Dog with muscle spasms on leg
My dog’s (2yo male Italian Greyhound) rear right leg has muscle spasms. The first time was when he was on a walk. He has had them while in bed sleeping also. When he goes downstairs in the morning he usually lifts his back right leg up, I originally thought this was because it is a rounded staircase. At first he cried while having a spasm, now he doesn’t seem to care. At first he had the spasm every once in a while, now it is happening everyday and sometimes on multiple occasions during one walk. When he has them now he just continues on his walk, just on three legs. Most of the time he seems to be just fine. He can run a high speeds and doesn’t seem to be in any pain. What does this sound like?
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Puppy with turned eye
I have purchased a puppy (female English bulldog) from a breeder I found online that lives about 5 hours from me. I haven’t received the puppy yet because she is only 5.5 weeks old – I will be getting her at 8 weeks. I have been receiving pictures of the puppy from the breeders and every picture I’ve received the puppy’s left eye is looking towards the far left. Even when it appears as if she is looking straight ahead her left eye is to the far left. It seems to me that she may have a lazy left eye. I have asked the breeder about this but haven’t heard back yet. If it’s true that she has a lazy eye would you recommend that we still purchase her? What can you tell me about pets having lazy eyes? How will this effect her health & personality? We visited her several weeks ago and didn’t notice her eye because she was sleeping about 95% of the time. Her brothers and sisters were more active and in pictures I’ve seen of the other pups they always seem more active and lively. The dog we are getting always looks sad in her pictures. Is this a sign that something is wrong? PLease advise. I really appreciate your time and help. Thank you so much.
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Vaccinations for older cat
My cat (1yo female tabby) has not had her injections which make it safe for her to go outside. I know they are supposed to have one at 9 weeks, and a further one. She’s now 1, can we still get these injections to enable her to go outside….what sort of procedure should I follow?
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