Weight loss in dogs
Common Questions and Answers about Weight loss in dogs
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I have tried all her favorites, (chicken, hamburger, cheese, hot dogs) and at most she takes a nibble. She has lost weight and her stool is soft, with bright red blood and smells very bad. She also has bad breath and I noticed her teeth in the very back of her mouth have tartar. I made an appointment with the vet for tomorrow morning, but I'm worried and would like to know what could be wrong with her and what I should expect tomorrow.
Thyroid springs to mind when there is weight loss without loss of appetite. Maybe you could get her checked for hyperthyroidism? But there are other problems which could cause this. I would say see the vet about it, especially as her stool is not always normal.
Sometimes dogs who exercise a lot lose a little weight, because the calorie output exceeds dietary intake.
In other cases, well meaning dog owners try to promote weight loss by feeding their dog one meal a day. In either case, the dogs are often truly quite hungry and as a result go out of their way to find food, in any way possible. A behavioral change, such as the aggression you described may also be a reflection of this.
Weight loss in dogs is best achieved as it is in people. Feeding small multiple meals, at least twice a day.
PLEASE don't make the same mistake that I did. Have your vet test her immediately for something called exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). These were exactly the same symptoms that my Katie had and our local vet TOTALLY overlooked the EPI diagnosis. It was I who finally diagnosed her and by the time I did it was too late to save her.
The next sign I noticed was about six months ago she began splitting nails - about 1 every other month. The next sign was she starting losing weight and became less interested in eating, vomiting every third to fourth day and really likes to eat grass - which promotes vomiting too. All of her blood tests are normal - except slightly dehydrated. Exray showed nothing except a slight mass near entrance to stomach. Fecal sample - negative. She now is becoming very lethargic.
It is a very aggressive form of cancer that is usually wide spread before any symptoms are noted. The symptoms usually include loss of appetite, severe weight loss, lethargy, weakness and general poor condition and sometimes high temperatures.
Hystiocytic Sarcoma mostly presents as a malignant neoplasia of internal organs with widespread metastasis.
I am taking Vyvanse and Prozac, and I'm having trouble getting myself to eat. I am still in a healthy weight range, so I'm not worried about that. But I've been weak, fatigued, and dizzy at times because I'm not eating enough. Are there any protein shakes I should try, or something like that, so I can be getting the nutrients I need? I hate most protein shakes because I can't stand the texture, and they're usually gross. But I have to do something.
This happened to my 16 year old Terrier mix, he lost his muscles mass due to a diet of low in protein. His vet prescribed a low protein dog food to protect his kidneys. This was the worst thing she could have done. I've since learned that his kidneys were not that bad for his age, and these low protein diets do nothing to protect the kidneys or cure kidney disease in dogs. He lost so much weight and lost his hair. He became very weak, and lethergic.
My dogs bun level in at 122 up from 85 in December. He is a Laasa Apso age 16. Liver and heart are fine.
Phosphorus level is 9.6.
My vet has only said this will get worse. So far he is not vomiting but has loss of interest in food and it is a real challenge to get him to eat anything. He sleeps most of the time. My vet has me giving him B12 shots every 3 days.
Other than suggesting a low protein diet and Standard Process renal support he hasn't offered me anymore suggestions.
If your dog's Cushing's is appropriately controlled on Vetoryl, then I would suggest testing her for hypothyroidism, which can also cause weight gain. If the thyroid testing is normal, then I would recommend talking to your veterianarian about a prescription reducing diet such as Royal Canin Restricted Calorie, Purina OM, or Hill's R/D. While on the reducing diet, she should be fed the precise measured amount recommended by your veterinarian, and be weighed every 2 weeks.
My mixed Terrier all of a sudden lost weight had diarrhea for 1 day and was drinking a lot of water. She started acting normal eating more and gained weight. Jumped around did her little dance played outside continued to drink a lot of water. Then 1 day she started to squint her eyes and they looked like she had a cold in them. Took her to the Vet and was told she had allergies. The Vet gave her a shot for allergies and eye medicine. She started looking better that night next day OK.
m about 5 and a half weeks and I have no clue on anything lol..I work at a doggy daycare and boarding facility and I also bathe the dogs there. There are times when I have to help pretty big dogs up into the bath tub. Even when I'm not bathing i handle big dogs all day long.Do you have to worry about lifting already? Is there certain amount I should be lifting our is that later on in the pregnancy?
This dog needs to be seen by a vet to determine the cause of his weight loss. For the muscles in the head to be affected he has to be extremely emaciated, which points to several possible (very) serious illnesses or him being grossly underfed. Please don't wait, take him to the vet ASAP. If you wait too long and, for example, it turns out he is diabetic, he could be in diabetic ketoacidosis.
That little bit of difference in protein should in no way make a difference of that degree in coat color. A dog would have to be severely malnourished in order to have coat color be affected that severely and even then I don't know that it would change that much.
It sounds to me more like a genetic thing going on. There is a dilution gene that might be coming into play here that I would suspect is more likely to be responsible for this.
Yes, if groomers are busy, they will often put wet dogs in cages and many actually use dryers that will attach to the cage to dry the dogs, or start the process.
Unless you have a ne rosy done, you just may not get a definitive answer. Did you check with the Vet they took him to?
So very sorry for your loss.
As the kidneys become less efficient and the disease progresses, other signs of CRF begin to emerge such as weight loss, nausea, constipation, low energy / fatigue, and poor appetite.
your dogs dying, how old is she?? shes most likly in pain, and if she cant keep down water, shes gonna dehydrate, have you talked to the vet about the options???
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