sick dog Help please

coyote hunter · Post by **coyote hunter** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:45 pm

My dog is watering more than he is eating want lots of water a very little to eat any suggestions??Thanks

mike crabtree · Post by **mike crabtree** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:46 pm

Could he have eaten a Towel or busted a heated waterbowl? Is he passing any blood?

BrewerMo · Post by **BrewerMo** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:47 pm

He may be cold. They will need more water to help stay warm, and may be filling up on water so not eating as much..........

But could be lots of things

bullboy · Post by **bullboy** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:00 pm

is it throwing up the water at all does it seem like its in pain hunched up

coyote hunter · Post by **coyote hunter** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:12 pm

He is in a heated house and seems to be acting#1 but not eating much and starting to drop some pounds and just wants the water???

bullboy · Post by **bullboy** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:17 pm

how long has it been how old is the dog i would take it to the vet have blood test done also a urine test for kidney i lost my best bitch this summer that some what acted like this in the beginning to kidney failure good luck

grim · Post by **grim** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:10 pm

take him to the vet and have his liver inzymes checked had a dog do the same couldnt get enough water but didnt wont to eat turn out he had a tumor on his liver lost alot of weight case tumor was pushing up on his stomack had to put him down lat fall

mo. beagler · Post by **mo. beagler** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:42 pm

my female was like that when she ate poison. her liver started to fail. they gave her b12 I THINK

Came back stronger than ever. Get her checked out..

JimmyJohnson · Post by **JimmyJohnson** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:21 pm

GET THAT DOG TO A VET RIGHT AWAY....THATS THE FIRST SIGN OF LIVER FAILURE. TOXINS CAUSE THIS FROM EITHER POISON OR BLOOD DISORDERS THAT HENDER REPRODUCTION OF PLATLETTS.......I CAUGHT MY DOG EARLY AND AFTER A BLOOD TRANSFUSION SHE IS FINE ITS BEEN A FEW YEARS AGO AND SHES FINE TODAY....DONT WAIT.....YOU'LL LOSE HER...HAVE YOUR VET DO A BLOOD SCAN........IF HE WONT DO A BLOOD SCAN FIND ANOTHER VET. iF SHE GETS REAL LATHARGIC AND SLOW MOVING GET HER TO THE VET QUICK.

SilverZuk · Post by **SilverZuk** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 8:27 am

bullboy wrote:how long has it been how old is the dog i would take it to the vet have blood test done also a urine test for kidney i lost my best bitch this summer that some what acted like this in the beginning to kidney failure good luck

I had a male that acted like that in kidney failure.
When a dog gets sick where it is not eating, not making waste, or not making water - it is time for a blood test.

Big Mike · Post by **Big Mike** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 3:54 pm

sent you PM

HatterasBob · Post by **HatterasBob** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:27 pm

Smell the breath, if it smells like ammonia, it's kidney failure!!!!!!!!!
Antibotics NOW!!!!!!!

SilverZuk · Post by **SilverZuk** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:41 pm

I forgot about how bad the breath smelled when he was in kidney failure.
He smelled like he had already died days before he actually did.

Big Mike · Post by **Big Mike** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 5:07 am

I know all the respondence are all well intended, and are just trying help, per your request. But, do yourself and your dog a favor, take your dog to a licensed Vet, have it checked out , and take the guess work out of the equation.
here's a backyard opinion for you, "sometimes we can't see the forest because of the trees" as the saying goes. You, say he's in a heated dog house, maybe it's to hot, and he's thristy. See a Vet.

good luck