How do we get a dog to eat or drink ?? if not interested?!
How do we get a dog to eat or drink ?? if not interested?
we have a year old yorkie poo and she was vommiting when she ate she quit eating and drinking took her to the vet and they put her on I.V for dehydration ckd for blockage and found nothing. now home she still wont eat and sometimes only a few ice chips help!! how do we get her to eat and drink??
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Did the vet do blood work? My dog had an incident a few years ago. Her liver levels were elevated. Since she is an indoor dog most of the time and we watch when she is outside, we doubted that she had gotten into anything harmful.
Our dog was listless, ran a slight fever, and would not eat.
After a very hairy month of vet and emergency visits, a pattern evolved. She was better at the vet's and sicker at home. The pattern was frustrating until I read an article stating that dogs like to please their owners. The article explained a situation similar to ours.
Whatever bothered our dog resolved on its own w/o any medication. Further testing showed that her liver was back to normal.
We never found out what was wrong.
I would ask the vet to do a series of blood tests. I wish you the best of luck.
if the vets cant figure it out then who can? it really sounds to me that that dog is about to die.
you need to talk to the vet honestly
I am worried about your dog. I would take her to another vet. She may have gotten into something toxic and this can cause death. PLEASE GET ANOTHER OPINION>
keep giving her the ice chips so she won't dehydrate and take her to another ver ASAP . U definately need a 2nd opinion
tried canned food flavors, including organ meats like liver and kidney...has the vet talked about feeding her with a syringe? also, she may need a medicine for depression....are you near a University with a Veterinary School clinic....they may be your best bet and they may have a behaviorist that you can consult with. Just please don't stay with one vet if things aren't improving...get second opinions...ask for referral to a specialist or go to a University clinic.