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Shadow has submissive urination. He was abused as a puppy we believe by men so hes a little more nervouse around my boyfriend. Recently he’s been yelping and nipping for no reason. My boyfriend went upstairs to grab some stuff and shadow was infront of the door and as he opened it shadow began yelping and snaped at him again while leaveing a trail of pee behind. Shadow is my world and i am his. Hes a damn good dog and very loyal. But if this continues he’ll have to go. Any help or advice would be much apriciated. Thank you.
She is an inside cat about 15 months old never been outside
Vet trip to make sure she doesn’t have a UTI or something else going on.
How many litterboxes does she have? Is she spayed? Is there any way she could have been ambushed leaving the box? Have you used any particularly smelly cleaning solutions near the litterbox? Do you scoop it regularly?
We have a all the cleaning supplies in the kitchen and her litter box is cleaned everyday. I have an appointment to get her spayed her appointment time hasn’t arrived yet. To my knowledge she hasn’t been ambushed. Her litter box is right outside my kids room
Hmm…I’d wonder if one of them exited while she was in the box, and that startled her.
General rule of thumb is one box per cat plus one – so if you have a single cat household, try a second litterbox. Clean the kids’ room with an enzyme cleaner to discourage further unwanted behavior.
(Also she could be going into heat, which could cause a UTI. Seriously, vet time.)
Thanks
6 yr old cat vomiting and urinating a lot but she still has her appetite
If she’s vomiting frequently and urinating frequently, I worry about something like an infection. Please get her to the vet now.
Frequent vomiting is not a good sign in any animal and I recommend getting her to a vet before she completely loses her appetite.
HI THERE, MY DOG HAS EPILEPSY. HE IS ON POTASSIUM BROMIDE AND PHENOBARBITAL. GERMAN SHEPHERD. SINCE STARTING MEDS HE HAS GAINED 45 POUNDS. HE HAS ATAXIA, WHICH IS GETTING PRETTY BAD. WE DECIDED TO SWITCH HIM TO A DIET DOG FOOD TO HELP HIM LOSE WEIGHT, SO THAT WE COULD ULTIMATELY LOWER HIS MEDICATION DOSAGE. OUR VET CONCURRED. SHE DID NOT MENTION THAT CHANGING HIS DIET WOULD INTERFERE WITH THE SALT LEVELS BECAUSE OF THE BROMIDE HE WAS TAKING. AS SOON AS WE SWITCHED HIS FOOD HE STARTED SEIZING. HE HAS HAD ABOUT 7 OVER THE LAST 2 DAYS (HE WAS SEIZURE FREE FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS). WE LIKE THE NEW FOOD WE PICKED BECAUSE IT IS BETTER QUALITY (FROMM) AND DOES NOT HAVE ROSEMARY EXTRACT, WHICH HAS BEEN LINKED TO SEIZURES. BUT WE DON’T KNOW IF WE SHOULD STOP IT AND GO BACK TO HIS OLD FOOD, OR HOW TO TRANSITION BACK/FORWARD. HE WAS PREVIOUSLY ON NUTRO LARGE BREED ADULT FOOD. I CANNOT FIND THE CHLORINE CONTENT FOR NUTRO, BUT THE CHOLINE CHLORIDE CONTENT FOR FROMM IS 2887.63 IU/KG (71.47 IU/100 CAL). I DON’T TRUST MY VET ANYMORE TO ASK HER, AS THEY HAVE NOT TOLD US ANYTHING ABOUT BROMIDE AND SALT LEVELS. I HAVE HAD TO RESEARCH ALL OF THIS ON MY OWN, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NO VETERINARY TRAINING. APPARENTLY, GOOGLE IS MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE THAN MY DOG’S VET. IF SOMEONE COULD ADVISE US ON NEXT STEPS WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. WE WANT A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR DOG, ONE WHERE HE DOESN’T SLIDE HIS BACK LEGS DOWN THE STAIRS AND FALL DOWN BECAUSE HIS BACK LEGS ARE TOO WEAK. SO WE KNOW THAT A DIET AND LIFESTYLE CHANGE IS IMPORTANT. BUT WE NEED SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO MAKE THE CHANGES, AND HOW FAST/ HOW TO TRANSITION, BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE CHANGE HIS DIET IT APPEARS TO TRIGGER SEIZURES (WE SWITCHED HIM TO LIQUID BROMIDE BACK IN MARCH AND RIGHT AWAY HE GOT CLUSTERS AND ENDED UP IN EMERGE AND SEVERELY MEDICATED FOR A FEW DAYS). WE DON’T WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN, SO WOULD PREFER TO FIX THIS ON OUR OWN. BASICALLY, I’M ASKING, SHOULD I GO OUT TOMORROW MORNING AND PICK UP HIS OLD DOG FOOD AND SWITCH HIM BACK COLD TURKEY? OR SHOULD WE STICK WITH THE NEW BETTER FOOD AND SEE IF HE GETS USED TO IT AND THE SEIZURES STOP? OR SHOULD I BUY HIS OLD FOOD AND MIX IT WITH THE NEW FOOD FOR A WHILE, AND WILL THIS EVEN HELP? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO? THANK YOU KINDLY FOR YOUR TIME. “
My question would be whether it’s the change in itself or something else present in the food triggering the seizures. I do agree that rosemary extract seems to be suspect in contributing to seizures. I also agree that putting on weight isn’t good for anything. My best recommendation would be to work with an integrative vet at this point. I know a number of people who used this modality for managing seizures with great success. An integrative veterinarian can also be of great assistance with diet and actually food therapy, as well as acupuncture and herbal therapy, all of which can be quite helpful. If it was my dog this is the direction I’d go in from here.
