Dog refusing to eat

[kamilb1998]

I caught him throwing up yesterday, and after he went indoors he was drinking happily. This morning, he was let out to pee at 6am and his food was given to him for when he came back indoors. I checked half an hour ago and the food was still there, with some of it thrown up at the other end of the room. He's still refusing to eat, but is still as jolly as ever.

My first guess was that he's swallowed something?

ETA: He's a 14 month old Cocker Spaniel

[kamilb1998]

The thing with ours is that he seems happy, relaxed and doesn't seem to be in pain. I finish at 12:30 today so will try to get him to the vets ASAP.

[kamilb1998]

His poos are normal, if maybe a touch darker than usual. I have been out to look and the stuff that he threw-up yesterday was just grass. When he was sick this morning it was just dog food.

I'm not certain now that he is drinking at all, I left the house this morning and left a little water in his bowl and it doesn't look like the level has gone down at all.

He is still very happy and willing to run around and play. If anyone has read any of my previous thread you'll probably know that I'm 14 and don't have a licence, so I'll attempt to persuade mum to take him to the vets. I did speak to her this morning and she said that he will be fine

[kamilb1998]

I have just given him a little cooked rice, and he seemed happy enough to eat it. Just have to keep an eye on him now in case he vomits.

[kamilb1998]

PRTVR said:

Just passing on my experience of 14 years with spaniels , both dogs have eaten grass to make them self sick, they both were very fussy about the grass they chose, it did appear like they knew what to eat to make them sick and not to eat for a few days.

That's worrying, our cocker spaniel often eats grass, and is then sick. But he has never yet refused to eat.

[kamilb1998]

That's alright then, I read your post as they eat grass to make themselves vomit. He has just been given his evening meal and, unsurprisingly, refused to eat that too. We'll wait until tomorrow and see if he starts eating normally. He doesn't appear to have thrown up the cooked rice he was given earlier.

[kamilb1998]

We were going to call the vets when I got home, but there was no need. He's thrown up what he appeared to have stuck in his gut and is now eating and drinking again. What a relief it wasn't anything too serious!

[kamilb1998]

No idea what it was as I cleaned it up without examining it but it looked to be just over an inch long He would be off to the vets this evening if he hadn't thrown it up.

[kamilb1998]

He seems to have done it again . Refusing to eat and eating lots of grass to, presumably, make himself sick.

Worst of all, mum's refusing to run him to the vets again

[kamilb1998]

Slink said:

tell your mum shes not going to the doctors when she is next ill if she wont take the dog there when its ill.

He's ok now, was getting worried as they were the same symptoms as last time when he swallowed something.