sick puppy

[LORIHARVEY]

My 3 month old lab puppy is not eating this afternoon (she ate this morning) but is drinking lots of water. She has diarhea and threw up some water. When she threw up the water it looked like some pieces of rawhide (which she had yesterday) were in it. I have seen a puppy with parvo and this does not appear to be the case. Her stomach is also bigger than usual. Could the rawhide be the cause and what should I do.? Thanks!

[maggie01]

If you haven't been in touch with your vet, then I would give them a ring first thing. As it's on 3 months old you have to be careful. They will advise you whether it need to go to the vet or not. Hope everything is fine.

[orange-gnome]

It could just be that she ate too much, rawhide generally gets swallowed in chunks and takes longer to digest which is why it came up. Because she is just a baby she can get dihydrated quickly if she is vomitting and has diarrhoea, so that is probably why she is drinking a lot.
I wouldn't worry too much as long as she continues to drink, it will more than likely clear itself up in 24 hrs, if not take her to a vet. In the mean-time feed her something light (as soon as she will eat) like chicken or white fish and rice.
Hope she feels better soon : )

[veritymoon]

dont let her drink too much water all at once or she will continue to vomit, she needs small sips often and no food for 12/24 hours. i agree with orange gnome about the raw hide it will take the stomach much longer to digest so it may sit in the stomach for longer upsetting her like it sounds it has.

if she cant keep small sips of water down then you need to contact a vet as theres a slight chance the raw hide could cause an obsrtuction esp if her stomach seem s a little bloated.

if in doubt give you vet a call all vets have to provide an emergency service so give them a call to put your mind at rest.

let us konw how puppy is

[LORIHARVEY]

Thank you for your answers. She seems much better this morning. I am going to watch her closely today. I think it was the rawhide. Thanks again.

[drgnrdr]

Don't let a puppy this young have rawhide unless SUPERVISED, well any dog should not have rawhide unless supervised, rawhide doesn't digest hardly at all, if taken it to big of a chunk it sits in the stomach and then doesn't move, the stomach tries to move it along and it can block the intestines, which then you are in the vet for surgery and maybe pup survives. Hope he threw it all up.

There are different things they can have instead. Nylabones, Kong toys (stuffed with kibble and using a can of puppy food as a treat, seal up end of Kong and freeze it). Always supervise new things you give your pup to chew, don't let it get a big chunk off.

I don't give my dog rawhide at all, she is an aggressive chewer and would bite off chunks so it's a no no around here. I have seen too many dogs come in for surgery to remove rawhide. At 3 months old your puppy is still developing it's insides and is not ready for ingesting certain things so use caution.