URGENT: Great Dane, dog keeps barfing..

• URGENT: Great Dane, dog keeps barfing.. EternityOfPain Posted : 11/19/2006 8:20:36 PM We have recently gotten a Siberian husky (11 weeks old) however for several hours now my great dane (female 2 1/2 years old) keeps continueing to randomly barf.. I believe its 4-5 times in the past 2-3 hours. Tomorrow we plan to take it to get a check up to see whats wrong however I am wondering what we can do for it tonight till tomorrow. Not sure if this is related but a couple weeks back it was believed she was having neck problems where we had to change a collar (around the neck) to a body collar however since then she has gotten much better. Any help would be greatly apperciated. LIKE 9 REPLIES 520 VIEWS LAST POST CALLIECRITTURS Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Shohin Posted : 11/19/2006 8:52:37 PM If my dog was vomiting that frequently I don't think I would wait until tomorrow . . . I would be at the emergency vet ASAP. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• kennel_keeper Posted : 11/19/2006 8:58:17 PM GET TO THE E-VET! Danes are prone to bloat and it can mean life or death if you wait. They stand a much better chance the quicker you get to the vet.   Vomiting, salivating, and an arched up back are some signs of bloat. I wouldn't take any chances. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• calliecritturs Posted : 11/19/2006 9:04:40 PM kennel_keeper is exactly right -- i emailed you -- DON'T WAIT -- vet ... absolutely NOW 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• EternityOfPain Posted : 11/20/2006 12:22:54 AM Yes.. I bugged my father to take the dog to the hospital and finally he did. He called and said that apprently its stress build up. I believe it to be the fact that we recently brought home the new dog. So now we are faced with a choice of either selling the new dog to someone else or somehow ease the stress but keep the new (Siberian Husky). I'd hate the Husky to have to leave but we have had the great dane for 2 1/2 years and we orginally got the other dog to hope that when it would get older they would be able to play with each other in the backyard. Has anyone had this similar circumstance occur? Where you bring a new dog and your first one becomes very stressed out to a point of barfing etc? 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• EternityOfPain Posted : 11/20/2006 1:03:15 AM Just got back this is the report:   Apprently her blood was thick (lack of water) and because that can lead sometimes to organ failure they are keeping her overnight giving her IV. Tomorrow morning at 7 AM they are to call us and if she starts eating and showing signs of recovery we are going to be able to take her home. I can only pray that she will get better and be able to come home tomorrow. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• MissMandy Posted : 11/20/2006 9:33:17 AM Your pup will be in our prayers. I hope she recovers quickly! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• EternityOfPain Posted : 11/20/2006 2:46:30 PM ORIGINAL: MissMandy Your pup will be in our prayers. I hope she recovers quickly!   Thank You for your prayers, I have an update on the situation. We were able to go get her around 9 AM, her blood level is back to where its supposed to be and we were able to bring her home. She is supposed to drink plenty of water as to not get deydrated again. We also where able to get it to eat half a can of dog food and now she is resting. Everything looks good if she can continue healing onward. As far as the other dog (husky) is concerned we took it to the vet and apprently he had some bacteria build up so we got the proper medicine and dog food. I really hope we can keep the husky but time will tell. Thank you all for your help and support. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Eric Mies Posted : 11/20/2006 4:46:29 PM Hope everything continues to imporve for both dog's. In the mean time it might be a good idea to keep them apart (easier said then done I'm sure) just to make sure the Dane doesn't continue to stress (could that be a cause of her not drinking?) and the Dane certainly doesn't need to add the husky's bacteria to the problem either.   Once they are back to their normal selves re-introduce them for short periods of time gradually extending the "together-time"....   Hope everything goes well! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• calliecritturs Posted : 11/21/2006 12:21:43 AM It's hard sometimes to determine when something is a real emergency but you did very well ... that kind of vomiting just isn't 'normal' and becomes an emergency when they don't get enough fluids to replace that.  Ask your vet to show you how to see (a skin pinch test can show you instantly if the dog is dehydrated) if there's a problem.  You likely saved the dog's life.  Good for you!! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login