Rusty Is Home!

I'm so glad he's ok. I'm thinking that eating the rock was probably accidental. I know that there are other "rock eaters" out there but Rusty hasn't ever done this before. I wonder if maybe he gobled up something during the walk, which maybe had some rocks and gravel stuck to it or under it? Steve and I were talking about how quickly Belly goes for anything he thinks might be edible during our walks. You know ...something that was thrown out a car window or dropped by a kid. And the occasional bit of cat poop . We have to watch every second of the walk.

I guess you'll just have to watch and see if he seems interested in rocks. I doubt it, though ...I think it was a fluke. I hope it was. Poor little guy. Maybe Stickers can go see her brother when he wakes up. And you'll feel better seeing them together.

I hope you get some sleep tonight.

Take care

Faye

Thank you all for you care & concern. This forum is such a nice place to belong to knowing everyone here can relate to my feelings Rusty did eat some of the special diet EN food we were sent home with. Basically wet smelly dog food! He is to eat 1/4 cup 4 times a day for 4 days then some kibble introduced to his diet. The key is to go slow. He is drinking a little but loving some ice chips. Stickers is sad because he still is showing not much response to her. We have him in the x pen so she can't get to him. When we take them out they both are on leash so she won't "go" for sniffing his incision. She is very nosey and definitely would investigate. He doesn't seem to notice it and I don't want her to call his attention to it. He did wag his tail this morning when we got up I'm glad the breeder is coming on Friday with some of her kids! She is bringing a beautiful tricolor bitch that Stickers gets along with very well. It will give Stickers a playmate. She will stay with us for 2 weeks. At least Stickers won't be bored laying around with no one to play with.

I'll post tomorrow and let everyone know how my boy is doing.

PS: We totally agree with Faysie! I think this was an accidental rock swallowing. He has NEVER shown any interest in eating objects other than food. He doesn't even try to chew his toys! We will keep a close eye from now on!

This how we knew "something" was wrong with Rusty. He sometimes pukes yellow bile in the morning if his belly is empty. We usually give him a biscuit walk him then he has breakfast. My Husband gave him his morning biscuit and within 5 minutes he puked the yellow bile with some grass. Normally he would feel better after this and I would immediately feed him his breakfast and he would be great. Not Monday. He puked 3 more times each time the yellow and we was NOT getting relief. Then he couldn't get comfy. He would walk a few paces and immediately go into a quick sit. He was stretching his neck out and very odd. Sitting in the corner staring into space. I later learned this was pain he was reacting to. We took him into the Vet and she did films. They showed the rock instantly. She has no idea how long it was in there. It can sit dormant in the stomach and cause no symptoms. Once it starts moving they show pain and discomfort. She said it wasn't in the intestines more than a few hours. He was fine Sunday night at bedtime. She said good thing we actly quickly. Another 24 hours he could have lost some intestine. Thankfully he did not. We just knew because more than showig pain he was acting "weird". You just know your own dog. Instinct tells you "something is very wrong" Glad I followed mine!