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puppy failing

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Milo
Milo

I have a 3 month old chihuahua puppy that I adopted 2 weeks ago from a rescue shelter. He was great for the first few days and then started losing weight. I took him back to ask her for her advice and she sent him home with albon and amoxicillin and vitamins and asked me to keep her informed about him. I took him to the vet 2 days later and the vet told me to take him off the antibiotics and put him on a stronger one, to keep giving him the vitamins and Pedialyte as well. he''s also on hills science diet which I''ve been mixing with a little water and feeding with a syringe. He''s not eating or drinking on his own; everything he gets is with a syringe. He''ll walk a little but tends to topple over. I asked the vet to please put him on an IV and the vet said "Everbody thinks that an IV is going to make a miracle." and threw his hands up in the air. Is there anything more I can do for my poor little dog?

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Already Tried:
pedialyte, high protein food, liquid vitamins, antibiotics, keep him covered to keep him warm

Two Response(s) to “puppy failing”:

  • Experienced Advisor Barry St.george says:

    March 14th, 2008 at 05:15 AM

    Yes! If the Vet your seeing now has that kind of attitude then go seek another vet. http://www.aavsb.org/DLR/DLR.aspx is the page to find out whom you can contact to file complaint against vet.

    talk to you later    Regards,

    Barry

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  • Experienced Advisor Barry St.george says:

    March 18th, 2008 at 10:56 PM

    How is Milo doing? I thought I would check up on him

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