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My dog eats and drinks but is losing weight and energy. What's wrong?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered

My dog is eating and drinking but he keeps on losing weight. He is lethargic and losing his strength. What could be the problem with him? I’m so worried.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on March 11th, 2018

Cookie is experiencing very general symptoms of disease, these symptoms could fit almost any internal condition, it could be due to a serious condition such as cancer but it could also be due to a foreign body in the stomach for example, from the symptoms described it's very hard to know. i would recommend taking him to the vet as soon as possible in order to get him checked, if he 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 Cookie .

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