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If you're worried about your pet's health, please speak to a vet or qualified professional.

Original poster

Poorly dog - sick last night, not eating/drinking, now panting

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AllChangeAllChange · 27/07/2019 21:22

Not sure what to do.

Partner is at work, his dog is here.

She was sick at about 1, seemingly partially digested food, then again at about 3 which was just some brown gunk. We got up this morning to find she had also had a poo on the hallway floor.

She hasn’t eaten or drunk anything all day. She is just lethargic and looking very sorry for herself.

She is next to me on the bed and is on and off panting. It’s not hot.

Any ideas what to do? Partner not back until the early hours of the morning.

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Jouska · 27/07/2019 21:44

Phone vet

threemilesupthreemilesdown · 27/07/2019 21:47

You need to speak to a vet. If you call your nearest one there will be emergency provision, either as a divert to their out of hours provider or a message with another number to call. Do not wait until the morning.

Be ready to describe to them the age, breed and sex of the dog, when she last ate and drank and when she last went to the toilet, in addition to the symptoms she is experiencing.

ladybird69 · 27/07/2019 21:48

I would be taking dog to vets

TheoriginalLEM · 27/07/2019 21:50

She is panting because she is in pain. I think you need to get her to the vet

Runkle · 27/07/2019 21:56

You need to speak to a Vet.

SkydivingKittyCat · 27/07/2019 22:06

How old is she and is she spayed?

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AllChangeAllChange · 27/07/2019 22:11

She is 3 and yes she is spayed. She came out for a wee, and is now under the bed :(

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TheoriginalLEM · 27/07/2019 22:12

Please take her to a vet. She is in pain and now likely to be dehydrated. Is there any possibility she has swallowed something?

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AllChangeAllChange · 27/07/2019 22:14

We went out to the park yesterday evening, she played with a stick for a while and could have chewed on some of the bark from that? I can’t think of anything else though.

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Faez · 27/07/2019 22:16

Definitely vet asap

HappyHammy · 27/07/2019 22:19

Hope she is ok. Pets are such a worry.

MustardScreams · 27/07/2019 22:26

Call the emergency vet right now.

Posts like this fuck me off so much. Your dog is very obviously not well, so why are you faffing about on mumsnet instead of seeking veterinary care for her immediately?! Call your emergency vet NOW.

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AllChangeAllChange · 27/07/2019 22:35

@MustardScreams I’m asking here because I don’t know the first thing about dogs - I don’t know what is ok to leave and what isn’t. I’m also here by myself with 2 sleeping kids so would have no idea how to even get to an emergency vet if I needed to.

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converseandjeans · 27/07/2019 22:41

Probably heat stroke which can be dangerous in dogs

Faez · 27/07/2019 22:43

Treat it the same as you would any other family member, she hasn't managed to drink anything all day so that's clearly pretty serious.

Faez · 27/07/2019 22:44

Can you ask neighbours for help? One to watch the children and another to give you and the dog a lift. I really wouldn't be leaving it til the morning

Historydweeb · 27/07/2019 22:45

Emergency vet. Sounds like she could have a blockage and they can be fatal. Panting and hiding under the bed is a sign she's in a lot of pain. Take the kids with you if you have to but she's going to need seeing

Historydweeb · 27/07/2019 22:46

Please please don't just leave her x

Howmanysleepstilchristmas · 27/07/2019 22:50

Vet, now! Wake the kids. My 6 month old wolfhound was sick once. A few hours later he was panting and unsettled. Took him the vets: it was aspirational pneumonia after inhaling vomit. Hope you have a happier ending than he had, but don’t wait! Good luck and keep us updated Flowers

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AllChangeAllChange · 27/07/2019 23:00

On phone to the vet. Partner thinks she is fine and doesn’t think I need to do anything. Gah!

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pigsDOfly · 27/07/2019 23:01

Panting means the dog is in pain and hiding means she's scared, so probably in a lot of pain.

Echo what everyone else is saying. She needs to be seen by a vet straight away.

Do you know who her vet is? If not, google local vets and find the nearest one to you.

All vets have to provide some sort of emergency cover so you will be able to find an emergency vet.

In these sort of emergency circumstances any vet will see her, doesn't have to be her regular vet.

pigsDOfly · 27/07/2019 23:04

Ah see you do know who the vet is.

Your partner isn't there. You're worried so it's up to you to deal with it.

Vet won't ask you to bring her in if they think it's not necessary. They're usually more than happy to give advice over the phone.

I certainly wouldn't leave a dog in that sort of distress.

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AllChangeAllChange · 27/07/2019 23:05

So the vet said it’s besically our choice - either take her in tonight or wait until tomorrow but didn’t seem to think it was an emergency that needed to be seen now (that was the receptionist who spoke to the vet nurse).

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AllChangeAllChange · 27/07/2019 23:07

Her actual vet is in a different part of the country. I called a vet in the area who saw her once before when she got something stuck in her paw

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MarthasGinYard · 27/07/2019 23:07

So you posted almost 2 hours ago and not yet taken dog or called our vet?

Just get the care the dog obviously needs.