Why is my dog gaining weight, low energy, and sad, but vets found nothing?

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Hi! I've been to multiple vets trying to figure out what is wrong with my dog, they've done full bloodwork and an abdominal ultrasound and have found nothing wrong. He's an American eskimo mix, around 2 1/2 years old. He used to be playful and loved to go on walks up until about a year ago, things started changing. He started gaining weight, (He eats high quality raw turkey) and he has very little energy, he doesn't even like going on walks anymore. He just seems depressed. Any ideas? :(. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Male | neutered | 3 years and 5 months old | 20 lbs

Chad Brown, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello and thank you very much for your question. I am sure that you are extremely frustrated with what is going on with poor Brian. The symptoms you describe can be a part of many, many diseases that can occur in dogs Brian‘s age. When we see at two-year-old dog that is gaining weight and not wanting to move as much, we begin to think of certain diseases like hypothyroidism or an orthopedic disease that is causing him to feel pain and not wanting to move. But there are just so many diseases that can cause weight gain, lethargy, etc. I realize that you have been to many veterinarians, but are they general practice veterinarians? If they have been, and you have not gotten any answers this far, I believe you should ask one of your regular veterinarians to refer you to a internal medicine specialist. If you live in the city, there may be an internal medicine specialist nearby. If you do not live in the city, you may have to travel a few hours to a specialty hospital. At a veterinary specialty hospital, the vets concentrate on one specific area of practice and their hospital has more diverse testing and equipment then can be found at a general practice. I hope this has helped and I hope that you get Brian back on the road to recovery

Why is my dog gaining weight, low energy, and sad, but vets found nothing?

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