Hi everyone, just after some advice. I have a 7 month old patterdale pup who's normally really active and healthy and happy. I feed him on baker's puppy complete dry food which he loves and seems to have been thriving on, but yesterday I went to give him his tea (about 4.30pm) and he was taking ages to eat it, and then after finally managing to get it all down he threw it all back up again and has been vomiting ever since (16 hours now). He keeps trying to drink but every time he gets some water down he promptly brings it all back up again. He's very lethargic and just generally not himself. Does he need urgent vet attention, or has he just picked up a bug or something that will pass? I'm really concerned that he hasn't managed to keep down any fluids for 16 hours. Any advice greatly appreciated, thanks.

I would get him to the vet asap if he cant keep fluids down he could de-hydrate.

__________________

i would get him to the vets as soon as poss , in the warmer temps we have at the mo he will dehydrate quickly , It could be anything from a bug to reacting to something he has eaten , Just a question do you have anything to do with the other person who has just posted about a paterdale pup that the owner is unsure if its been vaccinated or not.

__________________

No, my pups vaccinations are all up to date. Thanks for the advice, I'll be off to the vets asap then.

Better to be safe than sorry good luck let us know how you got on

__________________

is it possible he could have eaten something & have a blockage, i really hope hes ok

Just back from the vets. She suggested he could have a blockage (he's a pup - he chews everything! so it's definitely a possibility) but she couldn't feel a blockage and he wasn't at all bothered by her poking and prodding him so she thinks he's just picked up a bug of some sort but we've got to keep an eye on him and take him back in the morning if he hasn't improved. He seems to have perked up a bit, and she said he's not really dehydrated so he should be ok. Poor little pup.

fingers crossed he'll soon be feeling better

hope he feels better soon........

aww bless,hope he is better soon.............

__________________