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Pekingese not eating help requested asap

Posted By Jessica (Pittsburgh, Usa) on 02/14/2013

My pekingese, Shadow, is 12 1/2 years old. He has been blind for a year. It has been quite the adjustment for him, but he is now on track and doing well. With this new found sight loss, he has also become a messy eater. Shadow was always a steady 11 1/2 pounds. He has bad arthritis and for over a year has held a steady 9 pounds. The vet said the weight loss is common with how bad his arthritis is and his age. However, in the past few weeks I've noticed a huge change in his weight. He is down to 7 pounds!!! It is very noticable on him because he is already a small dog. He looks like a sick stray dog that hasn't eaten in weeks. That being said, I made an appointment for the end of the week to have him put to sleep. This absolutely breaks my heart, but I can't let him suffer. This week I watched him eat (messily as always), but noticed food falling from his mouth. So, the next time, I measured his food, watched him attempt to eat for about 40 minutes, measured it again, and it was the exact same. Putting all of this together, I am assuming his weight loss is because he is getting no food.

I have since then cancelled the appointment to have him put down and instead have made a new one to have things checked out. I know that blood work and other things will be done to ensure that there is no underlying issues such as cancer, but should all come back well, then the problem definitely lies in his mouth. The new vet I will be going to even said he feels this is probably the case. If he needs to have dental work done, I most definitely will do this, but I know the bills are going to be astronomical. He's almost 13. I just don't know if I can handle thousands of dollars as I did for his eye issues.

If there is anything I can do to help clean his mouth, and maintain whatever I have done professionally, it would be greatly appreciated. This little guy needs to get eating so we can get his weight back up. Also, he is on glucosamine for his arthritis. Since he can't eat, he's not getting the glucose and now he can't even get up. =(

Replied by Cc (Wellington, New Zealand) on 02/16/2013

Hydrogen Peroxide - H2O2

Sorry to hear of your dogs health issues. This is great for teeth issues.

Ted from Bangkok says use 1 cap of 3% Hydrogen Peroxide per litre of water.

I recommend you read the posts on Hydrogen Peroxide as they may be the starting point for you.

Don't give up hope, your little dog is trying to eat so that's a great positive. I wish you well.

Replied by Bob (Newtown, Pa) on 02/28/2013

Try a diet based predominately on raw meat and raw meaty bones. Should chop or grind the meaty bones to small enough to swallow portions since at age teeth are no longer strong enough to chew. Our two 8yr old mini schnauzers are doing great on such diet (now over a year for us). Also found quick improvement to our neighbor's 12yr old mini even in a month.

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