Billy's on his way to the vet (Callie)

Well, I'm late to seeing this but thrilled to read that it wasn't anything too serious. Yay and Whew!

I'm a little late seeing this, but I'm glad everything turned out okay!

Just seeing this, Callie.  Glad all is well with Billy.  :) 

shadowsgin

Yea!!!!!  Seems like its not nice to cheer for gut ache but in Billy's case

Hey -- both the vet and I WERE cheering!!  He thot the same thing I did at first -- either liver or renal failure.  Then we began to put the pieces of the puzzle together -- and I told him what Dr. DiNatale said on Tuesday about malabsorption -- and he said "THAT'S IT -- " and started to do a fecal.  A gut as distressed as his doesn't WANT food - it's too "sore" so it just shoves the food thru without processing it.

 But we both said almost simultaneously "Ok -- a gut ache over liver or kidney failure? I WILL TAKE IT!!!" absolutely.

A sore gut we can treat.  He's already had metranydazole -- and I betcha he eats his whole dinner.  It was just such a relief to have something we could FIX!!! RAH!!!!

Thanks so much for the update, Callie.  I'm so glad it's 'just' a tummy ache.

Yeah! I'm glad it was "just" a gut ache. Billy, we hope you feel better soon! 

FrisbyPI

Yeah! I'm glad it was "just" a gut ache. Billy, we hope you feel better soon! 

This me ... BILLY. 

This is WEIRD you guys ... I've been feeling ... yuck.  Like REEL sick.  Mom's been tryin ... but man, I knew I was REEL sick.

See -- when I had IMHA ... well u guys all NO I was sick.  Mega sick ... but dang ... I KEPT EATIN!!!  (Mom sed all the time -- eat what you want Babe!! and I DID!)  -- so ... eben when Iw as REEL sick I eated all up.

But ... folks -- I just cudn't eat.  sooooo I figgered I was WORSER sick ... ya no??  I mean if I was REEL sick b-4 when I had IMHA then this must be worser cos this time I cudn't even eat.

I mean -- TRA--JIK!!!

Mom usta say "Billy ya gots 2 eat 2 live!"

Well gee whizzers -- I can't eat.  I thot I wuz dyin -- and then her taked me ta Dr. B an he touches my belly and sez "hmmmm" -- an I just laid my head in his hand.  Then he 'n Mom get all essited cos I JUST had a belly ake??

 um .... I gess this means I'm not dyin. 

But dang -- don't take away a guy's food urge -- that's just plane NOT FARE!!!!

Billy the Venturin (but not hungry YET) english cocker

spanYELL

Billy, we hope you are feeling much better already and so sorry you had to miss eating! 

Lori -- thank you for being so UNDERSTANDING of the boy!! *smile* -- unless you have a dog that is THIS food-motivated it's tough to understand just how incredibly HORRIBLE for him this was!!

Dr. Bailey had told me only to give him a minor amount of food (some of the heart meds he takes HAVE to have food) but this morning he was all a wag to GET that and then he ***asked*** for more.  RAH!!!

The world can resume spinning on its axis and the sun can resume it's appropriate orbit in the sky -- the world is safe to go on I think!!

I'm really late seeing this, but I'm so glad everything worked itself out.  I think everyone on the forum thinks of Billy as "their" dog so he always has tons of good vibes coming his way. 

Joyce

That's why his head is turned in my signature pic Joyce -- all the better to get a behind-the-ear scratch, don'tcha see??? *grin*

calliecritturs

Dr. Bailey had told me only to give him a minor amount of food (some of the heart meds he takes HAVE to have food) but this morning he was all a wag to GET that and then he ***asked*** for more.  RAH!!!

 Gud fur you Billy; now keep eatin' all the stuf yur mom gives ya. Can you feel the ear scritches I'm givin' ya?

 Callie, I know you give Billy yogurt, but could it be the Baytril messing with his gut; killing the good bacteria? I've been giving Jessie probiotics everyday while she's on the Baytril and her appetite's stayed good.

No -- this has been going on a bit longer than that I think -- this wasn't just "some" bacteria -- this was massive amounts and now that I'm seeing him feel 'better' IKnow he's been feeling bad for a while and just didn't let me know. 

 He's been avoiding the water bed -- and at this point I was thinking it was arthritis, but nope -- the very first night after being on the abx 24 hours he's UP ON THE BED. 

I'm a bit surprised it took us this long to figger this out *sigh*

Callie, I'm sooooo glad that Billy is feeling better.  I hope this comes out right.  I'm on cold meds so my head is not too clear.  Dogs have a way of still being able to confound us.  You think you have their every move figured out.  Your 'gut' works most of the time but they can still be good at hiding stuff.  It's surprising.