HeartwormsQ: How can you tell if you dog have heartworms she is breath very hurt. A: You need to take dog in for exam and heartworm blood test to find out
My rescue pup died and i need to know possible causeQ: I rescued a litter of pups a few months back. i had one pup left when she just suddenly became very ill and died on me before i could get her into a vet. the signs given were: lathargic stop in eating and drinking collapse sunkin eyes mornfull cry vomiting diarrhea(liquid,copper odor and color) white gums i think she was poisioned by my neighbors because they don't like dogs. this accute illness started in 2 days. the first day i noticed something was not right about her was the day before she died. she wanted to sleep all day even while the other dogs i have ate. ( not like her at all) the next day she vomited, had copper smelling,colored watery diarrhea, totally stopped eating and drinking, sunken in eyes, collapsed, and constently crying out in obviouse pain. please tell me what could have happened to my pup? and if it sounds like poisioning please tell me what kinds of poision it could have been A: Could be many types of poisening from rat poison to many others
Side effects of deramaxQ: I have a lhasa apso who is 15 years old. he was started on deramax approximately 1 1/2 months ago for signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis. since about 1 month ago, his has lost his appetite and will not eat his dry food, which he used to love to eat. i am having a hard time getting him to eat. he will only take "mighty dog" once it is warmed slightly, and will only eat a small portion of it. he is losing weight. is loss of appetite an adverse reaction to deramax? in the meantime, i am giving him a multi-vitamin to help supplement him. do you have any suggestions to help me get him to eat his food again? i am planning to stop the medication temporarily to see if his appetite returns. thanks, louise, rn, nurse practitioner A: It is possible that this is due to the medication. i would contact your veterinarian.
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Kennel coughQ: Is there any way to get rid of kennel cough without seeing a vet for those who can not aford to take there dog to the vet? A: You can try childrens robitussin as needed a few teaspoons at a time depending upon size of dog(1 teaspoon for small ones) can also try echinacea and goldenseal from health food store which boosts immune system as well as giving extra vitamin c in form of ester c
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Gave a stray puppy tylenolQ: We gave a stray puppy 1/4 tsp of tylenol. we didn't know it was bad for the puppy to have tylenol, and will use asprin from now on. what we need to know is what will happen to him now that he's had it. could it harm him seriously? what should we expect or what side effects will there be now that we have given it to him? is there anything we can give him to counter it? he is a stray mixed breed dog, that weighs about 10lbs. A: I would not worry about it. will likely be fine as it goes out of system quickly. most common side effects are upset stomach or nausea
Fear bitingQ: We have a 9 year old female black lab who was a fear biter from the time we rescued her at 1 1/2 yrs old. we worked with a behaviorist, learned her triggers and the behavior was under control until recently. she's become more agressive and territorial and last nite attacked one of our other dogs who happened to be near zoe's bone. the dog had to be rushed to the vet with numerous wounds. zoe has been in a room by herself since the attack and growl and nips at me whenever i let her out and then try to put her back in. something needs to be done asap as i have children, cats and 3 other dogs. do you think medication would help? thanks. A: I would not rely on medications to treat this. i do not think you can risk having an aggressive dog in your house. she may have to be placed in a home where there are no children or other pets.
Stool eatingQ: My puppy is aprox. 8 months old and eats his stools. i have never had a dog do this before. what is the cause of this. is it a lack of something in the diet? A: Most of time we dont know and some dogs outgrow this while others continue it at varying amounts throughout life. make sure on good natural diet as well as have on good multivitamin supplement like missing link from designing health as well as prozyme from 1800petmeds Shop for: vitamin, prozyme, 1800petmeds
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