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				Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
				
					I have a question, we breed my dog on 11/12/09 and she would be 60 days today. I’m unsure if she is even pregnant. 
Only thing I have noticed is she is larger now around her rib are,two days ago I checked her temp and it was 101.8 This morning I checked her temp and it was 100.2.
Does this mean she is pregnant and could be delivering anytime? 
Please help.
				 
				Tags: dog pregnancy, how can you tell if a dog is pregnant
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				Monday, October 19th, 2009
				
					I administered Frontline plus to my dog (11 lbs) first treatment, three days ago, he has been to the vet twice with diarrea/vomitting, red spots.
The vomiting has stopped still has diarrhea and now he will not eat and just lays around tail down.  
My dog was prescribed Metoclopramide 5mg w tablets twice daily and Amforol #3 1/2 tablet twice a day.  
I really don’t know if I should give him more medicine, he has had so much already.
Do you have any other advice for me?
Karen
				 
				Tags: Frontline plus problems, one-spot flea treatment problems
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				Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
				
					Hi, 
My yellow lab just had a litter of 7 pups.  They are 17 days old and 2 days ago one of the male pups developed a large growth on the top left side of his head.  It is oval shaped, as big around as a .50 cent piece and it stretches from the base of his eyebrow to back of his head by his ear.  It is as if we went to bed one night and it was not there and woke up the next day and it was there.  
We have been watching it for 2 days and it has not grown nor has it shrunk.  When we push on it, it feels squishy almost as if it filled with some kind of a fluid.  
It does not seem to hurt him and he is eating, playing, and moving just like normal.  
What is this? Please help! 
Thanks!
Georgi
Georgi 
				 
				Tags: pup with growth on head, puppy with squishy growth on head
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				Monday, September 28th, 2009
				
					My dog gets swollen a lot on her face. Just this past week under her mouth around her neck was swollen, and it’s sometimes her check, her eye, or lip. We have taken her to the vet and they say it’s an allergic reaction and that we should give her Bendadryl. Which seems to work, but she swells at least twice a month…sometimes more, could this be something else? We have sprayed the house for insects and out, so if she is allergic to something I don’t know what it is? 
Let me know what you think. 
Thanks! 
Renee
				 
				Tags: dog with swollen face, swelling on dogs face
 Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, dog, dog skin problems |   3 Comments »
			 
				
				
				Thursday, September 24th, 2009
				
					Hi my name is Beth. Please read this with your heart. 
Please please give me something i can do tonight till I can get him to the vet. at 8:00am. 
My baby (dog) is doing throwing up real green stuff not eating nothing but peeing blood every time he pee’s. 
Please Please help me!!!
                                Thank you
                                    Beth 
				 
				Tags: canine blood in urine, dog peeing blood
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				Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
				
					My six year old black lab suddenly woke up and is “trying” to vomit.  
All that is coming up is bile.  She acts like something is “stuck” or has a hairball.  The heaving is very dry and the hacking is a dry almost scream.  
She is healthy, ate a good supper at 6 pm, has access to plenty of water all day.  Don’t know what to do for her.  There is not an emergency after hours clinic near my home from what I can tell.  Need some immediate feedback please.  I am in Lake Wylie, SC just south of Charlotte, NC.
Marie
				 
				Tags: dog choking
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				Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
				
					Our 2-1/2 yr old Vizsla has developed a skin rash on her chest. It appeared two months ago and went away with a course of antibiotics, but now it’s back. 
She eats Orijen, a high-quality fish kibble, but also gets occasional food treats. She swims often in an area of Lake Ontario that is probably filled with bacteria. 
Is there a systematic way I can begin to treat her, before taking her to the vet? 
Andrew  
				 
				Tags: dog with rash, skin rash on dog
 Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, dog, dog health, dog skin problems |   2 Comments »
			 
				
				
				Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
				
					Hi,
I hope you can help me.  My wonderful companion of the past 12 years is getting ready to leave me.  She’s in increasing pain and the vet told me there is nothing more to be done for it.  She has been failing pretty fast this past week and I want to have a local veterinarian on standby that can come out if I need it to put her to sleep at home.
These arrangements are so heartbreaking for me to make, but I want her to spend her last days surrounded by her loving family while she can still enjoy it, and then help her to go when the pain becomes unbearable for her.
I was not able to find someone local using your site.  Can you help me?  
I live in Santa Ana, California.
Beth
				 
				Tags: at-home euthanasia, house call vet that does euthanasia, santa ana housecall vet
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