puppys poo is always soft/sloppy

andreac

What's wrong with his leg? Front or back?
Did you get your pup from a reputable breeder? Are the parents hip scored?

rottie 11

andreac wrote: »

What's wrong with his leg? Front or back?
Did you get your pup from a reputable breeder? Are the parents hop scored?

I dont know whats wrong with it he keeps crying when lying down and holds up his front paw every now and then and crys. I bought him from donedeal, not sure what hop scored is?

Nody

rottie 11 wrote: »

I dont know whats wrong with it he keeps crying when lying down and holds up his front paw every now and then and crys. I bought him from donedeal, not sure what hop scored is?

BY breeder then.

muddypaws

rottie 11 wrote: »

I dont know whats wrong with it he keeps crying when lying down and holds up his front paw every now and then and crys. I bought him from donedeal, not sure what hop scored is?

It was a typo, she meant hip scored

rottie 11

muddypaws wrote: »

It was a typo, she meant hip scored

Dont know what that is

rottie 11

Nody wrote: »

BY breeder then.

What?

Nody

rottie 11 wrote: »

What?

Puppy farm or Backyard breeding; by far the most common source of pups on Donedeal and bred without any health checks leading to expensive vet bills down the line. I'd strongly recommend you read the section under "How to avoid Puppy Farms"; will not help you now but will be of great help in years to come.

tk123

Hope the pup will be ok OP

rottie 11

Nody wrote: »

Puppy farm or Backyard breeding; by far the most common source of pups on Donedeal and bred without any health checks leading to expensive vet bills down the line. I'd strongly recommend you read the section under "How to avoid Puppy Farms"; will not help you now but will be of great help in years to come.

I know bout backyard breeding but the pups had vet card with everything up to date , microchiped and 4 generations of papers so i taut everything would be fine. I think maybe they were unexperienced breeders but must have had good intentions

rottie 11

tk123 wrote: »

Hope the pup will be ok OP

Me 2 , bit wary bout my vet tho . I dont know if he is very good. Might have to get a 2nd opinion . Theres only one vet in my town and hes not even a small animal specialist

muddypaws

rottie 11 wrote: »

I know bout backyard breeding but the pups had vet card with everything up to date , microchiped and 4 generations of papers so i taut everything would be fine. I think maybe they were unexperienced breeders but must have had good intentions

Why would you think they had good intentions if they couldn't be bothered to do the genetic tests for the breed? All IKC dogs have to be microchipped, so thats something they had to do. You got the pup at 8 weeks, so it had only had one set of vaccinations, did you get the second set done? TBH, I've not heard of 4 generations of papers, it's usually 3 or 5. Are the papers IKC or Canine Ireland?

rottie 11

muddypaws wrote: »

Why would you think they had good intentions if they couldn't be bothered to do the genetic tests for the breed? All IKC dogs have to be microchipped, so thats something they had to do. You got the pup at 8 weeks, so it had only had one set of vaccinations, did you get the second set done? TBH, I've not heard of 4 generations of papers, it's usually 3 or 5. Are the papers IKC or Canine Ireland?

Yep i got the rest of the shots done since, sorry it 3 generations of paper and his own papers. And they are ikc .

Well they wormed and flead the pups , got them their shot etc and got the papers. So they surely cared for the pups.

Other puppy farmers dont give a **** about the pups

I rang one fella bout pups and he told me they got no shots what so ever and that they werent going to be.

I nearly bought one of them just to save one

Sorry now i didnt report the prick

andreac

Can you not bring the pup to a different vets? A farm vet sounds like they are more experienced with large animals so would be better to go to a small animal practice that specialise with dogs.

Yes the parents should have been hip scored at a minimum so was Def a back yard breeder. Ikc reg means nothing really apart from showing the pedigree of the pup.

andreac

I take it you found the breeder on the likes of donedeal.ie or something?
Health testing is so important with all breeds and even more so with breeds that suffer from issues such as hip dysplasia.

maggiepip

Id try and bring him to a vet who deals mainly in small animals too, thing is anyway, you don't sound like you've much faith in this vet so its likely you won't be reassured by him. Hope things are ok, good luck.

muddypaws

rottie 11 wrote: »

Yep i got the rest of the shots done since, sorry it 3 generations of paper and his own papers. And they are ikc .

Well they wormed and flead the pups , got them their shot etc and got the papers. So they surely cared for the pups.

Other puppy farmers dont give a **** about the pups

I rang one fella bout pups and he told me they got no shots what so ever and that they werent going to be.

