Dog vomiting and having Diarrhea

Kimw30

If she was bit by a spider could it cause vomiting and diarrhea.

When did she start on Clavamox?

To quote from an online source:

What are the possible side effects of Clavamox: Contact your veterinarian immediately if your pet experiences diarrhea that is severe and lasts longer than 3 days. Stop giving Clavamox and seek emergency veterinary medical care in the event of an allergic reaction (shortness of breath; hives; swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; rash; or fainting) Other less serious side effects such as mild diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, or yeast or fungal infection may be more likely to occur. Continue to give Clavamox and notify your veterinarian if these symptoms occur. Talk to your veterinarian about any side effect that seems unusual or bothersome to your pet.

Edit to add, another source says:

Adverse reactions

• Some dogs experience gastric upset from Clavamox. Symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting and loss of appetite. Tell your veterinarian if your dog develops any gastric symptoms. Your veterinarian may recommend that you give the medicine with or without food, depending on your dog's particular response to the drug. In some cases, your veterinarian may instruct you to discontinue Clavamox and try something else.

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Your situation seems complicated enough that you should seek advice from a veterinarian.  I just posted b/c I feel badly that you're with your dog in this state and we really don't know how to help you.  Do you have an emergency vet in your area you could call?

A spider bite would depend on what spider -- but that wouldn't be typical. 

To be honest -- I've posted for you before on your questions with her pancreatitis and IBD ... given her history someone needs to take this REALLY seriously and figure out what's going on.  It seems like you have two vets playing back and forth -- neither getting her better.

Again I'm going to recommend you go to a vet school -- Vidalia, GA -- you could go to Georgia's vet school in Athens, GA or you could also go to  the U of Florida at Gainesville, FL.  I don't know much about GA's Vet school (This is their contact page:  http://vet.uga.edu/contact.php -- their admissions number is right in the middle of the page - you need to call first).

I don't know if they require a referral -- I know Gaiesville does not require a vet referral (I'm in Orlando -- and I've been to UF many, many times and you **can** self-refer).  You can call both and see which is better for you to get to.  It may be several hours drive BUT you will get someone to FIGURE THIS OUT and give you better counsel. 

My concern is IF there is an infected spay, it's been going on THREE and more months.  There is a huge danger, Kim, in this going septic (menaing the infection from the spay can go thru her body).  I don't know if the pancreatic problems are all part of the toxicity in her from the spay but you REALLY need to get this figured out.

It sounds to me -- and forgive me if I sound abrupt, but sometimes it is really hard to figure out how to "question" a vet -- it sounds like you have two vets squaring off against each other -- neither wanting to admit anything.  It could be a spider bite BUT if it is anywhere near where one of those stitches is internally it may be infection that is trying to come up thru the skin.

YOu DO NOT want this to rupture internally -- as long as this has gone on without resolution you NEED to get expert advice and honestly you need to get it fast.  Call one or both vet schools and try to get to one of them. 

I would tell you to go SOON -- as in **tomorrow** because vomiting and diarreah **would** be among the symptoms of septicemia -- and if the spay sutures are still causing problems you need them to figure it out **RIGHT AWAY**.  She's been sick too long and debilitated.  Given that the incision still isn't right, I htink you need to take this to the next level and get **good** help for her. 

She's been not eating -- and now she's not keeping what she does eat down?  That would worry the heck out of me -- if I were you I would act FAST.  You will likely have to just take matters into your own hands and go where you **WILL** get answers without two vets who may be in the same town and "know each other" may be reluctant to either admit guilt or cause problems for another professional they may know.  But Prissy will be caught in the middle.

Vet schools are very often far less expensive than a specialist -- and they're going to focus on getting her better, not "take her back to the other guy".

  Kim: I'm so sorry that Prissy isn't getting better. A few years ago, Jessie was on  Clavamox and while she didn't vomit it upset her stomach to the point where she lost her appetite. You really need to let the vet know about this. I let my vet know and he changed Jessie to Baytril and she did much better. IBD dogs are very, very sensitive and the Clavamox could be causing the vomiting and diarrhea. Honestly, the infection could be causing this too. What about the vet that diagnosed her with IBD and EPI and put her on a prescription diet; has her seen her lately? I thought the last 2 vets she saw were new vets? Maybe you could call and let him know what's going on, and perhaps have him refer you to a vet teaching school, ASAP. ((( hugs)))

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