Thanks for reply .. She is under vat. Coz she is unable to walk. So it’s paralysis. Will it affect her organs?? She even had high fever yesterday. Is it fatal??
A Friend’s Parents Are Out Of Town, And He’s Watching Their Dog. His Mom…
a friend’s parents are out of town, and he’s watching their dog. his mom doesn’t administer parasite preventative during the winter and the poor old dog has a BAD hookworm infestation. he’s at the vet’s for this now, but my friend’s wondering about the house, yard, car, etc. he’s calling his doctor regarding how to deal with his own system, but he could use help with clearing the environment.
any suggestions/help would be greatly appreciated.
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My Dog Is Showing Symptoms Of Paralysis ..
She Is Lasa.. I’m From India. Kindly Suggest.
My dog is showing symptoms of paralysis ..
She is lasa.. I’m from India. Kindly suggest.
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Ankita Manna Ok….thanks
I Have A Dog She Has A Little Lump On Her Back I Noticed I…
I have a dog she has a little lump on her back I noticed I was wondering if it is a cyst or something else
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La'Dawn Helton I would get to the vet ASAP. It may just be a benign cyst or an allergic reaction or something else very simple. On the other hand, some lumps can be cancerous and the QUICKER that you have a vet check it out, the quicker you can get treatment for your pet.
I Noticed The Swelling 2 Days Ago. It Is Between The One Eye And Upper…
I noticed the swelling 2 days ago. It is between the one eye and upper jaw / cheek. She is 10 years old with no previous medical history. She is not exhibiting any other unusual behaviour. Her appetite is as usual. No discharge of fluid in the eye or mouth. No signs of lesions or wounds. Gums are pink. I am able to touch the area and she does not seem to be in pain. It feels hard like a stiff muscle.
PLEASE ADVISE!
Regards
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Ehrhard Visser Thank you SO much!!! It appeared quite suddenly…when I left the house that morning she was still fine, when I returned about 5 hours later I noticed the swelling. I honestly hope its not cancer 🙁
My vet will only be available tomorrow morning… will it be fine to wait till then?
My Dog Was Attacked Today By A Neighbour Dog. She Had A Nasty Looking Tooth…
My dog was attacked today by a neighbour dog. She had a nasty looking tooth mark in her side and was clearly in pain, so we rushed her to the vet. After examining her and stitching her up, the vet told us that the wound was already showing signs of infection and had been there at least 2 days. He insinuated that we were lying about the time of the attack and refused to discuss any other reasons for the infection. He put a drain in the wound and gave us antibiotics, but now I’m really worried that something else could be wrong with her. We weren’t lying! The attack really did happen only a few hours before and I noticed a mucousy discharge only minutes after the attack. Can infection set in that quickly? She was in good health and had no known wounds before today.
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My Dog Was Attacked Today By A Neoghbour Dog. She Had A Nasy Looking Tooth…
My dog was attacked today by a neoghbour dog. She had a nasy looking tooth mark in her side and was clearly in lain, so we rushed her to the vet. After wxamining her and stitching her up, the vet told us that the wound was already showing signs of infection and had been there at least 2 days. He insinuated that we were lying about thw time of the attack and refused to discuss any other reasons for the infection. He put a drain in the wound and gave us antibiotics, but now I’m really worried that something else could be wrong with her. We weren’t lying! The attack really did happen only a few hours before and I noticed a mucousy discharge only minutes after the attack. Can infection set in that quickly? She was in good health and had no known wounds before today.
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Chelsea Henschel Thanks. I thought I’d deleted this and reposted without all the spelling mistakes.
My Dog Is Walking Fine But Was Limping Earlier. We Think She May Have Jumped…
My dog is walking fine but was limping earlier. We think she may have jumped off the bed and landed wrong. Like I said she was limping earlier but works fine now, but when she’s standing still she keeps the injured paw up… Thoughts?
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Dawn Ferara, DVM She may have injured a muscle or tendon. If she continues to favor it while standing still a vet visit is in order. However, she may have landed wrong and it could have stung hence the limp, but the initial pain is gone and it is getting better like if you stubbed your toe.
He Did Try To Vomit Once But Nothing Came Up
He did try to vomit once but nothing came up
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julie brader Hi Brian, please contact your Vet with some urgency. Your Lab eating a large amount of food like this could easily cause “bloat” (Gastric Torsion) where the intestines twist on themselves. This condition is fatal if not dealt with quickly.
If your dog is trying to vomit and bringing nothing up could be a sign of it, he will of course be bloated having eaten all that food. Please do take him to your Vet and get a professional opinion on his condition.
I do.hope he is alright….good luck.
I’m 27 And Have Had My Dog Since College. He’s A 6-year-old Male Cockapoo Who…
I’m 27 and have had my dog since college. He’s a 6-year-old male Cockapoo who I adore, and who is normally in great health (besides the occasional ear infection). I take him on an hour and half walk daily, feed him a potato and duck based diet, and make every attempt to give him the best care possible (regular vet check-up, shots, etc).
