8 weeks can not figure out what is wrong! I got my puppy 6 days ago. He nibbled the first and second day then didn't eat the third or since. I have been trying to syringe feed him milk from the vet and he just throws it up. No diarrhea or blood in stool or vomit. I have BRB giving him nutrical a few times per day. He is getting more and more lethargic. I was at. The vet Saturday when he was fine because I found fleas. He was treated for that and earmites as well as given his first shots. Saturday night was the most active I had seen him. Then Sunday the decline started. On Monday the vet checked his glucose, normal. This was when the throwing up started. Tuesday he wasn't throwing up as much but want eating anything either. He drank quite a bit of water m the vet gave him saline to prevent dehydration anyways. This morming he is completely lethargic. He whimpers when I get near him. The vet is keeping him for observation and seeing if he tube feeds him if he will keep it down. He does have some bacteria in his stool that was found yesterday so we have begun antibiotics. No worms though. He hasn't had any fevers. It sounds like the next assumption would be liver shunt but he doesnt seem to have many if any of the characteristics. Isn't 8 weeks too young to test his bile acid?
Does anyone have any ideas? I just want to do right by this little guy!! |