Stomach and Intestinal Inflammation in Dogs

My 4 year old Chihuahua has had stomach issues since I adopted him when he was 2.5 years old. He will throw up rather frequently ( once a week or once every two weeks) as well as act as if he is in pain by not being able to get comfortable. He will often lay just the front of his body down or lay down then quickly get up and move to another spot. These episodes usually last for a few hours and with time he comes out of it but it happens frequently. He has been to the vet multiple times and we have tried to change his diet ( he eats homemade food now) He also gets a pr- biotic. His vet originally felt his diet was too high in fat. I am at a loss as to what is causing this as his tests have not indicated any issues. Anyone else experience similar symptoms in their dog? I'm at a loss! He also eats dust or grass when he doesn't feel well.

My 9 month old chihuahua has been very down lately. He’s usually a happy hyper pup but for the last few days hasn’t been eating or drinking and isn’t excreting properly. Instead it is just blood coming out of him. He just wants to lie down and sleep all the time. The vet said it could be inflammation? We have been given anti biotics and a syringe full of stuff to make his pop harder. How long will he be like this and is there nothing else more serious it could be? We can’t stop worrying this is so not like him. He also has a red gooey left eye is this caused by the problems in his stomach?

I Have taken our pup to the vet. Diagnosed with gastrointestinal disease. Urinalysis showed no signs of any parasites or parvo. Used up the antibiotics given and she has gotten worse. What once was just mild runny brown diarrhea has turned in to black tarry diarrhea and she's not wanting to eat or drink and her tummy appears swollen. We started her on probiotic today. What else can we do to help her condition and relieve her obvious pain and discomfort?

Hi my Himalayan cat has crystals in his urine about 7 months ago and was rushed to the animal emergency. He was given very good care and has recovered well. He was put on Hill's prescription diet urinary care c/d food. He is now very well.I read I can buy urinary diet from Proplan and not buy the prescription since he is eating and doing well. He far prefers the Proplan as I got it one night when we ran out of the prescription food. What do you think?
Thank you in advance

Hi my schnauzer just been opened up to discover intestines all stuck tog and very badly inflamed. Vet separated them cleaned them with fluid gave her a steroid but says she will die and we need to put her down. Also no peristalsis in gut. Is death only option..? Breaking our hearts!!

my 13 year old Pekingese's stomach is bloated and his anus is very swollen and red. His poop is very tar-like and small bits. He still walks around but only to drink water and poop. Most of the time he is just laying around, but he does lift his head and still eats (not as much as before though). I am so worried! Please help

My dog has chronic gastritis and throws up at least 1-3 times daily. She also CANNOT express her anal gland. It leaks and she scoots. The smell is awful. We have changed to prescription food and it hasn’t helped in over a month. Any advice?

Help My 3 yr old Rottweiler he has been pooping not normal its diarrhea with blood in it his. pooped like 4-6 time today he's relatively:Update now it getting worst but he doesn't want to eat or drink and hes lethargy I can't tell what's wrong with him

Hi. I have a 9 month old American Bully male. In the past 2 months, he has had some problems with his stomach. Every other day he would refuse to eat anything, have a runny tummy, ranging between a light coloured mucus, to black tarry, to bloody, all in the same day. When he stops eating, he refuses to eat for a couple of days. I take him to the vet regularly and every time they say it's just gastritis. With the last vet visit about 6 days ago, I insisted on an xray being done, because I thought it might be something stuck in his intestines as he eats everything. No obstructions or foreign matter could be seen on the xray, but it was seen that ALL of his small intestines are very inflamed, but the big intestine seemed normal. He does not vomit at all. During the past 6 days, he has had antibiotics, liquid suspension and Royal canin Gastro intestinal diet. He is a big male, weighing 33kg, but has up to now, not even eaten 2kg of food over the past 6 days and now, while on medication, stopped eating again. I'm thinking of maybe trying to put him on a raw diet as my female pitbull of 6 years old was diagnosed with cancer in January and has since been on a raw diet and works wonders with her. Would a raw diet help him and improve his appetite and eating habits?

I have a 3 year old pit bull mix. She loves to eat, is exercised 45-60 min every day and does not eat any table scraps or other food than her regular dog food which is Nutrish chicken and rice. Approximately every week to 2 weeks she wakes up with a very noisy stomach, does not eat her normal breakfast and usually throws up and has diarrhea for a portion of the day. The next day she is back to normal and is fine until the next episode about 2 weeks out. Any thoughts or suggestions on what to do?

