Dakota stopped eating... :*(

[Camo Queen]

About 5 days ago we ran short on dog food, so we mixed up what was left of the dogs food with some cooked salmon and rice. We've fed this to the dogs in the past a couple times and it is always a welcomed treat. About 2 days later 2 dogs are fine, but my black lab Dakota has stopped eating with the exception of a couple little pieces of chicken I gave her when I was trying to get her to eat SOMETHING. She hasn't eaten for 2 days... We're talking about a dog who LOVES her food, she all but goes ballistic when she knows it's time to eat, and now she couldn't be less interested. I'm taking her to the vet at 1:45 so hopefully they can figure it out. Hate to see my little girl not feeling good

[NRA4LIFE]

Salmon poisoning maybe?

[quadrafire]

Hope you get if figured out 

[Dhoey07]

Maybe she has a bone stuck in her throat?

[bobcat]

Wouldn't be salmon poisoning from cooked salmon. I've always given my dogs leftover salmon and never had a problem. It's good for them! Much better than dog food.

[Happy Gilmore]

Good you're going to the vet. Let us know what they say. Hope she gets to feeling better soon.

[Camo Queen]

Vet says shes dehydrated (from not drinking for two days) and she has swollen lymph nodes which is usually a sign of infection or possibly cancer. They gave her an anti nausea medication and took some blood. Said that they are going to run blood tests to see if they can get more information and will get back to me tomorrow. She drank quite a bit of water when we got home which makes me feel a bit better, but she's still not interested in any food. She won't even take the chicken now and that's just not normal... Hopefully it's all nothing but I can't help but worry

[Happy Gilmore]

Start with trying canned food mixed. If a no-go try cottage cheese, rice with chicken or beef broth, canned chicken, avoid cheese, might plug her up and this isn't a good time to add something into the mix. Watch for bloody stools or blood in vomit. I'm sure the vet told you that.

Any blood in stool of vomit go back to the vet asap. There is a nasty intestinal illness that went around for some reason and almost killed a few dogs I know personally. It isn't real common but, for whatever reason showed up in the PNW.

[Camo Queen]

Thanks! I did try mixing in canned food, still no go. Tried the cooked chicken again which was the only thing I could get her to eat yesterday, and now she won't touch it. She is acting very... solumn. This is stressful. I can 't imagine how people feel when their children get sick. Hopefully the vet has some better news for me tomorrow. .  .

[DoubleJ]

Weed.  Seriously.  My brother had a dog diagnosed with cancer and he was doing the same no eating.  He took some of his stash, cooked it into butter, and made some dog snacks.  He had to force them down the first couple of times but, the dog finally became accustom to them and took them willingly.  About 20 minutes after the weed snacks, the appetite returned.  The vet told him that she had never heard of anyone doing this but, doing that probably bought him another 6 months with his best friend.

[JODakota]

I just lost my chocolate lab Jake to kidney failure, he had the same symptoms. I hope your dog heals up.

[Kola16]

Ask your vet for a feeding tube. I hope for the best for your dog.

[DoubleJ]

Update?

[Dhoey07]

Any vomiting that you have noticed?  My dog went through a serious stomach infection last winter, kinda the same symptoms except she was vomiting before she stopped eating and diarrhea

[Camo Queen]

Haven't noticed any vomiting, but they spend quite a bit of time outside while we are at work, so it's hard to tell. No update from the vet yet. She still wouldn't eat this morning. Will definitely update when I hear something.