My puppy is lethargic, won't eat, and has a fever. What should I do?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | 12.58 lbs
I have a dog . Its labrador and lccn mix breed. She is 2-3 months old . She sleeps all the day I contacted a doctor he said she is suffering from fever. He gave medicine. She sleeps all the day. Doesn't react to any thing. Now she even dont eat by her own i have to inject food to her mouth. What is the problem she has Please help me with this situation
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Published on November 20th, 2017
Oh goodness. I am sorry Junior is so sick. There can be multiple problems causing the signs you are seeing. Intestinal obstruction, pyometra (uterine infection), liver or kidney disease just to name a few. I would highly encourage you to have her evaluated again by your veterinarian. At this point I would say that x-rays and blood work are very important to make a diagnosis. If she is this sick it could be life threatening without proper diagnosis and treatment. Best of luck and I hope she improves soon. Thank you for using Pet Coach.
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Published on February 21st, 2019
Saddie is experiencing very general symptoms of disease, these symptoms could fit almost any internal condition, maybe she is suffering from nausea due to a gastrointestinal disease and maybe she is in pain, from the symptoms described it's very hard to know. i would recommend taking her to the vet as soon as possible in order to get her checked, if she doesn't show any other obvious symptoms during the examination, a blood test and possibly an ultrasound will be needed in order to try and find out what is wrong with her.
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Published on April 7th, 2020
Hi and thanks for posting. Yes, sounds like something serious is going on here. There are a variety of possibilities for these symptoms such as kidney or liver disease, pancreatitis, gastrointestinal obstruction, viral or bacterial infections, endocrine disorders among others. I would recommended Harley see her veterinarian very soon. Your veterinarian will do an exam and may recommend doing comprehensive blood work and x-rays or other diagnostics tests to help determine what is going on so she can get treatment and start feeling better.
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Published on June 3rd, 2019
If the vet’s treatment was unsuccessful, I would recommend calling them or taking her in for their next advice. There are many bacteria and viruses that can cause these symptoms, as well as intestinal parasites. The vet may recommend fecal parasite screening or blood work to determine what could be going on.
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