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I am on labs #4 and #5. Every time one of my labs stopped eating something was wrong, and unfortunately, seriously wrong. Take him back to the vet!
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Kidney failure...  IVs for a lot of hydration might help if that's the case. Good luck with your friend. You'll both be in my thoughts.
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Kidney failure... That would have shown up in the blood test.
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if it's a blockage do the oil thing.
Take a bunch of veggy oil, and put it in a turkey baster - grab him by the muzzle and lift if up and put it in his mouth and squeeze it while he drinks it down.
If you are worried about taste, then put a bullion cube in a pot with the oil and melt the cube so it tastes like beef.
You can do that 2-3 time but give it time to work through him between them.
The other thing you can do is to put 1-2 table spoons of citrucel / metamucil in his food (like rice) to help give him some fiber to pass it.
Good luck -
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How far do you go on a 14 year old dog,in terms of trips to the vet? My lab quit eating Thursday, drinks a little water here and there, she has a hard time moving around much, shes done the wander off, looking for a place to die thing a couple times. Rapid weight loss. Does not seem to be suffering, or in pain, she's just sick as hell and seems like she knows it's time to go. I had the vet put her partner down a few years back as he was obviously suffering, so as much as I hate to make that trip, I'll do it if necessary, shes just acting so sick I expect to find her gone when I get up every morning. I'm torn between taking her in for the needle, taking her in and spending whatever it takes to get her well and buy some more time, or letting nature take its course...
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My 14-year old Brittany quit eating a few weeks before she died. The vets couldn't do anything for her. They told me it was just the process of the body shutting down in preparation of dying. Sort of a purging. Hope that is not the case for your lab.
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if it's a blockage do the oil thing.
Take a bunch of veggy oil, and put it in a turkey baster - grab him by the muzzle and lift if up and put it in his mouth and squeeze it while he drinks it down.
If you are worried about taste, then put a bullion cube in a pot with the oil and melt the cube so it tastes like beef.
You can do that 2-3 time but give it time to work through him between them.
The other thing you can do is to put 1-2 table spoons of citrucel / metamucil in his food (like rice) to help give him some fiber to pass it.
Good luck -
Spot Be careful with the oil in the baster thing. Doesn't take much oil going down the windpipe to be lethal.
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How far do you go on a 14 year old dog,in terms of trips to the vet? My lab quit eating Thursday, drinks a little water here and there, she has a hard time moving around much, shes done the wander off, looking for a place to die thing a couple times. Rapid weight loss. Does not seem to be suffering, or in pain, she's just sick as hell and seems like she knows it's time to go. I had the vet put her partner down a few years back as he was obviously suffering, so as much as I hate to make that trip, I'll do it if necessary, shes just acting so sick I expect to find her gone when I get up every morning. I'm torn between taking her in for the needle, taking her in and spending whatever it takes to get her well and buy some more time, or letting nature take its course... At fourteen, if it's a medium dog or larger, that's about the age that represents their lifespan. As for putting a dog down, it's much better if you can have the vet come to the house than to take the dog there, IMO. PS Sorry to hear this.
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I had the same dilemma years ago. My dog was 15 and just stopped eating. Vet diagnose renal failure. He was still loving and wagged his tail/body, just wanted to lay down and die. Wasn't crying out in pain. Just wanted to die. And that is what he did, in the house he grew up in, in the bed he slept in, I was with him and petting him when he took his last breath. I couldn't put him through the stress of being hauled off to die. That is the same way I want to go also, in my house, in my bed.
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I've got a 14 year old dog whose breed average age is 13 years. He's lost his night vision due to cataracts but he's healthy and in otherwise good shape.
I know the day is coming soon when I have to face the inevitable with him and its gonna kill me.
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I had the same dilemma years ago. My dog was 15 and just stopped eating. Vet diagnose renal failure. He was still loving and wagged his tail/body, just wanted to lay down and die. Wasn't crying out in pain. Just wanted to die. And that is what he did, in the house he grew up in, in the bed he slept in, I was with him and petting him when he took his last breath. I couldn't put him through the stress of being hauled off to die. That is the same way I want to go also, in my house, in my bed. This is always the best option IMO, but in our case she had lost control of her bladder and stool, and was somewhat overtaken with dementia.
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I've got a 14 year old dog whose breed average age is 13 years. He's lost his night vision due to cataracts but he's healthy and in otherwise good shape.
I know the day is coming soon when I have to face the inevitable with him and its gonna kill me. You lose a big piece of your soul every time you lose one, don't you? Same here.
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its hard not to when an animal dedicates his life to protecting you and your family the best way he can and being a constant companion.
He's under my feet as I type this now and when I'll get up to go into another room, as old as he is, he'll get up and follow me.
btw, fwiw, I've been giving my dog plain a table spoon of yogurt mixed into his food for the past few months. He loves it and it keeps his digestive system ( as well as his horrendously bad farts) in check. For $5 a month, its a pretty good investment I think.
I think my wife wants me to start eating it too.
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Feed him Vaseline. No kidding Did the dog suddenly stop eating or was it gradual? Seems kind of gradual the way you describe it. Was any bloodwork drawn? Did they check the creatinine and urea levels when they did bloodwork? How much weight has the dog lost since last physical? I hope everything works out well. Labs are such great dogs. He gradually stopped eating. the blood work came up all clear. he has gone from 100# when he was weighed 3 months ago to 94# Friday. A neighbor gave him a raw hide bone for X'mas & I am afraid he has a blockage.
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its hard not to when an animal dedicates his life to protecting you and your family the best way he can and being a constant companion.
He's under my feet as I type this now and when I'll get up to go into another room, as old as he is, he'll get up and follow me.
btw, fwiw, I've been giving my dog plain a table spoon of yogurt mixed into his food for the past few months. He loves it and it keeps his digestive system ( as well as his horrendously bad farts) in check. For $5 a month, its a pretty good investment I think.
I think my wife wants me to start eating it too. My dog gets all the gut flora she could possibly need by eating every fresh pile of chicken crap she finds in the yard. 
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Those rawhide bones are about the worse thing to give a dog. +1 Should be illegal to sell those dam things. Labs are the best. Hope you get it worked out.
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I lost a lab 9 years ago he was 10. Had and have lots of dogs. This one hunted with me 4 or 5 days a week since he was born. I keep my rifle by the back door. He could be asleep anywhere in the house. When I walked to that corner and picked up that rifle he would get up and be setting by the back door with-in minutes. I think of him most days to this day. I have more respect for dogs than most people. Truly hope yours come thru. Mine was suffering and it was the HARDEST thing I ever did looking into his eye's helping him move on.
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Common Labrador Health Problems - VetInfo there are a few Labrador health problems that may occur. ... Twisted Stomach.
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Common Labrador Health Problems - VetInfo there are a few Labrador health problems that may occur. ... Twisted Stomach.
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The vet would have caught that.
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He will eat when he gets hungry enough
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