If a puppy suddenly stops eating and has no energy at all, it may be caused by hot weather, stress reaction, gastroenteritis, infectious diseases, etc. First of all, if the puppy has not been vaccinated, you should focus on infectious diseases, such as canine parvovirus and canine coronavirus infection. The clinical manifestations are vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, depression, bloody stools and other abnormalities, with a high fatality rate. , it is recommended to seek medical treatment in time. Secondly, if the puppy has been fully vaccinated, you can consider reasons such as hot weather, stress reaction, gastroenteritis, etc. The owner can consult a pet doctor to see what the specific cause is, and then treat it accordingly.
1. Hot weather
Dogs are just like people. When the weather is too hot, they will have no appetite for food and lack of energy. This situation is generally not a big problem. The owner can move the puppy to a cool and ventilated place to rest, and give the puppy plenty of water to drink. Also note that when the weather is hot in summer, you must not let your puppy stay in the sun for too long, nor stay in an airtight place for too long, otherwise it will cause heat stroke.
2. Stress reaction
Puppies will also stop eating and have no energy after a stress reaction, such as after taking a bath, after vaccination, after long-distance transportation, etc. wait. At this time, the puppy's body immunity will decline, so the owner should pay more attention to keeping warm, disinfect the environment, and stroke the puppy's head with his hands to soothe it, or let it stay in a corner by itself. In addition, it is recommended that owners try to change the puppy's environment as little as possible, especially before the vaccine is fully vaccinated, to avoid stress-induced decrease in resistance and infection of diseases.
3. Gastroenteritis
When a puppy suffers from gastrointestinal disease, it will also suffer from listlessness, loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, etc., and in severe cases, the body temperature will rise. , blood in the stool and other symptoms. If the dog is found to have the above symptoms, the owner needs to take the dog to the pet hospital in time to treat the dog with anti-inflammatory drugs. If the dog has severe diarrhea or vomiting, an antidiarrheal or antiemetic injection is needed. In addition, owners also need to feed their dogs some foods that are easy to digest and absorb to reduce gastrointestinal burden.
4. Infectious diseases
If puppies are infected with some viral diseases, such as canine distemper, canine parvovirus, and canine coronavirus, their initial symptoms will also be sudden and unpredictable. If you eat and have no energy, you may suffer from it in the later stage.It may manifest as bloody stools, severe dehydration, weight loss, etc. The fatality rate of this situation is extremely high, so the owner needs to take the puppy to the pet hospital in time for appropriate examination and diagnosis, and then symptomatic treatment. Especially for puppies that have not been vaccinated, this point needs to be considered.