Not eating

Is she eating anything at all, like high-value treats? And is she drinking? What else have the vets tested for... was the steroid injection given purely as an appetite stimulant? Does she seem any livelier when the temperature is lower, such as early in the morning?

There are a lot of dogs who have lost their appetite in the heat, though from what I've read most are still keen to eat high-value treats. So if she's drinking enough, eating the odd treat, and just seems a little lethargic, it's likely to just be the weather... but obviously you need to report back to the vet if the steroid injection doesn't seem to have had any effect as they may want to investigate further.

 

Oh that is a worry - do let us know how the vet visit goes.

One thing my dog would drink when he was really ill was chicken broth, made from boiling up a chicken carcasse in water for half an hour or more (you can then feed the bits of meat when your dog is up to eating, but don't feed the bones). In this hot weather, she might even like it frozen, as a 'lolly'.

 

Glad to hear some positive news.

 

This is great news that she feels better, hope she stays this way

 

Oh that is good, thanks for the update.

If you get her a muzzle, make sure it's an 'open' one that allows her to open her mouth to pant - particularly in this weather, ones that hold a dog's mouth shut can be positively dangerous. There's some info about training a dog to wear a muzzle here: First signs of resource guarding!

 

I know there was a problem in Norfolk recently where washed-up starfish (I think) that contained toxins were eaten by dogs who became very ill, so it's not just what we leave behind that can be a problem - even so, it's maddening to see the rubbish that people manage to bring to the beach but can't be bothered to take away with them :-(

 

I walk the beach regularly and every time I pick up a poo, I can easily use the same bag to pick up several pieces of plastic / film.