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Pawbly | 9 years ago
Have A Female American Bulldogog At The End Of A Heat Cycle. She Will Be…

Have a female American Bulldogog at the end of a heat cycle. She will be spayed Very soon. However, she has started fighting with my other female, an Alapaha Bulldog. Unspayed dog new to house 4 weeks no problems until a few days ago.

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  1. Laura Kyle

    This sounds like a recipe for disaster. I would spay both of your dogs ASAP. In my experience, fights between new pack members always begun 4-6 weeks after the new dog arrived. There is kind of an initial grace period where everyone is adjusting, getting comfortable, and figuring out what the rules are in the home. Having to intact dogs is only going to intensify a problem that may already be there. I truly hope that spaying you dogs will be the solution to your problem, however if it is not I would recommend an trainer how specializes in dog aggression.

  2. Erika Graham

    We spay all,of our dogs. The only one that isn’t is the new edition. We were told that she had been already. Took her in for a check up and found out she was just beginning a heat. We are waiting for that heat cycle to end. She is a sweet dog and they have gotten along well together until two days ago. I was questioning if the heat could cause this sudden aggression?

  3. Laura Kyle

    Sorry, it sounded like you had 2 intact females in your home. Having a dog in heat can definitely cause some aggression. I hope that is all it is

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
Heat Aggression

Heat aggression

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
Cat Ella Had A Tapeworm, Cat Willy Didn’t. Ella Got A Deworming Shot This Afternoon…

Cat Ella had a tapeworm, cat Willy didn’t. Ella got a deworming shot this afternoon. Can she safely interact with Willy tonight? If not, when can she?

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
My Dog Had A Heat Stroke. We Took Her To The Vet But We Couldn’t…

my dog had a heat stroke. we took her to the vet but we couldn’t afford the expense for her proper care. what can we do at home for her recovery? will she survive?

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  1. zyvina jones

    thank you so much! but she isn’t really moving around. she’s just lying there. the veternarian gave her IV fluids and said it should ware off in about 8 hours. will the fluids help with her recovery?

  2. mary toren

    Yes, fluids will help. Provide room temperature water, not cold. Good luck.

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
My Dog Sira Had A Cruciate Ligament Tear Of The Right Knee And Had ACL…

My dog Sira had a cruciate ligament tear of the right knee and had ACL done with complete meniscectomy on 1/21/15. After 2 months the knee felt swollen and all of a sudden there was a blister that broke open and release a LOT of almost clear fluid and the “swelling” was gone. The little blister wound healed but after 6 weeks swelling/fluid on the outside of the knee joint and the little cap opened up and again fluid oozing out. The vet examined the fluid, even cultured it and there was some inflammation but no infection. For almost 2 weeks the knee looked better, skin color was pink but all of a sudden this changed. The skin looked darker with every hour, turning purplish and again fluid collected under the skin. Again to the vet who tried to drain the fluid out with a syringe but with not much success. The fluid had become more bloody. My dog was put on previcox and baytril. But again after it looked better for a while one morning the certain (blister) spot looked a bit different and 5 hours later it was blueish – pink marbled and 5 more hours later it broke open and again this viscous discharge. What is the cause? Could it be an allergic reaction to the nylon line or the stainless steel crimps that were used for the ACL? How likely is this? I got the recommendation from another vet whom I consulted while the surgeon was on vacation to have the nylon line and metal crimps removed and hopefully enough scar tissue has developed by now so that the knee is stabilized by it. I have spend now close to $3000 on exams, surgery and meds. To remove all that what has been put in to stabilize the knee joint seems like a waste but what good does it do if it doesn’t heal? I cannot let it go on like that and risk an infection of the knee, can I? Has someone seen such a reaction after an ACL surgery? Does this look like an allergic reaction? Is removing the lines and crimps the right next step?

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  1. ashlyn hag

    It might be an allergic reaction, but I would find a better vet.

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
Hello! I Have A One Year Old Yorkie. He Has Been Having Some Problems Recently…

Hello! I have a one year old Yorkie. He has been having some problems recently – he started coughing and it sounds like he has something stuck in his throat. This gets worse when he is excited about something or when he is about to be taken for a walk. He vomitted only once and after that the coughing got more severe. I took him to two vets – one told me that he has tonsilitis and prescribed some antibiotics. The situation got better for several days but now he is coughing again. When we visited him for the second time, he recommended having my dog’s tonsils removed. The other one told me that my dog had a problem with an elongated soft palate which I found very strange for I didn’t know that Yorkies can have such problems. Also, he made this diagnosis just by listening to him coughing, without any kind of examination. Other than coughing, my dog is active and hasn’t lost his appetite. Can you please help us?

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
Tonight My Boxer Has Started Scratching His Ear Like Crazy And Crying While He’s…

Tonight my boxer has started scratching his ear like crazy and crying while he’s scratching. I think he might have mites but when I try looking he cries more and pulls away. How can I make him comfy till we see the vet in the morning

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
Gave My 10 Wk Old Puppy Robitussin Dm As Advised By Vet For Kennel Cough…

gave my 10 wk old puppy robitussin dm as advised by vet for kennel cough, one hour later he was yelping and running in circles and wimpering. at vet now. is this some weird reaction to the medicine?? anyone else had this happen?

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  1. Adam Wysocki

    I’m wondering if that is a possible allergic reaction to Dextromethorphan? What did the vet say? 

    -Adam

  2. Kelly Furgason

    Hello,
    I’m glad that you are at a vet now to see if any reaction is happening. Robitussin can be used by dogs (it’s not cleared by FDA for use in dogs, but many vets to use it to treat)…

    I’ve never heard of any reactions with it, but I’m sure there are some dogs that do.

    Would be interested to hear back from you after the vet does the exam.
    ~kelly

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tracy | 9 years ago
My Dog Is Vomiting A Liquid, Yellow, Flemmy Substance. He Still Wants To Eat And…

my dog is vomiting a liquid, yellow, flemmy substance.
he still wants to eat and drink. no fever or different behavior.

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  1. Kelly Furgason

    Hello,
    It sounds like your dog is vomiting bile. Sometimes if a dog hasn’t eaten in awhile the bile can irritate the stomach and then they vomit. How long does your dog go between meals? If your dog only eats once a day, try doing twice per day…or even three times per day if possible. Use the same daily amount of food, just divide it up into more than one feeding.

     Of course, it could be other things that can cause this, but this would be my first thought.
    ~kelly

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
Cat Has Real Bad Open Wound And They Say To Wrap It Up But It…

Cat has real bad open wound and they say to wrap it up but it won’t stay up and falls and rubs the spot then he starts chewing on it so what do I do do I have to wrap it

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  1. Laura Kyle

    Can you take her in and have the vet or technician so you how to wrap it? Or use a t-shirt/dressing to cover it safely.

  2. PK Dennis

    How could just wrapping this be the answer?  Looks like it needs a major repair!

  3. amy meggs

    Oh we already went to the vet cost 200 for him to stay all weekend and they gave him antibiotics they wrapednit but it didn’t last half day they want 25 bucks just to rewrap it I don’t have the money for that and its in a place where it wont stay either