someone please help!

FloppyToby · 03-18-2010, 09:03 AM

last night toby got diarrhea and i don't know why because i haven't given him anything out of the ordinary. then i realized it had what appeared to be blood in it does anyone know what this could be or has this happened to anyone? i'm worried about him and i am at work so i can't be there to watch him. we have obedience class tonight and i don't want to take him if he's sick with something.

murraysmom · 03-18-2010, 11:01 AM

Please call your vet. No one on this forum is qualified to diagnose Toby.

FloppyToby · 03-18-2010, 11:13 AM

i did he's going to the vet as soon as i get off work and missing his class.

i'm worried about him..

Mikey T · 03-18-2010, 02:38 PM

bloody diarrhea is potential life threatening

Hemorrhagic GastroEnteritis (HGE) in Dogs

mydawgz · 03-18-2010, 06:45 PM

The vet is much more important than the class.

Miss Snickers · 03-18-2010, 08:50 PM

Please keep us posted, hoping all goes well, we'll keep you in our thoughts.

SophieB · 03-18-2010, 09:41 PM

I do hope Toby will be alright as it's always so very worrying when our dogs are unwell.

murraysmom · 03-19-2010, 06:49 AM

How is Toby?

FloppyToby · 03-19-2010, 09:12 AM

last night was very very bad. he had diarrhea again starting at about 2 30AM, going about 10 times until about 5 30. since i have to be at work, he is at his grandma's and she is watching and monitoring him. i wasn't able to take him to the vet yesterday so i am going to a vet this evening that is open later into the day. my mom said he still has diarrhea but he is still acting like his usual self, except one thing last night REALLY bothered me. he snapped at me while he was eating which he has never ever ever done before. it was so out of character for him it really shocked me and i'm hoping the two aren't somehow connected. i'm so worried not to mention tired.

SophieB · 03-19-2010, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by FloppyToby

last night was very very bad. he had diarrhea again starting at about 2 30AM, going about 10 times until about 5 30. since i have to be at work, he is at his grandma's and she is watching and monitoring him. i wasn't able to take him to the vet yesterday so i am going to a vet this evening that is open later into the day. my mom said he still has diarrhea but he is still acting like his usual self, except one thing last night REALLY bothered me. he snapped at me while he was eating which he has never ever ever done before. it was so out of character for him it really shocked me and i'm hoping the two aren't somehow connected. i'm so worried not to mention tired.

If he has snapped at you (which is VERY OUT OF CHARACTER FOR ANY BASSET) it might be because he's in pain and is trying to tell you something is wrong!! Constant diarrhoea is possibly a symptom of something serious and needs prompt attention because if dogs get dehydrated, they can get become very ill or even worse!!! If you love your Basset you will want to do the best for him, which means seeing the vet.

Edit:: Had it been one of my Bassets, I would have been at the vets long before now and out of hours I would have rung the vet not waited another day and I would not be able to live with myself if the vet told me that a few hours delay has worsened the poor dog's condition!

Couldn't the person who is watching him today have taken him to the vet?

03-18-2010, 09:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
FloppyToby Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 186	someone please help! last night toby got diarrhea and i don't know why because i haven't given him anything out of the ordinary. then i realized it had what appeared to be blood in it does anyone know what this could be or has this happened to anyone? i'm worried about him and i am at work so i can't be there to watch him. we have obedience class tonight and i don't want to take him if he's sick with something.

03-18-2010, 08:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
Miss Snickers Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Middletown, PA Posts: 103	Please keep us posted, hoping all goes well, we'll keep you in our thoughts. __________________ I could sure go for a Snickers Blizzard right about now!

03-18-2010, 11:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
murraysmom Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: southcentral Pa. Posts: 2,235	Please call your vet. No one on this forum is qualified to diagnose Toby.

03-18-2010, 11:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
FloppyToby Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 186	i did he's going to the vet as soon as i get off work and missing his class. i'm worried about him..

03-18-2010, 02:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mikey T Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: West Warrwick, RI Posts: 7,728	bloody diarrhea is potential life threatening Hemorrhagic GastroEnteritis (HGE) in Dogs

03-18-2010, 06:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
mydawgz Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 107	The vet is much more important than the class.

03-18-2010, 09:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
SophieB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 839	I do hope Toby will be alright as it's always so very worrying when our dogs are unwell.

03-19-2010, 06:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
murraysmom Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: southcentral Pa. Posts: 2,235	How is Toby?

03-19-2010, 09:12 AM	#9 (permalink)
FloppyToby Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 186	last night was very very bad. he had diarrhea again starting at about 2 30AM, going about 10 times until about 5 30. since i have to be at work, he is at his grandma's and she is watching and monitoring him. i wasn't able to take him to the vet yesterday so i am going to a vet this evening that is open later into the day. my mom said he still has diarrhea but he is still acting like his usual self, except one thing last night REALLY bothered me. he snapped at me while he was eating which he has never ever ever done before. it was so out of character for him it really shocked me and i'm hoping the two aren't somehow connected. i'm so worried not to mention tired.

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