed soon! If your vet throws up his or her hands, you need to go somewhere else.

Lita and Tiffy

Without knowing your darling frenchie's history, it's hard to say. I'm not a vet tech, but there's DEFINITELY something wrong. Did they do an x-ray to see if there was an obstruction? Does he have a history of food allergies? Some dogs will vomit if they are allergic to certain proteins (beef) or carbs (wheat, corn, soy). How is his energy? Is he able to hold water down? What is the consistency of his stools?

I'd be really concerned if this is going into another day. He could get severely dehydrated, and it could be life-threatening. Hopefully Elaine will pop in and take a look. She has years of experience

This needs to be addressed soon! If your vet throws up his or her hands, you need to go somewhere else.

Lita and Tiffy