Red, swollen gums - won't eat. Throwing up!

If her gums are red and swollen I would take her to the vet because she may have an infection which is flooding her system from rotton teeth. This happens with humans also when we have a bad tooth that needs attended too or extracted.
She may need an antibiotic for the internal infection going on. No herbal or natural remedy is going to tackle that.

forpaws is right.  It sounds like her gums are infected and that can cause havoch wiith her system.  Her mouth must be very sore and that is why she is reluclant to chew.
I would get her to the vet and have it looked at and her remaining teeth cleaned at the same time.  When her teeth are clean, start brushing them to keep them that way.

Riley, how is your fur kid today? Any news?

Please let us know.

Usally when a dog vomits it is very uneasy about eating any more food because it may just vomit it back up agean. Sick dog are difficult to feed and often will have to be force feed. You should take her to a vet, the longer you go without treatment to her mouth the harder it will be to deal with the problem.

Hi Everyone!
 
I took the dog to the vet (Bedlington Terrier). It was a good thing too!! Her kidney levels were extremely high as well as pancreas levels. She needs to stay in for a few days and has been placed on intravenous. Thanks to everyone here who recommended I take her to the vet. Now I am so worried about her. What do these numbers mean? Will she have kidney failure now?

We used an environmentally lawn fertilizer on our lawn in the early spring. Could it be that what's caused the kidney problems in the dog. OMG I hope not!

I doubt seriously that the fertilizer had anything to do with this?  How old is she? 
 
Even if she has kidney disease or pancreatitis, there are many things you can do to help.  I'd wait until you know more and then start asking lots of questions.  Good for you for taking her in though and get her some treatment.

I agree with cakna here. I had a 3lb 2oz Pom that had severe kidney problems and other multiple problems with him genetic's and physical.... He lived another 5yrs at being diagnosed at age 2.... with the proper foods, treats, med's and a whole lot of lovin.. Those can be managed.
So happy you took the baby to the vet. Poor lil baby. Sending get better soon wishes and Dilly kisses.

It totally depends on what 'stage' of kidney disease you are in -- cats can live a LONG time in renal 'failure' but dogs can't.  **However** one of the ways you can stack the deck in your favor is by utilizing other alternative methods WITH what your regular vet does.
 
My Foxy was diagnosed with "early stage renal failure" when he was 16 1/2 by my 'regular' vet -- I took him right to my holistic vet who does "Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine".  She started monthly acupuncture treatments on him as well as starting him on some Chinese herbals to balance the kidneys.
 
Foxy lived to be just 2 months shy of 19 with NO further kidney degeneration at all.  At the end it was simply "old age" that caused his decline but the kidney values held -- my regular vet was astounded!!
 
TCVM works -- acupuncture simply stimulates the kidney points (and the acupuncture vet can show you how to rubb accu "pressure" points to continue the treatment at home in between).  If you think about how much of our bodies function on 'electricity' -- the brain is chemical/electrical in nature and the way the neurons function in the nervous system IS electric in nature.  So 'stimulating' the energy pathways of the body truly makes sense -- even if you have always thot acupuncture "a little too weird" (MY words of a few years ago), try it please.
 
I got "enlightened" about acupuncture from one of the vets up at the University of Florida at Gainesville.  They TEACH acupuncture there.  Yep ... mainstream state university!
 
If you go to the Chi Institute website they have a 'locator' (on the left side) will help you find a vet near you -- it's not an exhaustive list of ALL acupuncturists but it is at least one way of finding someone   qualified and good.
 
[linkhttp://www.chi-institute.com]http://www.chi-institute.com[/link]
 
Try, for the mouth, ;making some chammomile tea -- let it cool (in fact keep it in the fridge) and use a syringe with no needle and squirt it in the mouth around the teeth several times a day -- it will help take the soreness out of the mouth (that comes as a result of the toxicity in the tummy). 
 
Frankly, if the mouth is already sore, the kidneys may already be quite damaged, HOWEVER, you didn't wait until the dog 'crashed' -- and was just totally shut down and ill.  So you did a very very GOOD thing by getting the dog in to the vet quickly.
 
I've been thru this with two dogs -- please let me know if I can help.

It's a very sad day today as I have to announce we have to put down our precious dog. We have only had her for 6 years (she's 7 years old). [] We will be getting her cremated and burying her in our backyard under a nice shady tree.
 
We can't believe how things have turned out for her. She had no symptoms or signs until just a few days ago when she started vomiting and wouldn't eat much. Now she's in complete kidney failure and still won't eat and vomits daily. She's been at the vet hospital since last week. They have told us there is no real good news to tell us and that her numbers have increased even more since being there (they should be much lower).
 
Thanks to everyone who responded quickly to my concerns and for telling me to take her to the vet's to get her checked out. Thank goodness we had but I may have waited another day or two if I hadn't posted here. Not that it wouldn't change anything but at least she was more comfortable.
 
How could this happen so quickly? I keep wondering if it was something she got into but can't think of anything. Last year she had to get some teeth extracted because they were rotting (she won't chew on any toys or bones). We even tried brushing them but wouldn't let us brush her back teeth too well. Could it have been from the teeth rotting? I guess I'm trying to find an answer to maybe something I will never be able to find.
 
Thanks again!
 
We will always love our Meggie (Nutmeg)
 
 
 

I am sorry to hear the sad news. You are right. It is a very sad day for a lot of us here on the forum.
 
She is a pretty baby. Always remember the great fun times you had with her and let those sad ones go when you place her in the ground. She will be happy and whole again once she has gotten to the rainbow bridge with no more pain.
 
Having all that poison in her system, could have an affect on her internal organs just as it does with us silly humans.
I don't want you to think you did something to cause this or think you killed her. [linkhttp://www.lbah.com/denthp1.htm]http://www.lbah.com/denthp1.htm[/link] Is an article on the subject and how it can affect organs etc.
 
Hugs to you and your family in your time of need.