View Full Version : Advice please.. My puppy is sick I'm worried
blyne
Aug 22, 2012, 10:00 PM
My doggie has threw up four times today, he is only 6 pounds, he is usually hyper, playing and eating. All day he has just been resting and refusing all food, he just seems like he doesn't feel good. It was like 6 hours since he had vomitied but I offered some water because I'm scared of him get dehydrated being so little and 5 min later he threw up a little more. Should I be worried? Anything I can do?
Wondergirl
Aug 22, 2012, 10:01 PM
How old is he and how long have you had him?
blyne
Aug 22, 2012, 10:06 PM
How old is he and how long have you had him?
He is about 9 months and Ive only had him a couple weeks, he is a chihuahua min pin mix,
Wondergirl
Aug 22, 2012, 10:07 PM
Where did you get him from?
blyne
Aug 22, 2012, 10:20 PM
I got him from a lady I live near, her baby was really allergic to him, he just now had diaherra out of now to add on :( I don't know what to do..
Wondergirl
Aug 22, 2012, 10:28 PM
Are you in the US? You're going to have to get him to a vet on Thursday. It could be all sorts of things.
blyne
Aug 22, 2012, 10:29 PM
I am in the us, is it sound like something serious?
Wondergirl
Aug 22, 2012, 10:30 PM
Are you feeding him the same food she did? Has he had any problem before this?
blyne
Aug 22, 2012, 10:32 PM
We switched it like a week ago because he wasn't eating it what she gave us and he has been fine till now.
Wondergirl
Aug 22, 2012, 10:38 PM
Maybe the change finally caught up with him. Did you gradually change it, or all at once?
blyne
Aug 22, 2012, 10:39 PM
All at once.. is that a no no? He wouldn't touch the other food
Wondergirl
Aug 22, 2012, 10:43 PM
All at once is a no-no. You mix them together and gradually add more and more of the one you are switching to.
Be sure he drinks water. Boil some ground beef, get rid of the grease, add some cooked rice to the cooked beef, and see if he will eat that.
blyne
Aug 22, 2012, 10:46 PM
OK thank you. Will that help with the vomiting and diaherra? The couple time s I got him to drink water seems to throw it right back up
Wondergirl
Aug 22, 2012, 10:53 PM
Try Pedialyte if you can get some. He must drink something until you can get him to a vet. Dogs get dehydrated very easily. Or rub some maple syrup on his gums for energy.
blyne
Aug 22, 2012, 10:54 PM
Thank you for all your time and help I appreciate it
Wondergirl
Aug 22, 2012, 10:55 PM
Let us know how things go and if you go to a vet.
blyne
Aug 22, 2012, 10:57 PM
I sure will
Lucky098
Aug 23, 2012, 07:03 AM
Sounds like parvo...