Jonun Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Saturday morning Rufus was fine. We went tout, had a good long walk, he did his duty and then I left for a few hours to paint a cerebal palsy center (it was Denver's big volunteer day). When I came back everything was still fine. I took Rufus for a walk, etc. Afterwards I left with a neighbor to run some errands. No biggie. When I returned home, though, Rufus was acting weird. I would almost say he had a stomach ache but I couldn't confirm it. He didn't want to move, didn't want to stand, wouldn't follow me around the house. I had guests over and usually he's annoying to visitors (demanding attention) and even they said he seemed subdued. I fed him at his usual time but he only ate a couple of bites. Getting worried, I gave him some chicken treats he usually can't get enough of and he took it from me and then laid it down. He didn't eat it. I then ran to Wendy's and got him some chicken nuggets (I know, not good for him, but they're not good for us either:D ). Out of five he would only take one from me. The next day, Sunday, he seemed back to his old self. We went on a long walk, he seemed to do his duty. That is, he was off-leash and went away from the trail and I didn't follow. He was in the position, though. He was running around chasing squirrels and cats again acting goofy etc. He finished his food that he didn't the night before and I thought everything was okay. This morning he seemed okay as well. I took him for a run (I'm getting fat) and usually within the irst couple hundred yards he stops to poop. This morning we ran the 2.5 miles and nothing. When we got back I gave him a cookie (dog biscuit) and he wouldn't eat it. His behavior seems fine except normally he eats any and everything. He's drinking water, which is good. I then took hi for a long walk to see if he'd go to the bathroom and he did which I watched, but it wasn't much compared to normal Rufus-bombs. I'm wondering if something's wrong with his tummy. As far as I know he didn't get into anything out of the ordinary, so I'm confused. He hasn't been sick and aside from Saturday his behavior's been fairly normal so I haven't taken him to the vet, yet. (I'm not financially stable right now, so the vet's a last option for me). Any thoughts? I originally thought he'd eaten something bad and passed it, but now I'm not so sure. Thanks, Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Oop Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Not to cause you too much worry, but you might want to take him in and have an exam and/or x-ray done, if this behavior persists. My previous dog was a terrible stick chewer and he ended up having a large obstruction of wood fibers that blocked his bowel. We tried to keep all sticks out of the yard, but somehow he always seemed to find them. Hopefully the issue will resolve itself and Rufus will be back to his usual self soon. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonun Posted November 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Rufus seems fine now. Aside from not eating he wasn't displaying any other symptoms so I decided to wait a day and see if he would eat. He's eating everything in sight again and e seems to be "functioning" properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Oop Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Glad to hear that all is well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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