Internal Injuries in Dogs

Good evening, I don't know what to do in this matter with the stay in place stressed upon us state wide. With staying home all day we as a family decided to get out the house (backyard) and get some sun. We had a BBQ on the back deck. My dog, of course, joined the family. He is blind and for his age of about 17 human years, is in good health. He is a blind silky terrier. though he usually stays by me, he decided to roam the deck (about 2-3 flights in height), but fit through the bars and fell. typing this i want to cry for him. this took place Sunday late evening. I ran to him. He stood, shaking tremendously. I gave him a warm calming bath to relax him and have the moment to feel around for anything broken. I'm not a vet but he showed no signs of pain; just shock. I felt everything in tact. I've just try to have him rest for the last couple of days. Today, Monday evening he was walking around, tail up, much better with a slight difference in his step. My only concern is, he isn't eating a lot but, still eating some. though he seems to be throwing up a lot. There hasn't been a change in diet. Defecation seems ok (a bit small)and urine appears normal. Again, I'm not a vet. Any suggestions? Again, 17 yr/old silky terrier fell from 2-3 flight back deck. No bleeding and everything appears in tact. Only concern is the vomit. Its often and appears to me to be more than what he is consuming. Keep in mind, stay in place is in action due to Covid-19. Please reply to me at m.west84@ymail.com ASAP. I would really appreciate it. thank you for your time.

Over the period of about a month, Lily, now deceased, a close friend of mines dog, lost 22 pounds, would not eat, would drink in excess when she did drink, stayed sleeping In isolation in the back room of the home, and towards the end had a horrible odor, she was not fixed and she was 8 or 9 years old. There were people staying with him around the time that the problems first started that ended badly. He had five dogs, now four, and Lily was his favorite and he had her the longest of all of them. I want to believe it was an autoimmune disease or anything but what I am obviously considering strongly to be an option but the blood test that his vet for results from was returned inconclusive. Please give me your honest opinion on this because I believe his vet did not.

Last month our dog was vomiting and dry heaving. The vet gave a shot to stop the vomiting and prescribed an antacid, they thought it was simply acid reflux, no other tests were done and he appeared to recover. Now a month later it began again, so I did same thing the vet did minus the shot. I gave him antacids. Now 3 days later he is still dry heaving but now he is refusing to eat and barely drinking water. He is breathing quick and shallow, drooling and there appears to be pink in his drool. His gums also seem less pink than usual. We literally cannot afford to take him for more tests, we have no credit card and our bank account is nearly overdrawn so we have no idea how we can help him.

I have a question. My long-haired doxie ran away early morning (2am) and did not return until 3:45pm. He is extremely lethargic. He will not eat or drink. I took him a cool bath. He just laid there. I dont know if he got heat stroke, hit by a car, or ate something he wasn't supposed to. We live out in the country so being bit by a snake or something is possible. However, I didn't see anything when I looked him over.

I know this post is older, but I am really looking for closure. I had an adorable maltese mix named Pepper. He was always very healthy at his vet wellness checks. I was working one evening and I get a dreaded call from my partner, He said my dog was in bad shape, I said what happened? He told me he found my dog under our shed hiding and wimpering. I closed the store and rushed home to find my dog laying down, breathing heavy, rapidly gasping for air like the life was running out of him. I was in shock. I immediately phoned around for a 24 hr vet hospital since it was a Saturday night. My partner had cleaned him up, said he was bloody like he had been in a fight. I got to the vet hospital, and they took one look at him and asked if I wanted to order x-rays. I confirmed yes. His ribs were broken in two spots, almost like a 's' shape but no spinal damage which gave the vet hope. She had to stick a pin in his lungs for some reason I can't remember. It helped his breathing. He stayed in the vet hospital that night and through the morning when they released him. (Pepp was 11 pounds. Next vet visit he was 7.He seemed like he lost certain cognitive abilities. He wasn't the same dog.) He was ordered to stay in his crate and only get up to go potty, which I had to hold him up to potty and it broke my heart even more. I asked the vet what they think happened. They said probably a coyote attack. Would 9 broken ribs, a lung tear and a gash on his head be an attack or something else? He seemed to be getting better. attack was sept 30th 2017. He had regular bowel movements and still had an appetite. I got up one mng & to my horror he was gone. I suspect it was a seizure or clot or was it something else? He passed on Jan 4th 2018. Part of me died that day. I know I did all I could but I'm just looking for an explanation that my vet couldn't give me. They said it could have been a complication. My dog was almost 8 1/2. A rescue and my best friend. Im still not over what happened to him. I don't know if it really was a cyote, if The attack may have happened in our own yard? by the description of his initial injuries, is it more of a big dog/cyote attack or does it sound more of domestic issue that could have been inflicted by a man or vehicle?