Quote Originally Posted by CA Jack View Post
If he has been "rarely eating and drinking," then why on earth have you not taken him to A VET???

Did it ever dawn on you that that's what vets are for ... to diagnose and help with problems you can't handle yourself?

If your dogs gums are pale, and he's pissing orange, than YES I would say it's babesia.

As for those lumps, it could be albumen in the urine, which is a sign of kidney damage. In fact, your dog could be suffering from kidney failure for all I know.
FrostyPaws might be able to shed more light in this aspect.

But to sit there with a dog that won't eat or drink for A WEEK is flat-out irresponsible and negligent.

That is YOUR JOB as an owner ... to take your dog to a vet when it is seriously ill and when you don't know what it is ... and you are failing at your job as owner every second you just sit there.

That dog needs a blood test, a urine test, and (most likely) fluid/blood replacement.

After that, when a diagnosis is given, you can actually get a plan of action. But no way should any dog just "sit there" and not be eating and drinking.

It is extremely HOT outside, and that dog will needs FLUIDS if he's not drinking much, and BLOOD, if he's severely anemic.

Jack
agreed, YOU TAKE YOUR DOG TO THE VET THE FIRST DAY IT DOESN'T EAT, NOT AFTER A WEEK.


if your son or daughter didn't eat and was pissing orange.... would you wait a week? then why wait with the dog?