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My dog is 12yrs old, he has been to the vet several times. I have had blood test which came out normal except for Elevated White Blood count. Also had Xrays taken that came out clean. The vet put him on antibiotics a week ago and he still is not feeling well. He eats sometimes, drinks water a lot and is having bowel movements all the time. I have checked the stool and it is still same color brown. I am confused and so is the vet with what is going on with my schnauzer. He eats but not all the time, there are days he will throw up just liquid, which is a creamy color nothing else. Can you tell me what the next step I should take or what he may have? I will tell you, a week before I took him into the vet he had an absess on his neck. It of course opened and drained. Since then has healed. I just feel like something is going on in his stomach or intestines.

Waiting,
Melissa

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I would get a second vet's opinion, and take a stool sample along. Good luck.

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I also have a 9yr old schnauzer................they are a medical nightmare, but worth every penny! (well mine is anyways). My Abbi has had bouts of Pancreatitis, which started with clear vomitus. This should show up in blood work though.
Hemorragic Gastroentritis, which was an acute onset with vomitus and explosive bloody diarrhea. We treated very aggressively and still almost lost her.
A very food sensitive stomach.........The only food that she does not vomit on is Medi-cal mature kibble, mixed with Medi-cal Gastro canned. She can not have ANY treats. I.E rawhide, dentabones etc. or she will vomit.

Schnauzers are also prone to autoimmune diseases, amongst other things.
Here is a list of the most common schnauzer disorders. This is not to worry you though, as anything serious should have shown up on blood work and x-rays. You may want to repeat the blood work in 2-3 mths and compare any differences. I do a CBC/Clinical chemistry III on Abbi every year, just to keep an eye on things.

Diabetes -intense thirst and large volumes of dilute urine
Selective Cobalamin malabsorbtion - erractic absorbsion of Vitamin B12, causing anemia, weakness and personality changes.
Dysbetalipoproteinapathy -Defective fat metabolism leading to hyperlipidemia (abnormal fat in the blood), causing pancreatitis.
Factor VII deficiency -lack of a blood clotting factor (prothrombin) blood plasma, resulting in bleeding gums and nose bleeds.
Idiopathic megaesophagus - A disorder causing enlargment of the esophagus and leading to regurgitation of food and weight loss.

Heart defects, cataracts, blindness, cleft palate, hypothyriodism,

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