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Dog twitching whilst sleepingCasey (12yo male neutered Maltese) has always slept snuggled up to me RARELY moving even when I get up in the middle of the night. For 8 days now, Casey has been twitching and kicking all night long(as if in the middle of a dream...even if he just settled down). He shows no other abnormal behavior except a little more nervous than normal. Blood test done 8/20 revealed 302 U/L ALKP and 32.2 mg/dl BUN together with 5.2 EOS (whatever those mean). All other tests were in normal ranges. My vet wants to check thyroid but didn't take enough blood (and Casey had to be sedated to get the first blood sample because he squirmed too much). Currently (since Friday 8/20) Casey is being treated for gum infection and was given "Clomicalm" for the twitching (which hasn't helped yet). Your opinion for the twitching? | |
Distemper virus and new dogRecently, we adopted a 4 mo. old black lab from the local pound. Within 2 days after bringing the dog home, I noticed the classic signs of distemper virus. Unfortunately, after a decrease in the dog's health, our dog was put to sleep when the distemper virus was diagnosed at our vet. (2 weeks after bringing the dog home from the pound). My question deals with the time frame when we could get another dog: How long does distemper last in the environment? (I've read conflicting reports, but most sources say 3-4 wks)? For the purposes of answering this question, know that we would be planning on getting an older dog [8mo. or older] from a rescue group that has already been vaccinated - as opposed to a pound animal that may not be vaccinated. Finally, I know that a Clorox/water concoction will kill the virus, but is it realistic to think that we would kill all the virus in our home/car/yard before we would bring another dog home? (i.e. is it worth the trouble to disinfect?) | |
Dog with odd lumps on either side of penisI just noticed while grooming my 2yo male cocker spaniel that just above where his testes are is swollen and hard, it is not as far up as the penis, but just between on both sides. Should I bring him in to the vet, money is tight so if there is a simpler explanation I would love not having to pay the vet here to tell me. | |
Dog with hind limb paralysisI'm up against a wall w/no one to help. I'm in Ghana, W. Africa and I have a 2 yo female Great Dane. She has gradually lost her ability to walk and stand so now she is reduced to me holding her to pee & poop or doing it on herself. She is very alert and has all her energy and eat & drinks just fine. She has very dark poop which the vets here first said was blood and now after medication say it is bile from the liver. She's on this stuff called Liv.52 (liver stimulant) for that. I'm told by some vets that she may have been poisoned (rat poison probably) and so they gave her shots of a detox agent and vitamin K. On her medication card they have listed: DADA, Oxylet, Dexa, MVT, Vitamin K. I don't really know what each means. I don't believe that it is poisoning. The vets that agree with me say that I should just give her vitamin B complex or this stuff called Neurobion Tablets (vitamins B1+B6+B12) and pain killers. They've done blood and fecal test for parasites and have come up with nothing (not that they may not have done things incorrectly). She is about 1.5 years and has not gone into heat yet - although I'm worried that she may be going into heat since last night she had some blood-like secretion from her female area. | |
Dog coughing at nightMy 15yo male neutered Maltese has started coughing with nothing coming up but white foam. It starts in the middle to late night after sleeping several hours. Has a spell and that seems to be it. I also have another dog that is bothered by allergies and they are now acting up. Wondering if it could an allergy, heart problem? | |
Dog waking up at night and being restlessThe last 2 nights my7yo female Chihuahua has been restless, similar to being in heat. She was spayed 2 years ago. I'm wondering if it is still possible for her to show this sign of being in heat even though she has been spayed. No other signs of being in heat. She has been eating, drinking normally. No vomiting or diarrhea and no other signs of illness. She wakes up several times each night and has difficulty calming down. |
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Cat losing hair with itchy skin
About a month ago my female neutered Siamese mix cat lost all the shine in her coat of long hair, and refuses to come into the house, preferring to remain in the garage. She is shedding her hair and it comes out in big clumps. The skin on her back near her tail is flaking off, like large dandruff, and the hairs have tiny black things on them near the base. This area is very itchy and when it is touched, she goes into an involuntary biting spasm. She also has small scabs on her skin spread all over her body. - Click
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