I nearly bought one of them just to save one

Sorry now i didnt report the prick

Report him to who? He wasn't breaking any law, as long as people buy pups off the likes of Donedeal, then these people will continue to breed and sell them.

If you think the breeders are good, then you should contact them about the issues you've been having with his diet, and now his leg, other puppy owners that bought from them may be having the same issues.

Dubl07

tk123 wrote: »

Get him thru the night?! It sounds like he has an upset tummy - an inexpereinced owner reading your post would be thinking the poor dog is about to drop dead(!)

I'd skip one meal and start on chicken and rice/potato with some natural yoghurt mixed in - a few tablespoons of the mix every few hours. If there's no improvement in 24 hours then I'd be thinking of going to the vets. My dog had sloppy green poo this morning - I'm not calling work or asking the vet to come over because she's like that from eating the cut grass and muck in the park yesterday. >_<

True enough. I posted at 12.45 last night, bit tired, concerned and so forth.

aonb

How did you get on at the vet this evening??

rottie 11

The vet said he is fairly sure he has rickets? Gave em a shot and tablets for 5 day and said he needs to get half pint of milk a day, would ye agree? He said i need to give the nuts another week or 2 also for the diahrea

Toulouse

I'm not entirely sure how a pup fed on a complete food that is getting out and about regularly can develop rickets unless there is some underlying medical issue that means that he's not absorbing nutrients properly.

OP, what injection and tablets did he get? Did the vet take any bloods?

I think it's time to get yourself to a good companion animal vet. If you give us your general location then someone can recommend a good vet for you.

muddypaws

rottie 11 wrote: »

The vet said he is fairly sure he has rickets? Gave em a shot and tablets for 5 day and said he needs to get half pint of milk a day, would ye agree? He said i need to give the nuts another week or 2 also for the diahrea

Is this actually a qualified vet that you saw? Giving a dog half a pint of cows milk every day is going to make sure the diarrhoea doesn't clear up, it will make it worse.

You have been feeding a decent food, I really can't see how he has rickets, but no, I'm not a qualified vet.

rottie 11

Toulouse wrote: »

I'm not entirely sure how a pup fed on a complete food that is getting out and about regularly can develop rickets unless there is some underlying medical issue that means that he's not absorbing nutrients properly.

OP, what injection and tablets did he get? Did the vet take any bloods?

I think it's time to get yourself to a good companion animal vet. If you give us your general location then someone can recommend a good vet for you.

The injection was pain relief i think . I am in kerry , dont realy have much transport tho. I know there is a very good vet in killarney but thats 20 miles away

rottie 11

muddypaws wrote: »

Is this actually a qualified vet that you saw? Giving a dog half a pint of cows milk every day is going to make sure the diarrhoea doesn't clear up, it will make it worse.

You have been feeding a decent food, I really can't see how he has rickets, but no, I'm not a qualified vet.

Yep 100% qualified ve

He said he will order calcium tablets if the milk doesnt agree with him. Il get a 2nd opinion when i have the cash

Toulouse

Can you not get a friend or family member to give you a lift?

andreac

Do you not drive? Or can you get a lift from someone?

To be honest I really don't know what's going on with your dog but I wouldn't have much faith in the vet you are using.

As toulouse said rickets is not a common thing so I very much doubt it's that and suggesting to feed milk?? Dogs are actually lactose intolerant so milk wouldn't be good for them at all and certainly wouldn't be helping with the tummy issues too.

rottie 11

Toulouse wrote: »

Can you not get a friend or family member to give you a lift?

Ya i could but spent what money i had on vet tonite, will try go saturday

rottie 11

andreac wrote: »

Do you not drive? Or can you get a lift from someone?

To be honest I really don't know what's going on with your dog but I wouldn't have much faith in the vet you are using.

As toulouse said rickets is not a common thing so I very much doubt it's that and suggesting to feed milk?? Dogs are actually lactose intolerant so milk wouldn't be good for them at all and certainly wouldn't be helping with the tummy issues too.

All i can do so is wait and go see the proper vet. My head is done in tbh just want him healthy

andreac

Is the dog insured? Please say he is.

rottie 11

andreac wrote: »

Is the dog insured? Please say he is.

Not yet he will be thou . Roughly how much doest it cost

Toulouse

rottie 11 wrote: »

All i can do so is wait and go see the proper vet. My head is done in tbh just want him healthy

I know, it's frustrating when they are sick, all you want is for them to be well and happy.