Hi
It started early saturday morning my sister woke up and found that the dog had done a jet black loose stool on the bedroom carpet, she then went downstairs and found patches of diarroeh in the living room, and in the conservatory, it was also very dark almost black in colour, and she also found that the dog had been sick and it had fresh blood in it and in the one corner of the room there was what can only be described as a large bloody liver like substance that the dog had passed.
My sister said the dog seemed lethargic and listless and immediately called the vets who did happen to be open and they told her to bring the dog down straight away which she did.
They put it down to a nasty infection and gave it an injection and some tablets not quite sure what the injection and tablets were but they sent it home and my sister was told that the dog is not to eat but only drink water little and often, and if any further diarreah and vomiting then to call straight back.
They gave my sister an emergency out of hours number to call.
The dog started with further bloody diareaoh on the saturday night and the dog was taken to the emergency vet and remains poorly and is still experiencing fresh bleeding on and off from the back passage although I think they are keeping that under control. They have her on a drip,antibiotics, etc.
They say she is extemely poorly and may not make it and they have mentioned rat poisoning but it is a complete mystey to my sister has to how that could have happend she has been walked around the block and never goes out on her own and has been no where else.
The vet is treating her for that even though its not confirmed, they have also mentioned tumours but they think thats unlikely, and they have also mentioned bone marrow cancer, they should find out tomorrow if it is rat poisoning but tests for other possible causes are going to take longer.
The dog is also now severely aneamic as a consequence of all of this bleeding.
Has anybody any ideas, all of its vaccinations are up to date and all of this just came on suddenly and rapid however on thursday the dog was doing alot of scratching and was making itself bleed and it had alot of purple like blotches on its stomach however these have faded but she does suffer from ezema and has to have injections to keep it under control.
Can anybody offer any suggestions my sister and the whole family are distraught.