Tilly Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 My 9 month old GSD didn't eat his breakfast this morning ... which has me worried big time. He is still running around and appears fairly normal ... I felt his tummy and there is no tenderness or hardness that I can feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I would suggest that you just keep an eye on him for now- make sure he is drinking- and toileting OK. Don't try and tempt him to eat. If all seems ok -then offer him another normal meal tonight. if he seems lethargic(more than normal in the heat), vomits, or has diarrhoea..or is doing anything else that seems odd...then contact a vet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 I am really hoping it is just the heat. I have given him fresh water and topped up his little pool. I have even filled up his sleeping holes with water so that should hopefully make them cooler. I have also put a couple blocks of ice in his pool and given him a bath under the garden hose. He is still running around and seems ok ... I have done a full poo scoop so I can tell if he has been to the toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly_Louise Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Both mine have gone off their breakfasts in the last couple of days - I find it's mainly due to the heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss BeRidgierent Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I am really hoping it is just the heat. I have given him fresh water and topped up his little pool. I have even filled up his sleeping holes with water so that should hopefully make them cooler. I have also put a couple blocks of ice in his pool and given him a bath under the garden hose. He is still running around and seems ok ... I have done a full poo scoop so I can tell if he has been to the toilet. As you were lure coursing yesterday in such hot weather, I would say its the heat. Just make sure he is drinking and if you don't see him drinking wash his mouth with water so he is getting some water and keep him cool. He should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 As you were lure coursing yesterday in such hot weather, I would say its the heat. Aahh yep - that makes sense, if that's what he's been doing.... poor boy Just needs some recovery time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 He is still doing ok - he is loving the ice and playing with that in his pool. He had toileted once so far and has been drinking. My inital fear was a blockage as he tends to find something to chew but thankfully I can't find anything that he seems to have gotten into and chewed - other then the end of the garden hose but I have managed to find all the parts to the plastic fittings which were missing. He has some "recharge" leading up to and after his run (at home) - and was fine yesterday but it could definately be the problem. I brought him home and gave him a cool bath under the garden hose - he loves it when I squirted him with the garden hose (his absolutely favourite game). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobite Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Yes, what every-one said, heat etc.... We have 6 sighthounds and it is a very rare evening that they all eat all their food..... Sighthounds are like this..... ask any Afghan owner... I know yours is not a sighthound..... At around 9 to 12 months we look to reduce to 1 feed a day anyway. Perhaps that is what he/she is trying to tell you. If behaviour is normal I would not worry for a day or 2. Dogs cannot tell you how they feel ( DON'T we all wish they could..... ) So behaviour is the BIG indicator. May the Narrow Way be Straight Before You..... Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 The little boy was doing much better this morning and cleaned up his breakfast bowl in no time ... just like normal. I was getting really concerned on Monday morning when I filled up his puppy pool with water and he wasn't interested in playing in it ... given he was such a water baby and normally I can't keep him out of the water long enough to get water in it. I think the best thing I did was put water in his "sleeping" hole - this made it much cooler for him. He played with his "ice bucket" treat and after a bit of a sleep in his hole ... and a decent poop he seemed to brighten up. I didn't find anything abnormal in his poop so it was probably just a combination of heat, tiredness and a bit of upset tummy. He has been jumping around like a nut case tonight and completely back to normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stolzseinrotts Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 (edited) Good to hear that your pup is feeling much better. The heat can knock them around as well as the older ones. We do not feed much when it is very hot, we give a chicken frame or piece of brisket bone that is nice and cold. Edited January 12, 2010 by Stolzseinrotts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkrai Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 he might have been just having a day off and wasn't interested, one of my girls if she wont eat she wont eat I give her a a day or 2 and she's back to eating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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