Will a dog die if he only drinks water but doesn’t eat?

A young man came in with a dog in his arms and said to us: “Doctor, please help us find out what’s wrong with this dog?” I picked it up when I was running a few days ago. The dog was very energetic when I got home, but it didn’t eat. The dog food I bought for it didn’t eat, and the ham sausage I bought for it didn’t taste good. I just love it when it’s okay. Drink water, super drinkable.
At first, I thought it didn’t like the food I prepared, so I bought canned food and better dog food online. However, in the past two days, I found that it was getting worse and worse, and it wouldn’t play with me when I called it. and her belly seems to be very big. Is she pregnant?

Pet doctor treatment:

The dog’s body temperature was 37°C, his belly was tight, and his white blood cells were abnormally elevated. Through B-ultrasound and X-ray examination, he was diagnosed with pyometra, not pregnancy as the young man said. This dog’s pyometra should have been present for a long time. for a long time, because the dog has shown symptoms of sepsis (low body temperature, vomiting,)

The pet doctor explained the young man’s doubts:

The pet doctor explained to the young man the disease of uterine abscess and the special situation of this dog. The risk of surgical treatment is extremely high, but there is still a glimmer of hope. Without surgery, there is no risk, but dogs can only wait to die.
At the same time, he confidently told the young man that the dog did not have any pus accumulation during the days of adoption. The former owner of the dog should have noticed that it had pus accumulation, so he took it away. It was thrown away. (Because this dog was held with a leash, it didn’t look like a stray dog)
In the first few days, in order to please its adoptive owner, the dog may have endured pain and not allowed young people to see it. However, the decrease in temperature of a dog with uterine abscess indicates that the dog is already in danger, so it should be uncomfortable to support. It has no choice but to expose itself, perhaps because it is afraid of being discovered and thrown away again.

The young man’s ideological struggle:

At first, the young man thought about it for a while at the pet hospital, and finally said that he should take it back and think about it. Our pet doctor already knew the young man’s answer, so he just said, go back and think about it carefully. If you are willing to take the risk of operating on it, then we We can give you a discount on fees.
The young man left for about half an hour and came back with the dog in his arms. He told the pet doctor categorically that since he had met it, it was fate. If he helped it again, the success or failure would depend on the dog’s luck.

Surgical procedure:

Firstly, give it some liquid to regulate body temperature and correct fluid balance. However, an accident occurred during the operation. This dog’s heart rate suddenly dropped a lot, and its blood pressure also dropped a lot. However, after rescue efforts, he finally left the operating table.
After a week of intravenous treatment, the prognosis of this dog is very good. This 8-pound dog took out 4 pounds of concentrated juice. I really dare not think about how it lived strong.
When the young man was infusing his dog, he said a particularly touching sentence: there is no need to reject dog food and canned food purchased online. Come on, get better, let’s go get the package together!

The pet doctor reminds everyone:

If the female dog is in abnormal estrus, has a loss of appetite, a sudden increase in water consumption, and is accompanied by lethargy, then you must take the dog to the pet hospital for examination. This is likely to be an early symptom of pyometra, and you must not be careless.