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Posted: 5/1/2012 1:27:07 PM

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My dog, Babalu, is sick. He is a 4 year old Lab/Chow mix. Started vomitting on Sunday and eating grass, etc. Now he won't eat at all, even human food. We took him to the vet last night and they couldn't really find anything wrong with him, but did say he has a lot of gas built up. They did an x-ray and ultrasound to make sure there was no intestinal blockage or other issues. They gave him antibiotics and an anti-nausea shot. They also gave us some canned food to try today and he won't touch it.

Anybody ever run into similar issues? The not eating thing is what is bothering me most. I can tell he doesn't feel well, but he usually lives to eat. Any ideas?

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Posted: 5/1/2012 2:04:53 PM

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Ask your vet what signs to watch for that would tell you to take them in right away, but other than those... sometimes they just have a stomach bug, and need time to get over it.

Earlier this year, my dogs both went through a similar thing, they didn't eat for three days, then eased back into eating slowly over a couple of more days. Like yours, no signs of anything overtly wrong, kept an eye on them, they got better.

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Posted: 5/1/2012 2:19:40 PM

This is pretty much what I figured, but wanted to see if anyone had been through anything similar. Thanks.

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aa777888-2 Member Joined: Nov 2001 USA Posts: 3474 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 5/1/2012 2:32:57 PM My dog had Giardiasis a couple of months ago. Vomited until empty, had scary bloody diarrhea for three days and wouldn't eat or drink for week. Had to go to the vet twice for IV fluids. If he's not drinking, make sure you get back to the vet for IV fluids. Don't let him get dehydrated.
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