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Dog losing hair from stress

I have a 1 year old male neutered great dane. he has recently started to lose his fur ( the loss of hair is patchy and the skin seems to be a bit pink in these areas) he suffers greatly from seperation anxiety. we have recently started to lock him in the basement ( away from our other dog) because he destroys the house when we leave. could this stress be causing it, or is it just because the change in season.

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Dog with lethargy after a cold

I have a three year old Black Lab Sheppard mix. Earlier last week she was showing signs of a cold (Sneezing, runny nose) This seemed to have cleared up by the end of the week. Friday, and Saturday she was back to herself. Saturday evening I started seeing signs of exhaustion. She seemed to have very little energy. As of this morning she doesn’t have the energy to even climb the stairs or jump on the bed. She is very slow, almost creeping, when walking up the stairs. I have felt around her body, pressing down on spots around her backside, legs, and stomach. There doesn’t seem to be any pain or discomfort, it is a lack of energy. I went outside with her to watch her go to the bathroom. She does not seem to have any problem with urinating, or bowel movement. She just isn’t acting like a 3 year old dog, more like a 12 year old dog.

My question to you is, could this be part of  “the cold” from last week. Or does it sound like something else. I just don’t know if I should be looking for a Vet that is on call today (Sunday)? Or, if it something that can wait until Monday? This is all new to me. Besides her winter time skin allergies, she has always been a healthy dog.

Please Advise.

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Hypoallergenic ie low allergy dogs

For 15 years we had a cross border collie/cocker spaniel who though I loved was allergic to.  Her fur seemed to set me off with typical allergy symptoms.  She died last year and my children 8 & 10 and us all miss her but would love another dog.  Since we now have a small yard we are thinking of a smaller breed.  I am looking at some puppies this weekend that are Shih Tzu x Silkies and will meet their mum and dad too.  Do you think that this mixed breed could be better suited to me and what should I look out for?

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Dog with inflammed third eyelids

Hi, My 3yo female neutered Boston Terrier dog has swollen glands in both her eyes. The glands are red and she has a discharge from her eyes. My vet told me that they were called "third eyelids" and they were inflamed. He prescribed her allergy tabs & some ointment. If this treatment doesn't work he wants to preform a laser surgery on her eyes to remove the third eyelids. She has been on the meds since Monday of this week and her eyes are still swollen. What is your opinion to how I should treat my dog? And what causes this condition?

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Fainting dog

My 5yo neutered female pembroke welsh corgi has had some episodes of fainting.  She knows they are coming because she will seek either my husband or myself out.  She will start to shake in her back legs and just topple over, she is not really out as her eyes are open and then she just gets up like nothing happened.  I have been keeping a record of these episodes.  It started about 2 years ago after she had a litter of puppies by C-section and after they were weaned, I had her spayed.  About 5 months after she had a few of these episodes and then they quit and now they have started again just recently.  She has had two within a week of each other.  What could cause this?

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Dog with fluctuating fevers and lethargy

I think my pet Labrador mix dog (7yo, male, neutered) is sick? 2Weeks ago, we found that he was not responding to us..he acted like he could not get up..(he is a big dog about 160 lbs) immediately took him to our vet..he took his temp, and it was 106.  He put an IV in and gave some kind of fluids...in about 2 hours his temp was down to 104, but we had to take him to an overnite hospital so they could monitor....All thru the night the temp came down..by the time we picked him up at 8:30am he was basically back to normal..the hospital did a blood work up and said that everything appeared fine with the exception of liver enzymes we a little high..but they sd that could be from his temp being so high. He spent the next day at the vet until 6:00 so that they could monitor..when we picked him up..he seemed fine.  Tonight he seemed to be getting sluggish again..tail not wagging..ears are not perky..hard time walking.  Took his temp around 7:30pm..it was 105.8, again at 9:00 it was 105.7.

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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 here to read the answer
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