2yr old chiuaua starts yelping & whining 2day. He wont let me comfort him. He bit me 4 the1st × EVER 2day trying to comfort him. He’s not himself. Won’t eat/drink & doesn’t want 2 lay anywhere but the floor.I hav mor but only 15 Ltrs Lft
Hi, You can type more in a different section, that is just the title of the post. It sounds like he is in a lot of pain or discomfort, please get him examined by a vet.
There is really not enough information to identify the exact cause of his pain. However, my recommendation is to see a vet as soon as possible obviously he is in pain and needs to be treated.
my dog got injuried at a dog park today. we took him to an emergency clinic. They gave him Rimadyl and buprenex together. i wanted to know if that was safe because he is a shepard lab pit mix
Yes, they are frequently used together. The rimadyl is anti-inflammatory and the buprenex is stronger pain control, they work best when used together.
My 7 week old kitten Emma has a really round stomach and i think there is something in there should i be worried?
I would be. Sounds potentially wormy. Please get her to the vet today.
My kitten had a very round bloated tummy. It ended up that he had Giardia which was easily treated with medication and daily bathing. I suggest making a vet appointment. My best to Emma – 🙂
1. Is it ok to forcefully wake him
2. How much do I feed him
3. How much water do I need to give him
4. Should he be deficating
5. Will he need lots of care while he is in brumation
Are you encouraging the brumation? It’s not something I typically recommend encouraging. Low temperatures may be a cause so raising the temp, eliminating drafts, etc. is what I would suggest to encourage eating, etc. If that fails to encourage him to eat, drink, and defecate on his own, I would recommend a physical exam and consult to make sure you’re doing things right as far as husbandry. You probably know this but make sure you’re provided UVB light and change the light bulb every 6 months.
I agree with Dr. Knouse – Please try to prevent brumation.
No I am not we got an adult at the pet store and it is in brumation ( we found that out 1-2 months later) and it was then to late to take it back and right now we are deciding if it is to much care or if I should just take care of it and if it is to much care I will sell it to someone who is obviously much more experienced I am definitely not trying to cause it to brumation I’m very sorry I must have stated the question wrong.
Just try to increase the temperature. Depending on where you’re located I can recommend a vet that sees bearded dragons who could teach you everything you would need to know.
My sheep has maggots coming from his do c ked tail how do i remove them
even though she is producing milk? And he’s not small?
If she isn’t eating, THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. Please, get offline and get her to the vet NOW. She’s too young to have a puppy as it is – this was like letting a 10 year old child have a baby! There are a whole host of potential issues going on!
Thank you and FYI she was left on our door step! Thanks again for your advice 🙂
Understood. Please get her spayed ASAP.
Have you gotten him to a vet to rule out anything medical? Have you hired a veterinary behaviorist to help you deal with this?
We don’t have a lot of money i can’t hire any body. I cant afford to do any of that. And i know none of it is medical related.
Honestly, Alex, if you’re unwilling to find a way to make this work, maybe finding him another home is the best thing for him.
He very well COULD have something medically wrong. How do you know he doesn’t?
How in the world can you have a dog for 5 years and even consider getting rid of him because of a man? Will this boyfriend be around in 5 years? You can bet the dog will be if you don’t ruin his life by sending him back out into the world of rescue. You are correct, you are Shadow’s entire world – it would be wonderful if he was as important to you as some man. Dogs are not disposable.