Lots of throw ups from rolo tonight, could this be a side effect of his treatments they gave him a steroid injection for the itchy skin He's been sick at least 4 times No food is coming up now just water is this a cause for concern or just an upset tummy?
Hmm, not sure. I've not heard of vomiting happening as a result of steroids or antihistamines. I know he probably seems sleepy from the steroid but how is his behaviour otherwise? Might be worth a call to the emergency vet to have a chat about the vomiting.
Has Rolo eaten? Sometimes if their tummy's are empty they throw up bile (when they are puppies). But a call or visit to the vet is something I would do. Just to be safe.
He actually perked up today after the antihistamines and was playful he's eaten his dinner and tea and both thrown back up he seems okay otherwise I'm just worried about bedtime as I don't think I can do a third night no sleep haha I was going to leave him out of his crate tonight to not stress him any further but don't know. He is sleeping in the hall or kitchen on his own accord but when I shut the door over he cries
Aw, he's just lonely and scared being alone. Can you put his crate in your bedroom, to maybe spend a night sleeping on the sofa in the living room with him? When Willow was young, she had an upset tummy that meant she needed letting out a lot during the night, and I found sleeping in the living room with her was the best thing for both of us. I got some sleep, but could take her out as soon as she woke, and get back to sleep again immediately after, without any laying awake, wondering if she'd need to go back out. It's a difficult time, but it only lasts a short while (although I realise it seems like forever at the time)!
I know that Labs throw up very easily but it worries me that he eats and then throws up which means something is wrong with him. Have you been able to get in touch with your vet? Are you feeding him chicken and rice? Maybe he is reacting to the kibble you are giving him? It just worries me that he keeps throwing up.
Hi snowbunny, Thanks for the advice, I left him uncrated in the kitchen and he woke up to go out every two hours. From about 4am I slept on the sofa. He didn't go out as much once he knew I was there. He was in the crate in my room the first and second night but I ended up on sofa second night too due to his ear mites, I want to start again with crate tonight he seems to wee very frequent like every two hours should I be taking hiss water away so many hours before bed? Does this gradually improve as they grow as the lack of sleep is making me delirious
Yes, it improves! It feels like forever at the time, and you can get very emotionally drained from lack of sleep, but hang in there, you'll get through it. We call it "the puppy blues". Is he drinking a lot in the evening? I didn't restrict water, but mine also didn't really drink after dinner time. They didn't have water overnight in the crate - if he's free in the kitchen, it might be worth taking the water up overnight, but I think it's more likely just down to him still having a very small bladder. Some pups need to wee more often than others at night, but it does get better. It will pass. I followed the advice in the Happy Puppy Handbook, set my alarm to every couple of hours and every night put it back by 15 minutes (except when she had an upset tummy). I found it worked really well and the time stretched out into comfortable gaps pretty quickly.
