1. Online Vets Can Assess the Cause of Your Dog’s Upset Stomach
There are many different reasons that pets get vomiting or diarrhea. Common causes include infection with viruses, bacteria, or worms, consuming foreign material, inflammatory bowel disease, food allergies, and metabolic disease such as liver or kidney disease. Cancer can also cause an upset stomach in dogs, but this is not as common.
No matter what the cause of the vomiting or diarrhea, online veterinarians can help determine what started the symptoms. The vet will ask a series of questions that will help with diagnosis. You may be asked to send recent blood work from a vet hospital to rule out potential causes.
2. Your Dog Can Receive Treatment Advice for an Upset Stomach From an Online Vet
Depending upon the cause of the vomiting or diarrhea, your online vet can suggest over the counter treatment or medications to help alleviate the symptoms. Treatments vary, but many pets will be treated with an antacid, anti-nausea medication, dewormer, change of diet, and sometimes an antibiotic.
NOTE: Many states do not allow online prescriptions.
Whether your pet is nauseated or having loose stools, you will want to receive treatments that work well. Online vets are able to prescribe most of the same medications as a vet hospital. You can trust your pet’s care with an online vet whenever they are sick.
3. Online Vets Can Determine if Your Dog’s Upset Stomach Requires Further Testing
Some diseases can result in an upset stomach. Kidney disease, liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatitis, Addison’s disease and cancer are a few examples of diseases that result in chronic upset stomach symptoms.
Your online vet may advise you to have further testing performed to determine the exact cause of your dog’s vomiting and diarrhea. Tests can include blood work, fecals, x-rays, ultrasound, endoscopy, and specialized blood tests. Your dog will need to be seen at a vet hospital in order to run these tests. The veterinarians at TelePAWS are happy to review the results of the tests and advise the next steps.
4. Online Vets Can Determine if Your Dog needs Emergency Treatment for an Upset Stomach
It can be difficult to decide if your dog needs emergency care when they are sick. Lean on the expertise of an online veterinarian for deciding whether or not to take your pet to the ER when they are having an upset stomach. By asking several questions, an online vet can assess the severity of your dog’s illness and determine if a trip to the ER is necessary.
The veterinarian may ask you to check the temperature on your pet and will explain how to get this done. If the temperature is very high, your dog is extremely lethargic, or the vomiting/diarrhea is severe, there is an increased likelihood that the vet will tell you that seeing an emergency veterinarian is best.
5. Online Vets Can Advise Long-term Care and Prognosis for Your Dog’s Upset Stomach
If your dog was previously diagnosed with a chronic illness like Addison’s disease, inflammatory bowel disease, chronic kidney disease, or hepatitis, an online vet can discuss long-term care and prognosis for your pet.
Most chronic diseases can be easily treated with medications that are ordered through an online veterinary pharmacy. Your pet can stay comfortable and receive the care they need by leaning on the help of an online vet.
NOTE: Many states do not allow online prescriptions.
6. Your Dog Can Receive Quick and High-Quality Care From an Online Vet
If your pet has an upset stomach, you don’t want to wait days to get in with your regular veterinarian. Make an appointment with an online vet at TelePAWS. Your online vet will be able to assess the situation and help you and your pet receive efficient, effective care without the travel, wait times, and stress of having to go into a vet hospital.
Talk to an Online Vet Today! For only $50, you can book an appointment with a vet and get help for your dog’s upset stomach.
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