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Dog vomiting clear mucus !

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Praisebe · 22/02/2018 04:34

Any vets around this early ? After the dog had his dinner last night and drank a full bowl of water he vomited a clear mucus like substance all over the floor. Put him to bed and slept with him to keep and eye on him and just given him his breakfast at a reduced amount which he's eaten fine but he's still drinking a lot and has a foamy substance round his mouth. Other than that he's his usual chirpy self wanting to play and cuddle etc but im worried sick

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BiteyShark · 22/02/2018 07:42

Your vets practice should have a number of an emergency vet that you can phone for advice for out of hours.

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Praisebe · 22/02/2018 07:51

They open at 8am they don't have an emergency out of hours unless its surgery related like a burst wound or something. He seems a bit better now but he's just asleep in his bed not wanting his toys or a walk or anything Sad hoping the vet will see him today

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Partyfops · 22/02/2018 07:57

It was probably just water mixed with a bit of saliva to make it seem like mucus.

Mine does this a lot after drinking too much just after food.

Disclaimer- I'm not a vet, so try and talk to one.

BiteyShark · 22/02/2018 08:26

Oh I thought like doctors they pass you over to an emergency vets even if that vet is not part of that practice.

KinkyAfro · 22/02/2018 09:09

All vets will have an emergency number to ring, I'd be really really surprised if one didn't. But if they actually didn't I'd be searching Google for one regardless!

BiteyShark · 22/02/2018 09:50

KinkyAfro that's what I thought too about all vets issuing an emergency number but maybe it isn't compulsary.

OP my vets pass me onto another company for emergencies and the emergency line is always happy to give advice as to whether we need to see them or not. I would ask your vets about their emergency service.

missbattenburg · 22/02/2018 10:35

Veterinary Practice Act 2005:ALL vets must provide adequate emergency cover to comply with the code of conduct laid out by the Vet Council under this Act - if they don't, they risk being struck off.

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Praisebe · 22/02/2018 15:50

He's been to the vets they checked him over and said its just because he had too big of a drink and vomited it back up again and the reason he was so down and quiet is he probably gave himself a fright he's quite an anxious dog

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Praisebe · 22/02/2018 15:52

Interesting about the emergency cover though as when he was neutered they said they only do emergency service for if they are bleeding and loosing a large amount of blood Hmm i remember him having a bad reaction to the pain medication and having no one to call it was so scary. We live in the middle of nowhere though so maybe city life is different ? I don't see how a vet could get out here on call but at the same time i don't get what you do if your dog suddenly stopped breathing or had a heart attack etc

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BiteyShark · 22/02/2018 16:01

Our emergency vets has changed location but previously we did have a 30 min drive to them but it was for anything we wanted looking at out of hours. Over Xmas we had to attend on bank holidays to have dressings changed on his foot so certainly not just for major bleeding etc.

Glad he is ok OP.

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Praisebe · 22/02/2018 17:29

Hes back to his usual self now he doesn't even know how loved and cherished he is i literally stayed awake the entire night scared he was going to have a fit or something

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