Spay advice needed ASAP.... please

[Nobas Mom]

Hi all,

It's been quite some time since I posted on here. I have a question and I didn't know where else to turn. I got my 4 year old beagle / lab x, Sadie, fixed last Wednesday. She ate 1/2 a bowl of food on Tuesday evening. Then nothing day of surgery (Wednesday) and the following day (Thursday) was still pretty groggy so ate nothing. This was last week. She still hasn't eaten anything. I've tried chicken and rice, she takes a few bites. I tried canned food mixed with her regular food... nothing. Tonight, hubbby and I cut up pieces of hotdog and mixed it with her food.... she wouldn't go near it. I'm getting worried. I'm gonna call my vet in the morning (should have done that today), but I thought in the meantime I would get some advice and some insight. Sadie is drinking water and acting normal besides not eating. I just don't know what to do for my babygirl at this point... :(:(

[Karen]

Sounds worrisome, frankly. I think a vet visit is the right thing to do. For a beagle to be not eating, this long after surgery, is just not right! So if she's not eating, there's no poop to check for, huh? Poor thing.

[Nobas Mom]

Karen,

Thats the funny thing.. she's been pooping... well not her usual amount, but a little bit... shouldn't be anything coming out if there is nothing coming in. She let me rub her tummy when I checked out her incision. She didn't whine or whimper to the touch. Sadie is not a dog that hides pain. I called the emergency vet tonight and they said to try chicken / rice. I did that. She ate two small bites and nothing more. I am so worried. Is a week too long for her not too eat?

[Karen]

If her energy level is normal, she can probably wait and see the vet tomorrow morning. Is there a chance she's finding other things to eat? Are her poops dark or light? Firm or soft? The vet may ask. She should really be eating by now. As long as she is drinking, you don't have to worry about her getting dehydrated, so that's a good thing.

[Nobas Mom]

Other than her dogfood being left out, there is no other food that she can get into. She seems to be her normal playful self... she's been trying to get hubby and I to play fetch, but we haven't since her surgery (don't want her running)... she is drinking water just fine. Her urine is light yellow, so she doesn't seem dehydrated. Her stool is medium brown and solid, no diarrhea. Will definitely be calling the vet in the morning.