I have a 1 year old shihtzu. About three weeks ago she stopped eating. I took her to the vet and they said she was having a false pregnancy and to just encourage her to eat little bits of her favourite things. Managed to get her eating little bits of ham, chicken, egg etc but only tiny bits (she usually loves her food). As things hadn’t improved I rang the vet again after a week and they just said it was still the false pregnancy and as she was eating little bits they weren’t worried.
Then on Saturday morning I got up and her cage, where she sleeps, was full of vomit. She was lethargic and obviously not happy. I took her to the vet and they said she was dehydrated. She was also still being sick. They said she needed to stay in for fluids etc.
She stayed overnight and they rang me the next morning to say she was a lot better so I could bring her home. Got her home but I knew she wasn’t right, just hiding under the sofa and refusing food. I rang the vet and had to really push them to get her back in. They wanted me to monitor at home.
Took her back in and they were reluctant to keep her. I had to argue with the vet and insisted they do some checks rather than just saying “false pregnancy”. Anyway, after a lot of pushing they did a scan on her tummy and found she has two foreign bodies in her stomach! She is having an operation now to remove them.
I feel awful, she has been in a bad way for three weeks. She must have been in so much pain and discomfort. Also feel bad that somehow she has eaten something that she shouldn’t. I should have watched her more carefully :(
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CleverQuacks · 29/06/2020 13:05
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