Pet Animals - A Vet's perspective » Dogs http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals Animals as pets - a vet's point of view Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:52:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Dog eating a popsicle stick http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2008/12/05/dog-eating-a-popsicle-stick/ http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2008/12/05/dog-eating-a-popsicle-stick/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:00:18 +0000 admin http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2008/12/05/dog-eating-a-popsicle-stick/ My dog (9yo Lab cross male neutered) ate a popsicle stick. What do I do?

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she scraped her bottom along the carpet and is licking it a bit more.

we have been swimming in the lake a lot and was wondering what she has and what i can do.

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]]> http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2008/02/08/dog-with-swollen-gland-near-anus/feed/ 0 Dog with heart and hip problem http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2007/10/12/dog-with-heart-and-hip-problem/ http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2007/10/12/dog-with-heart-and-hip-problem/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:58:51 +0000 admin http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2007/10/12/dog-with-heart-and-hip-problem/ My dog (6yo Rottweiler/Shepherd mix male neutered) has a hip problem and what my vet thinks is a torn ligament. He doesn’t seem to be in pain but I took him for x-rays and while he was under for the x-rays, the doctor noticed an irregular heartbeat. So she took an X-ray of his chest as well. She said he might have an enlarged heart or cardiomyopthy. So the next step was an EKG. The results came back with some gaps in the heartbeat and the doctor has now recommended an ultrasound. She says that we need to worry about the heart problem before we even worry about doing surgery to help his hip and knee. I want some kind of second opinion on what I should do. I guess my question is, is it true that we should get the heart problem looked at before we worry about his hip problems? He is the happiest dog ever and doesn’t seem to be in pain. I have researched the heart problems in dogs and he doesn’t have the symptoms that they suggest come along with heart problems like loss of appetite and heavy breathing or panting when there is no physical activity. But if there is no guarantee for hip surgery when he has a heart problem, then I guess I don’t want to take the chance. I am very confused and very broke from the cost of everything. I need help.

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]]> http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2007/10/12/dog-chasing-wild-turkets/feed/ 0 Lethargic dog who is throwing up http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2007/10/12/lethargic-dog-who-is-throwing-up/ http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2007/10/12/lethargic-dog-who-is-throwing-up/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:52:44 +0000 admin http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2007/10/12/lethargic-dog-who-is-throwing-up/ My dog (Golden Retriever cross 1.5 yo male neutered) is drinking a lot of water, not eating and then throwing up later? My dog is normally very active, but lethargic today and doesn’t seem to want to do very much except lie around.

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]]> http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2007/10/12/dog-and-kennel-cough/feed/ 0 Dog preventic collars and toxicity http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2007/09/04/dog-preventic-collars-and-toxicity/ http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2007/09/04/dog-preventic-collars-and-toxicity/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:57:21 +0000 admin http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2007/09/04/dog-preventic-collars-and-toxicity/ My black lab mix Abby (57 lbs., nine years old, female neutered) just got her first tick of the season. We live in rural coastal northern California. Our local ticks are the usual pests, never the disease-inducing kind. I have always put a (Preventic, I think) collar on her (bought from our vet) and it has worked wonderfully. This year we have a six-month-old baby, my granddaughter Hannah, crawling around the house and heavy into her oral phase. She and Abby are getting acquainted (a bit of tentative mutual physical contact). My daughter is terribly worried that the tick collar will poison the baby. I have noticed that for a week or so after putting it around Abby’s neck, the collar smells toxic and emits a slight powder. After that the smell declines radically and the powder disappears but it continues to work extremely well for three months or so. Is it safe around the baby at this stage (after a week)? Manually removing ticks is completely out of the question — Abby reacts violently when this is attempted, going nuts, biting hard and drawing blood. We can, of course, separate the dog and the baby, but it will be difficult and very hard emotionally on Abby, but the baby’s health comes first, of course. What do you recommend? Thank you

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]]> http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2007/09/04/dog-preventic-collars-and-toxicity/feed/ 0 Cleaning dog teeth without anesthesia http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2007/09/04/cleaning-dog-teeth-without-anesthesia/ http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2007/09/04/cleaning-dog-teeth-without-anesthesia/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:48:10 +0000 admin http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2007/09/04/cleaning-dog-teeth-without-anesthesia/ I’ve had my vet of 15 years clean my dog’s (15yo male neutered Terrier mix) teeth every two yeasrs or so. Now that he’s 15 plus I’ve grown concerned over affects of general anesthesia.

I’ve talked with someone who does cleaning without anesthesia, and has a large practice for some years.

My vet says that doing it this way, all of the debris and blood is swallowed. Not good.

I am trying to get a trusted third opinion.

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