Drooling episodes

[MrChew]

Poor little Chewie has been having these drooling episodes- about 4 in the past month. Initially we bought it was related to a dietary indiscretion so dismissed it when it resolved but now we are worried. His behaviour is a bit different too, he clearly wants to be alone, which is what he does when he's uncomfortable.

OH is taking him to the vet this evening. Its so hard that they can't tell us what's wrong.

 

[SwampDonkey]

Teeth or stomach? They can get a hypersalivation thing due to epigastric pain and discomfort. Rory has it and gets drugs which stop it. Or has been licking toads?

 

[MrChew]

So teeth were fine, abdomen soft and no discomfort, bloods completely normal so not pancreatitis or worse. Apparently he was totally fine at the vet... Happy and wiggly.

He is home now. The vet said if it happens again we can get a referral to a gastroenterologist. We are back in two weeks again anyway for our leptospirosis vaccination. I wonder if it's reflux or something like that. Can dogs get gallstones?

 

[kateincornwall]

Yes, dogs can get gallstones . Hoping your dear boy improves soon xx

 

[MellowYellow]

Oh poor Chewie.

As @SwampDonkey said, could he have been licking or eating something that disagreed with him?? At this time of year and in our hemisphere I would suspect acorn eating...

 

[MrChew]

Oh poor Chewie.

As @SwampDonkey said, could he have been licking or eating something that disagreed with him?? At this time of year and in our hemisphere I would suspect acorn eating...

Not that I've seen. There are no acorns in our immediate vicinity that he would have unsupervised access to. And it has been multiple episodes with no clear unifying trigger. I haven't seen any unusual critters in the garden.

 

[Stacia]

Is there something delicious tempting him? Is there a bitch in season nearby? Good that nothing obvious has shown up yet, but nevertheless a worry.

 

[MrChew]

He is very much fine this morning. Barged me out of the way to smother our cleaners in love.

 

[Selina27]

He is very much fine this morning. Barged me out of the way to smother our cleaners in love.

This is good.

I hope you can find some answers to allay your fears regarding the drooling xx

 

[Cath]

He is very much fine this morning. Barged me out of the way to smother our cleaners in love.

Is Chew alright now

 

[MrChew]

Is Chew alright now

Thanks for asking. He has been totally fine since that night. Hopefully he stays that way.

 

[Cath]

Thats great @MrChew

 

[MrChew]

The drooling episodes have been ongoing intermittently. We wonder if he has reflux and went back to the vet for a follow up. All his bloods are normal and it only happens after food. No distress (I think previously it was conflated with the neck/shoulder issue which is now hopefully over). No diarrhoea or vomiting. His weight is fine too.

We are trialling some meds for reflux (the same one I'm on) and will keep a log and see the vet again in a month. The other differential is that it's just his sensitive gut and if the PPI is unsuccessful we will try a diet change.

 

[HAH]

Well done for keeping investigating it, clearly something’s not quite right for him. I wonder if the reflux meds don’t show any effect it’s worth considering a pain trial to explore more broadly? Hopefully the reflux meds will sort it though. How’s his behaviour? Is he still wanting to be alone at times?

 

[MrChew]

Well done for keeping investigating it, clearly something’s not quite right for him. I wonder if the reflux meds don’t show any effect it’s worth considering a pain trial to explore more broadly? Hopefully the reflux meds will sort it though. How’s his behaviour? Is he still wanting to be alone at times?

I think the distress at the time was his coexisting neck pain which is now resolved (yay!). He's behaving normally now. but yes, if the PPI doesn't work we will try a diet change and if still no luck will get a specialist referral.

Chewie has always had a sensitive gut and keeping it happy has been a mission.