Myndi-UPDATE-9/17-Friday-#119

[lizbud]

You know Myndi best, so I would go with your instincts on this. If it's
aready been a few days, I'd try to get her in to the Vet as soon as you can.
might just be a "bug" that they can fix right up. I hope so.

[Lilith Cherry]

Poor Myndi! I hope she is feeling better very soon and that you can get her in to the vet tomorrow and give you some peace of mind.

[pomtzu]

Thanks to all of you. Keep those prayers coming, because I really think she needs them.

She has a vet appointment tomorrow at 1:00, but in the meantime, I believe I have stumbled upon the problem. I don't normally follow the pups around and check their poop, but today, on a hunch, I did with her. I finally coaxed her out into the yard to walk a little, and she had to poop. I checked it, and it was a black tar like poop. My guess - a bleeding stomach ulcer - and since I "wrote the book" on GI issues on myself, I'm pretty darned sure that's what it is.

But if that's what it is, then it's all my fault and was preventable! Right now I feel like the worst dog mom on the planet and I can't stop bawling!

She has arthritis and a luxated patella, and for the past few months has seemed more uncomfortable than usual with it. So with the vet's approval, I was giving her a baby aspirin (and always with food), once or twice a day. It seems like she can't tolerate it at all. I just pray that I caught it soon enough and she can be medicated back to health. She's not vomiting, so that's one good sign anyway, and she doesn't appear to be in pain either. Before I made my discovery, I offered her some fresh cooked chicken that I had cooked up for chicken salad, and she ate that, but I think I should withhold any more food from her till after her appointment and we see what the vet says. I haven't noticed her drinking any, so if she doesn't, I'll have to squirt some water in her mouth.

Of course, my diagnosis is only speculation, but I really believe it's the problem.

Has anyone had a pet with a stomach ulcer, and if so, how easy (or not), was the recovery?

God - I feel so guilty............

And of course, in my befuddled state of mind, I didn't save the poop, so I'm hoping she will go again for me before her appointment.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Awe poor little Mydni. The black tarry appearance is most likely undigested blood, possible from a bleeding stomach ulcer! Let us know what the doctor says!