help please

hiya,

can anyone help my dog is ill, today he has been weeing everywhere but it seems as if he does not realise what he is doing, he was laying in his bed and just went for a wee the thing is i dont know how there is so much as he wont drink anything, he wont eat he does not have alot of energy and moving seems a big effort he has also been sick once, any ideas as im very worried

Take him to the vets its the best thing to do under the circumstances , sounds like he may have an infection

Sounds like you may need some medical assistance from your vet. How old is your dog?

he is 7 he is normally a very active boy but the last couple of weeks has been refusing to walk and now today this i dont know if the 2 are connected in any way i did think he was going to have to go to the vets just thought i would ask to see if anyone had any ideas what it could be

kerry-may wrote:he is 7 he is normally a very active boy but the last couple of weeks has been refusing to walk and now today this i dont know if the 2 are connected in any way i did think he was going to have to go to the vets just thought i would ask to see if anyone had any ideas what it could be

You should really have took him to the vets a while ago by the sound of it if he's been having trouble walking , quite likely this is all related , hope he's ok please keep us updated

I'd get him to the vets if I were you. Hope he's OK!

there are no signs of pain or anything when he does walk and has seemed happy enough i would take him out and he would do his business then that was it wont go no further but just thought he was being stubbon as he would quite happily run around and play in the garden.
tomorrow i will get hold of the vets and see what they say i think

Constant urination is a sign of either a UTI, bladder or kidney problems. It can be quite serious, esp if its stones or something. A vet is essential.

I can only echo what others have said. The vets should be your next port of call. Urinating without realising and reluctance to walk are signs of an internal problem. The reluctance to walk could be anything from discomfort to outright pain. Staffords have a high pain threshold and often don't show their pain until it's really bad.

If he's been sick, is not eating, and especially if he's not drinking then there's something wrong inside. Possibly a blockage.

i will ring the vets tomorrow, thanks for all the replys at the moment i have made him comfortable and he is fast asleep in my other halfs chair as he is away for the night

Don't let the vets book an appointment in the future. Tell them you need him to be seen asap.

Personally i would be getting the vet out asap as an emergency. If your dog has a blockage he could be being poisoned from the inside. A dog that has not much energy is a very very sick dog. This in my opinion is classified as an emergency.

Well, what did the vet say?

you will all be pleased to know that my boy has now perked up and almost back to his normal self he has a urine infection

Glad to hear that he's on the road to recovery! Thanks for letting us know!

Glad he is perking up. I assume the vet gave you anti-bs for him? Give any reason why he woudl have got it?

Poor bugger. I take it he has anti-bios

on anti biotics cant really say whats caused it have to see how things go over the next 2 weeks, he is now drinking and eating which is a good sign so plenty of water and make sure he goes out to wee often so he is not holding it! he seems alot better in himself took him to see his best doggy friend today to cheer him up and he was quite happily playing with her so all looking good

glad to hear your boy is on the mend

Pleased to hear it

Pleased to hear he is feeling a bit better, thanks for letting us know.

Glad that he is getting better.

Poor boy I'm glad he's getting back to his old self xx