I have a 7 week old springer spaniel who is a boy, he is not eating or drinking. He sleeps all the time and I don't know what to do. We've got him a bunch of things to help him if he's sick, but he wont eat anything! A lot of the websites I've checked for this provide an answer that leads to PARVO .
Springer Spaniels can be susceptible to a wide array of illness, if they are not properly taken care. You should also be aware of the kinds of effecting diseases so that you can take good care of them. They can suffer from hereditary disorders; these disorders may not be life-threatening. The following is the list of disorders which can effect the Springer Spaniels.
Canine Hip Dysphasia is disorder related to the hip joints. This disorder can be detected by X-rays when the dog becomes two-years old. Hereditary Eye Disorders are abnormalities related to the deformity if the retina. Skin disorders are also observer wherein there is hair loss, itching, scratching. These dogs are susceptible to diseases like fever, flu.
To get a list of disorders related to Springer Spaniels, visit the following link: www.essfta.org
Well my ten month old springer spaniel puppy, was found to have kidney failure therefore had to be put down. Kidney faiure is in the genetics and isn't very rare, but as the vet said, when springer spaniels get ill, they get really ill. He was a really energtic dog and was KC registered and a pure pedigree, we brought him from a well known breeder aswell. He always liked to drink lots of water so we had thought nothing of it. One day he just was put off his food and we put it down to because we had all had a illness big that he had go it too. A few days later he wouldnt move or eat or drink. We took him to the vets and we were told he just had a tummy bug and that he would be able to come home in the morning, and he was on a drip overnight. When he came home he still wouldnt eat anything, but was drinking water. The next week he was skin and bone, no fat on him but he was still enegertic, not as much though. We took him back to the vet and he did a blood test which showed he had kidney failure and had to be put down which was an awful shock! I hope this helped.
