The only thing you can do is try to convince the owner to take him for help. Also, you can see if there is an agency similar to Humane Society or SPCA who can get the dog looked at
my 4 year old dog constantly gets ear infections….I have tried medicines from the vet but nothing works
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there are no clear wounds and he doesn’t scream when you feel along his body and legs, just at random times maybe when he’s moved or especially when picked up.
Being in such a rural area the owner (cambodian) does not seem to understand that his pet could be really hurt on the inside etc
My pug / boston terrier mix occasionally chuffs and huffs like a horse with the heaves. What could be the cause of this? My old Yellow Lab used to do the same thing. Could it be heartworms? He’s 5 yr. old not neutered male in good health
My friend gave me her puppy and she doesn’t have her shots, she has worms and she’s 3 months I’m really scared !! Help !!
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Anonymous there’s no reason to be scared UNLESS your puppy is horribly, horribly ill. don’t panic! we’re here to help you. 🙂
first things first: get that puppy to a vet today or tomorrow (ideally today). get started on a vaccination schedule. take a fresh poop sample in a ziplock baggie – it should be very fresh, like the last poop before you go.
secondly, invest in a crate. crates are immensely useful tools that help with housebreaking…and trust me, if you have never had a dog before it’ll be a LIFESAVER.
I have been agonizing over this for 2 days now. Last Monday I took my 14 year old cat to the vet because he had stopped eating and drinking. X-Ray showed what the vet thinks is abdominal cancer. After talking to my vet decided that surgery/chemo would not be an option for me and she prescribed steroids which may help and gave him fluids. He perked up a tad after fluids and would eat maybe a quarter to half a can of wet food a day. Since Friday though I have not been able to get him to eat anything (he did come out and lick the food yesterday but would not eat) and all he does is lay under the computer chair. He will not sleep in the bed with me which is something he has done his whole life. I plan to call the vet first thing tomorrow morning, but was wondering if anyone had any thoughts.
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Michael Hamilton you might try some tuna packed in water to get your cat to eat, I know what your going thru three months ago i had to put my 19 year old down and 2 months later i had to put my other cat down. both of mine had kidney faluer it,s a hard choice. but try the tuna packed in water, and best of luck.
is it safe to give my cat curam457 for treatment of her bronchitis?and also his left eye have infection what should I do please help me.
Hi my German shepherd dogs penis is soft towards it’s tip during and erection which has made him unable to breed please help me out of problems
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Anonymous please neuter him. that’s the answer to your problem – neuter him. he doesn’t need to breed, and if he is UNABLE to breed, then he should be neutered to ensure he has a happy life.
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debra yuhasz Since he’s unable to breed you might as well get him neutered. He will be a much less frustrated dog. An intact dog smells a female in heat and if he can’t get to her or is unsuccessful in his attempts it causes anxiety and frustration. It’s cruel for him to spend his whole life that way. I don’t believe there is a solution to his problem, so neutering is the kindest thing you can do for him.
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PK Dennis Debra and Laura are correct, a dog with conditions such as this should NOT be bred. This dog obviously has underlying conditions that are undesirable in future generations! Have him neutered and enjoy his companionship.
I recently adopted a dog, she’s a year old Basenji/Lab mix (two very contradicting breeds in terms of behavior). I’m having the worst time trying to potty train her. I’ve tried so many different methods but she refuses to go potty outside. She literally has no warning signs. She already paces and sniffs like its her calling in life. She squats after she already starts going. I have no idea when she needs to go. She will not go potty outside. She acts like grass is her personal enemy and will lay on the sidewalk instead. I’ve tried taking her in and out, I’ve tried waiting her out. We walked in the park in hot weather for five hours and she peed on the floor when we came back inside. Training her to go outside is becoming a hassle that’s frustrating and depressing both of us, should I just give up and house train her to use pee pads or litter instead? We just have a hard time getting outside fast enough with her aversion to stairs and the elevator and there’s a power struggle once we’re outside. How do I react to bad behavior without making her scared of me?
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Anonymous so, you should avoid punishing for toilet behavior in the house. it sounds like she really just doesn’t know the rules yet.
these two links are pretty similar and i’d read both. they should help.
https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/How_to_Housetrain_Any_Dog%20(1).pdf?token=AWzFzr8QX0C6GNFaOKVxlOKyjHpjo4l1GKKLvup9PqoNRBewfhYcPaW8epVfl7TD-hzvF2V2XyFxKavjepjUKq75rqsQH7ckQTKV-VOq-pItBQ
remember, be consistent. good luck. housebreaking is the biggest pain in the butt regardless of the age of the dog.
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Anonymous oh, one thing…make sure you’re feeding meals rather than just leaving food out for her. meals will help you to better schedule her toilet runs. try to feed a high quality food, as well.
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Brittany Herrera Thank you so much! Those help a lot!
The vomit is usually a yellowish colour but a few days ago it had black in it… She has stopped eating, but recently my mom bought canned dog food and she will eat that. She doesn’t bark anymore when we come home and doesn’t even lift her head to my parents. We did, recently get a new puppy. She is obviously jealous and I give her all the attention I can. But she seems sick, not just sad or depressed.. Please, help.
Chronic infections of any kind always have an underlying issue to bring them about. With ears, it could be the anatomy of the ears, it could be allergies (it’s allergies most of the time) … the only way to truly address the infections is to find and address the underlying cause.
It’s kind of like having blisters on your feet. You can treat the blisters but you need to see whether your shoes are too large, too small, there is a rock in them … otherwise the blisters will keep coming back.
I once had a dog with this problem. It was so bad the vet wanted to put him to sleep. A new vet came to town and I went there for a second opinion because I couldn’t see the sense in putting down an otherwise very healthy dog just because his ears were badly infected. This new vet put my dog under and shaved all the hair and gunk out from deep down in his ears. When I picked him up the next day he told me there was so much stuff in his ears that there was no way medicine was going to reach the infection. After a course of a different oral antibiotic and a month of different ear drops he never had another ear infection.
thank you for your info
thanks I have her vet check for other problems
If you haven’t gotten all the grains out of your dog’s diet, now is the time to do so. Many dogs show no signs of an allergy, other than their constant ear infections.
If you buy your dog food at the grocery store, or a big box store (WalMart for example) then you need to stop doing that, and go find a pet store that sells premium dog food. Find a pet store (that does not sell puppies!) and ask to be shown to their grain-free dog food area. Then start reading labels. You want one that lists real meat (beef, turkey, elk, bison, lamb, salmon meal – the entire animal ground up and dried –, whitefish meal, etc) as the first 2 or even better, 3 ingredients.
Do not buy any dog food that lists “by products” this may be nothing more than feathers.
Yes, this food will cost more than what you find at a box store or grocery store, but since your dog needs to eat less of this good food than the mainly grain food to maintain a healthy weight, the expense will even out in the long run.
Also, you may want to go online to Whole-Dog-Journal.com and buy their issue that covers ear infections. Lots of good research and experience based info that may help you.