:confused: Hello all, First time here, so bare with me,

I have a 9 mn old Queensland Heeler puppy, until 2 days ago she was just perfect, She's your typical puppy who thinks she can eat the rug, shoes, cell phone. The list can go on.

We give her a rawhide treat normally at night and my other dog and Sierra just love them. My husband gave Sierra some pork that was in the fridge the other night and since then she doesn't want to eat.

She drinks water and eats grass, She vomits up clear and with green grass and she maybe vomites 3-4 times during a 24 hr period, she has the poopys too, it's a thick dark poop, NO blood.

I have tried to give her anything and everything she won't touch it, She's playful outside and runs and plays as normal, she's very alert in the house. She basically lays around with me.,

Can anyone help me out?


Thanks
Mary in California :confused:

Sounds like an intestinal blockage. Could be either something she shredded or the rawhide. Her body is trying to push it out one end or the other. Soon she should run out of poop. Get her to the vet first thing in the morning. Young Labs and Goldens are terrible about that sort of thing, but happens to other breeds too.

Thanks for your advice, Im going to try and make an appointment today. ;)

My lab puppy had the exact symptoms that your dog is having, I took her to the ver right away and it is a good thing I did. She had a blockage from something she had ate. Has your puppy gotten into anything recently? If so make sure you let the vet know. After your puppy has gotten everything out of her stomach she will porbably not eat very much for a few days afterward this is normal but only for a few days, if the lack of eating pursists I would bring her back to the vet because their may be an infection caused by the blockage. I only know this because it happened with my little one. One thing I would like to warn everyone about is plastics, keep them away from your puppies, mine almost died from ingesting pieces of plastic, the pieces were so hard that they should have ripped into her guts and killed her, she is very lucky to be alive. So I just want everyone to know the dangers.
Hope your pup gets better, best of luck

I had an appointment for her yesterday, But when I got home Sierra was back to herself, she was eating and playing. She even peed in the living room lol not funny but she was doing all the things she wasent before.

She is eating smaller amounts of food. But NO more fatty PORK I told hubby.

Thanks for your help and advise. I will keep it all in mind in the future.

Thanks Again

Mary :o

It is possible her body managed to deal with the pork or whatever the problem was, and expel it. Keep an eye on her. Problems like Novia reported are quite common in young Labs and Goldens, but not limited to them. Saw some appalling X-Rays of dogs that swallowed junk last summer. And plastic may not show up.

The safest place for a dog that chews is a crate. Other dogs may
not be as bad as the young Labs I am plagued with. Still your house and dog
will be much safer with the dog in a crate when you are away. The dog may be
happier in its den than loose in the house. It relaxes, it feels safe in its
den. It rests, the body slows down reducing the need for water and relieving
its self. Dogs that have been crated all along do very well. Many of them
will rest in their crates even when the door is open. I think the plastic
ones give the dog more of a safe, enclosed den feeling. They are harder for
dogs to open too. Metal ones can be put in a corner or covered with
something the dog can't pull in and chew. Select
a crate just big enough for the full grown dog to stretch out in.

Leave it some toys. Perhaps a Kong filled with peanut butter. Don't leave
anything in the crate the dog might chew up. It will do fine without even any
bedding. You will come home to a safe dog and a house you can enjoy.

Accidents and damaged possessions are the fault of whoever was watching the puppy. When you are watching it, immediately correct it as soon as it goes for anything except its own toys. In a quiet, but firm voice ''Bad dog, its name drop!''. Gently remove what ever and replace it with one of her toys, or if older, hold eye contact until the puppy drops it.


A dog that has not been crated since it was little, make take some work.
Start just putting its toys and treats in the crate. Praise it for going
in. If you have been able to trust it with any bedding, put that in the crate.
Feed it in the crate. This is also an easy way to maintain order at feeding
time for more than one dog.