gosh darn it ... was just getting him feeling 'ok' (and more than ok really) ... and it looks like he's gotten himself OBSTRUCTED!!!!!
We took Luna and Kee to Give Kids the World yesterday -- got home and Mr. Billy PERFECT had had a hissy fit in his crate!! I keep a whole bin full of dog stuff on the top of his crate -- leashes, bags of treats, etc. The little stinkpot upended stuff and pulled a BUNCH of bags of miscellaneous treats, food samples of Innova, etc. IN his crate and made a major piggy out of himself ... AND chewed a bunch of bags to get TO it.
Sooooo we've watched. He drank a TON right after we got home (the little stinker fouled his water with all his shenanigans and then he must have drunk over a quart of water when we first got home.).
Today he hasn't felt 'stellar'. This morning he was pretty normal ... but he's been quite 'quiet' ... but it's a laid-back Sunday here so I wasn't too worried. I made dog food this afternoon ... and he was definitely interested. They actually got a bigger-than-normal portion for dinner simply because I've almost got more than I can store. he 'finished' it ... but I couldn't tell if one of the herbs in his food tasted nasty (like it was 'warm' food and that can cause a capsule to break) ... or if he was a bit off.
But after he ate he didn't want his pills ... NOT AT ALL. uh oh. This dog never EVER refuses food.
They're crated -- while we were gone at supper it looks like he threw up but then re-ingested it. No time elapsed -- so that doesn't worry me (not like puke that had been in the sun for hours like with Foxy). No blood nothing like that in evidence. Outside he's acting constipated. Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo looks like we've got obstruction. It's about 40 hours ... which is about 'perfect' timing for the intestinat tract to fill up. We'll see if he throws up later.
I wish I could get Dr. B on the phone ... I'll have to take him to the other vet we use, but he's a good vet and a good surgeon. I don't have a problem at all if he has to do the surgery. I just don't want the e-vet here touching him. If I thot this was a serious risk we'd take him tonight. But I'm afraid he'd be more at risk of exposure to parvo or something dire THERE than waiting to take him to a competent animal hospital in the morning. I think I"m judging this well and if he wakes us up in the night we'll re-think this.
grrr -- sometimes I feel like we can't catch a break -- and frankly, this was Billy's own darn fault. I'm just really glad we found the remnants of what he tore up -- so we were looking for this. *sigh*
I hate the emergency vet in this town -- I truly hate them. If he's obstructed I know from what ... and I don't think it will hurt to wait til morning. I think it's too high risk having an IMHA dog have surgery at the hands of a B-team vet on the night shift at an e-vet I already don't trust as far as I can throw them (oooh, Callie -- tell them how you REALLY feel!).
I've got a call in to my vet ... and I'll be on my way down there in the morning if he still acts 'off'.