Very sick puppy

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When I woke up this Sunday morning, I discovered that the puppy had diarrhea. He has made a half dozen BM's. Not only that, but he will not touch his food.
Normally, at meal times he acts like a ravening wolf. He does not eat his food, he inhales it. But not today.
He will not even touch his water. he has not had a drop to drink since last night. All he does is sleep.
 

WheatenLover said:
Try feeding him boiled chicken(shredded) and white rice, and (separately) pumpkin.

Aidan had the same problem. My daughter want to take him to the emergency vet ($500). So I did the above, only I added ginger to the pumpkin because Aidan loves ginger.

Since your dog is young puppy, I'd take him to the vet on Monday.
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$500 usd for a vet. Holy mother ! Thanks outrageous.
 
senior chef said:
$500 usd for a vet. Holy mother ! Thanks outrageous.
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So far, in the past few months, Aidan has been to e-vet three times. Total $1,500. The only time he needed to go was when he ate half a corn cob. This is very dangerous for dogs, and can require surgery. Aidan was lucky he actually chewed it. The other two times, I can't remember why he went, just that I did not think it was necessary. This dog has been remarkably healthy for 10.7 years, especially considering his background.
 
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Signs of parvo https://www.ccspca.com/blog-spca/education/what-are-the-signs-of-parvo/

Dogs infected with intestinal parvo typical suffer from:
  • vomiting
  • lethargy
  • bloody diarrhea
  • loss of appetite
  • weight loss

Vaccination​


The single best way to help your dog remain free of parvo is through early and regular vaccination. Puppies should be vaccinated against parvo at 6, 9, 12,16 and 20 weeks of age.

Dog Vaccinations - everything you need to know: https://www.ccspca.com/blog-spca/education/dog-vaccinations-what-you-need-to-know/
 
WheatenLover said:
Signs of parvo https://www.ccspca.com/blog-spca/education/what-are-the-signs-of-parvo/

Dogs infected with intestinal parvo typical suffer from:
  • vomiting
  • lethargy
  • bloody diarrhea
  • loss of appetite
  • weight loss

Vaccination​


The single best way to help your dog remain free of parvo is through early and regular vaccination. Puppies should be vaccinated against parvo at 6, 9, 12,16 and 20 weeks of age.

Dog Vaccinations - everything you need to know: https://www.ccspca.com/blog-spca/education/dog-vaccinations-what-you-need-to-know/
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Parvo ? Good heavens. I just read up on that. They said it was not curable. But symptoms can be treated.
When I 1st got the puppy, at 5 weeks of age, the Mexican vet said he was out of stock on Parvo vaccine.
I have taken him for walks in public but I never saw him eat anything while on a walk. Is parvo air-borne ?
Whatever it is, it came on like gangbusters. Fine last night. Sick this morning.

Symptoms: will not eat. Will not drink anything. Sleeps and sleeps and sleeps.
No bloody diarrhea.
No vomiting.
Only been 12 hours since I 1st noticed the problem. Too early to know if he will lose weight.
 
senior chef said:
Parvo ? Good heavens. I just read up on that. They said it was not curable. But symptoms can be treated.
When I 1st got the puppy, at 5 weeks of age, the Mexican vet said he was out of stock on Parvo vaccine.
I have taken him for walks in public but I never saw him eat anything while on a walk. Is parvo air-borne ?
Whatever it is, it came on like gangbusters. Fine last night. Sick this morning.

Symptoms: will not eat. Will not drink anything. Sleeps and sleeps and sleeps.
No bloody diarrhea.
No vomiting.
Only been 12 hours since I 1st noticed the problem. Too early to know if he will lose weight.
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Dogs that are ill from canine parvovirus infection are often said to have "parvo." The virus affects dogs' gastrointestinal tracts and is spread by direct dog-to-dog contact and contact with contaminated feces (stool), environments, or people.

Canine parvovirus | American Veterinary Medical Association​

 
Because he's so small, not eating and/or drinking water can make him way sicker way quicker. The local pet or feed store should have a product for dogs and puppies that's a brown paste in a tube, usually called Nutri-Cal but it has other names too. It contains a dense combination of protein, vitamins, minerals, and electrolytes. If you find it, buy it. It isn't very expensive and he won't need much; 2-3 teaspoons every few hours.

Sick pups lose the ability to use fat for energy and go into what's called negative energy. This can cause digestive tract dysfunction, organ dysfunction or failure, decreased immunity and increased susceptibility to parasites, and for a puppy negative energy can be deadly.
 
I took him for his 1st walk of the day, just a few minute ago. Earlier, I thought he was too sick to go for a walk.
Well, the difference was like night from day. He was very happy to be outside. He pulled on the leash ahead of me. He jumped, twisted around and was very playful. when we returned I offered him a piece of my swiss steak. He wolfed it right down. Then he went to his bowl and ate all of the boiled rice I had set out for him. Right now he is playing with his squeeky football.
Truly, I don't get it.
I'm going way out on a limb here , but is it possible that he was freaked out by the pit bull that tried to kill him last night ? The pit bull was chained up in its yard but he did come within inches of ripping my puppy to shreds. My puppy really freaked out, screaming and pissing all over himself. Possible emotional trauma ????
 
12:30 am Monday morning. Puppy drank all of his water. I refilled it and he finished that as well. soon he was leaping about, grabbing his bed and shaking it like a terrier.
I then offered him a bowel of dry puppy chow. He gobbled it right down.
Now, he is looking around for anything to attack.
He's back !
 
Do you have ticks in the US? Over the years, two of our beloved dogs succumbed to tick bite, stopped eating, rushed to the vet but left too late to be saved. In both cases, the tick had been hiding for days unnoticed and the poison was just too great to be saved. We loved camping in the bush which didn't help. I have a scar on my neck where a tick had imbedded itself, they love me for some reason, pulled heaps off myself over the years. Some Aussies believe they have Lyme disease which is caused by tick bite but authorities still say there is no such thing in Australia.
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