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Dog, 6 months chronic vomiting after injury
I am hoping someone out there has an idea that can help my poor dog.
Six months ago, she got out of the yard and was hit by a car. Her hip was shattered in three places. It took us a day to realize what had happened and the seriousness of her injury. It was Sunday and she had a cut on her foot and we thought that was why she wasn't using that leg. She stayed in bed that day, but we fed her and she seemed OK. The next morning, we took her to the vet. He was able to put her hip back together with surgery. She lost most of the muscle in that leg and thigh, and there was a lot of bruising. After the surgery she perked up quite a bit and seemed much happier. It must have really hurt. This isn't the problem. The problem is that immediately after getting her home from the surgery, she started vomiting. Any food we give her she throws up. After much experimentation we found that a mixture of meat, starch and vegetables pureed to a creamy consistency, and then heavily watered down is all she can eat. At the vets recommendation, we feed her on an elevated surface, which also seems to help. The vet says he thinks it is some kind of nerve damage that is preventing her from swallowing correctly. I cannot spell the words he used. After our last visit he seems to have lost interest in this case since the dog isn't in immediate danger. Essentially he said that the series of muscle contractions in her esophagus that cause swallowing is getting interrupted at some point. I find that I don't agree with this analysis because her vomiting doesn't seem to follow that pattern, and the injury was to her hip, nowhere near the digestive system or spine. Her food is really sticky once you add enough starch (rice, barley etc). It seems that would be harder to swallow. Also, she doesn't always throw up right away. Sometimes she seems fine for 5-10 minutes and then she suddenly throws up. Also, sometimes just thinking about eating can make her throw up about a half cup of slime. It seems almost like mucus. No blood. We had a Barium x-ray and could see no obstructions, and the vet recommended we seek alternative treatment. We found a licensed Veterinarian in our area who is also a doggy acupuncturist and Homeopathic doctor. For the past 4 months Kira (the dog) has been getting weekly acupuncture treatments, Homeopathic herbs and a specially designed eastern "anti-vomit" diet. This has helped a little. We can control her vomiting only with the very strict diet and careful timing. She sometimes goes days without vomiting, but she will sit there and convulse after eating, she is just now finally able (with tremendous effort)to hold it down. She is obviously fighting it with every ounce of her being, sometimes she wins. This new veterinarian is trying to tell me this was a pre-existing condition and that it was just made worse by the accident. I just can't accept that. She never in her life had a problem until she was hit by a car. Seems like they are connected to me. She was 85 lbs, and now she is 55. We feed her 2 cups of food 4 times a day and she is barely holding on. Her body isn't absorbing it even when she keeps it down. I am not sure she is going to make it. Any advice would be appreciated immensely. |
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On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 17:20:33 -0800, darrell graham wrote:
I am hoping someone out there has an idea that can help my poor dog. Well, being this is a cat newsfroup.... Try rec.pets.dogs.* for your answers. -- Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind, http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way. ------------------------------------+------------------------------- |
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On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 17:20:33 -0800, darrell graham wrote:
I am hoping someone out there has an idea that can help my poor dog. Well, being this is a cat newsfroup.... Try rec.pets.dogs.* for your answers. -- Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind, http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way. ------------------------------------+------------------------------- |
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So sorry to hear about your dog. What about baby food? It works with cats
who are having trouble with their food, but I don't know if it would help with a dog. Judy F "darrell graham" wrote in message om... I am hoping someone out there has an idea that can help my poor dog. Six months ago, she got out of the yard and was hit by a car. Her hip was shattered in three places. It took us a day to realize what had happened and the seriousness of her injury. It was Sunday and she had a cut on her foot and we thought that was why she wasn't using that leg. She stayed in bed that day, but we fed her and she seemed OK. The next morning, we took her to the vet. He was able to put her hip back together with surgery. She lost most of the muscle in that leg and thigh, and there was a lot of bruising. After the surgery she perked up quite a bit and seemed much happier. It must have really hurt. This isn't the problem. The problem is that immediately after getting her home from the surgery, she started vomiting. Any food we give her she throws up. After much experimentation we found that a mixture of meat, starch and vegetables pureed to a creamy consistency, and then heavily watered down is all she can eat. At the vets recommendation, we feed her on an elevated surface, which also seems to help. The vet says he thinks it is some kind of nerve damage that is preventing her from swallowing correctly. I cannot spell the words he used. After our last visit he seems to have lost interest in this case since the dog isn't in immediate danger. Essentially he said that the series of muscle contractions in her esophagus that cause