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How should you groom a dog with a double coat and severe matting?
In this question, the answers state that there are two types of dog breeds: dogs with a single coat that consists of a coat with a single type of hair, and dogs with a double coat, with an inner coat ...
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My dog is coughing frequently (several times per hour)
Our 4-year old Aussie-doodle frequently will have a coughing attack in which she almost sounds like she's hacking up a hairball; she'll cough hard 3-5 times, then have a final hack and be done... ...
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What disease causes a dog to lose their vision seemingly over night?
My dog's eyes have suddenly gone cloudy, and I would have noticed that long before now. It wasn't until my dog's vision was gone that I noticed any changes in her eyes.
She couldn't make it back on ...
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What do I do if my dog inhaled dog shampoo?
My dog inhaled dog shampoo, at first she was making noises, but over time they started disappearing. But now she makes tiny little noises from time to time; it's been 4-5 hours since that incident, ...
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Senior dog feeling down and shaking
My dog is a female chihuahua, around over 10 years old (I found her on the street and don't know exact age).
For the past 4 weeks, she progressively started to shake a little as if she was cold, but ...
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Why do my dog's ears feel warm?
My dog has been experiencing some digestive track issues and I noticed that her ears are warm to the touch. Does this indicate she may have a fever?
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English Springer spaniel hair thinning and pigment loss
Two trips to our local vet and we have ruled out all the big players that would show up on blood work. 2 separate thyroid tests, Cushing's syndrome, cancer... all blood work and urine is normal.
He is ...
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My dog's right eye is dislodged from the socket, do I need a second opinion?
My dog (he is a mix of a chihuahua and a Shih Tzu) just had an accident a few hours ago. His right eye appears to have popped out of his socket (but it's still attached), he has patches of scraped ...
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Can dogs be affected by the lack of routine/being kept up at night?
I live with a live-in landlady. I was away at home during the pandemic and on my return I discovered that not only had she been furloughed (so no need for time-keeping), she had also moved in her ...
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Why does my dog now have spots showing underneath his fur on his chest?
My dog is three years old and has recently started developing what looks like big, dark freckles on his chest. I can see them because the hair on his chest is white and his hair is not particularly ...
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My cats drink from our swimming pool
My cats (three kittens) like to drink from our swimming pool, which is filled with a lot of chlorine. This has been going on for a a pretty long time, and even though I provide a huge bowl of fresh ...
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Water chlorination too much for pup?
I asked a question about my pup regurgitating too much before but not much has improved since then. If anything, we just got better at limiting it and predicting when she would regurgitate.
An ...
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If I were to get a labrador retreiver, would it suffer from diseases?
I looked at a website, but I wasn't sure. It says that it can suffer from cancer. I just want to make sure if that is correct. Also, does it have any other issues?
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Did the vet cut my dog's nails too short?
I can see red dots inside the cut portion of my dog's nails (not to mention the hang nail).
Does this mean that the vet cut them too short?
Not sure if this is normal, or if I need to find a new ...
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Dachshund Vomiting Issue
My wife and I have noticed over the past two years that our dachshund will vomit almost exclusively in the evenings around the same time maybe once or twice a week. It is always yellow bile and has a ...
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Dogs constant paw licking [duplicate]
My dog has been licking and pulling out fur on paws for years. He’s been to the vet so many times and they’ve tried different steroids and now a steroid spray too. I’ve noticed 3 red sore lumps now on ...
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Dog not eating her food
Luna is a ~1.5 year old rescue mutt (our guess is border collie-pointer mix).
When we first got her 6 months ago she would devour her kibble instantly, but nowadays she barely touches her food when ...
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Can an abused, malnourished and matted poodle 2½ - 3 yrs old ever show unconditional love like he was intended to?
I recently got an abused, malnourished and severely matted miniature male poodle 2 ½ - 3 years old.
This is when I picked him up at the farm in Pittstown, N.J. on January 16th, 2020.
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German Shepherd with mysterious health issues
I have a bit of a mystery of a health issue with one of the pups I bred and wanted to ask if anyone knows what it might be.
I bred this pup (now dog) from my near perfect German Shepherd bitch who ...
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Vetmedin eaten by wrong dog
Lilly takes vetmedin for congestive heart failure. Baxter May have eaten her dose when I dropped it between them. 2.5 mg for 20# Jack Russell. Help. I don’t know if Lilly got her medicine. Should I ...
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Dog with weird bump keeps running away
My 4-year-old dog ran away from me one night and when I got near her she would run further once we got her back home she ran away again. I have her back right now but she is acting differently like ...
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Really Red rash looking swollen nipples
My female Pitt just had puppies and she has a really bad I don't even know what it is a rash or I don't know but it's all over her stomach and nipples and her nipples are really swollen bad um I don't ...
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I’m dog sitting for my mom for 10 days but her dogs won’t eat the food she always feeds them
Is this because they miss her or because they are in a different setting?
It’s been 5 days and they only really will eat snacks. Just not their food
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Galliprant & enrofloxacin
Can I give galliprant and enrofloxacin to my 9.8 pound dog. She has a sensitive stomach. I gave her pepcid AC 1hour before enrofloxacin 8:30pm. Its 9:34pm. Is it ok to give her the galliprant. She ...
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Helping outdoor dogs in extreme heat waves
We are in the middle of our worst bush fires in recorded history, fueled by the fact we're in the second year of drought and are having record highs. The other day topped at 43 degrees Celsius and we'...
