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Yesterday when I came home from work my Mom told me Spencer had diarrhea. I was a little worried, but we took our normal walk & he ate ok so I thought maybe it was just one of those things. Then about 1:00 am he started vomiting. He got sick 3 times during the night & still had diarrhea this morning & was very lifeless. So, off to the emergency vet we went. He was diagnosed with Hemorrhagic GastroEnteritis. He as a history of colitis & the vet said this was a step beyond colitis where the entire digestive tract is involved. She wanted to keep him for 24 hours on IV fluids, but I was concerned about leaving him as he is such a nervous dog, & she felt stress was the likely cause of this. So, they gave him a shot to stop the vomiting & diarrhea, an antibiotic shot & a shot of fluids under the skin & let me bring him home. I have to give him just a few tablespoons of water at a time to see if he can keep that down & no food until tomorrow. He also has oral antibiotics. The vomiting has stopped, but he still has a little diarrhea. I'm hoping we don't end up back at the vet tonight. The poor thing is so pitiful looking. I feel so bad for him. He has had such a rough time since Sadie went to the Bridge. Wish us luck.