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jerryinabag · 03-18-2009, 07:37 AM

My Max is around 7 weeks old now and has had a few accidents. for the most part though he is pretty good about going to the bathroom outside his kennel and on the puppy pad (when we can move him in time). His schedule is as follows...

5 or 5:30 - boyfriend wakes up with him to let him eat, poop, pee then he is back in kennel until i wake up at 7 or 7:30 for him to play and potty again. i come home around 11 or 11:30 to feed him again and let him go potty. then it's back home at 5 to let him out to potty and play then he eats again around 6 or 6:30 then potty again. this is the same routine every day. he has been doing very well...sunday (which was completely my fault ~ new owner mistake) i had to leave the house before his feeding time and i was only going to be gone a couple hours and be back...so i left some dry food (just a little) in his kennel so he wouldnt starve...he ended up pooping in his kennel...not much and it was on the towels in there...everything seemed ok. i've started to take him outside to do his business to try to train him to go outside instead of the puppy pad indoors. well yesterday the same routine went on and everything seemed fine. i went home around 12 and fed him and he pooped and peed....when Chris (my boyfriend) came home he found max in his kennel with poop everywhere...all over his body, all over the kennel like he had been trying to claw his way out...i felt like the worst mommy ever!!! while chris was cleaning him off Max threw up on him (he said it looked like mucus) then he took max out to potty and he had diarrhea...i am so nervous! what do i do? I'm not sure if he had diarrhea and that's what made him poop in his kennel or if pooping in his kennel stressed him out so bad that he had diarrhea and volmitting. normally after he eats he poops pretty quickly...well since this incident he doesnt poop like he normally does. after he ate yesterday at 6 he wouldnt go...i tried to make him go but no luck...last night around 11 he started whining and i normally dont let him out but since he hadnt pooped i went and let him do his thing and he did and it came out normal...not diarrhea...but this morning he wouldnt go either...can anyone help???

roxies_mom · 03-18-2009, 07:45 AM

He's only 7 weeks old? That's very young for him to be away from his mother. Doesn't even sound old enough to be weaned yet. Has he been vet checked, dewormed or any of those things? What kind of food is he eating? I'm sure you'll get lots of good advice here on what to do. First thing I think you should do is talk to the vet since he's so young. He can dehydrate and have low blood sugar very quickly.

erickajm · 03-18-2009, 07:47 AM

Personally, I think expecting a 7 week old to not poo and pee in the kennel is not reality. It will come to him in time! You are not a bad mom.. just clean him up and give him tons of kisses! How old was this puppy when you got him?

jerryinabag · 03-18-2009, 09:18 AM

it's not that i expect him to not poop or pee in the kennel...i just want to make sure nothing's wrong. like i said, i'm a first time momma and want to make sure my little max is healthy! I got him out of the paper and unfortunately it turned out to be a shady deal. he was about 5 weeks when i got him...even though she told me he was 6. the breeder (who actually wasnt a breeder her dog just got pregnant by her sister's dog) told me that he had gotten his shots and was 6 weeks old and was eating wet eukanuba puppy food. i went in to petco to get him some stuff and he was with me...the people there said he needed to be on milk...so i tried to feed him that and he wouldnt take it. to prevent low blood sugar i was feeding him sugar water. the next morning i took him to the vet and he checked him out and told me that he was about 5 weeks, no worms, and otherwise good health. he had to be tube fed for a couple of days. after a couple of days i gave him wet puppy food and he chowed down and did a complete 180...before he was limp and lethargic but after he ate this he was walking better, more active and wonderful. I did call the vet after i found out and he said that he should be ok, but i wanted to talk with people on here as well as i dont always know the right questions to ask my vet since i am new. He has been drinking plenty of water and i also have nutrical for him. thanks for your help.

chachi · 03-18-2009, 09:22 AM

If he has diahrea and vomiting he is sick and needs to be seen by the vet

Sunnie · 03-18-2009, 09:24 AM

at that age, puppies can go downhill so fast. I would get him back to the vet asap.

chandracz · 03-18-2009, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by jerryinabag

it's not that i expect him to not poop or pee in the kennel...i just want to make sure nothing's wrong. like i said, i'm a first time momma and want to make sure my little max is healthy! I got him out of the paper and unfortunately it turned out to be a shady deal. he was about 5 weeks when i got him...even though she told me he was 6. the breeder (who actually wasnt a breeder her dog just got pregnant by her sister's dog) told me that he had gotten his shots and was 6 weeks old and was eating wet eukanuba puppy food. i went in to petco to get him some stuff and he was with me...the people there said he needed to be on milk...so i tried to feed him that and he wouldnt take it. to prevent low blood sugar i was feeding him sugar water. the next morning i took him to the vet and he checked him out and told me that he was about 5 weeks, no worms, and otherwise good health. he had to be tube fed for a couple of days. after a couple of days i gave him wet puppy food and he chowed down and did a complete 180...before he was limp and lethargic but after he ate this he was walking better, more active and wonderful. I did call the vet after i found out and he said that he should be ok, but i wanted to talk with people on here as well as i dont always know the right questions to ask my vet since i am new. He has been drinking plenty of water and i also have nutrical for him. thanks for your help.

It sounds like you're trying to be the best mama you can be! I think you're doing great! I don't have any advice for you, but there are a lot of FANTASTIC people on here that do that will certainly be able to offer some excellent advice...

jerryinabag · 03-18-2009, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by chachi

If he has diahrea and vomiting he is sick and needs to be seen by the vet

he hasnt had diarrhea or vomiting since that one time...since then it went back to normal...could that have just been a stressed out puppy?

chachi · 03-18-2009, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by jerryinabag

he hasnt had diarrhea or vomiting since that one time...since then it went back to normal...could that have just been a stressed out puppy?

