My 2 1/2 year old Shih Tzu, Nemo, has been sick going on two weeks now. It all started with vomiting and apparently very upset tummy as he wimpered all night. Next day, he slept most of the day. During the first part of last week, the vomiting was down and he appeared to be doing better. Then this past Saturday he seemed worse to me and I took him to vet, I knew he had lost weight. He had lost 1/2 pound, and the vet drew blood, the results were all within normal limits. The vet put him on gastroenteric canned food and gave him Pepcid and Reglan to take 30 minutes before the meal and Carafate for 30 minutes after. He gobbled the canned food down all three days, and no vomiting. The Reglan I was only supposed to give 3 days so he didnt get that last night when he ate before bed. During the night, he had 3 bouts of diarrhea and he vomited up all the food he had eaten before bedtime.
I am wondering now, if the canned food is causing his diarrhea because he has never had canned food before, or maybe the meds.. or if he is just still sick. Sunday he appeared to be getting so much better. I need some help here, the vets do not know what is wrong with him and his holistic vet is out of town, and she is the only holistic vet in the city. Can anyone perhaps shed some light on what may be wrong with him? He has never been sick before. Both my Tzus eat a diet of Fish and Potato Food, for the last few years. Nemo looks so frail, it is really scaring me. Thank you.