My dog won't eat, losing weight, and has diarrhea after worms?

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Hi, my 6 yr old sharpei had tape worms that he vomited up, hes had bloody diarrhoea with it and has lost loads of muscle weight. Took to vet had all wormers since then hes stopped eating and wont eat either. Took him back thurs and hes lost 3kg in 2 wks. Hes now had a injection of Ranitidine and injection to line the stomache. Hes picked up and brighter but still wont eat, i cant keep going back to vet its costing a fortune, and im just broke Wants wrong with him please Emma. Pet's info: Dog | Chinese Shar-Pei | Male | neutered | 5 years and 11 months old | 35 lbs

Lindsey Edwards MVB, BSc, IVCA · Accepted Answer

Weight loss, vomiting and diarrhea are very vague signs and common to many conditions - parasitic, bacterial and viral gastroenteritis, inflammatory bowel disease, liver and kidney disease can all cause the symptoms you describe. I strongly recommend a full blood panel in order to investigate internal causes as the weight loss is progressive and would suggest that there may be additional complicating factors present. Semi-solid and liquid foods such as freshly boiled chicken and rice can be easier to digest than dry or solid foods and may help the bowel to readjust, I would also consider adding a probiotic such as fortiflora in the meantime as this may help with bowel recovery following the bloodied diarrhea

My dog won't eat, losing weight, and has diarrhea after worms?

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