Very old family dog is ill

DEVEREUX

Hi there and happy christmas,

Just got a call from my Mother who says our dog had been vomiting and now his abdomen is severly swollen. He is not in any obvious pain but is "uncomfortable" according to my mother. He turned 17 this summer with no real health issues until recently. He also suffers with diarrhea recently which is ongoing.

I think its time to put him out of his misery but my Mother treats him like her fifth child and wont even discuss it without breaking down.

Has anyone any experience with their pets having a bloated abdomen.....a quick search on google tells me its pretty dangerous especially at his age.

Trying to get a hold of a vet at moment....no joy as yet. Any vets on here or someone that can give general advice would be great.

Thanks for reading

anniehoo

Where are you based Devereux? At 17, with symptoms like that i wouldn't be hanging around to be honest. Most vets have an emergency on call number, keep trying. Sorry to be so blunt, but this isn't something to "wait and see" and im not generally one to recommend the vet first off, so please tell your mam that he IS uncomfortable and more than likely in pain.

bannermaf

That dog need to get to an out-of-hours vet NOW!

DEVEREUX

Update:

Vet was out to see him soon after i posted thread. Gave him some injections (anti-biotics I think) and some other meds. Not sure of details until I speak to my mother later.

When he took his temperature via his backside he passed a huge amount of gas. He is also to fast for 24hrs.

Thanks for replies

Wild_Dogger

DEVEREUX wrote: »

Update:

When he took his temperature via his backside he passed a huge amount of gas.

Glad you managed to get him some help

Fair play to the vet ........... although I can picture him taking the thermometer out !

Fingers crossed for you all.

x Purple Pawprints x

Hope the doggy is okay OP.

Beaver1

hope your dog gets better, let us all know how he gets on