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06-28-2019, 08:58 AM | #1 |
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| 13 Yr. old Female Not Eating Hi All- So our Sadie girl turned 13 last month. About 6 months ago she stopped eating dog food, period. (She will eat an occasional treat, tho).She has always been a bigger dog, weighing around 12 pounds. She is at 8 lbs. now. Took her to the Vet. Said feed her whatever she wants. So she was on an "all people food" kick for a while. Whatever I made for dinner she would eat. She has eaten "people food" since she was a pup. It has now gotten to the point where she is barely eating anything. She is drinking her water & will eat a bit here & there. Do I make another Vet appt. ? Has anyone experienced this with their older dog ? She lost her hearing about 6 months ago also. Vet checked, nothing can be done for that. She sleeps way more than usual now, too. Saw the TV commercial for "Fresh Pet". Bought some, she won't touch it. We are concerned and really don't know what to do from here on out. Suggestions, comments welcomed. Thanks. |
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07-01-2019, 08:16 AM | #2 |
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| Has your vet not considered anything like mirtazapine to stimulate appetite? I am not a vet but hear about it being used a lot.
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07-01-2019, 09:33 AM | #3 |
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| I definitely think you need to go back to the vet. Something is wrong and that’s a huge weight loss.
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07-01-2019, 09:54 AM | #4 |
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| That is a significant weight loss. That would be like a human who weighed 180 pounds losing 60 pounds. At 13 years she is getting up there in age. NOT eating is NOT good so I agree with Taylor, it's time for another visit to the vet. How is her energy level compared to 6 months ago?
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07-14-2019, 03:26 PM | #5 |
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| Vet time for full workup with full labs unless you just had all that within last couple days, including neuro, musculoskeletal, full body exam, inc. ear, dental, mouth exam, checking for a broken or loose tooth/teeth, abscessed tooth root, gum, etc. You have to become your dog’s advocate and tell the vet you need answers for her and will he check her out as thoroughly as possible. Something, hate to say it, but maybe something very serious but treatable, is bothering that baby, robbing her of one of a dog’s greatest passions/obsessions, the love of food. She’s lost so much weight! Please let us know what your vet comes up with. Can’t help but worry.
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