View Full Version : 8 week old puppy won't eat
dalton2012
Oct 3, 2012, 06:10 PM
I have an 8 week old puppy who will not eat.. He will drink water but no food.. When I first got him on Friday night he ate along with sat and sun but we nocited Monday he really didn't eat and then Tuesday he didn't eat at all.. So we went to the store and brought him a puppy bottle along with the puppy milk and he drinks that.. but I am so worried about him not wanting to eat... All he wants to do is sleep all day and all night it scares me.. He will got to pee and poop through
LadySam
Oct 3, 2012, 06:14 PM
Has he had a health check from the vet, vaccines, been dewormed?
What do his stools look like?
dalton2012
Oct 3, 2012, 06:21 PM
We are taking to him to vet this weekend... his stool is fine hard dark stinky...
LadySam
Oct 3, 2012, 06:32 PM
I would advise calling and booking him in sooner, at 8 weeks he has little reserve if he continues not to eat and can become sick quickly.
It could be worms it could something else, there is no real way for us to know.
Make sure you keep him drinking in the meantime.
You can try pedialyte to help keep him hydrated.
Are you feeding him with the bottle? At his age that is not necessary, try mixing some of the puppy formula with his kibble and see if you can get him to eat that way.
Puppies do sleep a lot, but he should also be wanting to play.
Not wanting to eat and lethargic (if I'm not misunderstanding you) warrants a trip to the vet before the weekend.
I would get him in tomorrow.
dalton2012
Oct 3, 2012, 06:37 PM
Yeah I was just talking to my husband about that.. We are going to try to get him in tomorrow.. He was wanting to play but it just started today that he doesn't want to play at all.. I know still at * weeeks old that he still wants to sleep but it just really worrys me
LadySam
Oct 3, 2012, 06:39 PM
"really worrys me" that's the key, you can see him and how he is acting.
If his behavior is concerning to you, then it's best to go with your gut.
Good luck, I hope he will be just fine.
dalton2012
Oct 3, 2012, 06:42 PM
Thank you!1 I just got off the phone with my vet and she said that she can't get me in any sooner then sat but as long as he is drinking water and taking the milk along with going pee and poop he
LadySam
Oct 3, 2012, 06:59 PM
Are you an established client with this vet? I would think that they would try to get you in a little quicker, with such a young pup.
Alty
Oct 3, 2012, 07:50 PM
Thank you!1 I just got off the phone with my vet and she said that she can't get me in any sooner then sat but as long as he is drinking water and taking the milk along with going pee and poop he
Is there another vet in your area? A vet that tells you to wait when your 8 week old puppy isn't eating, is lethargic, is not a vet that I'd trust. I hate to say it that way, but it is what it is.
Did you explain to the vet what's going on?