Hello all,
My baby girl Rockette and I are new to the forum and hoping someone out there can give me some insight.
Rockette is a female husky pup about 6 months old now. I rescued her at 10 weeks and she has been with me since. Since the day I brought her home I started feeding her Blue Buffalo puppy, about 2 to 2 1/2 cups a day, three times a day. Once she finished about two bags of BB I started to mix transition her to Orijen puppy at about 2 1/2 to 3 cups.
Everything has been fine up until last week when I noticed that she didn't finish her bowl of food. I do not free feed her. I will usually lay a bowl out for her to eat or feed her by hand...usually both. For the last six days she hasn't been eating her normal 3 cups of food (of which she has no problem eating at all). The first four days she ate about 2 cups a day and the last two days she has eaten about 1 cup of food. Today, she has still not eaten.
Rockette and I go on walks 2 to 3 times a day for a good 30-40 min. On her walks Rockette seems normal exploring everything in the neighborhood and getting excited over everything. We usually play rough for 10-15 min before her walks to calm her down and she has plenty of energy it seems even without eating her full meals. I did notice during her walks the past week she has been what seems like marking which she has never done before.
Other things to note:
*About the same time that she stopped eating that same day she tried digging into the neighbors yard which she has never done before (they have two female dogs and one male). Usually she will climb on a planter and watch them from there but for only seconds at a time, then she goes about her business.
*Same day she stopped eating her personality somewhat changed. She was and has been a lot more mellow the past week. Usually she is a ball of energy and sprints everywhere (hence her name...Rockette)
She is a female and has not been fixed so I have considered heat. As it stands I have not noticed her vagina swell or start to bleed. There are several dogs in the neighborhood, sadly some with irresponsible owners who let them roam the streets and I have not noticed them hanging around the house. I have been keeping a close eye on her to be sure nothing happens to her while she plays outside. She does whine when she sees another dog but I am not sure if it has to do with "possibly" being in heat or if she wants to play as she has always whined when she sees dogs.
All her stools have been normal with the exception of one, yesterday that was more like diarrhea and of course she hasn't gone as frequently.
I have tried to include everything I can to add on here so if anyone needs more info please let me know. As it stands if she doesn't start to eat by Tuesday I am taking her to the Vet. Its gonna leave me in a pinch financially as I am unemployed and the VA has yet to finish my disability claim...15 months and counting :mad:. Still well worth it for my baby girl who keeps me sane . Thanks all.
-Shawn
