My dog is wobbly, bloated, not eating, and smells fishy. What to do?

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My dog is acting strange won't eat or drink water walk kinda wobbly and today gotten a fishy smell to her rear end and stomach is very bloated. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Male | 20 lbs

Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA · Accepted Answer

I would recommend that Nyla be checked out by a vet as soon as possible. Decreased appetite can be caused by many things, including pain, nausea, GI infection, internal medical illness, etc. Fishy smell to the rear is usually caused by anal gland secretions. This can happen when dogs are scared, sick, or have infected or impacted anal glands. A bloated appearance to the abdomen can be caused by gas building up in the intestines, fluid built up in the belly, organ enlargement, or tumors, among a few others.

My dog is wobbly, bloated, not eating, and smells fishy. What to do?

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