Random Symptoms - UPDATE last post

Hmm -- I'm still going to be skeptical that it's just a kidney "infection" because typically a kidney infection isn't going to cause nausea.  Renal failure .. yes, but we do *not* want that. 

Did the vet DO bloodwork?  How did he arrive at kidney "infection" (and Baytrill is a darned good broad-spectrum antibiotic so it will address many things).  Not tryng to rain on your parade, but I don't want to see you blown off by the vet either.

Rice and burger is a darned good "sick dog diet".

 One thing I have to add from my experience. Not all vets are good. That's just a fact. And even if they seem to be doesn't mean they are. If you feel that your vet isn't adequate, most likely isn't. I would strongly recomment looking around for a better one. Ask around. Trust me, it's more than worth it. We learned that the hard way. (check out my post about picking a vet)

boredpuppy08

about 9 this morning his fever broke and has remained normall all day and today at 1 he ate 1/3 cup of boiled hamburger and rice and has actually kept it down.

  That's great; I hope he keeps doing better.

Hey, meant to post an update but my internet has been out with all the storms. Brutus is doing great. The vet did a cbc and a panel and the cbc came back with high number of white bloodcells - so an infection, and the panel was normal, so no kidney failure. He said a UTI was just most likely... it may not have been that, Brutus went through 5 days of not defecating but he also wasn't eating, the vet suggested we give canned pumpkin and hairball remedy for cats just in case, and to give it 24 hours then we'd start x-rays and ultrasound, the next day brutus passed chunks of lava rock that line the flower bed, some are crumbly and some are hard, these were the crumbly ones and he immediately started eating and has been perfectly fine since.

Through the ordeal he lost a pound but has already gained it back.

SO glad you helped him thru all that -- it's a good lesson.  SOMETIMES it can be two separate things causing the problem (an infection AND an obstruction). 

Any way to keep him out of those lava rocks??