Why is my dog barely eating soft food and crying from mouth pain?

Poor Rosie. This foul odor around her mouth could be due to a broken tooth or an infected tooth, and that would prevent her from eating well. It would also make her lethargic. She needs to see a vet now, please take her into one immediately.

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. It sounds as though Coco may have something going on in her mouth. With her breed, it is likely that she has dental disease and a tooth infection that may be causing this discomfort. Placing her on an antibiotic and an anti-inflammatory such as Clindamycin and Meloxicam may certainly help reduce her discomfort and treat a dental infection. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further! In the meantime, you can feed her canned food and soften her hard food with warm water or chicken broth.

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Snoopy. It does not sound like she is feeling well and will need to see a veterinarian if her symptoms persist. I worry that she is experiencing pain with her crying. Small breed dogs can be prone to neck or back pain. The muscles lining the spine can spasm in response to inflammation within the spine. In this case, she would need medications to control her pain. Be sure to keep her quiet in the meantime and do not give any over-the-counter pain medications. Encourage her to eat and drink if you can. I hope this information helps!

I'm sorry your dog isn't doing well at the moment! It's good that she isn't vomiting, but I understand why you would be concerned that she isn't eating her normal food. There could be a couple of reasons why this is happening. Given that she is rubbing the underneath of her mouth on the carpet, it could be her mouth is painful. That would explain why she won't eat the dry food but will eat something softer such as chicken and rice. She could have a dental problem causing her pain, such as severe gingivitis, a tooth root abscess, or a broken tooth to name a few causes. It could also be that she is feeling nauseous and the chicken and rice is the only thing that settles her stomach. I would monitor her for now. Just offer her the chicken and rice tonight, but try the dry dog food again in the morning. If tomorrow she is still refusing to eat her dry food and rubbing her mouth on the carpet, I'd make an appointment with the vet for her to be seen. Best of luck, I hope this helps!

It sounds from what you are describing that Rosy’s decreased appetite is most likely related to a mild gastrointestinal upset or behaviour issue. I would advise the following Bland diet of boiled chicken and white rice. This will be good for her gastrointestinal tract and will tempt her to eat. Do this for a few days. Low sodium chicken broth if she isn’t drinking enough If she starts to vomit, have diarrhoea,seems lethargic please post another question here and I will help you further.

Poor Sammy! She could have dental pain causing her to yelp when eating. Dental pain in dogs could be caused by severe gingivitis, a tooth root abscess, or broken or loose teeth. I would have her seen by a vet first thing on Monday to have her mouth examined. In the meantime, you can try feeding Sammy wet food, or you can soak her dry food in gently warmed low sodium beef or chicken broth.

Hi there and thank you for using pet coach to address your concern. It sounds like Mickey may be dealing with severe dental disease and may have an infected tooth that is bothering him. If you are unable to afford veterinary care, I would recommend switching him from dry to canned food to make it easier for him to eat. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns. If you are able to in the near future, I would have this assessed by a veterinarian so that the most appropriate diagnostic and treatment recommendations can be made. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.