Why Is Dog Having Abdomen Pain And How To Treat Them?

[txs1]

My dog is having abdomen pain, he's soft to touch, and screams when you touch. He also vomited, and has very low energy, wouldn't eat or drink, or move. This has been for a week, he seems to get worse, last night he cried the whole night.
After many trips to the vet, and hundreds of dollars later, I still have no result as to why my dog is like this. They did blood test, found nothing wrong, just some enzyme is high, which happens when he vomited. They took X-ray with dye, didn't see anything wrong. Something seem to be leaving an empty trace in the small intestine, but the dye didn't show anything. They told me they gave him antibitic shot, worm treatment, and cleaned his ears, I did not see what they did, his ears looks the same when I got him back.
I'm really tired and very sorry for my dog, he is suffering a lot right now, and my previous good vet retired (he used to know exactly what is wrong with my dog without any expensive tests, but just by asking me what happened, and his treatment works), so I don't know any other vet who is as good and can really help.
So far, I've been giving my dog antibiotics, and sulcrate for his stomach. I've been hand feeding him water and glue-like food.
What I suspect might happen that put him into this state is that he might ate too much, and went out to run, swallowed foreign body, or ate some nuts with spices.
Please help!

[NoMercy]

My dog once had a twisted stomach but that was picked up on radiography.

He could have severe gastrointestinal inflammation that we would treat here in the UK or on the Continent with a drug called Metronidazole.

[RATTER15]

My advice will be to find another vet ASAP.

[Ratty2E]

If the X-ray didn't show any foreign objects or anything abnormal then it could just be an infection causing pain and inflammation. Did he have blood test? antibiotics need a couple of days to start working but if you don't feel they are not and you have no confidence in your vet then you should find another vet to check him over.

[boxtops]

I agree - change your vet, now.

[txs1]

My dog has finally gotten better. Treatment: soft hot water bottle on the stomach (my most basic remedy worked, over the vet's expensive tests, IV and food)
I did give him Metronidazole, that's what I meant by antibiotics. He also had sulcrate, and Nutri-cal food which he seems to poop out. I assumed those also helped.

So in summary, yes, my dog had an upset stomach it appears, lots of gas in his stomach. What the treatment should have been is 1) no food, only water in take until dog is able to eat (about 3 days) 2) soft hot water bottle on the stomach, flip the dog over for easy treatment 3) Metronidazole, and maybe sulcrate with small quantity of food intake like Nutri-cal glue-like food

What I have wastes on my vet bills:
hospitalization, de-worming and ear cleaning (I can do those cheaper myself), blood collection fee (on top of consultation/examination fee, wth, consultation was useless), gastro can food (my dog doesn't even like it). He had 2 other injections, which I didn't even see what they are ($20 each, so, fine).
Over priced items from the vet:
X-Rays, total $250 (really? once is enough, just to show there is no foreign body). Blood-test, $120 (well, ok, so he's not poisoned, else he would be died by the time I bring him to the vet), Catheterization IV $215 (come on, we just established he is not poisoned from the blood test, this is expensive to me). These expensive tests and treatments didn't help on diagnose or cure the cause of illness, they did rule out other possibilities, but with experience, they can be left out.

If I was the vet, I could have diagnose and treat my dog for under $100 in total, and gave some good advices at home. Therefore, should I go to that vet again? peace.

[Ratty2E]

I'm glad your dog is better and maybe you should look into finding a vet you can have more confidence in.

[Sqad]

LOL

I am confused at the advice to "change your Vet."

A dog with abdominal pain, vomiting, not eating or drinking for a week and getting worse, has X-Rays, blood tests and eventually treated with antibiotics with a good outcome for the dog and AB advice is to
"change your Vet."

I really do despair at times.

[Graham-W]

I agree with Squad. Keep your vet and take out some medical insurance on you dog.

[Mamyalynne]

txs1, I am not sure whether your dissatisfaction is the lack of anything that the Vet found during these tests or what you see as exorbitant costs for the same.

One thing anyone with pets should consider is Insurance (if available where you are) - your home remedies may indeed have helped enormously but in the end the Vet has trained many years for their qualifications.

Glad the Dog is now well.

[Ratty2E]

The OP seems to have lost trust, rightly or wrongly, in the vet and think they have been charged for uneccasary treatments, hence the advice to change. If you can't feel confident in the medical advice you are being given then you change your doctor/vet to someone you do trust. There's really no need to despair about it.