Husky stopped eating and drinking

[MarkStrip]

Our husky lab mix stopped eating and drinking. He pees his own bed and lays in it, and he lays around all day. This has been going on for 4 days. He lost over 2 pounds in last 3 days. He is now down to 37 pounds and looks really thin. He has always been on the skinny side. Now he just lays there. It is killing us to watch him wither away like this
On Friday we took him to the vet and the vet did xrays, blood test, etc and could not find anythng wrong. The vet said he was dehydrated and gave him a shot.
It's monday now and he's staying at the vet today for more test. The vet says this is really odd. The dog is not throwinig up or using the bathroom excessivly.
We are totally at a lost on this one. We really love this dog and hope he does not die. Help please!

[MarkStrip]

Thanks again Jim,
We're at one week with the not eating a peeing in bed issue.

Our vet did mention we may need to contact a specialist at one time, but now he says my dogs liver is small and the Amonia test came back at an higher than normal levels. They did  a liver biospy and I'm waiting on results now. I was ready to give up since wacthing this dog go through this is really tough on the family.
Our vet says there is a possibility he can be treated. He seemed optimistic yet made no promises. I just dont know what's coming up next and I do have limited funds.  He is small for husky and now his weight is down to 37 lbs. Thank you.

[Jim Humphries, B.S., D.V.M.]

At this point it is time for a specialist in Internal Medicine to take all those results and give you an expert assessment and decide if anything else can be done.  Ask your veterinarian for a referral or simply google your town + internal medicine OR go to ACVIM.org and see the area on the left "search for a specialist".  Do this ASAP.

[MarkStrip]

Thanks Jim for your reply.
Its really tough watching this dog wither away like this. A once vibrant and playful dog just stopped eating. Xrays, blood work, ultra sound all show nothing. The bill is over a 1000.00 already. We are prepared for the worst.

[Jim Humphries, B.S., D.V.M.]

In this virtual environment we cannot offer more than the veterinarian with hands on plus laboratory work.  I would hope lab work would turn up an abnormality.  besides something that would show on blood work there are intestinal obstructions, tumors, and even an early infection or disease that takes time for tests to demonstrate.   Very sorry your little guy is going through this, but your veterinarian should be able to give you some idea of a cause or direction to take - even if it means getting to an internist in your area.  sorry I cannot be more help.