i have a 8 week old boxer pup who is very sick.. he is sligtly hot and mouth seems cold. the vets are closed?

Question

and i need to give it something to keep the fever down.. what can i give my pups. i took it to the vet yesterday and was told it had tapeworms and recieve medication what else can i give the pup to help him make it. he doesnt eat?

Answer 1

There are some all night or ER vets. You can also call your vet. They have an answering service just like human doctors.

Answer 2

Obviously the pup needs to see a vet immediately. If you are unable to afford a vet visit perhaps you should consider calling an animal control officer who is affiliated with your Humane Society (assuming your area has a Humane Society). They might have a medical fund through which the dog could receive treatment. You would have to relinquish ownership, but the important thing is that the baby gets the help that he needs. If there are any rescue or animal rights groups in your area they might also help and you could probably keep the dog. My group helps people with vet visits quite often. At least call a vet and see what they charge for an emergency visit so you can go from there.

Answer 3

First, make sure it gets plenty of fluids. You do not want it to get dehydrated. To check for dehydration, pull up on the scruff of the neck and then let go. The skin should "snap" back to place. If it stands up, the pup is dehydrated. If the dog refuses water, try orange juice, pedialite or gatorade.

Also, check to see if the dog has good circlation and not going into shock. To do this, take your finger and press the the dog's gums until it turns white. Then release the pressure and note how long it takes to turn pink again. If it take a more than a second or two, your dog could be slipping into shock.

To control a fever, push plenty of fluids. You can also give 1 baby aspirin every 4 hours. It must be a baby aspirin. Dogs do not tolerate regular aspirin or ibuprophin.

Answer 4

Give the pup a baby aspirin 1 every 6 hours not no 4 hrs and give it some pedialyte that human babies drink give a ounce every 2 hrs as needed and in the morning call the vet ..Dog breeder and trainer for 13 years

Answer 5

I hope bye 8 weeks you have done given it its shots ,i have keep a pup that i had alive for more than a week longer bye giving him baby milk from a can and force feeding him with a shot but remove the needle or that it self may do him in . i raise boxer pups there are a lot of different kinds of worms and parasites they can get that will kill them ,hope you can get hold of a vet ,you can also try a lil'bit of pepto if the dog has the runs.

Answer 6

Take him to the emergency vet, there are vets that open during the weekend and night time. A puppy that young and have fever could be a big problem, wrap a blanket around him to keep him warm, don't feed him anything at this moment but try to give him water if you can. God Bless.

Answer 7

You need to find a vet that has emergency service...check the phone listings in your area. Even small towns have vets that cover for each other on weekends and holidays. Do NOT give it aspirin (human meds often have an opposite effect on pets). You can try wiping him down with a cool cloth, but its best to get a vet

Answer 8

DO NOT LISTEN TO THE IDIOT WHO POSTED FIRST!!!!!!!

You never use ammonia!!! It is actually alcohol for fever, but you should not do that either!!! Do not give the dog aspirin, tylenol,or motrin either!!!!! All those can be deadly to dog, especially puppies!!! Aspirin can cause problems with clotting, so god forbid the puppy is getting parvo!! He could bleed even more!!!!
Get the puppy to dring anything you can and see a vet in the morning!!!!!! That is all you need to do!!!!!! Water,tuna juice,meat baby food in a jar,chicken broth...whatever you can. If the puppy does not drink, either wait until tomorrow or call an emergency vet tonight.

Answer 9

Ok go to the store and get some pedialyte for human babies, if your puppy does not have it first set of shots it mught have parvo but you can save him/her. You are going to have to force the pedialyte down your puppy with a syringe or something. Also Boxer's are very hard to cool down once they get hot and they do get hot very easily, just let the baby relax and offer fesh food and water at all times, also you need to do the pedialyte thing about every hour or 2 because what could harm your puppy is dehydration not eating food right now is your least concern get some pedialyte down your baby, the best of luck and I hope trhis helps your precious boxer.

Answer 10

Hello try to give him or her sugar water this may help him i have alot of people that ask me that question and that's what i tell them then i check up with them later and ask if it worked and they said yes it worked and the puppy or dog is eating like nothing happen so try to give the pup some sugar water,plus it could be the meds that the vet gave cause some dogs have a reaction to meds i hope i have helped you with your question and i sure hope your puppy feels better.

Answer 11

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