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i gota a good amle dog that a couple week ago started acting like he wasnt feeling well ,,, normally a real hard hunter he kinda loafed along till the rabbit was up then ran fine ...i got him home that day gave him sone penicillian ,,, week later wormed him real good. week later ivmeced him ,,, during this time ran him a couple times and he looked pretty good ,,still not up to normal but pretty good nothing to complain about..then i got to putting things together he drinks like there gonna be a water shortage ,, had to put a biger water pan in his pen to keep water in it. when a rabbit is up hes dominating normally but today after the 1st race he was done he tried but u could tell he didnt even bark much and went and layed in the roadbed , i put lead on him a took him to truck ,,any ideas>?? i know if he feels good great hunter and runner never has left a race or failed to honor other dogs till this has happened whatever it is.almost 6 yrs old now ,, i have had him for a little over 3 yrs

get his kidneys check out by a vet

i agree get him to a vet not only kidneys but have his liver enzymes checked to i had one that did like that he got real jondus (how ever you spell it) eyes, gums skin had a yellow color to them he ended up having a tumor on his liver had him put down hardest thing i ever had to do

Red I hope I'm wrong, but it does sound like kidney problem. I would stop running him until he is better. I have lost many dogs to kidney problems. They stop running, stop eating, and then they are a dead dog. I think most of mine was from hard running without water. When I see my dogs with their tongues dragging the ground now, I try to get them to water.


I know you like to have a lot of jewelry on your dogs, shock collar, tracking collar. GPS collar, Direct TV receiver, SIRIUS radio recever, and a dog collar. Try taking a few things off and see if it helps. J/K Red..... I hope he gets over it. You may have to go get the Pink Dog to help your pack... lol

ok going to a vet monday if he isnt better!

Hey Rick
I definetly would have the vet. do some bloodwork to check out his kidney function.I've lost two good females over the years to renal failure[kidneys quit] and that's how mine went down.The last one, I was running hare in Maine and she started out burning them up and by the end of the week was dragging and couldn't keep up but still tried to go.Drinking water like there was no tomorrow and not wanting to eat.Started losing weight and within 3 weeks she was gone.
Try smelling your dog's breath to see if it smells sweet. I believe this is called ketosis [sp.]. When their kidneys are failing they often will have this symptom.
Hope your dog will be okay.

dana he eats fine and drinks alot ..today he acts fine in the pen didnt run him aint goin to till i see the vet

Pancreas problems.... Diabetes
Symptoms frequent urination, drinking lots of water, large appetite and unexplained weight loss.

Advanced cases...
lethargy, (not up to speed), loss of appetite, vomiting, dehydration, weakness, coma

Hey Red hope everything works out with the vet

The water consumption is also a sign of a thyroid condition. Other symptoms are lethargy,overwieght and dull coat or other skin conditions.A 50.00$test and a 15.00$ prescription every 250 days turned my problem dog around. Just to bad I did'nt get it figured out sooner. By the way, the vet darn near missed the thyroid and was blaming the kidneys and still is claiming pre renal failure for three years now.The thyroid can make it look like a lot of other things are wrong.I would get as complete a blood and urine test as you can and go from there. If you don't you may be going back time after time untill you figure it out. Good luck

shes a good vet i will tell her yalls diagnosis .. so far there is not chanage in weight eats the same as always just drinks alot and has lack of enegry sometimes tho. he hs won in lp alot and has oplaced well in pp a few times just got thru makeiong 5th ast the tenn hunt not feeling a 100 percent!

well went to vet today so far nothing wrong ,, blood work is sent out will know tomorow eve on that will report back!

Talkabout Abigail had the same symtoms, and she didnt live too long. It was Kidney failure with her.

Good luck!!!!!!!

sorry u didnt make the tenn hunt crabby we could shot the breeze a bit about some of these patch hounds!

Hope Chief is ok! He's a nice hound! Wished you could of made the TN State Crabby! I still got someone in mind for the crablock.