Addiction is a chronic brain disease that induces compulsive activity, despite health, social and legal consequences. A person may seem to make a voluntary choice to try a drug or begin a type of behavior, but a variety of genetic and environmental factors influence those decisions.
Expert: Theresa replied 8 years ago. Symptoms of a dying dog include, lack of appetite, pale, blue, or gray gums, dry gums, inability to stand, dilated pupils, difficulty breathing, unresponsiveness, and neurologic symptoms. A dog can live for a couple weeks without enough food and water.
--A dog can survive without eating for 14 days, provided they were in good shape and health. --One vet says: A dog can live seven days without food, as long as they have water to drink. After that, vital organs begin to fail. A smaller dog might not last that long. A large dog, especially if it has a some body fat, would last longer.