View Full Version : My dog won't eat or drink any water what should I do?
Ashley777
Jul 17, 2012, 08:50 PM
My dog is sick won't move haven't eating or drank water in 2 days I'm scared I need your help
Wondergirl
Jul 17, 2012, 08:52 PM
How old is he? The pup needs to go to a vet.
Ashley777
Jul 17, 2012, 08:53 PM
My dog is also having diarrhea and throwing up as well please someone
Ashley777
Jul 17, 2012, 08:54 PM
How old is he? The pup needs to go to a vet.
She's 6 months old
Ashley777
Jul 17, 2012, 08:55 PM
Will this work pedialight?
Wondergirl
Jul 17, 2012, 08:56 PM
We cannot do anything for your dog. She needs to go to the vet. I hope she lives long enough to get there. (If you hadn't eaten for two days and had diarrhea and were vomiting and were not moving, would your mom ask people on the Internet what to do? Or would she take you to the ER?)
Wondergirl
Jul 17, 2012, 08:57 PM
Pedialyte if she will take any, but the clock is ticking and she desperately needs to go to the vet.
Ashley777
Jul 17, 2012, 08:57 PM
What if I'm pregnant like almost 3 in a half months is it OK for me to take care of my dog??
Ashley777
Jul 17, 2012, 08:58 PM
I don't have a car no vehicle or I would've went ma'am
Ashley777
Jul 17, 2012, 09:01 PM
Ma'am I'm scared and pregnant I need u to tell me what I should do for her if I can't go to the vet right now?
Wondergirl
Jul 17, 2012, 09:06 PM
She needs to see a vet in the morning (if she lives through the night). Talk to the vet about a payment plan or give up the dog to an animal shelter and they will care for her -- or bury her.
Ashley777
Jul 17, 2012, 09:06 PM
Please help me wonder girl
Wondergirl
Jul 17, 2012, 09:09 PM
Only you can do something for her. Ask a neighbor or relative to drive you to the vet. Why on earth do you have a dog and can't afford one? Do you know how expensive a baby is?
Ashley777
Jul 17, 2012, 09:11 PM
What are you saying give up my dog because I can't do that! I know I can do it myself I just need to know what to give her and I know if I'm telling you her symptoms then maybe you could tell me what to do and how to do it... Look I love her with all my heart, I'm a single parent OK and I'm pregnant. She is apart of my family ma'am and I'm NOT going to burry her OK if your not going to tell me what I can do for her then I'll figure it out on my own!
Ashley777
Jul 17, 2012, 09:13 PM
Look I can afford her OK but the vet charges way too damn much OK they want money OK everyone does! I can afford to get what she needs doing it myself I just need help OK that's all
Wondergirl
Jul 17, 2012, 09:13 PM
There isn't anything you can do. She probably has parvo and will die without vet care. Has she moved since you've been on the computer? (How can you afford Internet if money is a problem?)
Ashley777
Jul 17, 2012, 09:16 PM
Can u help me or not Wondergirl?
Ashley777
Jul 17, 2012, 09:18 PM
What is your damn problem? She has moved I took her to go poop OK I DNT know why I'm waiting my time arguing with u Thanks for nothing! I know she will make it!
Wondergirl
Jul 17, 2012, 09:19 PM
I live in Chicago, and am not a vet. Only a vet can help your dog now. I hope your children don't ever get desperately ill. What would you do then?
Ashley777
Jul 17, 2012, 09:22 PM
By the way I'm on a tight budget I can afford Internet because I work at home you ing nosy lady the vet charges 600.00 dallors to take care of her like my last dog they killed OK the vet killed my damn dog and I paid a thousand dollars that day for what? They killed him OK he's gone and can't come back now do you see why I'm so scared ma'am I'm hurt I just want to save my dog plez
Wondergirl
Jul 17, 2012, 09:24 PM
What is ur damn problem? She has moved I took her to go poop ok I DNT know why I'm waiting my time arguing with u Thanks for nothing! I know she will make it!!
My "damn problem" is seeing people ask about very sick pets on the Internet when they should be heading to the vet, like yesterday. Let us know if you get her to the vet and she survives.
