Hi,

My 8 year old beagle, Buddy, normally consumes his food in under 30 seconds with amazing enthusiasm. However, tonight he refused to eat and refused treats. He has been drinking a lot and sleeping a lot. Seems like he’s sick and I am not sure what to do. Advise would be appreciated.

Thanks

Conrad

take him to the vet.

Yep, vet. I'm on my third and hopefully last K9. It's so tough to see when your buddy is not feeling well. Is his nose warm? Generally means fever. Get to a vet. Good luck!

Have you given him anything greasy or any more that normal amounts of meaty treats/leftovers ?


My lab gets bouts of pancreatitis. I had to cut her off from eveeything. Strictly dog food for her.

All dogs do that on occasion...don't sweat it.

If a beagle's not eating, there are issues. To the vet ASAP.

Are his eyes clear/bright? Urine dark? Best to get him to a vet.

Beat me to it.

I knew it Rog. Yer a freakin genius.

Read Rogers post. Hes a genius. You? Not so much.

If he has four legs and a tail, get him to a vet.

He might have eaten something he can't get out.

My Lab hogged down a big piece or a rawhide chew thing once and wouldn't eat,...acted all slow.

We took him to the vet and got an X-ray. The vet said to watch him for a few days to see if he got over it,...said he might have to do surgery to take it out,...but he schitt it after a couple of days.

No human food

Same thing happened to my shorthair. He had an infection. I’d agree with the others and take him to the vet for a check up

Get him to the vet, PDQ!

Had a beagle that lived to be 15. When she was about six or seven, ate almost an entire pack of DCon mouse pizzen at the cabin. Buddy went up ahead of dad, the dog and me. Discovered we had a few mice and put the DCon behind the sofa. We show up, dog is behind sofa and found the pizzen. Crapped bloody turds for a day or two, guzzled lots of water and was fine.

Some years later at the cabin, got really sick. No DCon around this time. Wouldn't eat, trembled and was lethargic. Took her home and to the vet. Had no signs of infection, but they gave her antibiotics. Told the vet, dog may have eaten a toad or two? She said to feed her warm milk. Did that for couple days with a spoon and babied her. Snapped out of it in three days.

Beagle had a habit of eating tiny toads at camp, figured that's what happened? She never ate toads after that. Next dog was a lab. That one scarfed up a wee toad as a pup, first time at cabin, but spit it out and never did that again. Problem solved..

beagles are human shop vacs. my old dude ate some stuff that i thought would kill him. like a pile of baby back rib bones, a wok full of used cooking oil, and the best was when he got in the garbage and ate a nicotine patch. i saw him walking around with something hanging out his ass and pulled it out with my leatherman. reminds me, i need to wash those plyers.

fresh water and air will let most dogs recover and some time,, def let a vet look at him,,, I was working in the yard on a lawn mower carb while my beagles were busy loafing around the house,, One came up and to my suprise started lapping up a bowl of gas I had caught,and immediatly took off running about 4 laps around the house and fell over on its side,, I thought crap,, got up and went to look at what I figured was a dead pup, but it was ok just run out of gas,,,

Drinking alot could mean anything. Diabetic possibly?

I feel a little better after reading this. 😃😂

Mine love the Bi-Annual clean out the refrigerator event.

Pour out a 1/2 gallon of clabbered buttermilk, they commence to lapping that chunky goodness up, can’t get them to back outta the bowl so they get 4 month old cottage cheese dumped on the back of their necks.

I had to stop dumping the turkey fryer in the gravel because they’d swallow oily gravel and sand.
Now I dumped in the grass and in a few hours it looks like where deer might have pawed at a salt lick. Dirt dug out and consumed.

We have toads all over at our house, they especially like it under our deck. Border Terriers screw with them several times a week. Foam at the mouth and act sick for a few hours but are right back out there hunting for them the next day. They get sick for a few hours but it doesn't seem to last any longer, of course they have never eaten one.

raw hide is bad stuff. never give to dogs

Yep...check his blood sugar.

Vet!!!
Blood work and xray.
Sweet heart age 11
Pancreatic and liver cancer

Rico age 9
Her son
Pancreatic and liver cancer.
Brave dog totally hiding his condition until about 2 or 3 days after my dog Cookie and his hero/former alpha I had too put to "sleep"...

Both changed eating habits outta the blue.

Within 1 month of their eating habit changing suddenly and taking them to the vet.
I had to put both to sleep.

Rip your heart out stuff when told.


I hope your dog just has something minor easily taking care of.

Definetly take him to the vet. Chances are its just a temporary bug but you never know.

I made that mistake of not doing that with one of my dogs, It was a Sunday so I planned on taking her the next morning, she died that night, I felt bad even though the vet said it may have not made any difference. Took me a few months to get past it.

Check your dogs teeth.

He’s better now. Vet treated for upset stomach. Will do blood tests if problems continue. $250 so far.