My 17 year old dog has been sick quite a few times lately so i changed her food yesterday but she wouldnt eat (very strange for her) i noticed there was something very wrong last night but i thought i would keep an eye on her seeing as the vets was closed anyway. this morning she is very ill she wont move except to stagger into another room to be sick which is now like yellow watery stuff. i cant get her too the vets untill 3 pm ish but does anyone have any advice in the mean time?.. her breathing seems faster but shallow but im not sure what else to do except make sure she has water which she is drinking at the moment. she is a very old girl so i guess its to be expected but i feel so bad for her

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Could be liver failure.. that's what got my 17 year old shetland sheepdog.

Best thing you can do really is just make her feel comfortable, keep her company, lots of praise, keep a cheerful voice so she feels comforted.. and wait and see what the vet says.

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Aww that must be horrible, i remember when my old golden retrievers arthritis got so bad that when you picked him up in the morning he'd just fall back down. Its so sad.

Dogs respond amazingly well to fuss and attention, i dont know what t is but they just seem to hang on for you if you lay by their side and comfort them

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talk to them like they're your baby...i saw the army do it on tv and they love it. try and get as much water down as possible as the nausea will be dehydrating her...especially with the heat too

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you could try getting her to drink electrolyte? that'd help rehydrate her. They sell it in sachets that you mix with water called dioralyte, get the unflavoured version. Ive used it for geckos before its 100% safe

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Whites Tree Frogs, Litorea caerulea
Crested Geckos, Rhacodactylus ciliatus
Mossy Geckos, Rhacodactylus chahoua
Golden Retriever
4ft Tropical Community tank
2 tier mixed Koi pond

dissolve some sugar in some water and get it down her, keep her warm and make a huge fuss out of her. keep an eye on her for signs of organ failiure and try to keep her as comfortable as possible

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well good and bad news........ the good news is that after £90 worth of antibiotics, inflammatory drugs and something else i cant remember she is alot happier today. they did a blood test yesterday and determined it was a major problem with her liver and kidneys he showed me the results and one chemical released by the liver should be between 10 - 100.. hers was 700+, another was 5 times over the limit and similar with the kidney results. they dont know what is causing it without operating and we both decided that wasnt the best option given her age. bad news is he says it is possible it is being caused by an agressive type of tumour which means she wont have long left. i have to ring him tomorrow and let him know how she is doing.

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i'm sorry to hear that, (this is gonna sound crap) but at least you've got her at home and have time to say goodbye

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Thats a shame, your best enjoying what time you have left with her. 17 years is a good age for a dog!!

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I'm so sorry to hear that and your doing the best you can for her and she knows it to, just make her last days/months or how ever long she has left with you the best they can be.

I'm not looking forward to the time when my 10 year dog gets very ill

All my love at this very sad time for you and your family x x x

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