My dog won't eat or move for 3 days. Is it an emergency?

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My dog has been sick for 3 days she has a normal temperature, but she hasn't moved out of the bed for those days and she won't get up to eat/drink we have filled a bowl of water and brought it to her while she is lying on the bed. Today is the third day, but she won't eat either. We have tried giving her some of her food but she just rolls it over. She won't even eat any of my food she has only ate about 3 centimeter off of one of her beef sticks. She hesitates to get off bed. Im worried.

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

Poor pup! I agree with you that something is very wrong. Acting so lethargic that she won't even get up, as well as not eating is very worrying - these are very vague symptoms that could be caused by any kind of pain or illness, unfortunately, so it's impossible to say what's wrong without an exam. Regardless, I'm very concerned that this may be a serious, life-threatening problem from your description. I would strongly recommend taking your dog to an emergency vet today. The vet can do an exam as well as blood work and x-rays if needed to help determine the problem and see what can be done to help her.

My dog won't eat or move for 3 days. Is it an emergency?

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