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05-31-2011, 03:51 AM
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Molly's Rough Day
It started with a loud thunderstorm early Monday morning. I slept through it, but was told it was a loud one. Molly has been going through a bit of a fear stage and loud noises scare the heck out of her. She was alone downstairs with Winston and surely this storm scared her. Then the Memorial Day parade passed the end of our street...complete with noisy sirens and a marching band with a drum corps. She wouldn't go outside. Then there was the gun salute at the American Legion post around the corner. Ugh, my poor baby.
Then in the evening, her stomach started bugging her. She doesn't want to eat, will occasionally drink, and has low tolerance for her 4 month old brothers antics (I've broken up some potentially aggressive tussles throughout the evening). I took Winston for a walk to tire him out so he'd leave Molly alone so she could rest. She vomited once that I saw, not much in it...just yellowish and she ate it. If she vomited more, I haven't found it, but she is always quick to hide the evidence. She's eaten nothing out of the ordinary and I don't believe she got into anything. She did eat a bunch of dog treats at grandma's on Sunday, but other than that, nothing out of the ordinary. I'm stumped. Winston has a vet appointment for shots Tuesday morning. I'm going to see if they'll take Molly instead, or at least see her at some point. I'm not one to rush to the vet for a simple belly ache, but she is so unhappy and doesn't seem to be feeling better. Thanks for the sympathetic ear...I'll let you know how she's doing. |
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05-31-2011, 05:33 AM
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I would have her checked out. Spencer suffered from anxiety & fear, which often resulted in colitis, causing vomiting as you described & diarrhea, (sp?) sometimes bloody. More than once it needed medical treatment. I learned to anticipate & avoid situations that caused him problems, and on some occasions (like the 4th of July) the vet would prescribe a mild tranquilizer. Good luck!
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05-31-2011, 08:27 AM
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I'm so frustrated! I called the vet to see if they could take Molly instead of Winston and they said the allotted time for Winston was 15 minutes and that's not enough to do a full assessment on Molly. They can't see her at all. They have been caring for her since I got her in September and know her (and she knows them)...I don't want to switch vets but just might have to. The dog is throwing up any food in her stomach, pacing, and doesn't want anything to do with playing. Not my Molly.
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05-31-2011, 09:30 AM
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I was about to write a rant about them not squeezing your Molly in today (our vet has always had us bring our animals in when ill, they make time for illness like that).
Glad your vet had a cancellation and you can get her in this morning. Good luck!
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05-31-2011, 09:50 AM
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The worst part is that on many occasions they've run behind and I've waited 20-30 minutes past my scheduled time with no complaints. I figure they had a patient that needed more time and if it were my dog or cat, I'd want the dr to take that time. But when I needed it, it was an issue. I do like the vet and am glad they could accommodate us. Now to make Molly well again.
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05-31-2011, 10:41 AM
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I was going to ask if anyone had tried this in another post, but since the anxiety/fear came up here it works. has anyone looked into trying this Thundershirt | The Best Dog Anxiety Treatment
I know on another forum (a parenting website of all things) someone posted about buying that for their dog, some sort of terrier. Anyway, it made a huge difference in her dog's reactions to loud noises. Now another member has bought one but hasn't updated yet if it worked for her dog (although her husband assumes it will be an expensive chew toy lmao). I hope your doggy feels better! And thank goodness the vet got her in, my vet is usually good about getting a sick animal in but the other vet in town never does, even when he is the emergency vet on call. I had two instances of trying to get a dog into him when my vet wasn't available and I have nothing nice at all to say about him-I was even ok with paying an extra 50 for not having an appt, paying only in cash since I hadn't been to him, and then he said I could wait til the next morning. Blah. Anyway, good luck and update us please! |
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05-31-2011, 10:50 AM
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Annie gets stress sick as well. Scares the living bee-geezus out of me every time. Gonna check out that "Thundershirt" for sure, thanks for posting!
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