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 »
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 »
April 22nd, 2010
My 9 yr. old chihuahua has a breast mass tumor and I am just wondering if a second opinion would be okay Due to the fact that i can’t feel a lump on any part of her body.
She is active and is eating well.
Tags: breast mass tumor, female dog with breast tumor
Posted in canine cancer | 1 Comment »
April 21st, 2010
jack russell male almost 20 years old. concerned he has cataracts and discoloring on his legs.
afraid he may be to old for any type of surgery.
can you suggest anything to help him through his twilight years?
he is also incontinent.
jean
Tags: help for old dog with multiple issues, old dog
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, canines, senior dog, senior pets | 3 Comments »
April 21st, 2010
How can I find someone to clean my dogs teeth without going to the vets? I’m in Billings.
Bill W – Montana
Tags: cheap teeth cleaning, discount dog teeth cleaning
Posted in dental | 2 Comments »
April 21st, 2010
Hello – I have a 2.25 lb juvenile leopard tortoise who has developed white areas
above both his eye lids although his eyes appear clear.
See picture.
I’m wondering what I should be doing to address situation?
Tags: tortoise shell problems, tortoise with white spots
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet | 2 Comments »
April 19th, 2010
What causes American Eskimo Spitz (a dog) to have seizures? and What can you do to prevent the seizures from coming back?
Thanks,
Jill
Tags: dog seizures, dog with seizures, seizures
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, canines, dog health, seizures | 2 Comments »
April 18th, 2010
I have a female dog with 5 pups and they all had parvo.
I made several vet visits for treatment and they are now done with meds and are doing great.
Today I noticed the momma dog was coughing quite a bit and there was very little mucus, like she couldn’t get it out. I was looking online for what it might be. It may be kennel cough and for that I read to take your pet in a steam filled bathroom so I did that and she finally coughed up a lot of mucus she is resting comfortable now with no coughing for about an hour now.
My question is with her just getting over parvo do I need to make a trip to the vet or can this be treated at home?
Tags: kennel cough, parvo
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, dog, dog health | 2 Comments »
April 17th, 2010
I have a 6 year old female Rottweiler and she is the love of our family.
I realized that once morning that her paw is swollen and her toe was huge so I immediately took her to the vet and they said that it looked infected they prescribed antibiotics. The vet also said that there seems to be a small growth and that it may be cancerous.
She has been taken 3 doses of her antibiotics this morning. I noticed that she did not eat her 1 cup of food this morning. I called the vet and they said that she may just be having some stomach problems and to wait till this evening and if she does not eat by then to be worried. Also her paw looks less swollen yet the toe itself looks more swollen.
I don’t know how worried I should be.
Also what is the recovery rate for dogs that have cancer or tumors on their toe/paw? Any general experiences or advice is greatly accepted!!!!
🙁 – Brenna
Tags: cyst on paws, dog with cancer on paw, dog with tumor, growth on paw, swollen paw, tumor on paw
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, cyst, dog | No Comments »
April 15th, 2010
I have a 11 year old dachshund mix and he has a few problems.
He has a growth on his belly and I was told by a vet 2 years ago since he has a heart murmur that he may die during surgery. Also he has lost almost all his hair on his lower back and back legs, he doesn’t have fleas as we use Frontline plus monthly.
Can he just have an allergy or something else?
Please help! My finances are so strapped and I want to make my kiddos happy and healthy.
JC
Tags: canine hair loss, dog allergy, dog hair loss, dog with heart murmur, flea allergy, scratching but no fleas
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, dog, dog skin problems | 1 Comment »
