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My older 13yrs female border collie has stopped eating. I took her to our vet he did a full blood test panel and thought it might be her liver 3 biopseys later all looks ok . She still won't eat her all time favorite foods. I'm at a loss what to do.

Submitted: 370 days and 5 hours ago.

Category: Dog

Value: $15

Status: CLOSED

Age: >12; Breed: border collie

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Full blood panel, three liver biopsies - showed normal on all three all taken same time from different places on the liver. Another geriatric blood panel.

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You might consider checking an abdominal ultrasound to see if there is more going on with the liver than the blood work is showing.
You might ask the vet about trying a stomach soothing med such as Pepcid or Tagamet or Zantac.
You can read about dose amounts (and cautions) scrolling down on the pages here
http://www.petplace.com/drug-library/cimetidine-hcl-tagamet/page1.aspx
http://www.petplace.com/drug-library/famotidine-pepcid/page1.aspx
http://www.petplace.com/drug-library/ranitidine-hcl-zantac/page1.aspx
Something I've used to help an older dog past an undefined issue is NutriCal a sticky supplement from the pet supply store that you can put right in their mouths so they have to swallow it. Its nutritious on its own but can also perk up appetite. Similar products are VitaStat or the more liquid formula Dyne.
Hope this helps you!

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Expert:	NancyH
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Answered:	11/17/2008

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My older 13yrs female border collie has stopped eating. I took her to our vet he did a full blood test panel and thought it might be her liver 3 biopseys later all looks ok . She still won't eat her all time favorite foods. I'm at a loss what to do.

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Age: >12; Breed: border collie

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Full blood panel, three liver biopsies - showed normal on all three all taken same time from different places on the liver. Another geriatric blood panel.

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My older 13yrs female border collie has stopped eating. I took her to our vet he did a full blood test panel and thought it might be her liver 3 biopseys later all looks ok . She still won't eat her all time favorite foods. I'm at a loss what to do.

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Age: >12; Breed: border collie Already Tried: Full blood panel, three liver biopsies - showed normal on all three all taken same time from different places on the liver. Another geriatric blood panel.

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