My dog hasn’t eaten or drunk anything for the second day now and his nose is dry and cracked, is this very serious? I know it’s at last slightly serious and plan on taking him today or tomorrow (Saturday) to the vet. However my parents say to wait until his insurance goes through but that is in 14 days. If he keeps on not drinking or gets worse we will take him of course but I would like to know if we should take him as soon as possible. And is there anyway to speed up the VPI Pet Insurance thing so I can take him tommorrow.
My dog hasn’t eaten or drunk anything for the second day now and his nose is dry and cracked, is this very serious? I know it’s at last slightly serious and plan on taking him today or tomorrow (Saturday) to the vet. However my parents say to wait until his insurance goes through but that is in 14 days. If he keeps on not drinking or gets worse we will take him of course but I would like to know if we should take him as soon as possible. And is there anyway to speed up the VPI Pet Insurance thing so I can take him tommorrow. He is drinking some water, but very little.
Allright then I’ll take him today, if my parents get back in time or my brother gets here, otherwise tomorrow as soon as the vet opens. Thanks for your help.
Oh and he isn’t lying down all the time or depressed or anything he plays still and is always wagging his tail like before, and drinks some water. I will take him to the vet ASAP, or to the animal hospital (open all night) today if need be. Thanks for all your help.
Oh and he is 3 about to be 4.
Oh damn, what i keep forgetting: His nose is moist, but on a part on one side it is dry and crackled.
To mdoglover16: He is a mixed – Labrador Retriever with some other untellable breed, 3 years old, 4 this Jan 29. He is adopted since he was 2 months old.
I don’t know anything about vet insurance, but I know is he isn’t eating or drinking, he needs to go to the vet asap
Not eating or drinking for two days is serious.
Vet right away!
Wait 14 days and your dog will probably be dead.
Take him immediately to a vet! Dogs always eat, when they do not it is a problem. And a dry, cracked nose is a sign of sickness.
Yes this is very serious. Not drinking in a couple of days leads to severe dehydration. Your dog could die from that. Do you want to play it by ear for 14 days or do you want a dead dog within just a couple days? Sorry to be so blunt but this dog needs to be checked out by the vet. Have your parents bring him in ASAP.
Not eating and a DRY nose is a sure sign of sickness in dogs. You should get to the vet as quick as you can. f you wait 14 days and your dog doesn’t eat on ANY of those days you can bet he is gonna die and that insurance won’t matter much then.
you wont hav 2 take him 2 the vets… just go buy ur dog soft food or giv it a nice steack… my dog did that 1ce… and she wass fine… she just didnt like her diet…
Not eating or drinking is a sign of sickness. But has he vomited lately and when was his last BM. Also, has he eaten any foreign objects? Try giving him gatorade, this will help replenish some of his electrolytes and make him less dehydrated. But you need to take him to the vet asap, it could be more serious than you think, how old is your dog and what is his breed also?
The dog can’t wait that long. It has to see a vet immediately.
Sorry.
I worked at a vet as an assistant for 3 years, I see this all the time. Your dog is dehydrated. Take it to the vet asap. He needs fluid under his skin, sounds scary but will help. You know how you scruff a cat at the skin by there shoulder blades, thats where the fluids go (lactated ringer solution) their body will absorb it within a days, or try giving him plain chicken to eat. BUT YOU MUST TAKE HIM TO THE VET!!!
He’s going to go into organ failure and die before much longer.
Is he older? Is he vomiting or having diarrhea? Can you force him to drink by using a syringe with pedialyte?
He can’t wait to go to the vet. He will die. I’m so sorry that your parents don’t see the emergency here. It’s very hard to love a dog and want to care for it, yet not be able to because Mom and Dad won’t help. I’m so sorry.
He really needs to see a vet as soon as possible. In the meantime, stationary the dog between your legs, hold his head back, & put a tablespoon of water at the back of his mouth, between the teeth, slowly. You didn’t say if this was an older dog or not, but older dogs will stop eating/drinking before they leave us. If it’s a young dog, something is wrong, & don’t wait around for the insurance to click in. Dry noses are never a good thing, for the noses are supposed to be moist.
He must go to the vets!
WELL READ SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO
DOCTOR
PET DOCTOR
MEDICIN
HE IS DEPRESSED
WALK HIM
SURROUND HIM WITH FOOD
AND WATER
HOPE IT HELPS