Message Hi There I have a mini French poodle male age 7 always suffered from a puppy with stomach issues throwing up, loosing breath, running stomach. Recently he wasn't looking himself took him to his usual vet did some bloods vet told us he was having kidney failure. Took him to a specialist ran more bloods picked up his albumin level was very low and was treated with kidney diet food, dewomer, Cortisone RENITEC , doxy dog etc. Blood came back better specialist felt it was more a gut problem than a kidney problem changed food to hypo allagenic food and med increased he has his normal stuff but now also chemo tablets 3x weekly and a B12 injection 1x weekly bloods keep coming back good then bad then good the new test show that his albumin level dropped to 16 2 weeks back it was 19 everything is there any advice you can give us we don't know what to think and I don't think this specialist herself know what is wrong with my baby please help Message Hi There I have a mini French poodle male age 6 always suffered from a puppy with stomach issues throwing up, loosing breath, running stomach. Recently he wasn't looking himself took him to his usual vet did some bloods vet told us he was having kidney failure. Took him to a specialist ran more bloods picked up his albumin level was very low and was treated with kidney diet food, dewomer, Cortisone RENITEC , doxy dog etc. Blood came back better specialist felt it was more a gut problem than a kidney problem changed food to hypo allagenic food and med increased he has his normal stuff but now also chemo tablets 3x weekly and a B12 injection 1x weekly bloods keep coming back good then bad then good the new test show that his albumin level dropped to 16 2 weeks back it was 19. Currently albumin level
Is 21 protein loss is 9 we need a good diet he is on hypo allergenic Royal Caine at the moment it’s helping his gut but not the kidney issue what would you recommend?

Thanks!

My 9 yr old boy has inflammed intestines and his symptoms have persisted for over a week. He seemed to be doing better this weekend but he seems to be going backward​s. He is not vomitin​g, he barely poops and when he does its very soft. He is eating and drinking in small portions, not as much as before. But his lack of energy and returning pain is worrying me. There is a clear increase in his energy when his medication kicks in. However, I would like to get him back to 100% as soon as possible. His current diet is boiled chicken and brown rice.

Hello,
My 7 month old Doberman pincher was showing signs of sickened for one day when we decided to take him in to see the vet. After blood work and X-ray they decided that a small object was blocking his intestines, they couldn’t remove the object only by performing surgery, my concern is that the vet said that while he was doing surgery my puppy’s intestines looked very angry, almost like he ingested acid, is that ever going to repair or heal itself with proper nutrition and medication? I want my dogs to enjoy quality of life and not be in pain. He was on a raw diet prior to surgery. All his blood work and vitals were in great shape before and after surgery, it’s only been 24 hrs. Thank you for your advice, it means a lot.

My 7month old Yorkie/ Maltese Mix Fenty weighs about 4lbs and has been sick for about two weeks now eating much and barely drinking water. I’ve taken her to the vet three times. The first time I took her in because she was throwing up yellow bile and excessively and she had diarrhea. They did x-rays and said they didn’t find anything alarming besides that her intestines looked swollen but they didn’t seem worried and gave her subQ fluids, cerenia injection and send her home with metronidazole and FortiFlora for 5days. On the 3rd day after our visit she threw up again though her pop looked normal and she no longer had diarrhea so I took her in to have blood work done. They injected fluids again and B-12 she slept for most of the afternoon but got up like 7hrs later wanting play, ate her kibble, drank a little bit of water and was acting like her normal self. The follow day the vet calls me and tells me everything they tested for was normal and to continue to give her the metronidazole and see what happens. The following day she started to loss her energy again, she wouldn’t eat or drink water, she wasn’t herself so the vet recommended an ultrasound. Yesterday they did the ultrasound and said they found irritation of the stomach and intestines again they gave her guilds and cerenia and prescribed another 5days of metronidazole. I read the discharge paperwork and the diagnosis says gastroenteritis small but normal adrenal glands. And they recommended I make her an appointment another doctor for further diagnostics such as ACTH and GI Panel. I’m scared that one I’m over medicating her and two all these vet visits are stressing her out. I’m not sure what I should do. I feel so helpless and I don’t want to keep putting my baby through tests I’m scared her little body cannot handle it. Please help.

My 10 mth old Shih tzu has had diarrhea since yesterday morning. It was soft solid in the beginning with streaks of blood. Now it's bright red blood. No vomiting, still playing. Hasn't displayed any other issues. I've been giving her plenty of water but no food since yesterday. What can I do?

I have a pitbull (2 years old). About a month ago he chewed a large portion of his Kong bone and swallowed it. For about a week we searched his poop to make sure it passed.. But never did. He never lost his appetite or had trouble going to the bathroom so we didn't think too much of it. Well about 4 days ago, he threw up and the Kong toy flew out of his mouth... IN HIS SYSTEM FOR A MONTH!! about 3 days ago, I noticed his anus was very red and he can't stop licking it... Today while picking up his poop, I noticed it looked like it was in a sausage casing..i did research and basically said it was inflammation of the intestines...it's this caused by complications of the toy in his system or just a need of change of diet? i haven't taken him to the vet because I don't have money for the visit and tests..