swallowing is getting interrupted at some point. I find that I don't agree with this analysis because her vomiting doesn't seem to follow that pattern, and the injury was to her hip, nowhere near the digestive system or spine. Her food is really sticky once you add enough starch (rice, barley etc). It seems that would be harder to swallow. Also, she doesn't always throw up right away. Sometimes she seems fine for 5-10 minutes and then she suddenly throws up. Also, sometimes just thinking about eating can make her throw up about a half cup of slime. It seems almost like mucus. No blood. We had a Barium x-ray and could see no obstructions, and the vet recommended we seek alternative treatment. We found a licensed Veterinarian in our area who is also a doggy acupuncturist and Homeopathic doctor. For the past 4 months Kira (the dog) has been getting weekly acupuncture treatments, Homeopathic herbs and a specially designed eastern "anti-vomit" diet. This has helped a little. We can control her vomiting only with the very strict diet and careful timing. She sometimes goes days without vomiting, but she will sit there and convulse after eating, she is just now finally able (with tremendous effort)to hold it down. She is obviously fighting it with every ounce of her being, sometimes she wins. This new veterinarian is trying to tell me this was a pre-existing condition and that it was just made worse by the accident. I just can't accept that. She never in her life had a problem until she was hit by a car. Seems like they are connected to me. She was 85 lbs, and now she is 55. We feed her 2 cups of food 4 times a day and she is barely holding on. Her body isn't absorbing it even when she keeps it down. I am not sure she is going to make it. Any advice would be appreciated immensely. |
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So sorry to hear about your dog. What about baby food? It works with cats
who are having trouble with their food, but I don't know if it would help with a dog. Judy F "darrell graham" wrote in message om... I am hoping someone out there has an idea that can help my poor dog. Six months ago, she got out of the yard and was hit by a car. Her hip was shattered in three places. It took us a day to realize what had happened and the seriousness of her injury. It was Sunday and she had a cut on her foot and we thought that was why she wasn't using that leg. She stayed in bed that day, but we fed her and she seemed OK. The next morning, we took her to the vet. He was able to put her hip back together with surgery. She lost most of the muscle in that leg and thigh, and there was a lot of bruising. After the surgery she perked up quite a bit and seemed much happier. It must have really hurt. This isn't the problem. The problem is that immediately after getting her home from the surgery, she started vomiting. Any food we give her she throws up. After much experimentation we found that a mixture of meat, starch and vegetables pureed to a creamy consistency, and then heavily watered down is all she can eat. At the vets recommendation, we feed her on an elevated surface, which also seems to help. The vet says he thinks it is some kind of nerve damage that is preventing her from swallowing correctly. I cannot spell the words he used. After our last visit he seems to have lost interest in this case since the dog isn't in immediate danger. Essentially he said that the series of muscle contractions in her esophagus that cause swallowing is getting interrupted at some point. I find that I don't agree with this analysis because her vomiting doesn't seem to follow that pattern, and the injury was to her hip, nowhere near the digestive system or spine. Her food is really sticky once you add enough starch (rice, barley etc). It seems that would be harder to swallow. Also, she doesn't always throw up right away. Sometimes she seems fine for 5-10 minutes and then she suddenly throws up. Also, sometimes just thinking about eating can make her throw up about a half cup of slime. It seems almost like mucus. No blood. We had a Barium x-ray and could see no obstructions, and the vet recommended we seek alternative treatment. We found a licensed Veterinarian in our area who is also a doggy acupuncturist and Homeopathic doctor. For the past 4 months Kira (the dog) has been getting weekly acupuncture treatments, Homeopathic herbs and a specially designed eastern "anti-vomit" diet. This has helped a little. We can control her vomiting only with the very strict diet and careful timing. She sometimes goes days without vomiting, but she will sit there and convulse after eating, she is just now finally able (with tremendous effort)to hold it down. She is obviously fighting it with every ounce of her being, sometimes she wins. This new veterinarian is trying to tell me this was a pre-existing condition and that it was just made worse by the accident. I just can't accept that. She never in her life had a problem until she was hit by a car. Seems like they are connected to me. She was 85 lbs, and now she is 55. We feed her 2 cups of food 4 times a day and she is barely holding on. Her body isn't absorbing it even when she keeps it down. I am not sure she is going to make it. Any advice would be appreciated immensely. |
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I can only suggest that you get the xrays and take them to another vet.
Maybe something was missed. It really sounds like Kira is going downhill, unless she was extremely overweight before the accident. Hopefully another vet can find some answers. Good luck, Deb |
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I can only suggest that you get the xrays and take them to another vet.
Maybe something was missed. It really sounds like Kira is going downhill, unless she was extremely overweight before the accident. Hopefully another vet can find some answers. Good luck, Deb |
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