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I have a chihuahua she’s about 7 years old this is the first time it’s happened to her as she fell over her body stiff and she looks like she’s having trouble breathing what can it be
My wiener dog has been dragging her rear legs. It could be a slipped disc, but I don’t know what to do.
im needing a small donation of $150 to take my dog into an emergency vet clinic. he is peeing blood, vomiting, and is very weak. he is a 7 yr old dog. a duschound. im not in town with him im out of town. im just needing help asap.
my 7 year old duschound dog. he is peeing blood, vomiting, has rapid breathing, and is very weak. i cant take him to a vet because i need $150 submission fee to get him into an emergency vet clinic. im just needing some help with either money support or guidance on what to do to help him.
She delivered them in a flower pot in our garden, and I have no idea what to do! The kittens are lying there crying for milk, but the mother will not even look at them. It’s horrifying, and I am truly at a loss. We have a dog, Buddy, and he’s a bit too playful to be gentle enough around new-born kittens, so I’m trying my best to keep him away from them for now. If anyone has ANY suggestions at all, PLEASE let me know, I would truly appreciate it.
What else could be causing it? She’s up to date with wormers and flea treatments
My cat won’t stop peeing on my gas stove.
Husband wants 2 put dwn, but I refuse! If the General fights 4 life I will 2. But, laceration looks terrible & husband refuses 2 put a lot of $ n 2 him. What can I do 4 his neck laceration?
Yes, he probably needs antibiotics, maybe even sutures to close the wound. Unfortunately, only your vet can provide the care your bird needs- the antibiotics aren’t available over the counter. If you have Rimadyl on hand, a med/large breed rooster can have 12 mg, I believe, for pain/inflammation until he can be seen. I hope he heals!
I have a wonderful dog that I care highly about. He has developed a rash on his belly (sometimes dry/sometimes moist) Now turning a bit scabby and sadly, I can’t afford the fee for him to be looked @ to be told he needs a topical cream.Help
that is what u call a hot spot veryy common in lighter fur colored dogs. At petsmart/walmart there is a cream for hot spots about 5.00$. These spots will get larger if left untreated….. They are also painful. Some antiseptic spray will help work the pain., bactine us what I use. Do not give your companion any type of pill unless a vet has prescribed them. Hope everything works out ok for u and your little friend
I doubt the vet is going to tell you that all you need is a topical cream! You need to figure out what is causing these rashes – not just treat the symptom. And that usually requires the help of a vet. Some times wet, some times dry – sounds like this is an ongoing problem and if you have been to a vet in the past and did not get to the root cause, you need to find a different vet.
So, make a trip to the vet and get the problem diagnosed. If the vet recommends Benadryl to help with the itch, use Zyrtec instead – a generic form of Zyrtec is fine. It seems to work better for dogs than Benadryl. Use the same dosage the vet recommended for the Benadryl.
In the meanwhile, get all grains out of your dog’s diet (including treats!) if you haven’t already done so. Go to a real pet store (not a box store or grocery store) and find the dog foods that say “grain-free” right on the can or bag. Then pick one that has real meat as the first 2 or 3 ingredients. Real meat will be: elk, pork, turkey, lamb, salmon meal, whitefish meal, beef, etc. Meal is the entire animal ground up and dried so that is good. DO NOT buy anything that lists ‘by-products’ in the ingredients. By-products can be nothing more than ground up chicken feathers! And no dog needs to eat that.
You can wash your dog, but not too often — no more than once every 10 days, unless your vet tells you differently. I recommend using Aveeno oatmeal bar soap – it will help sooth the itch and works just as well as expensive dog shampoos that are suppose to help with the itch. If the vet wants you to use a medicated shampoo I would follow his advice (unless he is selling you a shampoo that just contains colloidal oatmeal cause that is the active ingredient in the less expensive Aveeno. Find Aveeno soap in any box store or drug store in the US – not sure if you have it in the UK).
Give your dog a final rinse of 1/3 organic cider vinegar and 2/3 water. This will help sooth the itch and help the skin heal. You can use this rinse 2 times a day if your dog has a short coat that will dry quickly (you don’t want him to be constantly damp, that will encourage other problems to develop). If you have a long haired dog I would use the rinse only once per day or every other day.
If he develops hot spots (raw, open wounds) dab some witch hazel with aloe on the spots and allow that to dry. You can do that several times per day.
Good luck!
My 9yr old cat had small lumps on his rear end,when I groomed him they bled
Thank you so much for your reply. I’ll call them first thing tomorrow. I have gradually changed her food from Arden grange to the wainwrights grain free a couple of months ago so maybe that might have caused an allergy? I feel so sorry for her, she seems to be in discomfort and I can’t help her.