My dog has started to breath really heavy tonight he is on steroid tablets for allergies and has started to breath a lot heavier than usual. His nose is dry and he’s panting occasionally is this normal?
In the town I’m in their is no dog food at all, I would really appreciate if you can help me in what to feed them as they are to skinny, you can feel the bones on their chest. Theirs 1 local vet that I don’t really trust he has given them all vaccines, asked him concerning the weight he didn’t have anything to recomend.
1 Male German shepperd 2.5 years
1 Female German shepperd 2 years
1 Mix bred toy dog 3 years.
Thank you,
Best regards.
He eats 3 times. In the morning anywhere between 5am–9am. Then again at 2 pm and the last meal at 7 pm. Should I change the feeding schedule?
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Would Drontal plus have gotten absorbed if committed four hours after ingestion? Gave prescribed dose with full meal as instructed. All came out about four hours later.
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Dog is a 6.5 yr lab mix. Was fine yesterday. This AM she doesn’t want to walk on her back legs. Looked @everything, tried pushing spots to see if we could find problem. When we did get her to walk it looks like her back end is squatting.
i have a 7wk old kitty. her eye was swollen shut. i opend it & cleaned out the puss inside, i noticed a white substance balled up in the outer corner. she’s hot & shakes from side to side. could she have been bitten by a spider?
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My friend’s dog stepped on a sticky mouse trap and still has some stuff on his foot. Any suggestions?
My dog has a biting problem, and I no longer feel safe around him he actually drew blood one time?
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Lauren Lister is he aggressive? my female had this same problem. each time she bit i would take my hand and bob her bottom jaw. after a week she quit biting. and i mean. take your hand under his chin and swing up.
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Anonymous please don’t listen to Lauren.
see your vet ASAP (today, if possible) to ensure there are no medical problems causing the biting. this should include things like a blood panel for thyroid. once your dog is completely cleared of all medical problems, contact a veterinary behaviorist. the directory is here: http://www.dacvb.org/about/member-directory/
do NOT hit, knee, or otherwise act violent toward your dog. this will not help.
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ashlyn hag My vet said I should put him down, and since the humane society won’t take him because he drew blood, should I?
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ashlyn hag My dog is a threat to my family and I am afraid that he will bite me kids, we have tried training classes, a trainer, and the humane society, anything else I should try?
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ashlyn hag Also the reason my dog bit the lady was because he didn’t get his way
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ashlyn hag Okay, thanks we had to put him down because he bit my daughter and he just gets so over protected, I know that there were other answers but my husband said their wasn’t we might get another dog do you have any suggestions for a mix breed dog that is easy to train and is medium size for under 200$
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Anonymous That’s such a shame. This may have been a medical issue. Putting him down should have been a last possible resort AFTER having a vet do full blood panels and AFTER engaging a veterinary behaviorist.
No dog from an ethical, reputable breeder will cost auch a small sum. Please reevaluate your priorities with any future dog before running out and finding another one.
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ashlyn hag We did have blood samples and everything done but it came out normal.
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ashlyn hag He is aggressive and you should never hit any animal.
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jerry smith Kinda hate to go against the flow on this one, probably get blasted ,but here is what I experienced once. I had had a lab for about a month once and he decided to snap at me one day. I punched him in the nose and rattled him pretty good, i never had a problem after that. My grandpa used to say kick them under the chin hard as you can, but that seems a bit rough to me. Anyway, I don’t advocate animal abuse, but you could try this one time before putting the animal down…might just need a good “attitude adjustment” from his master. If you afraid to try it, then go ahead and put them down, because if he won’t change for you, he’s not going to. Sometimes a little old school works better, lol! please no one hate on me.
Hi my senior dog was just diagnosed of having pyometra, I don’t know if its closed or open type , but a lot of brown discharge is comming out of her vagina, the vet asked for an expensive price that we looked right away for other vets, we found one that is cheaper, she will undergo surgery tomorrow morning, I’m concered about the dextrose in her front leg, is it alright to iv her before surgery or should I take it off for her to be ready ?
My cat has been spayed for a while but every so often for about 1/2weeks male cats still hang outside the house,its like shes in heat but she doesnt show signs of being in heat,my dog also tries to hump her during this time,what could it be
As a holistically trained veterinarian for 35 years, I have seen so many dogs get to their ideal weight when put onto a great raw meaty bone diet. See my website for some articles and blogs on this. sometimes we find that the energy field/quantum field also needs help with homeopathy or acupuncture to best absorb the food. There are some great practitioners in Houston (see my links page). Check out my books page for the nutrition books so you can see the amazing improvements with a fresh food diet.
And, yes, lots and lots of exercise is super important, though begin slowly. Maybe get some local teens who need badges or just love animals to come over and play with/walk/run. Or hire a pet walker. Head for the dog parks!
After seeing the vet, I have increased his exercise. We walk everyday for an hour. Do you think that’s enough for him? He also got neutered in January. Does this affect his metabolism or it doesn’t matter at all?
Every dog is different, but often neutering does slow down their metabolism, or appears to. Once they are holistically treated their metabolism often returns to normal.