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Originally Posted by ally173  how long can she stay without water before dehydrating; by the time i take her to the vet tomorrow it would have been 36hrs with no food or water; she last ate last night around 8pm. is that ok; she's 9lbs can she last without water |
she has not drank anything for 36 hrs ??? food is not as much a concern at her weight as water. Your dog sounds alot like dexter he has ibd and i would guess ibd over gastritis as this breed tends to have ibd and sounds like small intestines like dex since vomitting and not diarhea. What were you feeding? you need to keep on a rx diet as that has saved dex life. I spent 10k over the course of a year on him and finally purina ha and he has been fine for 4 years now on this food only. He did good on ultra z/d but he itched too much. It is a hydrolized diet so the protein is broken down so his intestinal tract does not have to work as hard which i think is what is happening and when it backs up in small intestine it triggers the pancreas. The fat content is low as well and this is what the internal medicine specialist we saw recommended only ultra zd or purina ha for this condition. Alot of dogs do not like the purina ha as it is a hydrolized soy diet but all three of mine like it.
you will know if she is dehydrated if you pull the skin on back of neck up and it sticks together and does not go down fast if it goes down fast she is not dehydrated. The pain is more of my concern as pancreatitis is VERY painful