I have a 10 year old female chihuahua/papillon mix, 8 lb (normal weight). She has loved food and has polished off every single meal since the day I got her 6 years ago.
8 days ago on 1/22/24, she started showing disinterest in eating. She has only done this 1x before (when she swallowed a date pit, caused a blockage, and she eventually threw it up 2 days later). Last night I fed her brown rice and chicken, and this morning I could see the rice grains in her poop but they turned black, I'm worried that she has a GI bleed. See photos linked below.
The past 8 days I have tried the following:
-switch dog food brands (no interest at all)
-made her steak and chicken + rice (some interest but would not eat it until hours past her usual mealtime)
Main Symptoms:
-regurgitated her last meal 1x 15 min after dinner during our short walk on the sidewalk
-regurgitated her last meal 1x 2.5 hrs after dinner, right after we came home from a short walk
-this morning I could see the rice grains (from dinner last night) in her poop but they turned black, I'm worried that she has a GI bleed
Other notes:
-she got her labs done in 11/2023 (glucose, BUN:Cr, Albumin:Globulin, ALT and ALP all came back normal)
-normally she coughs a lot coming up the stairs or when she gets excited (collapsing trachea/reverse sneeze) but for the past 8 days, she has barely coughed at all
-palpated/touched/pressed around her stomach and intestines, she showed no discomfort and looked like she was enjoying the extra pets lol and I couldn’t feel anything (years ago when she swallowed a pit, I could feel it when pressing)
-went from 2x bowel movements a day to 1x (likely d/t less food, and they are much smaller logs). One of the days (maybe 4 days in), her bowel movement looked like a line/streak.
-she’s still drinking water (significantly less than usual) so I’ve been adding chicken broth to food I give her for more hydration
I’m taking her to the vet tomorrow and I’m just wondering if anyone else has experienced this, and if so what diagnostic tests should I be advocating for when I see the vet? I’m scared that they’re not going to find anything either. Any advice is appreciated!
8 days ago on 1/22/24, she started showing disinterest in eating. She has only done this 1x before (when she swallowed a date pit, caused a blockage, and she eventually threw it up 2 days later). Last night I fed her brown rice and chicken, and this morning I could see the rice grains in her poop but they turned black, I'm worried that she has a GI bleed. See photos linked below.
The past 8 days I have tried the following:
-switch dog food brands (no interest at all)
-made her steak and chicken + rice (some interest but would not eat it until hours past her usual mealtime)
Main Symptoms:
-regurgitated her last meal 1x 15 min after dinner during our short walk on the sidewalk
-regurgitated her last meal 1x 2.5 hrs after dinner, right after we came home from a short walk
-this morning I could see the rice grains (from dinner last night) in her poop but they turned black, I'm worried that she has a GI bleed
Other notes:
-she got her labs done in 11/2023 (glucose, BUN:Cr, Albumin:Globulin, ALT and ALP all came back normal)
-normally she coughs a lot coming up the stairs or when she gets excited (collapsing trachea/reverse sneeze) but for the past 8 days, she has barely coughed at all
-palpated/touched/pressed around her stomach and intestines, she showed no discomfort and looked like she was enjoying the extra pets lol and I couldn’t feel anything (years ago when she swallowed a pit, I could feel it when pressing)
-went from 2x bowel movements a day to 1x (likely d/t less food, and they are much smaller logs). One of the days (maybe 4 days in), her bowel movement looked like a line/streak.
-she’s still drinking water (significantly less than usual) so I’ve been adding chicken broth to food I give her for more hydration
I’m taking her to the vet tomorrow and I’m just wondering if anyone else has experienced this, and if so what diagnostic tests should I be advocating for when I see the vet? I’m scared that they’re not going to find anything either. Any advice is appreciated!