Can my 8 week old Lab puppy die from overeating?
Saturday, March 6th, 2010 at
2:04 am
she went into the cabinet and somehow got a hold of adult dog food. i normally feed her iams puppy food. she got a hold of the bigger bits, and without my knowing apparently ate so much her belly looks as though she swallowed a cat. she is breathing kind of weird and is inactive.
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Call your vet and ask. If it’s as bad as you say, I’d worry.
You should take her to the vet. When did it happen? If within the last hour, or so she will need to be made to throw up, at least.
bring her to a vet.. incase anything bad happens to her
She should be fine for now. She might puke or poop really weird for a while (a week tops) but other than that, she should be fine. Was the adult dog food also iams brand? If it was, it should be okay. If it was a different brand, his poop make look kind of weird for a while.
Could be bloat. Take her to the vet
In response to the dogfoodanalysis website, it’s good for a reference, but they make even high quality food look like complete crap.
I would take her to vet if she shows no improvement by tomorrow. Maybe she will have some relief after pooping.
Yes, if the dog is allowed the opportunity to eat that much,…Labs are notorious for being pigs.
Iam is crap..it will make your dog sick its filled with harmful fillers.
Take the dog to the vet to eliminate any health issues. After that I suggest you switch the puppy to a better food.
Blue Diamond
Blue Buffalo
Orijen
Wellness
Taste of the Wild
Canidea
Royal Canine
California Natural
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com is a good place to look for health dog foods, and learn to avoid bad ones.
Watch her carefully, DO NOT offer anything else but water for the next little while, take her outside and see if she’ll eat some grass. If she is not showing signs of sickness she probably is just nursing a really terrible stomach ache. Hopefully she will vomit, otherwise she will be rather uncomfortable for the next little while. Let her rest and if there are any drastic health changes call your vet immediately. For now, just wait it out. It’s the same as if you ate too much at thanksgiving!