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6 Week Old German Sheppard Pup-SICK
Okay-I'll explain everything from start to finish because this is our first Puppy experience/Dog for our family and it's not going good at all. I'm begging anyone and everyone to please post your idea's on what I can do for our little guy.
Last Saturday I responded to an add of someone a few hours North giving away a few free 5 week old German Sheppard pups. I was hesitant on even grabbing one of them because the ad (message from website) said I should not grab the dog before 8 weeks.
The owner stated he was moving out of Country and needed them gone, or else he didn't know what was there future.
I took one of them. He seemed happy, healthy and was a beautiful looking puppy.
I asked them what he was feeding on and they stated to me that they were feeding him Beneful adult large breed dog food. That they were soaking it down in water and they were loving it.
On my way home in town, I stopped at the vets to get some general info on his shots (which he has none), ect.ect. At this point she stated she didn't know or understand why he was on this dog food and recommended some brands to put him on.
I went to the store to look for these brands, but couldn't find any of what she was saying. So I got some Iam's large breed Puppy chow. I started to mix this in for our puppy with the Beneful for a few days but noticed his bowl movements started to get really runny.
I stopped the food. I went to the pet store and they recommended this brand called Blue puppy chow. So I got this and some holistic dog treats and began giving this food to him a bit of soft food they told me to mix in. So I did. Well it's now Monday morning and he has had major diarrhea non stop and hasn't had 1 normal bowel movement at all. He is also been puking and becoming more and more sick with time. We tried giving him some Rice with Boiled Hamburger meat....same results and even a small teaspoon of some Pure Pumpkin. Same results. We have now even went to the extent of giving him some Peptol Bismol to help with his stomach.
We feel as first time dog owners that we have failed miserably. We are so scared on what's going on. We don't know what' normal or what's not.
Did the previous owners lie about his even being on a dog food to begin with? Is he sick with a bug? Or are we the ones to blame.
Thank--you so much....
Last Saturday I responded to an add of someone a few hours North giving away a few free 5 week old German Sheppard pups. I was hesitant on even grabbing one of them because the ad (message from website) said I should not grab the dog before 8 weeks.
The owner stated he was moving out of Country and needed them gone, or else he didn't know what was there future.
I took one of them. He seemed happy, healthy and was a beautiful looking puppy.
I asked them what he was feeding on and they stated to me that they were feeding him Beneful adult large breed dog food. That they were soaking it down in water and they were loving it.
On my way home in town, I stopped at the vets to get some general info on his shots (which he has none), ect.ect. At this point she stated she didn't know or understand why he was on this dog food and recommended some brands to put him on.
I went to the store to look for these brands, but couldn't find any of what she was saying. So I got some Iam's large breed Puppy chow. I started to mix this in for our puppy with the Beneful for a few days but noticed his bowl movements started to get really runny.
I stopped the food. I went to the pet store and they recommended this brand called Blue puppy chow. So I got this and some holistic dog treats and began giving this food to him a bit of soft food they told me to mix in. So I did. Well it's now Monday morning and he has had major diarrhea non stop and hasn't had 1 normal bowel movement at all. He is also been puking and becoming more and more sick with time. We tried giving him some Rice with Boiled Hamburger meat....same results and even a small teaspoon of some Pure Pumpkin. Same results. We have now even went to the extent of giving him some Peptol Bismol to help with his stomach.
We feel as first time dog owners that we have failed miserably. We are so scared on what's going on. We don't know what' normal or what's not.
Did the previous owners lie about his even being on a dog food to begin with? Is he sick with a bug? Or are we the ones to blame.
Thank--you so much....
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Sorry, don't have time to address this now but agree you need to get him to the Vet today! Take in a fresh stool sample to check for parasites. He needs to start shots and be on a better food. You can try some baby rice cereal and goat's milk and gradually add some of the Blue puppy food ground up into a gruel. Hope it is not Parvo.
Hey everyone! Well, I took him in. He spent 2 days at the vets' He was obviously sick, but thankfully it wasn't the parvo listed above.
He was just very malnutritioned and needed some tlc from the vets. He was given a IV for dehydration, some new gast. food, a few oral medications, and some vitamin's. He sure was way more happy and playful when we came back for him.
I'm so glad he was okay. He sure was sick.
Thank you all for your imput and advice. You all saved him.
He was just very malnutritioned and needed some tlc from the vets. He was given a IV for dehydration, some new gast. food, a few oral medications, and some vitamin's. He sure was way more happy and playful when we came back for him.
I'm so glad he was okay. He sure was sick.
Thank you all for your imput and advice. You all saved him.
Hope it all turns out well. Don't forget to let us know how things go when you get a chance.
You said last Saturday... do you mean 2 days ago or a week ago this past Saturday?
I know when you change a pup's (or adult for that matter) food you have to do it VERY gradually and in slow amounts like 1/4 new food + 3/4 old food, then if no diarrhea or tummy upset occurs after a couple days, increase to half & half, then again if no upset increase to 3/4 new food + 1/4 old food, until finally you are only feeding the new food.
I have no idea either why they would feed an adult dog food to a pup that age. That to me is a red flag that they were not taking good care of these pups and maybe any of their dogs.
I agree this pup needs to see a Vet, TODAY if possible. It could just be the many different types of food you've given him in such a short amount of time, that would be enough to upset any pup's tummy, but just to be on the safe side as the others have said you have to rule out disease & parasites.
I know when you change a pup's (or adult for that matter) food you have to do it VERY gradually and in slow amounts like 1/4 new food + 3/4 old food, then if no diarrhea or tummy upset occurs after a couple days, increase to half & half, then again if no upset increase to 3/4 new food + 1/4 old food, until finally you are only feeding the new food.
I have no idea either why they would feed an adult dog food to a pup that age. That to me is a red flag that they were not taking good care of these pups and maybe any of their dogs.
I agree this pup needs to see a Vet, TODAY if possible. It could just be the many different types of food you've given him in such a short amount of time, that would be enough to upset any pup's tummy, but just to be on the safe side as the others have said you have to rule out disease & parasites.
I think your puppy could be very sick, possibly with parvo, which is fatal if untreated. I suggest you get him to your vet asap. Even if you have to go on an emergency basis, please go today. - Blu
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