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This morning, we woke up to find Duke lethargic and VERY uncomfortable. He looked like his tummy hurt, and he wouldn't sit or lie down. He was just standing there pathetically, with his head hanging down almost to the ground, and his tummy/back end hunched up. 
He was also nauseous, but didn't vomit this morning (he had vomitted some yellow bile once on Wednesday, but seemed fine otherwise). We called the vet, who told us to bring him right in. We did just that, and the vet examined him, finding no signs of bloat, then ran blood tests, finding nothing wrong except a very slight elevation in an indicator for pancreatitis (I can't remember the exact indicator-sorry). The actual test for pancreatitis was negative. She then x-rayed his abdominal area and rear end and still found nothing alarming. She did say that he still had fecal matter in his intestine (his stomach was empty), and that he might be severely constipated. I told her that he'd been off his feed a little for the past two days, only eating about 1/2 of it each night. He had also tried to poop this morining before we called the vet, but not much came out. She said that Duke might have gotten a little dehydrated due to not getting enough moisture from his food. Duke had NOT eaten anything he shouldn't have, as far as we know-we're really careful what we feed him, after reading about boxer's digestive issues.
We decided to let the vet keep Duke until Monday, so that she could give him fluids, nausea medicine, and possibly an enema (she said she doesn't really like to give large dogs enemas, but Duke might need one to give him some relief), as well as being able to monitor him, in case he gets worse. Poor guy, he looked SO miserable. I guess we'll have to add broth or a little canned food to his kibble (Royal Canin Boxer) to make sure he's getting enough moisture. He is given plenty of fresh water daily. Has anyone else had this happen? :?:
He was also nauseous, but didn't vomit this morning (he had vomitted some yellow bile once on Wednesday, but seemed fine otherwise). We called the vet, who told us to bring him right in. We did just that, and the vet examined him, finding no signs of bloat, then ran blood tests, finding nothing wrong except a very slight elevation in an indicator for pancreatitis (I can't remember the exact indicator-sorry). The actual test for pancreatitis was negative. She then x-rayed his abdominal area and rear end and still found nothing alarming. She did say that he still had fecal matter in his intestine (his stomach was empty), and that he might be severely constipated. I told her that he'd been off his feed a little for the past two days, only eating about 1/2 of it each night. He had also tried to poop this morining before we called the vet, but not much came out. She said that Duke might have gotten a little dehydrated due to not getting enough moisture from his food. Duke had NOT eaten anything he shouldn't have, as far as we know-we're really careful what we feed him, after reading about boxer's digestive issues. We decided to let the vet keep Duke until Monday, so that she could give him fluids, nausea medicine, and possibly an enema (she said she doesn't really like to give large dogs enemas, but Duke might need one to give him some relief), as well as being able to monitor him, in case he gets worse. Poor guy, he looked SO miserable. I guess we'll have to add broth or a little canned food to his kibble (Royal Canin Boxer) to make sure he's getting enough moisture. He is given plenty of fresh water daily. Has anyone else had this happen? :?:
