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10-year-old yorkie not eating/drinking much .. I'm bit frustrated as to what the issue is, or what to try next

He had anal gald issue about 2 weeks ago - swollen up and then burst - vet looked at it - gave antibiotics and seemed to be doing well after that. Then i read GLANDEX (amazon) helps - so i gave her half of 1 small chewable pill the first time - 1 day & that was all. A few days later - might be totally unrelated - he is not eating and looks in pain. Not sure if anything in GLADEX could cause any issue - again it was tiny - and i cut it in half and gave for 1 day. I'm thinking just might be a coincidence issue that started right after that.


Tried gently pressing gum/teeth area to see if it is tooth pain or not. Took him to vet - did a checkup but to the extent, he could see, there was no issue with the tooth - he said his teeth look very good for 10 years old. He tried to see in the throat - but obviously, he closes his mouth. He checked few things with his mouth - but overall he could not find anything.

Vet gave him pain medication, some IV at the vet because he didn't eat much, and did blood work. Waiting for test results from blood work. Seemed to be eating just a bit - soft cheese (his favorite), rice - just bit. But looks fairly weak - some of it is due to pain med (vet said he'll feel sleepy). He still likes to walk outside - but back in home, mostly lying down and not nearly as active as he normally is.

He drinks water very little - and he seems he is bit of pain once he drinks water. The same thing when he barks - he rarely barks, but when doorbell rings he does. He barks and he stops as if there is pain. Gave him bit more rice mixed with cheese - ate by himself today.

If no issue with bloodwork, vet suggested next to sedate him and then check the throat area - but being that he is 10 years old, and he has never been sedated, I don't want to do it - want to leave it as very very last resort. I read a lot of bad stuff about sedating small dog.

Is anyone familiar with this symptom? Could something be swollen in his throat? He did improve slightly over 1 day - just sad to see him watch so weak, and seems suffering a bit.

Any suggestion if anything i should try. Will see how things go for next few days before seeing vet again. Hoping for improvement - but wanted to see any suggestion.



Thanks in advance for nay suggestion.