AliciaAnn
Mar 4, 2012, 06:29 PM
On Saturday, I adopted a puppy from a rescue. She's a 9 weeks old border collie/lab mix. According to the rescue, they saved her, her brother, and her sister from a shelter on their last day about a week before I adopted her. I bought the same food they had been giving her - Nutromax puppy. She hasn't eaten since we left. Yesterday, she seemed very happy and playful. Today, she seems very sad. She wants to sleep a lot. She likes it when I hold her and pet her, she starts wagging her tail pretty quickly. She will follow me around the house and come if I call her and pat my legs or clap my hands. She isn't lethargic, just seems depressed. She has pooped 3 times since getting her home - once last night and twice this morning. All 3 times, the poop was mushy, but not fully liquid. No blood, smells like normal dog poop. She is still drinking water, but hasn't eaten a thing. She vomited a couple of times, but just water and very small amounts. I would say maybe a tablepoon or 2 and it was kind of think and gooey, like snot. I know it wasn't drool, though, because I heard her gag. I got some soft food - Cesar canine cuisine. She wasn't interested. I emailed the rescue I got her from. They said the other puppies are still eating and drinking just fine. They told me to try giving her some cooked chicken or chicken soup. I made her some soup and she still wasn't interested. They told me that I can take her back for a full refund, but my family has really fallen in love with her and I want to keep her. I won't let her starve, though, so if she doesn't start eating, I might not have much choice.
I'm going to take her to a vet first thing tomorrow, but is there anything I can do for her today? Is it possible that she's just sad and depressed about being taken away from her siblings?
She has also had her first set of shots and was dewormed on February 22, according to the medical record that was sent with me.
I'm going to take her to a vet first thing tomorrow, but is there anything I can do for her today? Is it possible that she's just sad and depressed about being taken away from her siblings?
She has also had her first set of shots and was dewormed on February 22, according to the medical record that was sent with me.