A couple months ago I realized he was frequently squatting to pee, but nothing comes out. He urinates normally when first let out, but then makes a ton of other squats, prolonged squats, where nothing or just a few drops comes out. At times, its almost impossible to walk at all as he will continue to squats over and over again for 30 minutes. He hasn’t had any incontinence or more than normal desire to go outside (except for every now and then, when he’ll go out, pee once, then keep squatting over and over again and want to go out soon after- but that’s not daily). However, I woke up this morning to a couple drops of blood on the carpet, which I can only assume were from his many attempts. Previously, there has been no presence of blood in his urine.
I’ve been to the vet SEVERAL times, and spent the majority of my savings and money trying to figure out what’s wrong (even with vet insurance, I’ve spent almost all I have). He has had a cystoscopy (camera inserted) to check for urethral cancer (none), full abdominal ultrasound, plenty of x-rays and blood tests done. They have ruled out bladder cancer, his blood work is normal, and the x-rays show nothing except a slightly enlarged liver (though since blood work is normal so they think the was born with it). They have ruled out a UTI, bladder stones, and just about everything else you can think of that would seem obvious. The only abnormalities are really the dysuria, mildly protruding abdomen, the appearance of a layer of fluid on the outside of his bladder, and some abnormal bacteria.
Please help. I can’t afford much more and I really love my dog.
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I Recently Rescued An 8 Month Pit Mix From An Animal Control Facility. He Looks…
I recently rescued an 8 month pit mix from an animal control facility. He looks a bit malnourished. He has dandruff all over his coat. I have purchased high quality wet and dry food. I would like to know if I need to add supplements to this. I took him for a walk this morning to eliminate and it all looked normal. Also, is it safe to neuter him if he is a little thin or should I wait a few weeks. Any guidance would be appreciated. Thank you!
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Anonymous has he seen your vet yet? if not, that should be your first step.
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PK Dennis Yes, Laura is correct. You should take him to see a vet for a general evaluation — the vet will give you an idea of when the pup will be ready to be neutered (8 month to a year old is ideal if the dog is in good health). The vet will also be able to give you the best suggestions for supplements.
The better food should improve his skin condition greatly over time, in the mean time be sure to brush him daily (boar bristle will help bring up a shine in his coat as his skin heals).
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Dawn Ferara, DVM I agree 100% with PK and Laura. A vet is a crucial first step!
thanks a TON. my friend is following this thread, so he’ll see the response. 🙂
hah, i hear ya! he’s angry about the situation – they left knowing the dog wasn’t feeling well, and it’s taken weeks to figure out the cause of the problem. it also explains the weight loss, even though he’s finally at a healthy weight (especially for a big basketball-headed lab).
now to get him healthy and keep him trim…
yeah. he’s the most responsible member of the family, especially when it comes to the dog.
he’s the one who got them to feed meals, and set amounts at each meal. he’s the reason they’re feeding a high quality food. frankly, i think he should just take over total care of the dog – he’s the reason the dog gets to go to the beach, plays fetch, goes for walks, you name it. he’s a big ol’ sweetheart of a mooshdog who actually tolerated my crazypants dobe when she was a pup, and he deserves the best care.
Hey everyone, Thanks again for the help! I want him to be as healthy as possible in his last year, hopefully years. Suggestions on what preventative to get him on? Sentinel Plus, Spectrum? Iverhart? Is this (dewormer / worm preventative) something that we might want to switch / rotate every few months?
This is the family dog, we got him back in 2003 when I was a teenager, so he lives at my parents house (they’re retired) He’s doing much, much better, though I am worried about re-infection given that he’s 13. He’s been with me since beginning of Feb, and spent 2 weeks with my sisters prior. I think he was starting to get sick even then, though we chalked it up to age, different surroundings, and my mother being away. Even I chalked some of his symptoms the past few weeks up to old age.
He originally had diarrhea and then bloody stools on the 27th or 28th of Feb, was diagnosed with dehydration and colitis on the 29th. Vet (not the usual lady) was reluctant to bother testing the small fecal sample I brought and was “sure they wouldn’t find anything” It was tested and positive for hookworms (3-4 on a 1-5 scale) I’m not sure if it was an oversight by myself or the vet, but I was not contacted with the results. My mother was, but is on vacation and never checked her multiple voicemails. 5 days prior to the ER he had been doing much better, long, perky walk, an afternoon of swimming. He had days where he acted like a puppy, but also days where he was very lethargic, but went downhill very very fast over a 36 hr. period. where he drank water, then threw it up tinged with blood.
So he had a pretty serious hookworm infection which then went untreated almost a full month. He also swallowed 2 complete pairs of panties, which is behavior I’ve never seen from him.
