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Whats wrong with my dog?
He is only an 8 year old Boxer and healthy. But all day he hasn't drank any water or ate any food. I have noticed this stuff all afternoon and night. I can hear his stomache growl whenever he coils up his body. He doesn't like to just stand, he has to walk or lay down. He seemed dizzy when walking down the stairs. He has been throwing up a lot today, and once yesterday. (boxers are proned to stomache problems so that wasn't too abnormal). He has been burping a lot. Me and my mom had a lot of trouble trying to get him to drink water. He wouldn't drink from his bowl with tap water, so I filled a glass with fresh water. He drank from that. Then me and my mom poured the fresh water in his bowl and he wouldn't drink it. What I think the cause of his stomache pain is either:
-hes dehydrated and hungry.
-he has a stomache ulcer (we just got back from vacation last monday (a week ago) so he might be stressed out whenever we go out to dinner or something.)
-he just refuses to drink from the bowl.
-he just refuses to drink tap water.
Anything would do. Sorry it was so long. I rate 5s.
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There's so many things this could be, from a stomach torsion to a bowel obstruction of another type. I highly doubt he has a stomach ulcer.
Some dogs who are stressed will not eat for a day or two, but as long as they are drinking normal amounts of water it's usually not a big deal.
You need to take the dog to the vet now!
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My dog isn't a boxer, hes a golden retriver, but he had a simmilar illness when he was younger. We took him toi the vet and it turned out to juust be a parasite, but it could also be parvo or a number of other extremely serious afflictions. I would strongly reccomend taking your dog to the vet immediately. The longer you wait, the worse it will get. It may turn out that he is just picky or stressed, but better safe than sorry. Remember that your dog is suffering and he wants to be better, take him to the vet. I know its scary, but you need to do whats best for your dog. Good Luck. I hope he gets better.
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no offense, but i think this is a better question to ask a vet. not many people will know what is wrong with your dog because they cannot see him themselves. i suggest taking him to a vet immediately. this could be serious, or maybe he just has the flu!:)better to be safe than sorry! i hope he gets well soon!
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Call the nearest vet, look it up in a phonebook or something. I don't think many people on advicentors would know exactly what is wrong unless they're a vet themselves, or have worked with animals in situations like this. Call the vet and tell them exactly what you typed in your question and they'll know what to do. Sorry if this didn't help much, but good luck with your doggy :[
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