Pepper started vomiting yesterday morning and lost his appetite (highly unusual for him). After he also got some bumps (hives) around his left eye I took him to the vet (after all, it was Saturday noon and they close at 2 for the weekend... perfect timing, as always). He got a steroid shot which helped the eye, and he was doing much better in the afternoon/evening (i.e. eating, walking, even a little play).
Over night, however, he threw up in his kennel, and when I let him out to clean it up he immediately went outside - nasty diarrhea. He drank some water but threw up almost immediately after. Since then he has been sleeping on the couch, no appetite whatsoever. Poor pooch. I hope he'll get better... Keeping a close eye on him.
And yes, he's cuddling with the elk and seems to enjoy its company (we even got a tail wag when I gave it to him!) - he's never done that before, he usually tries to tear stuffed toys apart.
UPDATE, 08/23/11:
After a rough Sunday we woke up to a dog with really, really bad diarrhea Monday morning, no appetite and no desire to drink either. So - another trip to the vet, more meds, an X-ray, and subcutaneous fluids in the evening (as he hadn't drunk anything the whole day).
This finally seemed to help: He was already much better about 2-3 hours later (he ate a full 1/4 cup of food, yay!), and muchmuchMUCHmuch better Tuesday morning. The simple joy of watching a dog chomp down on his kibbles as if it's the BEST. FOOD. EVER! :) So far he's kept it down, fingers crossed.
In other news: Pepper's agility class started yesterday. I went without him as he was not well enough, which was not as much fun as it would have been with him, of course, but I think we'll have a blast. Can't wait to bring Pepper next week and see how he likes it! In the mean time, we're practicing our "touch my hand and/or that yoghurt lid" skills.
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