My little Jessie girl is sick.

[ScreamingMeemie]

:( She is a two year old Shetland Sheepdog. She had really ( I mean really) bad gas this morning and I just figured she maybe got into something she shouldn't have. I took her with me over to my Mom and Dad's and she pooped on their carpet. She never poops in the house.:( She was crying, she was so embarassed. So I cleaned up and put her in the car to take home and she threw up in the car and cried all the way home. She is a little perkier tonight, but I believe my poor baby has the flu. She's drinking though.

I hate it when any of my children...human and furry are sick.

:cry:

[GURUving]

time and love will cure it

mine had it too, for a few days only. The worst symptoms were early, and he recovered quickly.

Yours will too!

[ScreamingMeemie]

4. Thank you GURU. It's difficult when they can't tell you that they "have to

go right now!!!" But she seems to be settled in for the night now.

Thanks again. :)
Laura

[UrbScotty]

1. Will you take her to the vet? (nt)

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. If she is not better by AM and stops drinking, I'll take her to the vet.

I toyed with the idea of emergency vet, but she doesn't seem to be in pain, is acting almost like her usual self, and is drinking water. So I am taking a wait and see attitude and hoping I am doing the right thing. :(

[Dookus]

2. aww... sorry, Mrs.G-

if she's drinking, that's a good sign. See how she feels tomorrow and see if she can eat some lamb-and-rice food. If she can keep it down, she'll be OK. Probably just ate something she shouldn't have.

[ScreamingMeemie]

6. With two children I wouldn't be surprised if she got into some

Christmas candy. I couldn't tell what was in the vomit, but it didn't look like dog food.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

3. I would take her to the vet to be on the safe side

Could she have ingested something? A vet will be able to diagnose what's wrong.

I hope Jessie gets well soon! :hug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. Thank you RationalRose. She's seems to be a bit more

comfortable this evening, but if she is still doing the runny poop, puke thing tomorrow I'm taking her in.