Poorly Betty part 2

 We took Betty to the vet this afternoon, she was still being sick this morning, not eating, hardly drinking much water and still very listless, she wasn't herself at all.  I didn't give her anything to eat yesterday, but offered her a little plain scrambled egg at lunchtime today - she wouldn't touch it.  I was also a bit worried about her hardly drinking, and being so lethargic and quiet, most unlike her.  She hardly even had the strength to wag her tail, which she always does when I talk to her.  

The vet, who's a lovely man, questioned us about her sickness and poo and general demeanor and gave her a thorough examination, checking her gums, eyes and running his hands all over her, especially her stomach.  He said in his opinion it was a simple case of gastritis, probably caused by her ingesting something which didn't agree with her - she can be a bit of a scavenger when out on walks, or even in the garden, she does like digging and nosing around in the bushes.  I mentioned my concern about her becoming dehydrated, due to not drinking much water - the vet said actually she shouldn't have any water for at least 12 hours after the last time of being sick, which surprised me.  He said a dog of her chunky size wouldn't become dangerously dehydrated for around 72 hours, so not to worry.  He also said when we do give her a drink, make it lukewarm water (cold water could upset her stomach further) and just a few sips to start with.  And no food for 48 hours, and then only 1/4 of her normal portion.  She's not been sick anymore this afternoon, vet said if she starts being sick again after we reintroduce water and food, to take her back to him.  Oh, he gave her an anti-emetic injection so she shouldn't continue being sick.

It cost me a lot for a 10-min consultation and 1 injection, but it's put my mind at rest.  She's currently fast asleep in her own bed beside my chair in my bedroom.  Hopefully, she'll start to pick up tomorrow, I hate seeing her so subdued, I love her to bits.

I've made bread dough this afternoon, it'll be having a long overnight prove before being baked probably late morning tomorrow.  I'm going to try and get in the habit of making bread once or twice a week.  I use 300g strong white flour, 100g strong wholemeal and 100g brown rye flour, with a couple of tbsp of mixed seeds.  Except I've just realised I forgot to put the seeds in this one!  I could knead some in tomorrow morning....

Added this morning:-

We all had a good night, no sick to clear up this morning and Betty seems much better - tail up and wagging, much brighter.  What a relief.