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What should I do when my puppy was throwing up all morning and now she is drooling everywhere. She won’t eat or drink anything and she is barely moving on her own. Please help me figure out how to help her!
front of the trailor and our room is in the back by the back door. The dogs are constantly pooping and peeing in the hallway and right in front of my bedroom door. The owner puts puppy pads down in th hallway but they seldom use them it is either beside, on the walls, or right in front of my door, What can I do to get them to stop? ( there is a doggy door that they have 24/7 access to that goes into a huge fenced in back door)
if the dogs are using the house as a toilet, they aren’t housetrained. there’s only so much you can do to fix this…you can work on training and you can clean the carpets/walls with an enzymatic cleaner, but EVERYONE in the house needs to be on board.
this situation sucks, and i’m sorry you’re dealing with it. 🙁
I agree with Laura, lots of owners of small dogs think it is okay to let them use pee pads in the house — and of course the dogs get out of the habit of using the pads and end up going where ever they please after a few years. I figure they put up with this since small dog turds are small and easy to pick up.
BUT, YUCK!
Unfortunately unless everyone agrees to comply with a new regiment it is unlikely you will have much success house training these pooches. To house train a dog requires a crate and a strict schedule. Managing four dogs at the same time is more than I would want to take on and I own 4 dogs, and foster 1 or 2 more most of the time! But, I only allow 1 or 2 unhouse-trained dogs at a time. Really that is the limit of what I can pay attention to!
You could try reducing the amount of pee in the house with belly bands and sugar britches (diapers for dogs – find them at CairnRescue.com or google for them). They hold a sanitary napkin inside that keeps the pee contained — but since the dogs can go in and out the doggie door this will not teach them to pee outside. It would just reduce the amount of pee in the house.
As for the poop – dogs often poop at a regular time. Twenty mins or so after eating is normal, and some poop in the morning after a bit of walking. If you force the dogs outside at these times (or when you notice a time they seem to poop most often) and lock/block the doggie dog you force them to poop outside, and after a while they may get the message and do their bowel movements outside.
You also need to clean where they have been doing their business. Use white vinegar mixed with water (50/50), add a drop of dish washing liquid (Dawn). Put this mix in a squirt bottle and wash the walls, baseboard and floor. Use this mix every time them soil in the house, especially around your doorway. At the very least they will not like the smell and may move their marking farther down the hall!
This mix works as well as an expensive enzyme cleaner so don’t waste your money on that. WalMart often carries “washing vinegar” or cleaning vinegar, it is a little more acid and costs the same as regular white vinegar. Buy it by the gallon and use it generously.
Good luck!
My dog has been lactating for 24 hours but she cannot reach to lick her bits, how can i help her as i do not want to lose her and/or the puppies.
Annie, you need to contact the vet who has seen your bitch throughout her pregnancy with questions like this.
My 5 month old puppy has a decreased appeitite for the last 5 days and had stopped eating since last night and only drinks a little water and vomits clear liquid. Please help.
I’ve lost a dog to parvo, and this is exactly what happened with her.
Actually, we lost 5 dogs on my block because of it.
Please get your pup some medical attention asap!
If you can’t this very minute, offer him pedialite to keep him hydrated until you can(still get him in ASAP!)
Praying for the lil guy/girl ?
Thank you for your prayers for my baby, but sadly he passed this morning
Thank you for your advice, but sadly my baby passed this morning
My 5 month puppy has been throwing up multiple times in the past couple weeks. She starts to breath heavy almost sounding congested and then vomits. It is usually clear fluid sometimes with a slight yellow tint and has full undigested treats. It usually happens at the end of the night.
So, I’m obviously not an expert, but I can tell you that my 6 month old labrador retriever experienced something similar to this about two weeks ago and it turns out it was because he had (over the course of a couple of weeks we think) been swallowing pieces of a blanket, which caused a stomach/intestinal blockage. After a trip to the vet and a barium study (and about $500) he is fine, but it was scary for a few hours there. Not sure if this helps, but thought I would share. Good luck with your puppy!
Thanks! I’m pretty sure that is what happened. Did your vet have to remove the blockage or did it pass on its own?
Thankfully it passed on it’s own! The vet wanted to keep him until it had traveled to his colon (she said the esophagus, stomach and intestines are where they worry about it getting stuck) and then once it’s there, she said we were out of the trouble zone, so we could take him home and wait for him to pass it naturally. It took a couple of days and came out in several different pieces, but eventually was all gone. Really hope everything turns out okay with your puppy!
He is a 9 month old shih tzu. I tried crate training when he was a puppy however I wasnt consistant. Half of the house is blocked off. He hates being in his crate and will whine and bark the whole time. Please help
I just noticed a quarter sized swollen spot on my 9-10 week old puppys hind led no hair loss not itchy but it has a greenish puss/scabby substance on a small fraction of it what could this be?
omg go to the vet !!!!!!
Hello,
I have a 9 month old valley bulldog/boxer mix puppy, recently in the last couple weeks his black nose has started turning brown… I have never experienced this before and just wondering if I should be worried or not. Thanks
I’m no vet so I’m not sure if that means anything. However, I have a 2 year old boxer and sometimes her nose seems to be black one day than brown. Sometimes maybe it is just from dirt, but I think as long as its wet and they seem fine it’s good. Cute puppy! Hope that helps..
Thank you 🙂 he’s definitely a sweetheart. I know its not dirt I’ve tried washing it lol its the actual pigment. He seems happy and healthy other wise! It might not be anything to worry about but I still can’t help it lol
Thank you very much 🙂 no PitBull in him though, he is 3/4 valley bulldog and 1/4 boxer 🙂 but yeah I’m just not sure about it, it maybe time to take him in for a check up
folks i need some help my puppy is sick i need advise fast
is was vomiting and now he is lethargic and not moving at all
his mouth and toung are white i need something fast please
You need to get that poor dog to the vet now! Something like that you don’t stop to ask questions online, you just load him in the car and go!!!
Seriously, if a dog is acting like that, don’t look online go to the vet immediately!
Hello I have an 8 week old male puppy named diesel. He had been dewormed and had his first two sets of shots. I’ve noticed he had a quarter size spot near his tail. It’s crusty and has hair loss. I’m very worried
PLEASE familiarize yourself with the symptoms of Puppy Strangles. Currently going through treatment for it with my puppy. See a vet IMMEDIATELY.