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My italina gray hound stop eating now for 4 days and he ...

Sent to Pet Experts July 23 2006 at 4:38 PM
   

My italina gray hound stop eating now for 4 days and he only drinks water, today he vomit yellow water and its not so hyper any more, i took him to the vet and so far he is only taking some anti.biotics but still doesnt look good, he is lost 2 pounds what should I do, can I force feed him some kind of baby formula or something? He is a year old
He also has some skin bumps

Edited by Customer (name blocked for privacy) on July 23 2006 at 4:41 PM

 

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Age: 1; Male; Breed: Italian Gray Hound

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Anti-biotics /p>

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July 23 2006 at 4:50 PM (12 minutes and 36 seconds later)
         
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What was the vet's diagnosis?
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July 23 2006 at 4:53 PM (2 minutes and 31 seconds later)
         
Reply to Tammy Falkner's Post: Well he did not find anything wrong with him and tough it my had been some kind of virus or something he said it was too soon to find anything that grayhounds eat very little and gave me some anti-biotics, but now he does not eat anything at all, the vet suggested I gave him some chicken but he doesn eat anything at all!
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July 23 2006 at 5:00 PM (7 minutes and 28 seconds later)
         
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The problem if you try to force feed him is that you can cause him to aspirate so it's never a good idea.

Instead, I would give the vet a call and get a prescription diet that dogs seem to love. It's packed with calories and will help a lot.

You can TRY a little boiled chicken, cut up in small pieces AFTER putting a little karo syrup in the mouth to raise his blood sugar. Jarred baby food meats also work well.

Let me know if you want to discuss this more.

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