Kymberley
12-07-2011, 06:02 PM
I know this is not as pressing an issue as a lot of our BBB members are facing right now, but it has the potential to be pretty sad for us.
Our Boxer has refused to eat at least one meal for the past 3 days, and today he has not eaten at all. This could be due to several factors as he can be temperamental, but I'm fearing the worst. If he has another blockage, we have to euthanize. He's had at least 8 surgeries for blockages throughout his short 6 year life, and his tummy just can't handle another. Now, before you think I'm a bad owner because of his multiple blockages, let me explain. I have another dog, a lab, that the boxer has grown up with. Our lab has never had a blockage. Our boxer is just...special. If it fits in his mouth, not matter what it is, he is going to eat it. So we are super careful about what we allow him to be around. It's actually been 2 years since his last one. I'm afraid he's found something. Terrified, actually. He's DS's favorite of the two dogs. He's so good with DS. He's such a gentle soul, and I love him to pieces. Our lab will not take it well at all if he has to be PTS. They are connected at the hip.
I'm going to make him rice and eggs tonight to try to coax him to eat. If something is really wrong, he won't eat, and we'll have to start planning our goodbyes. If you have any prayers, good thoughts, or mojo to spare, please send them his way. Thank you.
Our Boxer has refused to eat at least one meal for the past 3 days, and today he has not eaten at all. This could be due to several factors as he can be temperamental, but I'm fearing the worst. If he has another blockage, we have to euthanize. He's had at least 8 surgeries for blockages throughout his short 6 year life, and his tummy just can't handle another. Now, before you think I'm a bad owner because of his multiple blockages, let me explain. I have another dog, a lab, that the boxer has grown up with. Our lab has never had a blockage. Our boxer is just...special. If it fits in his mouth, not matter what it is, he is going to eat it. So we are super careful about what we allow him to be around. It's actually been 2 years since his last one. I'm afraid he's found something. Terrified, actually. He's DS's favorite of the two dogs. He's so good with DS. He's such a gentle soul, and I love him to pieces. Our lab will not take it well at all if he has to be PTS. They are connected at the hip.
I'm going to make him rice and eggs tonight to try to coax him to eat. If something is really wrong, he won't eat, and we'll have to start planning our goodbyes. If you have any prayers, good thoughts, or mojo to spare, please send them his way. Thank you.