He is very young and he could have been stressed and I think that could have cause the diahrea but he was also sick if he was vomiting also. He also couldnt control where he went potty when he had the diahrea

jerryinabag · 03-18-2009, 09:59 AM

thank yall very much for the help. i just get so nervous since i've never done this before...luckily there are people out there like yall that make this easier.

chandracz · 03-18-2009, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by jerryinabag

thank yall very much for the help. i just get so nervous since i've never done this before...luckily there are people out there like yall that make this easier.

the fact that you're on here asking questions and you're nervous means you're a good mommy! keep up the good work!!!!

03-18-2009, 07:37 AM	#1
jerryinabag Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: little rock Posts: 16	Stressed Puppy? My Max is around 7 weeks old now and has had a few accidents. for the most part though he is pretty good about going to the bathroom outside his kennel and on the puppy pad (when we can move him in time). His schedule is as follows... 5 or 5:30 - boyfriend wakes up with him to let him eat, poop, pee then he is back in kennel until i wake up at 7 or 7:30 for him to play and potty again. i come home around 11 or 11:30 to feed him again and let him go potty. then it's back home at 5 to let him out to potty and play then he eats again around 6 or 6:30 then potty again. this is the same routine every day. he has been doing very well...sunday (which was completely my fault ~ new owner mistake) i had to leave the house before his feeding time and i was only going to be gone a couple hours and be back...so i left some dry food (just a little) in his kennel so he wouldnt starve...he ended up pooping in his kennel...not much and it was on the towels in there...everything seemed ok. i've started to take him outside to do his business to try to train him to go outside instead of the puppy pad indoors. well yesterday the same routine went on and everything seemed fine. i went home around 12 and fed him and he pooped and peed....when Chris (my boyfriend) came home he found max in his kennel with poop everywhere...all over his body, all over the kennel like he had been trying to claw his way out...i felt like the worst mommy ever!!! while chris was cleaning him off Max threw up on him (he said it looked like mucus) then he took max out to potty and he had diarrhea...i am so nervous! what do i do? I'm not sure if he had diarrhea and that's what made him poop in his kennel or if pooping in his kennel stressed him out so bad that he had diarrhea and volmitting. normally after he eats he poops pretty quickly...well since this incident he doesnt poop like he normally does. after he ate yesterday at 6 he wouldnt go...i tried to make him go but no luck...last night around 11 he started whining and i normally dont let him out but since he hadnt pooped i went and let him do his thing and he did and it came out normal...not diarrhea...but this morning he wouldnt go either...can anyone help???

03-18-2009, 07:47 AM	#3
erickajm Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Central Pennsylvania Posts: 3,200	Personally, I think expecting a 7 week old to not poo and pee in the kennel is not reality. It will come to him in time! You are not a bad mom.. just clean him up and give him tons of kisses! How old was this puppy when you got him? __________________ Zoe Peppee Brady EARL!

03-18-2009, 09:22 AM	#5
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	If he has diahrea and vomiting he is sick and needs to be seen by the vet __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

03-18-2009, 09:24 AM	#6
Sunnie Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: So. California Posts: 4,057	at that age, puppies can go downhill so fast. I would get him back to the vet asap. __________________ Sonya, Owned by Ladybug, Tilly, Sunshine, Beamer, Rainbow, Sonny and Righteous RIP Sunnie (11/12/2003-7/31/2009)

03-18-2009, 07:45 AM	#2
roxies_mom YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: central illinois Posts: 1,396 Blog Entries: 1	He's only 7 weeks old? That's very young for him to be away from his mother. Doesn't even sound old enough to be weaned yet. Has he been vet checked, dewormed or any of those things? What kind of food is he eating? I'm sure you'll get lots of good advice here on what to do. First thing I think you should do is talk to the vet since he's so young. He can dehydrate and have low blood sugar very quickly.

03-18-2009, 09:18 AM	#4
jerryinabag Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: little rock Posts: 16	it's not that i expect him to not poop or pee in the kennel...i just want to make sure nothing's wrong. like i said, i'm a first time momma and want to make sure my little max is healthy! I got him out of the paper and unfortunately it turned out to be a shady deal. he was about 5 weeks when i got him...even though she told me he was 6. the breeder (who actually wasnt a breeder her dog just got pregnant by her sister's dog) told me that he had gotten his shots and was 6 weeks old and was eating wet eukanuba puppy food. i went in to petco to get him some stuff and he was with me...the people there said he needed to be on milk...so i tried to feed him that and he wouldnt take it. to prevent low blood sugar i was feeding him sugar water. the next morning i took him to the vet and he checked him out and told me that he was about 5 weeks, no worms, and otherwise good health. he had to be tube fed for a couple of days. after a couple of days i gave him wet puppy food and he chowed down and did a complete 180...before he was limp and lethargic but after he ate this he was walking better, more active and wonderful. I did call the vet after i found out and he said that he should be ok, but i wanted to talk with people on here as well as i dont always know the right questions to ask my vet since i am new. He has been drinking plenty of water and i also have nutrical for him. thanks for your help.

03-18-2009, 09:59 AM	#10
jerryinabag Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: little rock Posts: 16	thank yall very much for the help. i just get so nervous since i've never done this before...luckily there are people out there like yall that make this easier.