Ashley777
Jul 17, 2012, 09:26 PM
I can go to the hospital no questions asked for my kids! The doctor at the hospital don't say ( ma'am if you can't afford to pay us we're going to have to take your child away or give up your wrights) that's what the vet says not the damn hospital OK! You really are something else! Bye
Wondergirl
Jul 17, 2012, 09:26 PM
By the way I'm on a tight budget I can afford Internet becuz I work at home u ing nosy lady the vet charges 600.00 dallors to take care of her like my last dog they killed ok the vet killed my damn dog and I payed a thousand dollars that day for what? They killed him ok he's gone and can't come back now do u see why I'm so scared ma'am I'm hurt I just want to save my dog plez
A simple exam won't cost $600. Euthanizing her wouldn't even cost that much. Where do you live? There are no choices for vets?
Wondergirl
Jul 17, 2012, 09:27 PM
I can go to the hospital no questions asked for my kids!
How would you get there? You have no car.
They'd get care in the ER because my tax dollars are paying for that.
Ashley777
Jul 17, 2012, 09:27 PM
I live in Tampa fl
Ashley777
Jul 17, 2012, 09:28 PM
Ambulance will get my kids
Wondergirl
Jul 17, 2012, 09:29 PM
Ambulances cost money.
Wondergirl
Jul 17, 2012, 09:30 PM
Promise me you will take your dog to a vet tomorrow if she is still alive.
Ashley777
Jul 17, 2012, 09:32 PM
Look I prayed and when I wrote you I thought you were to help me OK not put me down like all y'all people that think your better then me who I try my best to be the mother I can be and you just have a lot of nerve you know what I'm sorry I even wrote u...
Ashley777
Jul 17, 2012, 09:35 PM
Promise me you will take your dog to a vet tomorrow if she is still alive.
I will in the morning I promise I just wanted to know if I should give her pedialight through a tube tonight and ground beef to keep something in her system.
Wondergirl
Jul 17, 2012, 09:38 PM
You didn't write me. I'm the only one who has responded so far. I have kids and I have had many rescued animals that I take to the vet when they are sick. When an animal (or child) is doing what your dog is doing (and not doing), it's time for medical intervention. Pedialyte would be only a stop-gap measure until you can get to a vet.
Maybe a dog expert will respond and give you some hope. I don't have any based on your description.
Wondergirl
Jul 17, 2012, 09:39 PM
Small amounts of cooked chicken (no skin or fat or bones) and rice would be good. Not sure about ground beef.
mistytedder
Jul 17, 2012, 10:46 PM
Eating is not as much as a concern as drinking
LadySam
Jul 18, 2012, 02:41 AM
Eating is a concern, without eating she will grow weaker her body needs nourishment.
Also a concern because there is a reason for not eating and drinking, I doubt you will be able to figure that problem out on your own.
Your best intentions to help her yourself could do great harm without getting to the root of the problem you efforts may be in vain.
Please don't argue with the only person that was on line that took the time to offer you an answer.
She actually offered you the best available answer and that was to get her to the vet.
That is an answer that I totally agree with.
Bottom line is this, your dog is not eating or drinking for two days, she has only laid around for this time. That's not a lot to go on, but even with much more information your answer would likely be the same.
Dogs do not just stop eating and drinking, something is going on and without finding out what the underlying cause is and treating it you will not likely turn her around on your own.
You can try pedialyte in order to help with hydration.
As also stated by WG, boiled chicken with rice, no skin, no bones, no fat, no seasoning.
But if she is vomiting all this may be pointless, if she can't keep it down it will do no good.
There are many things that could make your dog do act this way.
Parvo, intestinal obstruction, parasites, getting into something toxic, the list goes on and on.
I also take offense to your statement that you paid $600 and the vet killed your dog.
Don't know what happened but I doubt the vet intentionally killed your dog, that is just not what they do. It is not a profession that is without mistakes, and there are many times that a pet for whatever reason doesn't respond to treatment despite the vets best efforts.
So unless your vet intentionally did your dog harm you can't say that.
AND if that is your feeling about that vet, the solution is simple take this dog to a DIFFERENT vet.
If you can't treat consider rehoming the dog or euthanizing, unless you can stand by and watch her suffer.
Edit: Do you mind if I ask what was wrong with the other dog, the one that passed away?
What was he diagnosed with?