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Dog with worm in wound

I noticed my 3yo female neutered Yorkie was bleeding on her back leg.I cleaned off the blood and noticed that she had a puncture wound on her leg so I sprayed some bactine on it and shaved atound the wound to let it heal,I couple of days later I noticed that the wound was developing a large bump and wasn't healing so I squeezed around it to see if it was infected and to my horror a small wormlike insect come out of the wound.I can not fiqure out what this is or how it got inside this wound.Its about 1/4 inch long and white and looks like some type of larvae,Can you tell me what this is and what should I do about this,I have this rhing in a plastic bag to take to my vet on Monday,my dog doesn't seem to show any ill effects from this shes eating and drinking and going doing her business as usual.

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Dog twitching whilst sleeping

Casey (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?

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Distemper virus and new dog

Recently, 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?)

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Dog with odd lumps on either side of penis

I 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.

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Dog with hind limb paralysis

I'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.

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Dog coughing at night

My 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?

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Our (1yo female DSH) neutered cat (neutered prior to our ownership) has had intermittent small volume bloody discharge from her vagina for the last 3 months. On exam her vulva had an ulcerated area and our veternarian is planning an exam under anesthesia later this week. She has no weight loss, a healthy appetite, and has had no change in activity. She is the only animal in our home. What do you believe this could be? - Click here to read the answer
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