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Pawbly | 9 years ago
Dachshund Frequent Urination, Lack Of Appetite, Tired And Weak. No Fever, He’s Dehydrated And…

dachshund frequent urination, lack of appetite, tired and weak. No fever, he’s dehydrated and currently getting fluid at the vet along with antibiotics. What could be making him sick? he started getting like this earlier this week

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  1. David R Thompson DVM

    With out additional info the problem list is long even if you have ruled out infection. Let your vet perform some blood work and other test to reach a diagnosis

  2. Angie Shoop

    Hi David. Blood work has been done and they only said his while blood count was low. Also checked his urine and it came back ok. Haven’t really gave any information as to why he is sick

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
I Have Two Cats Both Around The Same Age Sushi And Loki. I Got Sushi…

I have two cats both around the same age Sushi and Loki. I got Sushi at 8weeks and Loki a week later at 10 weeks old. Sushi was playful and full of wonder. Loki was loveable and cuddly. After getting them both fixed, Loki started to pull away a little at a time. It’s been a year now and he don’t like to be touched,pet on,won’t cuddle. I don’t know what to do..help!

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  1. Crystal Pfeiffer

    They get along well they play and they groom each other. It’s Sushi will be cuddly and lovable but Loki nothing.

  2. Christina Chambreau

    Working with a holistic veterinarian or trying some holistic approaches at home can reverse the behavioral change that I feel was caused by the surgery or the anesthesia. Some animals are sensitive and do have serious reactions that I could not treat when I merely had my conventional treatment. 

    I strongly recommend finding an integrative
    veterinarian with whom to work. This is a person trained in many different
    approaches, including using conventional drugs only when absolutely needed.
    Working with one can increase the chance that your cherished companion can live
    a long and healthy life after recovering from this current problem. There are
    good ones and great ones, and a few homeopathic veterinarians will consult by
    phone or email. You can go to the web sites for each type of holistic practice
    and use their referral list to find one near to you. Many practitioners are
    members of only one or two of the organizations, so you do need to go to every
    site to find who is near you:
    1. Wide range of treatments: http://www.AHVMA.org, American Holistic Veterinary
    Medical Association and http://www.civtedu.org.   
    2. Homeopathic veterinarians (these can often help you by phone if no other
    holistic practitioners are nearby that you like): http://www.theAVH.org and
    http://www.DrPitcairn.com;
    3. Chiropractic and Osteopathic – http://www.animalchiropractic.org; http://equineosteopathy.org/ (they treat
    dogs, too)
    4. TCVM (Acupuncture and Chinese medicine): http://www.IVAS.org, http://www.aava.org &
    http://www.TCVM.com
    5. Herbal – http://www.VBMA.org


    At home you could take a class to be attuned in Reiki and offer it to everyone in the house on a daily basis. This may reverse the problem (see below). flower essences are totally safe and could help him become normal again. Maybe try a session with Sharon who makes the Anaflora line and is also an animal intuitive. 


    Personally, I think every person who lives with or works
    with animals must know at least Level I Reiki. The practitioner offers this
    energy and the animal comes over to get it (or places her hands upon the
    animal), or it can be done from a distance, even around the world with the
    intent for healing to occur. The energy flows through the healer into the
    animal. This is based on directly applying Chi (energy) to rebalance the energy
    field so it no longer needs to produce the physical symptoms. It is a very good
    adjunct to any healing modality, especially to relieve pain and inflammation. I
    have seen cats who began to eat again when their food was treated with Reiki.
    It also “takes the bad out of” things. By doing Reiki on smelly water
    in restaurants I have been able to drink sweet tasting and smelling water. Use
    Reiki anytime that you must give injections, vaccines, drugs, flea or heartworm
    drugs, or other substances with potential toxicity. Reiki is great to calm
    animals, relieve discomfort, and can deeply heal some problems in some animals.
     

    1. Great information on Reiki – http://www.reikicourse.org
    2. Kathleen Prasad is a wonderful teacher and works with my favorite sanctuary
    and holistic education center, BrightHaven http://www.brighthaven.org. Kathleen leads
    a free monthly telechat for anyone trained in Reiki and using it with animals.http://www.animalreikisource.com/

    3. If you cannot find a Reiki Class near you (same class for people and animals
    as it connects you through an “attunement” to the healing energy of
    the universe, making you a channel of healing), the following groups offer long
    distance, free, attunements. 

    a. http://theholisticcare.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13
    b. http://freereikiattunement.com/
    c. Christine at cbearse@earthlink.net, http://www.awakeningrainbows.com. To receive
    free distance Reiki send her your first name only, city and state, and whether
    or not you have had any Reiki training.  She invites you to include your
    pets as well.  She uses a teddy bear and does a full body Reiki distance
    treatment for one hour each Sunday evening from 9 p.m. until 10 p.m. EST. 
    d. And a team of over 100 healers will send free healing energy until you say
    not to. Email Barbara at nancelot01@aol.com with your healing request, name of
    animal, species, color & age. In the subject say request through Dr.
    Chambreau

    4. for a fee:

    Excellent recommendation in 2015 – http://reikishamanic.com/

    http://www.ReikiBlessings.com offers many types of
    energy healing classes- search a bit to find the reiki ones or email them. Long
    distance healing and training is at http://www.animalhealers.homestead.com. 
    5. Get a free treatment for yourself at http://www.interdimensionalhealing.com.

  3. Crystal Pfeiffer

    Thank you Christina I have a cousin who works in that field. I’m going to make a Call to her for Loki. Thank you I wouldn’t have thought about it.