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How to cure persistent infections in the ear of a dog?
My dog had a fight with another dog and his ear got infected. Ever since then we'd prescribe antibiotics for his ear infection and it'll get better for a month, but it keeps recurring. The vet just ...
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I have a west highland terrier that is 11yrs old(in human yrs) and he drinks his own urine, what should I do? [duplicate]
My Westie is 11yrs old and he’s drinking his own urine and I don’t know what I should do.
I give him water throughout the day but he always drinks so much like as if he hasn’t had water in days, he’ll ...
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If sterillising dogs and cats deprive them of sex hormones, does that not cause the likelihood of osteoporosis the way it does in humans?
Someone told me that surgically removing these organs negatively affects their hormone profiles, and that people started vascectomising male dogs and cats for this reason, but I don't know if a ...
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Bumps from mites or something else?
My dog started becoming very itchy and had tiny bumps on her skin so we assumed she had mites like she had in the past , we are working on getting her into the vet but now recently she’s developed ...
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My dogs lips and gums are changing color
I have a 1 and a half year old Male Rhodesian Ridgeback and in the past 2 months his lip and gum is changing color from black to a whitish-red. I have taken him to his vet but the vet just said it's ...
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What could I feed a dog if my budget is small?
After reading this question: Is cheap human food for street dogs good for their health?
I thinking about cheap foods for dogs (for example stray dogs one wants to support), if one does not have the ...
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How to stop my male dog licking other dog urine? [duplicate]
I understand this is all instinctual. He's a mastiff mix and he isn't cut. The big issue is it makes his hormones go crazy and he ends up bleeding (spotting, really) from his man biz. It also makes ...
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My dog keeps biting his feet and now he is missing hair, his feet are red, and he has bumps
We had our dog for at least 2-3 years now, and he started doing this at least a year ago:
When I last took him to the vet, they just assumed irritation and that’s it. I’m getting so scared and ...
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Parasitic worm from dog?
Last evening I found two small white worms crawling frantically across my white comforter on my bed attempting to burrow into it.. this after my roommate’s dog slept on my bed leaving copious amounts ...
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Why is there brown stuff in my dog's ear?
I don't know when this happened.
Just a moment ago my dog started to scratch his ears kind a rough,I though it was weird so I check his ears and I see this.
What happened here ? I'm really worried ...
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Help with kidney failure in dogs/not eating
My chi (10yrs) developed kidney failure, and Dr's said he is a miracle because I've been keeping him alive for 3 yrs. I give sub q IV lactated ringers 3xwk, give Phosphorous reducing med, and make ...
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Is the FDA's announcement on luxury brand, grain-free dog foods implying the food simply is not complete?
The FDA announced 16 brands, typically higher end lines advertising grain free foods, may be linked to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in canines.
As I am not a vet or a scientist, I am not completely ...
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Sisters dog has a fungal infection on the belly
Is a fungal infection on my sisters west highland white contagious to my dog who is a Lhasa 13 years old but very healthy
My dog is a male
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Any idea what this growth is on my dog's belly?
My neutered male 6.5 year old GSD/Husky/Lab developed this growth on his belly a couple weeks ago. It doesn't seem to bother him much. Any clue what it is? One source suggested it could be a mast cell ...
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Dog with Congestive Heart Failure - Rapid Heart Beat
My dog was diagnosed with congestive heart failure roughly 8 months ago. Though her breathing has been the thing we have noticed and discussed primarily with the vets, that seems to be under control ...
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Pomeranian hair not growing back after shaving
My pom, did not grew hair back after shaving for surgery. Now it has been one year after the surgery, and he got only like 30 percent of his hair back, and unevenly.
Now I know that the poms should ...
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What is this on my dogs face?
Any idea what that is on her face? Should I be concerned that it might be something serious?
I added another picture. I hope it helps.
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What could be this on gum of boxer?
Yesterday I notice my 5 years old boxer had something weird on his gum (right hand side of his mouth). At the top of this weird piece of extra gum has many little red dots.
My boxer does not complain ...
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Dog keeps hyperventilating
Several years ago a smoke alarm inside my house went off and my dog started to shake and hyperventilate. Since then she does this after various beeping type noises, such as a computer booting.
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High Creatinine level in female Dalmatian
I have a Dalmatian Female who is 11 years and 9 months old. Recently she started vomiting. All the tests were done and her Creatinine Serum is 2.8 mg/dl & Potassium Serum is 5.94 mEq/l. She has ...
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What is this wound on my dog's leg? Help me please
Weeks ago the leg of my 5 years old boxer was very swollen and he even walked a little limp, time later a kind of wound was formed and until today it has not been removed.
Thought my dog does not ...
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Need tips for my friend's sick lab [closed]
My best friend's lab is sick. She is vomiting, will not sleep, nor eat. I am really worried! She was just recently pregnant with 4 pups. Please help!
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Growing black stain in a dog's lower eyelid
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I have a 2.5 years old male, mixed breed dog. We believe his ancestry is mainly cocker spaniel, with a fair amount of poodle and maybe some other thing.
He is in general good health, he ...
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How much water should I let my dog drink?
My dog is a Labrador schnoodle cross and he is almost one year old. I want to know how much water I should allow him to drink because I don't want him to have too much in case its bad for him and gets ...
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My dog is involved in scabies disease
My dog is always scabing on its skin. Little lice type insects are present on its hair. I use some insecticides, but it cannot effectively remedy this. Would you please tell me some other suggestion?
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