Help..!!!! My dog hasnt ate in 3 days - Page 4

Lots of great info here. Just wanted to say thanks as who knows when/if it will come in handy in the future. A huge believer in crates. Big wire crates. I addition to keeping the dog safe from things when i cant supervise, but I also use them as a safe haven for a dog who has had too much of noisy rambunctious kids. As I train my dogs, I also train my kids and any kids that spend time in my house, that when the dog gOes to its crate it is saying "I've had enough please do not disturb me" it is their private space to go when they need their own time out. I no longer close the door to the crate but I feel it is totally needed for the dog to know it has a place to go where no one will bother it.

* chicken broth with no success. Green tripe only thing he will nibble on. Ate a lil more green tripe this morning, when I take him to the yard he start eating grass and weeds tho which is really weird I stopped him since I know itll make him vommit.

Wrong!!!!

You are doing an entirely wrong thing - just opposite of what you were supposed to do. GSD eat grass to clean their digestive system. Their should eat it and vomit. It is absolutely normal. Your puppy was trying to cure himself, but his stupid owner didn't allow.

When they eat grass, you just need to make sure it is clean, no chemicals or pesticides. 

Re: suspected lead poisoning. If it is the case, milk or yogurt is the 1st remedy here. It has been used to treat people for lead poisoning for centuries.  

Things to to when dog vomiting and having loose bowl; Fast him for 12 to 24 hours first by limiting water and food so his system gets cleaned up ,during this time he can have small ice only and give him enema every 2 to 4 hours to prevent dehydration ( 1/8 teaspoon of sea salt and 1/8 salt substituted to pint of boiled water cool down to body temp). You can use anti nausea kind for kids to control his vomiting . then cook some dark Vegetables and give him the broth only . You can use small honey and water to boost his energy up . if he holds it then give him rice and boiled chicken in small amount after that again rice chicken with yogurt then mixed it with his regular food then slowly put him on his normal food and lower amount of fat and things that you know gives him loose bowl for time being . Ask your vet for list of what to do in case he eats things he should not. and keep hy pro , sea salt , salt substitute, and activated charcoal at home and learn how to use them . hope this helps.

  PS ; this for dogs with no blockage in their stomach and have seen Vet

It is amazing how people fail to understand that vomiting is not a disease, but a natural yet perfectly healthy reaction of the organism trying to clean itself. All wild animals use different means (e.g. eating grass) to trigger vomiting - either regularly or when poisoned. Instead of fighting with vomits, you need to find the reason what causes it and get it fixed.

Generally speaking, it is the main problem of the Western medicine that cures consequence rather than its cause.

 Yes, let him eat the grass..it is yukky but they know it will make them better.

Mother Nature knows.


It is like saying...I need a rolaid ...but they cannot talk..

Yr

Use Electrolyte solution ....buy it in the Baby section at the grocery...has what you have to get back in the dogs body...What Eurospherd posted is another way if you  have sea salt handy.

Keep sea salt for yourself also...throw the rest of Mortons in the garbage.

Thanks andyG you are right as far as a natural remedy with the grass. Only thing about that at this point the doctors main concern was that he stay hydrated and he keep the meds down. And by trowing up how would I maintain this pup to the docs requirements? Also many dogs eat grass as a habit so understand I only allowed my pup to east what was digested by the doc. The tought maybe something got stuck to his stomach was a concern, even tho nothing showed up in the xrays, and yes the grass would of helped in that situation. The docs 2 main causes of his sickness were infection and virus I dont know how effective grass woulda been but I just had to keep his oral meds down.

Happy to inform that Beast is 100% I am so happy....thanks to all of you. Note all the suggestions here were researched and then questioned to his care takers. This forum quite possibly saved his life thank you all very much. -Mark

Don't let him eat too much grass though, pups will eat too much of anything given half the chance, if a pup eats too much grass it ferments in the pups stomach which is dangerous according to the vet i go to, good luck

Thanks for the update.  So glad he is doing better!!  If you don't have a crate, I would agree with the suggestion to get one and keep him in it when you can't supervise him.  Good luck in the future. 
Deb

 Glad to hear good reports

YR