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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
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. 😭💔
my dog portly ingested 30 dog chews. They are called dog is human multivitamin. His weight is 28 lbs what should i do.
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.
my dog fell down the stairs and hurt her left ear, and it is swollen. How bad is it, and how much would it cost to treat at a vet facility
Aural hematomas can be addressed several ways. You can use a steroid, drain them and place a steroid inside the ear. Surgical options include placing a drain, the button method, compression device and all of these can range in price. If you do nothing, the blood inside the ear pinna will over time be reabsorbed and then the ear pinna will shrink and be deformed and have the appearance of cauliflower ear similar to boxers and MMA fighters. Dr. Magnifico has more information about hematomas on her blog here: https://kmdvm.blogspot.com/search?q=hematoma
I just noticed this on my dog’s ear while I was cleaning it. Not sure what it is or if I should be concerned. Thank for your help in advance 🙏🏽
Hello,
It looks like a small scab. It also looks like it might be healing? I would keep an eye on it and see your vet if it isn’t resolving, or is causing your pet any discomfort.
Hello,
I have a toy poodle called Zoey here in Jakarta, Indonesia. This was what happened to Zoey in the last 4 days:
23 Aug: Cried whenever we wanted to carry or touch her. Still walking and running perfectly.
24 Aug: Lost strength on the back legs in the evening aroung 9pm. Stiffened and locking herself in an arching position.
25 Aug: The vet diagnosed her with IVDD. Gave these medications:
Vetplus Synoquin Small Dog – Joint supplement (15 days), 1 capsule twice a day
Novell Gabapentin Cap 300mg – Pain killer (10 days), 1 capsule twice a day
Mavlab Macrolone 20mg – Anti-inflammatory (Steroid) (3 days), 1 capsule twice a day
Anti-inflammatory taper (4 days), 1 capsule once a day
26 Aug: Only ate once during lunch time and refused to eat at night, so skipped a meal and medication. It was her most painful day, she seemed to have pain in near her butt area. She screamed whenever we wanted to carry her, probably the reason she refused to eat.
The past 4 days have been extremely painful for her. I am new here and would like to know more about caring and treatments for her. Thank you
Hello,
I think that very strict cage rest (which means rhey spend all day everyday in a cage and only come out of the cage to go to the bathroom ) is imperative. They need to be forced to rest so they can heal. I also use stronger sedation medication like methocarbamol and Trazadone Some pets need this cage rest for a month others need it two months. I have a lot of information about this on my blog kmdvm.blogspot.com.
My dog is a female stray do, she is very thin and short in height , she is 10 months old what should I do
Hello,
Your dog should see a veterinarian. I would talk about diet, run some diagnostics, most importantly a fecal submission to look for intestinal parasites (they are microscopic so they should go to a lab for analysis). Then talk about all of the reasons a dog might be underweight.. (there are many,, hormones, stress, disease, etc).
My dog is a female stray do, she is very thin and short in height , she is 10 months old what should I do
I would start with a good diet and a fecal example sent to the lab for intestinal parasites. I also think that a basic blood work panel is a good idea. In general these patients are best served by seeing a vet
1 year old dalmation
Last evening she was laying down and just shaking , I covered her with a blanket and just layed with her and the shaking stopped. Fast forward to this morning, she won’t get out of bed to go to the bathroom and then when my other dog walked near her she growled which she has never done. I’m not sure what can be wrong but she seems like she doesn’t feel well. She also usually wakes me up at night to go out and she didn’t do that either last night.
Hello,
It sounds like alike your pup needs to we the vet. Immediately. I’m sorry there is not enough information for me to give any other advice
My 17 y old female Australian silky,( who is a rescue from a puppy mill that abused her by breeding her over and over again for several years) has had a serosanguinous-looking lump the size of a plum hanging from her abdominal area for approximately 6 years. Within the past week the lump grew in size a bit and started to leak dark brown fluid. The lump also feels hot to the touch. My dog has also grown more lethargic and unsteady on her feet over the past two days. I made a vet appointment but I have to wait 5 days as he has no other openings. Question 1) is it safe for my dog to wait that long? 2) if so, what should I be doing to help her until we get to see the vet?
Hello,
It sounds like this should be seen as soon as able. If it is open and leaking you can try a soft belly bandage to keep it from being traumatized and protected from licking and infection. You will likely have to have it surgically removed to resolve this. If cost is an issue ask if the local shelter or rescues might be able to assist.
Thank you so much for your comments and advice; much appreciated! We have a ‘male dog-type ‘ sling velcro’ed around her with a maxi pad inside. This morning we went to change it while we had her standing on a large pee pad and the entire sac had burst open. It now resembles a popped balloon. We tried to clean her up a bit and put a new sling with a fresh maxi pad around her abdomen. We are trying not to make the sling too tight but snug enough to support the leaking sac. She feels very warm in her underbelly near and around the sac. We are very worried about infxn. Thank you for the idea of asking a shelter for help. Funds are an issue for us now as we are both on fixed incomes. (We have always paid our vet bills; however, and we are not understanding why our vet can’t get us an appointment sooner😢). Thank you everyone, Marilyn
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
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