Dog Illnesses
Dog Illnesses
All pet dogs should be treated as members of our family and adequate attention must be paid to the canine's health. Sometimes dogs become sick but may not look so. It is very important to recognize and understand Dog Illnesses symptoms.
Since prevention is a better cure, we must learn something about Dog Illnesses and symptoms so we can better understand their conditions. This will help us recognize some common Dog Illnesses. If appropriate and adequate vaccinations are administered to the puppies, most of the common dog illnesses can be easily prevented.
Some elementary observations are useful to recognize certain common dog illnesses. Dogs take a lot of sleep but their sleep is marked by alertness. If a dog is sluggish then there may be various causes contributing to it, right from anemia to old age. If the dog is limping then you should check for prospective painful areas using a firm and yet gentile hand. Check out for any signs indicating lameness from time to time.
The appetite of the dog is bound to be affected by ill health. Look for any signs of loss of appetite. An important sign of dog health problems is excessive thirst. A pronounced weight loss is also an indicator of ill health. Check the eyes for any ulcers, discharges, veins or sores.
The mouth of a healthy dog is pink. There should not be any discoloring or cavities in the teeth. Look for signs of discharge from ears. It is advisable to clean the ears from time to time. The dog's head should be regularly checked for sore patches, hair loss, or deep wounds.
Investigate the limbs and trunk for the same signs. If the dog is vomiting, there may be various underlying problems. If the body temperature of your dog is not between the range 38 to 39 Celsius it is an indication of some kind of illness. Check the female dogs for any kind of foul smelling vaginal discharge, which needs attention of a vet.
The symptoms of pain and discomfort experienced by a dog can give us many clues about the possible underlying illness. If the dog is suffering any abdominal pain, it may be due to canine hepatitis, enteritis or it can be a simple case of constipation. The abdominal swelling dogs indicate canine bloat and roundworms in puppies. Aggression of the dog may be caused by rabies. Roundworms, tapeworms, and whipworms my cause anemia in dogs. Any behavioral changes in dog can be an indicator of hookworms, tapeworms, whipworms, canine arthritis, heart disease, canine, or parvovirus.
Kidney diseases sometimes cause blood in urine. Eye infections and entropion cause bloodshot eyes in dogs. A ruptured diaphragm, obstructed airway, lungworm, bronchitis, pneumonia, food poisoning, heatstroke, allergies can cause respiratory problems in dogs.
There are various reasons of sudden change in weight of dogs like heart disease to heartworms. Hernia might be caused due to long term constipation in dogs. Allergies, parvovirus, hepatitis, lungworm, TB, pneumonia or distemper may be one of the reasons of coughing in dogs. Cannine parvovirus can also cause dehydration in dogs. Any pancreatic disorder, food poisoning can give rise to diarrhea in dogs. The dog may suffer from hair loss due to mange, red mange demodectic, scabies, cheyletiella mange, or cushings syndrome.
If dog indicates any signs of failing genital bleeding, persistent constipation, projectile vomiting, fainting, hair loss, seizure, stumbling, trauma, trembling, mouth bleeding, rectal bleeding, lethargy, shaking, urinating problems contact a dog care specialist.
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Nightmare for my yorkie poo! Please help so helpless.?
my two month old yorkiepoo has a swollen eye and a limp. He has been throwing up excessively and looks very helpless. Could it be possible that he has been bit by some sort of spider or insect or maybe it is some kind of dog illness. Please help.
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Very sick dog.?
I asked a question about my nan's dog a couple of days ago-the vets thought he had kennel cough-but it turned out he had a litre of fluid surrounding his lungs.
The vets do not yet know what's wrong with him-they've sent some of his blood and the fluid off to be tested. We are awaiting the results. However he also has a practically non-existant heart beat. I was talking about this to a nurse (human nurse, not vet), and she said it sounds like heart failure.
The vets don't sound hopeful for him, (the fluid is already coming back). But personally I'm not very hopeful about the vets. Obviously however they can't keep draining the fluid because he needs to go under anesthetic every time, though.
Anyway, I know very little about dog illnesses, so I was just wondering if any dog owners (or dog lovers/vets ect) could help me out here; could this be heart failure? Can it be treated? If not, what else could it be?
Also-he's had an x-ray and no tumours were detected.
He's 11 years old, and a mixed breed (he's a rescue dog so we're not entirely sure what he's a mix of). He's an average sized- a bit smaller than a labrador (which to me means he should have a few more years left in him because he's not a big dog).
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DOG ILLNESS?? My 2 year old female Boxer is......?
not drinking nor is she eating. I have been using a serringe to give her fluid for the last 3 days, she will not eat anything. She does however vomittt, and I mean vomitt, thick with food/chunks, I idont think it is food as she has not eating), and the last two times after the vommitting she would fall to the floor:(, I took her to my vet and was told that there was nothing wrong with her, I do not believe that, I will take her to another vet soon, as these symptoms are not consistant they are sperattic and only usally last a day or two, but in the previous times she never collapesed my fear is that it is her heat.
Until I go for a second oppinion , just curious to see if anyone out therer can shed some light on this for me?
Thanks soooo much
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Imagine a world where...
domestic dogs were given the same amount of freedom as domestic cats.
Pet cats are very often allowed to go outside whenever they please (although I know that some cat owners prefer their cats to be 'indoor' cats) sit on the back of sofas, jump on kitchen worktops, and generally go places dogs just aren't allowed (admittedly due to the fact that most dogs aren't as agile as cats...but imagine they are for this question).
If dogs were given the same amount of freedom would they take advantage and consider themselves the 'alpha' of the family pack? Would there be a boom in the amount of unwanted puppies due to dogs not being neutered? Could strains of dog illnesses (parvo, possible kennel cough, etc) become so common they could possibly mutate and become resistant to treatments? Could fleas become an epidemic as opposed to a nuisance?
Imagine if dogs were allowed the same freedom and leniency as cats...your thoughts?
PS: I would never give my dog this amount of leniency, I was just a little bored and started wondering.
There are some good answers here. I'm well aware that there are feral dog packs about, but where I live in the UK it isn't common to see them. Household dogs are not as streetwise as feral dogs, and so there would probably be a lot more road traffic accidents involving dogs and vehicles. Also if a lot of household dogs were let out this would increase the percentage of 'wild' dogs on the streets by hundredfold... It's an intriguing question to think about, anyway :)
There are some good answers here. I'm well aware that there are feral dog packs about, but where I live in the UK it isn't common to see them. Household dogs are not as streetwise as feral dogs, and so there would probably be a lot more road traffic accidents involving dogs and vehicles. Also if a lot of household dogs were let out this would increase the percentage of 'wild' dogs on the streets by hundredfold
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