Lab Problems

I have a three year old black lab that I have been working with for the past month. He has been doing really well with water retrieves. The last few times out we started working on getting him to wait till I tell him to get the bird. I have been really happy with him and was getting really excited about the up comming hunting season.

Now for the sad part of the story In the past three weeks he has lost 20 pounds. He was a big lab to start with. At his last check up he weighed in at 113 pounds now he is down to 93pounds. I thought it was just from doing more exercise, he was getting back in to shape. But the other night he had an accident while he was standing in the kitchen. My wife had just got home after being gone for a week, so we just figured he got excited. But then last night while he was lying on the floor he had another accident while laying down I started thinking something was wrong because he has not had an accident since the third day we got him. This morning when we got him out of his crate to take him outside, he had another accident. This time as soon as he stood up and started walking he just started peeing.

So my wife took him to the vet this afternoon and they ran a bunch of test on him. When she left all that they could tell her is that they did not know what was wrong with him. It could be lyme or heart worm. But we have been giving him his heart worm so the don’t think its that. They are also thinking that he might be diabetic. But its sounds like they are just guessing at this point on what is wrong. They took blood and did a urine test. The urine test came back two time with different results each time. So we now have to wait for the blood work to come back.

The vet said that if we thought the dog was happy going out and doing his training to continue doing it. I just am worried about doing it if he is sick. He lost that much wait and it can’t be good for him to continue to loose it that fast right??

I just hope that his test come back with somthing simple. I am worried and starting to freak alittle about the fact that the vet has no idea whats going on.

Jeremy

Stay calm until the bloodwork test results are available. These will possibly give you some answers or at a minimum give you and your vet another avenue to continue testing.

I understand your excitement. Good Luck to you and your hunting partner!!

Brad

Stay calm until the bloodwork test results are available. These will possibly give you some answers or at a minimum give you and your vet another avenue to continue testing.

I understand your excitement. Good Luck to you and your hunting partner!!

Brad

It could be just a anxiety deal.My lab when I have been gone a week he pee,s as soon as he me.He might be just excited about getting to go play.If you say he did not start this until you started working him I would consider this.Now when he is let out he probaly thinking he is going for a swim and I do believe a lab will get that excited to me there just like a 5 yr old kid.But you got to love them.Good luck

It could be just a anxiety deal.My lab when I have been gone a week he pee,s as soon as he me.He might be just excited about getting to go play.If you say he did not start this until you started working him I would consider this.Now when he is let out he probaly thinking he is going for a swim and I do believe a lab will get that excited to me there just like a 5 yr old kid.But you got to love them.Good luck

My vet called me last night when they got done with my dogs blood work. They said that he did not have lyme or heart worm. He is also not diabetic. But the blood work did not show any thing to help them. They are treating him for some kind of parisite?? But they are not for sure that is what he has. They did find out that he has a yeast infection in his ear from swimming. They did seem more worried about his rapid wait loss. He told me even with the 20 min of swimming every other day he should not be loosing that much that fast.

I was kind of hopeing that it was just the fact that he was excited and that was why he was having accidents but like I said he was laying down and almost asleep when he had the one.

The vet did say to wait until Tuesday and if he is still having accidents to bring him back in right away

Jeremy

My vet called me last night when they got done with my dogs blood work. They said that he did not have lyme or heart worm. He is also not diabetic. But the blood work did not show any thing to help them. They are treating him for some kind of parisite?? But they are not for sure that is what he has. They did find out that he has a yeast infection in his ear from swimming. They did seem more worried about his rapid wait loss. He told me even with the 20 min of swimming every other day he should not be loosing that much that fast.

I was kind of hopeing that it was just the fact that he was excited and that was why he was having accidents but like I said he was laying down and almost asleep when he had the one.

The vet did say to wait until Tuesday and if he is still having accidents to bring him back in right away

Jeremy

Hope all turns out well, that is way to much weight to lose in that short of time. Keep a close eye on him until Tuesday.

Hope all turns out well, that is way to much weight to lose in that short of time. Keep a close eye on him until Tuesday.

I would halt training until diagnosed so as not to chance aggrevating the condition.

I would halt training until diagnosed so as not to chance aggrevating the condition.

He has made it from Friday morning till Monday afternoon with no accidents.

I have not been working him at all except a few tosses of a tennis ball while laying on the couch. I think I will wait until he is done with his meds and then take him swimming again.

Jeremy

He has made it from Friday morning till Monday afternoon with no accidents.

I have not been working him at all except a few tosses of a tennis ball while laying on the couch. I think I will wait until he is done with his meds and then take him swimming again.

Jeremy

Is he maintaining or gaining any weight back?

Is he maintaining or gaining any weight back?

I ran across an article and thought about your Dog TP. I did not read the whole thing but, Retailers taking stuff off their shelves because of complaints of dogs becoming ill. Thought I would pass it on to you.

SICK DOG ARTICLE

I hope it all turns out!

I ran across an article and thought about your Dog TP. I did not read the whole thing but, Retailers taking stuff off their shelves because of complaints of dogs becoming ill. Thought I would pass it on to you.

SICK DOG ARTICLE

I hope it all turns out!

Well we made it till tuesday with no accidents. He did not gain any weight and he did not loose any more. I called the vet yesterday afternoon and he told me to take him out and work him and see if that was causing some problems. He did 12 water retrives that were less then 20 yards. He did great every time and we made it the rest of the day with no problems. He had a ton of energy for the rest of the day. So we are thinking his parisite meds are helping.

Jeremy

Well we made it till tuesday with no accidents. He did not gain any weight and he did not loose any more. I called the vet yesterday afternoon and he told me to take him out and work him and see if that was causing some problems. He did 12 water retrives that were less then 20 yards. He did great every time and we made it the rest of the day with no problems. He had a ton of energy for the rest of the day. So we are thinking his parisite meds are helping.

Jeremy

Good to hear, sounds like everything will be ok .

Good to hear, sounds like everything will be ok .