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Originally Posted by Joe'sGal I don't know what to do for my little guy.  He is only 9 weeks old, and I just got him last week. My husband is in the navy, and we're stationed in Japan. I took him to the vet, but I don't speak much Japanese. Gizmo has diareah real bad. When I took him in they drew blood and took a stool sample. His blood sugar level was about half of what it needs to be, so they gave him a shot. He also had Coccidiosis (a parasite) and the vet gave me medicine to give him once a day for 8 days. His WBC count was fine, but he is low on red blood cells. I'm afraid if he doesn't eat anything he'll get worse.  I tried baby food, canned puppy food, milk(which he usually loves), and I got nothing. All the poor little guy will do is sleep. Anything would be helpful. This is my first puppy. |
The medicine you are on should be stopping the diarrhea today. The biggest cause of that at this point is the coccidiosis and medication will make that better by today. If it doesn't rush him back to the vet as he will be dehydrating and will need fluids under the skin.
As for eating, as he feels better he will get back to normal but in the meantime cook him some chicken or hamburger in water and try to get him to eat that. Also you need to keep his sugar level up, add some karo syrup or honey to his water and if need be syringe him some of it. If he at anytime acts like he's staggering, rush him back to the vet. If needed you can put karo or syrup directly in his mouth which will bring him around fast. Contact the breeder for help also. Good luck.