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wont eat

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:57 pm
by irishhunter13
my dog got her rabies shot and started to loses her appitite every day she ate less and less until she quit eating i tried switching food switching her bowl in the last 4 days she has ate about 3 pieces of bread i dont know what to do dont knowif it has anything to do with rabies shot or not

Re: wont eat

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 3:10 am
by JakeG
Has the dog been around fish? If a dog gets fish from streams between northern Cali to Washington they can get salmon poisoning. If so get it on tetracycline fast.

Re: wont eat

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 11:40 am
by irishhunter13
she hasnt been around any fish i gave her some milk egg and sugar mix last night and she ate half her food this morning so i think she might be getting better iam going to try the egg milk and sugar again and see what happens

Re: wont eat

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 12:46 pm
by Spokerider
You should be monitoring more than just her food intake. One needs to look at the whole picture, her overall health, and look closely for any signs that indicates something else [ other than being off food ] is not right.

Some quick thoughts......
Water intake? Dehydrated? "Tenting" skin on neck or chest when pinched?

Foreign body in her mouth? Gums? Inflammed? Oral abcess? Tooth broken?

Mobilize normally? Normal gait / balance? Energy level?

Respirations normal? Quiet? Regular rate? Uncomplicated?

Heart rate on palpation? Regular? Heart sounds OK [ just like yours does]?

Tender abdomen with gentle but deliberate palp? Stools normal? Vomiting? Rectal temp?

Peeing OK? Normal frequency?

Bright eyes with good accomodation? Alert?

Any abnormal stuff here, and it's a trip to the vet.....or wait and see if she gets worse if you're a gambling man........

It may be related to the rabies vaccine, but maybe not. You could try taliking to vet who gave the vaccine to see if it's a *normal* reaction.