Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    selenegaia's Avatar
    selenegaia Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
     
    #1

    Sep 12, 2009, 12:35 AM
    Puppy stopped eating, no pain, blood in the floor
    After being a cat person all my life, my son and I decided to love a dog. We wanted a shelter dog and got a two and a half weeks old puppy. Before giving us the puppy the shelter took him to the vet, he is vaccinated and we are still giving him a ten day tretament for worms. When Odisseo first got here he had diarrhea all the time and we thougth it was because of the deworming. The stools got harder as his appetite shrunk. Oddie takes one or to bites and stops esating. The same happens ith water, after a walk he just takes a little water. As I have never raised dogs I thougth maybe it was normal for a small dog to eat so little, but Ive seen him getting skinnier. To days ago I was so worried I tried to force feed him but he just puts his tonge out and throws away the food. This morning I tried cooking some rice and meat for the dog and he ate a little more that what he was eating (one cup of food), but did not eat anything else the rest of the day. I went to the place here Oddie sleeps and there was blood in the floor. I checked the dog and he is not hurt externaly. I took him an tried to find if something internal hurts but there is no pain. His behavior is very tranquile, he is not a playful dog but plays and likes to run with my son. At night I tried to feed him again and he did not eat, not even hen I gave him the treats he seemed to love so much. I am very scared for our dog. Im taking him to the vet first time in the morning but I would like to know what to do. Nothing like this ever happened with any of the cats I had before. Help me we are really scared for Oddie, we are in love with him and don't want anything bad to happen to him.
    Oz_Elder's Avatar
    Oz_Elder Posts: 21, Reputation: 3
    New Member
     
    #2

    Sep 12, 2009, 01:01 AM

    If the puppy is "two and a half weeks old" it is too young to be immunised and too young to be wormed, in fact it's eyes would only just be open.
    It should still be with its mother...
    If what you have written is true, then I cannot understand how it can be running with your child.
    I would guess that your puppy is Very Sick and I would be taking it straight to the vet as soon as possible...
    shazamataz's Avatar
    shazamataz Posts: 6,642, Reputation: 1244
    Uber Member
     
    #3

    Sep 12, 2009, 01:04 AM

    I would be taking him back to the vet.
    The blood on the floor could have come from his stools, never a good sign.

    While you may be right in that his loose stools and extreme appetite to begin with could have been because of worms or parasites you wouldn't know how bad the infestation was, it may have done some internal damage that needs to be looked at.

    There are also other possibilites as to why he has lost his appetite as well as the blood, unfortunately none of which can be diagnosed without a check by your vet.

    If you can, bring in a stool sample for them to do tests on, just get a specimen jar from your local chemist (pharmacy)

    Did you mean he is 2 and a half months, or weeks old?

Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions

 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search


Check out some similar questions!

Red blood cells and blood in urine and severe pain now [ 12 Answers ]

Nov of 2008 I had a UA report that showed blood red blood cells protein ext. I had flank pain severe in my left side that lasted for about 4 days on the 2cd day I went to the Hos. They did many tests only to confirm no infections no stones. About 3 weeks ago I had another UA report that showed 120...

Puppy stopped eating [ 1 Answers ]

We have an 8 month old miniature schnauzer he has been doing fine now all of a sudden he is not wanting to eat has trouble walking and I feel he is getting dehydrated what do you recommend. Right now we just don't have the money for a vet bill

Puppy stopped eating [ 6 Answers ]

My 10 and a Half month old Shih tzu Puppy ( GIZMO) has been a pretty fussy eater from the start. I have tried him on everything, now he won't eat his puppy food, he won't eat chicken or some of the other foods (homemade doggie recipes I have made him, please can you help me as he just isn't eating...

14 yr. Old stopped eating [ 2 Answers ]

We know that Maggie is nearing the end of her life, but she hasn't eaten in 3 days now. She doesn't act "sick". She is drinking lots of water and telling us when she needs to go outside. She seems confused. She takes heart meds. For enlarged heart. Our vet wants $1800 for an echo. No one...

Dog stopped eating [ 3 Answers ]

My 4 year old chow/rott mix just stopped eating. She was all right yesterday morning, but last night would not eat her dinner and this morning did not eat. She has never done that. I was thinking that maybe she ate something that upset her stomach. How long would it take to pass something that did...


View more questions Search