Immediately brought him to the 24hr. ER vet Thursday night, he was admitted, given meds, max IV hydration they could give, and was there until Saturday evening. I feel like this is soumething I should have caught earlier, though he appeared to have been doing better, and his symptoms mimiced the colitis symptoms the vet said would clear up with time.
Also, the ER Vet gave me Rymidal to help with his mobility but I’m reluctant to give him it due to his age (Older humans can have bad bleeding on NSAID’s, I wonder if dogs are the same) and also because of what his system has been through. He gets around pretty well for 13, though I now have to help him into the back of the car, so I am thinking glucosamine and perhaps some at home exercises to strengthen his back legs might be a better idea.
thanks for posting updates, Mike. 🙂
Today was the 1st day since the ER visit that I’ve left him alone during the day and couldn’t stop by at lunch, so I had a family friend check on him. Perky, excited, alert, hopping around and very happy to get a bite of chicken as a treat and a short walk.
I’ll talk to my mother later this week and make sure he gets a followup vet trip soon (early april) that I’m going to try and make. We’ll see what preventative to get him on and also see about another round or two of dewormer and poo tests. He gets his 2nd round of dewormer on 4/8 per the ER vet. 1st dose I gave him was 3/28 which I believe was Panacur, then on 4/8 he gets Pyrantel. Those 2 doses are all the instructions I got regarding deworming him. However, My basic understanding is that these hookworms can appear to be knocked out initially, but some will lay dormant and then things get nasty again
Ah, reply got eaten.
His person is home. He greeted my parents to death by tail wag and full on butt wiggle, then pranced around with a bone. He even drank some water from his water bowl, though only a bit. Ive been adding water to his food to keep him hydrated.
He was 66 lbs when the ER discharged him!, so we’ll need to put weight on him. I’d like him between 75 and 80, no more than 85 lbs.
I think my mom will be willing to put in the work, though it remains to be seen just how much my dad will sabotage things. He’s incapable of properly caring for a dog, cannot/will not feed properly, and I can guarantee he will never pick up poop. I don’t expect he’ll follow my instructions even if I write them out and sit down to explain it all to him like he’s five.
They’re used to just letting him out the back unsupervised and off-leash (invisible fence) but that cant happen anymore. They’re also used to having him go out whenever they happen to get up in the morning and to giving him free roam of the house. That’ll probably need to change, especially with the underwear eating. He’s been needing to go out between 2 and 6 am most mornings, usually more than once, so this should be….interesting.
I’m excited to get back to my apartment and sleep in my own bed, but I’ll try and stop by often for the next few weeks to check in on him 🙂
oof, yeah, 66 is too low. i’m sure your parents will put the weight back on…hopefully they do so *slowly*
that a lab has gone this long without eating underwear is amazing. they’re lucky. 😛
Well, he’s an amazingly well-behaved, laid back dog. Even as a puppy he really never chewed things he wasn’t supposed to ate bad stuff etc. I did stress that, basically, they’re going to have to act as though they have a puppy again. keep doors closed and confine him to certain areas of the house if they’re going to keep it as cluttered as it is. Can’t really rely on him to tell them he needs to go out. I’ve been noticing this even before he got sick. In old age he’s just not vocal / animated in telling you. No crying, pawing, overly insistent nose booping anymore. It’s more of a, lumber into the room, look at you silently, then lumber out.
Been having some small pee accidents if I don’t have him out the door to go before 6 am. 6:25 this morning was too late.
He’s tolerating the Orijen I bought. been giving him 1-5 pieces of kibble now and then with his food, just to see if he’d eat it, and so he doesn’t get too spoiled and forget what dog food is 😛 I did stress absolutely no treats or people food other than what he’s getting for meals,
My sis and I found several pairs of underwear in my parents back yard, so yes, they’re very, very lucky. Odd that this behavior has just recently started though.
maybe they need to reconsider such long vacations. he’s trying to tell them something. they need to listen.
Mom was opposed to 2 months vacation instead of 1, but Dad won out on that one. Zack continues to improve. He’s eating, finally drinking water and keeping everything down, there have been no accidents so far this week, and my mother says he’s “Very perky” He’ll get another dewormer treatment later this week.
I did have someone remind me this past weekend that “he’s 13 and you might have to put him down soon.” Yeah, thanks. As if I’m not acutely aware of that.
Checked with my Dr. and was told not to worry about myself as long as I was showing no symptoms. Aside from weight loss I’m not, so dog and human are in the clear.
Got him on Iverhart Max, he’s gained weight back, and was hopping around in excitement when I stopped by this past weekend. Seems to be back to his old self. We also started him on Glucosamine (human kind) and it appears to have really helped him get around. Hell, he jumped out of the back of my mother’s SUV this weekend and proceeded to go on one of the longest walks he’s been on in a long, long time. It’s been a few years since he’s felt spry enough to jump down out of the back of a truck / SUV.
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