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Thursday, May 20th, 2010
The last couple of nights I have been woken by my boxer trying to stand up. He loses his footing and needs help to stand for a few minutes. Once he gets his footing he seems to be ok until the next night. While he is trying to stand he is having some light frothing from his mouth. He seems to be fine sleeping during the day and wakening without help to stand. He also is having trouble seeing and also seems to be sensitive to the touch of a hand. Meaning that his skin/coat will move when you touch it. He is 10/11 years old. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Lois
Tags: boxer waking with problems, dazed and confused boxer
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, dog, dog health | No Comments »
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Hi, I am hoping you can help me with my cocker poo, she is 14 years old today, she seems to have what sounds like a choking sound , it starts off like she is gasping and then clears her throat, she does not wear a collar, we only use the harness on her since day one, I am not sure if it is allergies or a trachea problem. Sometime ago I had a heart ultrasound done for her because one vet thought that it would be her heart so $350.00 dollars it was not , thank God
What do you think it could be?
Thank you for your time
Mary Ann
Tags: breathing and heart problem, dog choking sound, older dog breathing problem
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, canines, dog, dog health, senior dog | No Comments »
Sunday, May 9th, 2010
I have a cat that is losing weight. He eats fine. His brother was losing weight and I took him in for blood work and they found nothing, this one seems to be putting the weight back on.
What can be the cause for the first one to be losing?
Bonnie
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, cat, cat diet, cat health | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
I’ve read on a couple of websites about giving cranberry tablets to dogs for urinary tract infections.
None of them say what strength of tablets to use.
My dog weighs about 21 pounds. Can someone tell me how much to give?
Debra
Tags: canine urinary tract infection, cranberry for urinary tract infection dog, dog with urinary track infection, dog with urinary tract infection
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, canine diet, canine kidney problems, dog, dog health | 1 Comment »
Saturday, May 1st, 2010
My chihuahua is breathing heavy and weezing. I’m so scared for him! Please tell me what would cause this:
Rapid breathing
Weezing
Cough
Cold tongue
Please anything would help.
Brandilyn
Tags: ask a pet pro, ask a vet, canine coughing, dog coughing, dog weezing, dog wheezing
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, dog, food allergies in dog | 4 Comments »
Friday, April 30th, 2010
I have a boston terrior 14 yrs. old with kidney failure. creatinine 3.3.What can you do to reverse this?
Tags: chronic kidney failure dog, diet for dog with kidney problems, kidney disease dog, kidney failure, reverse kidney failure
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, canine kidney problems, canines, dog, dog health, dog kidney failure | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Our Jack Russel is (10 yrs) having a re-occurrence of a condition she had 5 years that was diagnosed as a bulging disc by one vet and a spinal fluid infection by a specialist in Indianapolis IN.
She was blind before but vision returned with steroid treatment. This time she was having spasms and sensitivity on her left hind quarters. She is now on prednizone and a muscle relaxant…our big concern now is her inability to control her bowl movements
What can you suggest for further treatment?
Tags: dog with bulging disc, dog with spasms, jack russell spine problems, prednizone
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, canines, dog, dog spine | No Comments »
Saturday, April 24th, 2010
Hi,
I am looking for an experienced vet in dog seizures. Our family dog has been having seizures periodically and the only veterinarian in town has prescribed him medication for epilepsy without conducting any kind of tests. Another vet that used to work in that same clinic told us (when the dog was a puppy) that this dog had an enlarged heart, yet this new vet didn’t think it was something he needed to consider since “his heart sounded fine” so no tests.
We would like to get a second opinion and a more investigated diagnosis.
Could you please help us?
Tags: canine seizure, dog seizure, dog with seizures, seizure specialist
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, seizures | 10 Comments »
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
My 11 month old Dane had OCD surgery this passed Tuesday. He is very hyper from being in the crate, he was prescribed Ace and Tramdol. He is around 150 pounds, we have tried keeping him off the leg as much as possible. His stitches looked good, he appeared like he was healing well, and today he has developed a lump filled with fluid ( feels like water buildup) below his incision.
I wanted to make sure this was normal and didn’t need to have a vet visit. Is it going to go away, or will it eventually drain out etc? Any info would be much appreciated.
Thanks Everyone!
Tags: lump near incision, OCD surgery, Tramdol
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, canines, cyst | No Comments »
