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Lucy | 1 week ago
7 Month Old Dachshund Needing Neuter And Baby Teeth Removal
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9 Year Old Male Dog Needing A TPLO Surgery
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3.5 Year Old Female Boxer Needing A TPLO Surgery For CCL
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Lucy | 3 weeks ago
Small 9 Year Old Mixed Breed Needed A Splenectomy
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Lucy | 3 weeks ago
7 Year Old 65 Lb Female Lab Needing A Spay
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Great Dane Needing A Dental (premolar Extraction)
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Steve | 3 weeks ago
Last Night My Dog’s Nail Got Pushed Up In A 45 Degree Angle. There Some Bleeding …

Last night my dog’s nail got pushed up in a 45 degree angle. There some bleeding but it stopped fast. She doesnt seem to be bothered too much when I touch around the area and she is still running around right after that happened. I saw your video and wondering should I pull it out? Please advice

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Nikki | 1 month ago
I Apologize In Advance For The Long Post… I Have A 4 Year Old Hound Mix “Roscoe” …

I apologize in advance for the long post… I have a 4 year old hound mix “Roscoe” who has been seemingly healthy since we adopted him at 14 weeks old. He is neutered, receives regular vet care, is up to date on all vaccines, and is on a monthly oral heartworm and flea/tick preventative. He is a grazer and eats Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula dog food, and he takes Vet-IQ brand Hip & Joint and Pet Honesty “Super Pooper” probiotic supplements daily. He gets dog treats and basically no table food unless something small is dropped. We do not have a fenced yard and he does not listen well (hound dog… follows his nose) so he is leash-walked twice daily and is never outside off-leash. This evening my husband was walking him and on their walk they encountered two dogs that we were unfamiliar with; Roscoe became upset and was acting like a lunatic and pulling very badly on his slip knot leash. After the dogs passed, Roscoe laid down in a neighbor’s yard and vomited. After a few minutes, they crossed the street and he vomited again in the middle of the street. Once they got to the other side, he vomited again (all vomit appeared to be undigested food) and laid down, refusing to move any further. My husband called me to come pick them up because Roscoe would not get up and walk any further. I arrived with the car (Roscoe is an anxious dog and hates cars and car rides) my husband had to pick him up to put him in the backseat and he sort of collapsed. His gums were pale, his breathing was weird (shallow and alternating between rapid and very slow) ordinarily I would’ve called it panting but his mouth was closed the whole time and the breaths were coming out of his nose. He had a very distant stare and I honestly thought he was dying right in front of my eyes.

We rushed him to the emergency vet and once inside he was wagging his tail and perked up quite a bit from what he had been, but was still not himself. He was able to walk from the lobby into the back, and from the back into a room. We spent about 3 hrs just waiting to be seen, they checked his vitals and everything looked normal but he did vomit 4 different times, which was partially digested food mixed with foamy bile. Abdominal X-rays were normal (3 different views) no masses or foreign bodies were observed (someone is always home with him and we did not believe he could’ve gotten ahold of anything anyway) – we did bloodwork and this resulted in several concerning levels:

His red blood cells, hemoglobin & hematocrit, bilirubin & ALT are all elevated. The ALT is what they consider severely elevated, normal is 10-125, his is 786. Bilirubin normal is 0.0-0.9, his is 2.2.

Red blood cell normal is 5.65-8.87, his is 8.99.

Hematocrit normal is 37.3-61.7, his is 63.6.

Hemoglobin normal is 13.1-20.5, his is 22.2.

His platelets are also a little low, normal is 148-484, his are 114. They visualized them under the microscope and said he does have some large cells present, whatever that means?

The emergency vet gave him sub-Q fluids, an anti-nausea medicine and sent us home with a liver support medication (Denamarin) that we started tonight. We are to follow up with our regular vet on Tuesday for repeat bloodwork to make sure his platelets haven’t dropped any lower but I’m just curious as to what your thoughts are? He was completely fine all day before this happened this evening, he was his usual self. We are worried sick. 😭💔

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  1. Krista Magnifico

    Hello,
    I’m sorry to hear about the situation with your dog. It also sounds like you did everything right in seeking care. I cannot interpret blood work findings as these always need to be done with an examination to make sense. But my suspicion is that the episode triggered a massive adrenaline response and he also suffered the consequences of this and pulling hard on a leash. Hopefully this will be a singular episode but I do think it’s time to seek a positive reinforcement trainer and learn some basic obedience skills. And try a gentle leader or even some mild anxiety medication for the training period.

    I hope he continues to improve
    Keep us posted

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Steven | 2 months ago
My Dog Portly Ingested 30 Dog Chews. They Are Called Dog Is Human Multivitamin. His Weight Is 28 …

my dog portly ingested 30 dog chews. They are called dog is human multivitamin. His weight is 28 lbs what should i do.

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  1. Krista Magnifico

    Hello,
    You can always call the manufacturer as listed on the product information section. Or you can call the pet poison helpline. But my educated guess is that your pet will be ok. Perhaps some gi side effects like diarrhea. Please call your vet to discuss.