Please help me as I wait to speak to the vet

[Lionness5]

My dog is a nine year old retriever. Normally very healthy and very good.

Between 1.45 and 3.30 this morning she asked to go out at least six times. She went to the toilet each time and was also sick. This morning I went to pick up and it was all wet and soft, the vomit looked unusual. At 7.30 she had a poo, still wet and soft but with a smear of blood. Then at 8.05 she pooed again but this time just liquid and some blood. In between she's eaten her breakfast as normal.

Three times on two consecutive days she went into some bushes and would not come back. This is not like her and I suspect there was something too tasty. Then yesterday she went up a slope to explore, I looked away for a second and lost her. When I did find her she was very near to where I had last seen her and was looking shocked I wasn't there. I think she must have gone back whereas I went forward as was worried she'd carry on to the road. Just giving this information incase relevant.

I'll be ringing the vet as soon as possible but just wanted some reassurance or reality please.

You could phone your vet and ask for advice. They may advise bland diet and wait for 24 hours.
I treat my dogs as I would myself and the children. I wouldn't be rushing any of us to the doctors for a 24 v + d episode. 🤷‍♀️

Right, well lets get her chicken and rice. Small amounts to start. Even with a vet appointment it can take a few days to sort itself out so no need to panic .

She’s probably eaten something dead, like a rabbit or pigeon. It was probably very dead.
I wouldn’t take mine to the vets as long as they were drinking and the vomiting etc didn’t continue.
lots of animals get blood in their poo and if it doesn’t continue it’ll be fine.
Cooked plain rice to eat but small portions only

My dog had very similar after eating a very dead fish on the beach, I used the chat option to check with my vet, they advised if she was eating, drinking and had seemingly got it out of her system then just to monitor her for 24 hours with bland food ( I got her a tin of Chappie) she was absolutely fine the next day.

I have had vet receptionists say I don't need to bring her in before so I always say what's happened and that I don't need if I need to take her in.

🤷‍♀️emojis aren't really helpful when someone is clearly worried. Fine if you wouldn't be but please don't try and make someone feel rubbish when they haven't experienced this before or for years and want their dog checked.

She has been checked over, I will know what to do in future.

Thank you to those for the reassurance and for the helpful tips. Hopefully we'll both feel better and sleep better tonight.

Are you clarifying she has now been seen by the Vet ?

'She has been checked over, I will know what to do in future.'

Of my three posts offering advice, opinions and support, '🤷‍♀️' is all you took from them? I have no idea how that emoji makes someone feel rubbish. It must mean something different in your world.
Posting on the Internet, you are clearly going to get different opinions. At the end of the day, if you want to get your dog checked, then do so.

Yes, I've taken her to the vet.

I am pleased you have seen the Vet, what did s/he say / advise ?

Has anything stressed her out recently - even just heat? Could be colitis, though retrievers are more inclined to eat things they shouldn't than get nervous.

Best wishes/

Vet advised chicken and rice, I apologised for overreacting and wasting her time.

Only difference is she's runoff and not come back when I called her which is unusual, so assuming she found something more exciting than coming back to me! No other changes in her behaviour.

Thank you for your best wishes.

I'm amazed vets still tell people chicken and rice, sweet potato and white fish or turkey is a much better option for a bland diet

@Lionness5 for future reference, it can be helpful to ask the vet to claim directly from the insurers, saves you being out of pocket. You still have to pay the excess and you need to provide your policy number.

Fingers crossed your dog feels better soon!

This happened to my dog last year with lots of very bloody poo and the vet said it was likely colitis, apparently contamination by rat urine can be a real problem for dogs

Agreed. My dog has gastro issues, generally managed through medication and diet. On the off chance he has a flare up it's mince turkey and potato. Chicken is one if the worst meats for dogs.

I've only given her rice. She just tried to go to the loo and it was a tiny bit of blood after a wet poo two minutes before.

I do this too! Just in case!

My dog slept through, breakfast was rice and a few biscuits. Had a walk, normal poo then just as we got home she was sick. Rice, carrots from yesterday's tea and some grass. I'd planned to do rice for lunch and then biscuits for tea but now I'm wondering what to do for the best. She's enjoyed her walk and is behaving normally, about to sleep.

Don’t give her any biscuits. You need to be super careful with her food at this point.

I agree with pp who say avoid chicken. Apparently chicken is one of the biggest culprits in food intolerances in dogs.

What do you suggest?

Ours ate a lot of chocolate was given charcoal. Cost £175 but used insurance.

I used to give my dog bits of chicken as a treat. However when she started to develop a food intolerance, I switched to hypoallergenic treats. I will try to find the name.

This is what I used to get. I know they are not cheap but it was the only treat we found that wouldn’t upset my dog’s stomach and she actually liked.

I have not had this problem for a long time but the usual advice used to be scrambled egg and rice.