  4. Christina Chambreau

    I am so glad, Crystal.
    If you want to learn more yourself, join our Thur 1-2 eastern Blabs run by Jeff Feinman (free) and then look at taking his on line course coming up or one of my two in Maine and Maryland in Sept/Oct. Sign up for my RSS feed on my site to learn more.

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
My Name Is Ankush Singla From India. I Have My Friend From Turkey. She Has…

My name is Ankush Singla from India. I have my friend from turkey. She has a dog of breed mixture of wolf and Burmese …so we can say he is Burmese wolf . From last 7 days he is not eating. He is around 11 years old. She took him to doctor, he prescribed some medicines and giving some liquids to him through glucose bottles. But after three days of treatment, still hr is not eating…lay whole day and sad too. Before that he was never like that. What should she do ?,please help us because we can not see him in pain.

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  1. PK Dennis

    Often when a dog decides to stop eating it means that they are going to die.  Eleven is an old dog when it is mixed with wolf.  Since the dog has been seen by  a doctor I would suspect there is not much to be done for this dog save to make him comfortable (manage his pain).

    So sorry to hear of his troubles.

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
My One Month Kitten Has A Large Scab On His Chest

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
I Adopted My Dog On July 31,2016 She Got Spayed And Everything Was Going Fine…

I adopted my dog on July 31,2016 She got spayed and everything was going fine except she has being peeing or popping and today we were play with her in the house and when she turned over we noticed the area where the cut was inflated and we don’t know why if you guys can tell me what i should, thank you.

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  1. Dawn Ferara, DVM

    Call the vet who did the surgery or your local vet and get her seen ASAP!

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
I Tried Washing It Off But It Starts Getting Wet/oily Again Before Shes Even…

I tried washing it off but it starts getting wet/oily again before shes even fully dried. she shakes her head every once in a while and doesnt like it when i try to examine it. while giving her a bath, i couldnt find any cuts or irritations. She has normal urine and stool and eats and drinks fine too. A couple weeks ago we found her biting her paw to the point where it was almost raw so we had put an ecollar on her. and just about 2 days ago we noticed that the top of her head looked as if someone had spilled a small spoon of oil on her head.

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  1. PK Dennis

    I would take her to a vet for evaluation – sounds like she has an allergy or skin condition developing and you will need help to resolve it.

    In the mean time I would remove all grains from her diet, including treats.  Dogs don’t need grains and don’t digest them well.  And while not every dog is allergic to grains the can cause just enough impact on the immune system that other allergies can get a food-hold.  Go to a good pet store (not grocery store, big box store, nor a pet store that sells puppies) and ask to be shown to the grain-free dog food area.  Then start reading labels, you want a dog food that has real meat listed as the first 2 (or even better, 3) ingredients.  Real meat is easy to spot, it will say lamb, elk, bison, turkey, salmon meal, whitefish meal, etc.  (meal is the entire animal ground up and dried). 

    Don’t buy any food that lists ‘by products’ in the ingredients – you would be paying premium price for an inferior product.

    Avoid chicken and beef – many dogs are reactive to these sources of protein.

    If the vet recommends Benadryl use Zyrtec instead – I find that it works better for dogs.

    Good luck

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
He’s An Indoor Cat, Escaped Few Days Ago And I Believed He Fell In The…

He’s an indoor cat, escaped few days ago and I believed he fell in the drain behind my house because he came back full of dirt. I think he might have hurt his leg jumping out of the drain. He’s not limping, didnt show any sign of hurt at first but when I tried to lift him up he got angry, when I checked his front leg, it didnt feel broken and he got really grumpy when I touch it. He’s still eating/drinking but less than usual. He’s also pretty moody and lethargic, less playful.

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
He Also Has Been Panting And Having Periods Of Breathing Rapidly Which Tend To Happen…

He also has been panting and having periods of breathing rapidly which tend to happen with him. He is eating and walking and going to the bathroom normally. He suffers from hip dysplacia and arthritis but I cant tell if it is pain related. The concerning thing is the labored breathing.

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
My 2 Yr Old Pitbull Kesha Is Favoring Her Back Leg And If You Apply…

My 2 yr old Pitbull Kesha is favoring her back leg and if you apply pressure to her elbow she acts like she is going to bite your hand but doesn’t yip. She just started favoring her leg an hour ago as well.

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  1. Erika Rose

    Thank you Krista she is all better now thanks to your advice, also helped that we encouraged her to walk around instead of laying on it and putting ice packs on her leg

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
I Have A 5 Yr Old Westi. The Lady Who Had Him Lived In An…

I have a 5 yr old westi. The lady who had him lived in an apartment and didnt take him out to potty regularly. He now has a foul odor, doesn’t seem to have much energy, acts like his lower back hurts (when u go to touch his back or pet him down his back he will try to bite you. Which is uncommon he has never bite or been aggressive to anyone) and also I have noticed a few times he has kind of like a runny puss lookING liquid coming from his rear end. Can anyone tell me what it may be.?

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  1. PK Dennis

    The only way to know for sure what is happening with this dog is to take him to a vet.  

    He is in pain (that is why he wants to bit when you try to touch), and it sounds like he has an infection (the runny puss).  With Westies it is very likely that he had impacted anal glands which burst and now are infected.  This would make his back hurt for sure!!  It would also smell terrible.

    So, get him to a vet as soon as possible and get him the help he so desperately needs!

  2. Andrea Cox

    You are smart to come to this website because you know something is wrong. Now is the time to get off the computer and get this animal to a vet and quickly. I would say if you cannot get an appointment by tomorrow then you need to seek and Emergency vet open 24 hours and go immediately.  The longer you wait the worse things will get and it is suffering. Who knows how long it was ill before you rescued it. Act quickly! Good Luck.

  3. Dawn Ferara, DVM

    This could be many different issues please take him to the vet ASAP!