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How to nurse and how much food should 4 week old pup eat? He’s on metronidazol, because his previous owner gave him polluted water and he developed severe amebiasis. How long should he sleep? He’s mom died. His sisters died of amebiasis too
How long is recovery time for a puppy getting a umbilical hernia removed and neutering done at same time? Will stitches dissolve? He will be 8 weeks old
Hi (Dr.) Krista;
I just want you to know how much I respect you for all the time, energy and caring you so freely provide! People like you make this crazy world we live in so much better and because of your dedication and caring you give people so much desperately needed hope!
Golden retriever will be 8 weeks old on june 7th. The breeder told me yesterday that he has an umbilical hernia is it ok to remove the hernia and get him neutered at the same time at 8 weeks of age? Or is it possible to wait til 12 weeks?
My dog has a white bump on her upper lip that hurts her when anything touches it.
Could it possibly be dog acne? Thanks for the response.
Hi i have a 5 month old half persian mix cat. He is breathing fast 60 breaths per minute. Nose flaring. It’s summer here and it’s about 39 degrees celcius here. I’ve put him infront of a fan and put damp cloth on him wat should i do?
Went to the vet he has a cold. The vet injected him with antibiotics and multi vitamins. Prescribed antibiotics for 1 week.
Thank you for your help! I was so worried.
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.
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.
If it was me, I’d see a vet immediately. Particularly with sudden onset like this, I’d suspect some scary cause such as neurological problem, spinal problem, infection, toxin … I wouldn’t wait.
home remedies is not the answer please rush her to the vet for a scan
My friend’s dog stepped on a sticky mouse trap and still has some stuff on his foot. Any suggestions?
Clean his food try and get any infection out if it worsens call the vet
My dog has a biting problem, and I no longer feel safe around him he actually drew blood one time?
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.
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.
My vet said I should put him down, and since the humane society won’t take him because he drew blood, should I?
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?
Also the reason my dog bit the lady was because he didn’t get his way
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$
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.
We did have blood samples and everything done but it came out normal.
He is aggressive and you should never hit any animal.
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.
if memory serves, based on some research i’ve done, puppies should be eating 5-6 meals per day at that age. do you have support from your vet?
Krista, thank you for your advice! Today I gave him breakfast (puppy food with warm water and a bit of oatmeal – syringe), 2nd breakfast (the same, but he vomitted it as he didn’t feel good in the afternoon), home made chicken soup with celery and carrots – syringe – couple of times during the day because he felt nauseated and he ate small portions (1 small syringe at a time, next in 15 – 20 minutes, sometimes 2 syringes at a time). When he smelled our dinner all of the sudden he jumped out of the bed and ate some chicken (boiled), not much, but it was his initiative. He played with our lab, played with his stuffed chicken and went to bed. Now I’m waking him every half our and I give him blended rice with egg yolk, chicken and warm water.
Laura, unfortunately no because our vet told me that he’s gonna die. And I’m not giving up on him.