Our old rescue dog is suddenly not eating, and there’s no obvious cause. She’s sad and hopeful all at once, in case we can fix it. To try to remember how old she is so we can tell the vet we search back to the day she came to us at “about four, maybe”. She made us better people and she always has.
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Really appreciate all the kindness here. Elderly dog is overnighting at the vet, who can’t figure it out. She now has a swollen face and her back legs are not working, and our hopes rest on the vet’s best technical advice: “let’s hope she perks up”. So the good news is that it’s none of the big obvious things, and the less good news it’s not clear what it is.
It feels like a small calamity in the face of the world’s immense catastrophe, but also quite big for us.
@kate good luck - always worriesome when they won't eat.
@kate So sorry to hear that; crossing my fingers and hoping she recovers.
@kate Oh, I'm so sorry. Sending all good thoughts your (and her) way.
@kate oh Kate. Just popped on here and saw your post. What a beautiful face your dog has. I hope it is something you can magically fix. Hopefully there are good moments amidst the challenge.
and hugs
@kate Best wishes for you and doggie. Hope the vet finds something simple to remedy.
@kate how old do you think she is? She doesn't look old at all, no grey. I hope the vet is sympathetic and comes up with things. Our old girl has painkillers for arthritis and thyroxine. 🤞🤞
@Florapis Ah, no — that’s a photo from the day she came to us in 2018. She’s very grey now. We think she’s 12 or so. She’s had pancreatitis episodes but this doesn’t seem similar.
@kate oh no. Hope it's nothing too serious.
@david Same, but it’s never good when a labrador doesn’t eat.
