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Cannot get our little 11 lb pooch to drink. Nothing. NADA. NO WAY.
OH - she WILL lick my hand if I pour water into it. And if I cup my hand and pour water into it she'll lap at the little bit of water in the palm, but only once, maybe twice. But she will not go near her water bowl. We changed bowls - tried using a human bowl. Still won;t go near. yesterday she actually put her mouth into the bowl - as soon as she got her nose wet, she backed away from the bowl.
She was hospitalized about 3 weeks ago on an IV for dehydration. That was caused by diarrhea. Since then, she has stopped drinking.
Her diet is Raw, which is very high in water content, so we weren't too concerned. And her behavior was normal, as were her skin & feces.
BUT - last night and this AM she won't EAT either. She only licked at peanut butter on my finger - usually she devours it. And she's lethargic. And seems extra nervous - when she went for her walk this AM in her usual place, her tail was between her legs the whole time. She normally jumps up on us when we come in the room, but today she's just lying on her blanket.
I hate to have to take her to Vet again, but thinking we might not have a choice. We live in two places & have 2 vets - the one where we are now disagrees with our Diet choice, and I'm sure he'll tell us so. The one in FL, where we got the dog, recommends our diet choice. Our pooch was raised on this diet before we got her, and all her brothers & sisters & parents are on Raw & thriving wonderfully. As was she. The Vet (even up here) thought she was doing wonderfully on it, even though he isn't in favor of it.
Appt in one hour.
She's avoiding peanut butter - something is wrong!
Wasn't avoiding for fear of a discussion - was just saying that he might bring it up & it's a controversial subject - as a few threads on here have shown.
THe funny part of this is when I went to butcher to get Chicken Backs, he asked if I was going fishing. I told him, NO - it's for dog. He said his Vet has been telling him to switch to that for years. next time I went back there he thanked me & told me he switched, and his dog is more frisky than ever.
BUT - all animals(people, too) have Some sensitivity to Something. If that's the issue, we need to find what it is.
Stupid Dog! :-)
Went to Vet - he could find nothing wrong.
When we came in, the first thing she did was go to her water bowl & have a drink.
Then she devoured her dinner tonight.
Was frisky all afternoon - now napping while watching baseball.
some dogs will voluntarily fast, and if shes on a raw diet shell be getting most of her liquid form her food.
mabe she had a tummy bug...or even gas...i mean we all know that bloting "i dun wanna" feeling and often excersize, stress a car ride candislodge a stubbon gas pocket and tada, problem fixed.
i would keep an eye on her, mabe introduce some additional probiotics if shes not on any lready, given she had gastroenteritis the gut flora and fauna might still be out of whak...
ive found in the past low sodium chicken broth is a great way of enticing most ogs to consume a little more liquid if dehydration is a fear too!
I'm glad she's doing better. Dogs can really turn your hair gray, can't they?
Mine's already White! Most of which happened before I retired!
THought about trying chicken broth to get her to drink, since she LOVES chicken. But, as long as she is eating her raw fod, she's getting significant water - it's when she gets into the "I don't want to eat" mode that the water problem arises.
She loves the DOg PArk, and she hasn't been since her bout of Gastroenteritis. Didn't want to expose her to anything there until she's well past that bout. (and also since she came down with it a couple of days after her last park visit) Maybe she's just missing the park, and just the brief encounter with a couple of dogs at the Vet got her Mood up so she would eat again? (We have only one dog nearby where we live, and that dog in anti-social).
YES - I am projecting HUman Psychology on a Dog. Dog Owners are nuts!!!!
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