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crossposting from the cat thread: I'm going to be out of town for about 10 days and the person who was due to take care of my cat had to bail. We have friends coming by the apartment every evening to feed him and scoop and hang with him. But we usually feed him 1/2 a can of food 2x a day (once in the early morning and once at night) Is it okay to bump that to 1 full can once a day at night? also: he's on a special kidney/grain free diet for cats as he once had a blockage several years ago but otherwise no health issues. The alternative would be to supplement with dry? But dry can upset his gi system and give him diarrhea and we're worried about blockages. He's about 11 or 12 years old but very spry and perfectly healthy and cool.
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Sock Weasel posted:My vet would be totally willing to have this conversation in depth but we're close and it will end up making me cry so a faceless forum is easier Okay so I have some thoughts on this. His HCT wasn't that low, certainly not in blood transfusion territory. However that doesn't rule out a ruptured abdominal mass. Bleeding can be slow sometimes. Yes, a splenic mass would definitely be on the list of differentials. Abdominal masses are usually discovered via radiographs, palpation, or ultrasound. If it was an abdominal mass, it wasn't anyone's fault it was missed. They generally aren't found until they rupture. A toxin could be a possibility, but honestly I'd expect his metabolic function to be worse. To me it sounds like a ruptured mass. It's too bad you didn't see one on ultrasound, an answer would have been nice so you don't have to second guess yourself. I'm sorry for your loss.
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feverish and oversexed posted:My baby was a 9 year old White German Shepard, no issues besides being a picky eater most of her life. CVT here. This does not sound like a toxin to me. Most likely culprit would be a splenic mass, especially given her breed and age. I'm really sorry for your loss.
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Carebear posted:CVT here. This does not sound like a toxin to me. Most likely culprit would be a splenic mass, especially given her breed and age. I'm really sorry for your loss. After a lot more researching and looking back on her past behaviors, and how she acts around food vs the other dogs I think it's also unlikely she was poisoned, which sets my mind to rest about the other dogs. Thank you for your consideration.
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Hey! I'm looking for some information/opinions about anaphylactic allergies in dogs. I just spoke to my vet who was pretty dismissive about the whole thing but we are pretty scared so trying to get as much information as possible. Trigger warning: mention of possible pet death My 1.5 year old mini schnauzer had an anaphylactic reaction to a wasp sting last week. He was not chasing wasps or anything, just laying in the grass enjoying a no-hide chew. I was working at the table outside next to him. He whimpered and sat next to me holding up his paw. He licked at his paw and it was obviously bothering him. I couldn't see a stinger. I brought him inside and he kept trying to show me his paw. He then kind of calmed down (I thought maybe it wasn't bothering him as much as I read online that dogs can get over the sting fairly quickly). But then he started panting and his stomach was sort of pulsating. I checked his gums, they were grey, and we rushed him to the vet. We managed to get him to a vet within 20 minutes of him alerting me to the sting. They said if it had been much longer it would likely have been fatal. At that vet he had a Benadryl shot, corticosteroids, iv fluids, and supplemental oxygen. They were unable to read his blood pressure at one point it was so low. When they did get a reading it was 74/58 and pulse of 70. They kept him on IV fluids for several hours. With care he recovered quickly, and we took him home later that day. Based on his blood work, it looks like he doesn't have any lasting damage. Some drug questions I'm not sure anyone can answer:
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I would suggest getting an appointment with a dermatologist to discuss all your questions. Having to prescribe an EpiPen to dogs is fairly uncommon so I think a specialist would be your best bet.
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People are often confused between an allergic reaction and anaphylaxis. Allergic reactions result in swelling and hives. Anaphylaxis is cardiovascular collapse, usually with some vomiting and diarrhoea, and is usually fatal if untreated. The real treatment for anaphylaxis is adrenaline/epinephrine and fluids, not steroids/anti-histamines. Steroids/anti-histamines have a role, but they will not correct the acute phase of anaphylaxis. So with that context, it sounds like your dog was experiencing anaphylaxis if they were unconscious/unresponsive, had a low blood pressure, and a high heart rate. For a dog like this, it would be nice to have some adrenaline on hand. If you're in the USA then I understand the Epi-Pens are super expensive, but maybe there are generics available. A starting dose would be 0.01 mg/kg intramuscularly, which comes out to about 0.07 mL for your dog if using the standard 1 mg/mL adrenaline/epinephrine. You can either get an EpiPen or other brand auto-injector, or get a vial of epi and a needle/syringe to use from your vet. I wouldn't let this incident ruin your whole life - do your best to avoid very waspy situations, but the odds of it happening again are hopefully slim and you'll have some drugs on hand to help. I'm not sure about immunotherapy or other sensitivities.
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Hi friends, Research of Reddit and SA and friends seems to indicate that the best pet insurances are trupanion and embrace. Does that sound right? Wanna make sure my lil buddy has good health insurance 
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Trupanion is the only one I've heard of (though there may be others) that has a direct payment program, where you only need to cover the copay, rather than you paying everything upfront then getting reimbursed. They don't offer any sort of wellness plans that I'm aware of though, if that's a sticking point for you.
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Just looking for anyone else with any experience with severe mobility issues. My 11 year old rescue dog developed a limp over the last couple of months. He’s been on medication since a vet visit. Blood tests came back clear. The last two weeks or so ago his walk has gotten off balance. His rear legs crossing or stumbling while walking. We took him in to get checked out and X-rays showed pretty bad arthritis in his spine and rear hips. The day after, he either couldn’t or can’t get his hind legs under him. He as comfortable as can be currently. He’s still eating and drinking, loves visitors and cuddles. He’s like himself with the exception of his hind legs. Am I facing the most difficult decision already?
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It's honestly a difficult question for anyone other than you and your vet to answer, but unfortunately mobility issues are a very common reason for quality of life euthanasia. I'm assuming he's already on carprofen or galliprant? Anything else for pain? How large is he,? Would he tolerate a cart? Would a cart work for your life/living situation? There are a handful of treatments you could try like adequan which might help, but in advanced cases, it probably won't be a huge difference.
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Thwomp posted:Am I facing the most difficult decision already? After going through the “is it time yet” experience with my 19 year old cat with inoperable cancer I will always recommend this https://www.lapoflove.com/how-will-i-know-it-is-time/lap-of-love-quality-of-life-scale.pdf to help you assess how things are going. It made a big difference for me and when it was time we really knew it was time. We had something like 9 more months with my buddy before things changed and we knew his quality of life had shifted. I don’t know about the specifics of your dogs situation but my mums arthritis flares up and settles down and she has pain relief to help her keep mobile during the bad times. I hope the checklist helps you work out what to do next.
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Slugworth posted:It's honestly a difficult question for anyone other than you and your vet to answer, but unfortunately mobility issues are a very common reason for quality of life euthanasia. I'm assuming he's already on carprofen or galliprant? Anything else for pain? How large is he,? Would he tolerate a cart? Would a cart work for your life/living situation? Thanks for replying. Yeah, he’s on carprofen and gabopentin. He’s medium sized, about 50 pounds. He might tolerate a cart but we’ve got a lot of stairs in our house. Stoca Zola posted:After going through the “is it time yet” experience with my 19 year old cat with inoperable cancer I will always recommend this https://www.lapoflove.com/how-will-i-know-it-is-time/lap-of-love-quality-of-life-scale.pdf to help you assess how things are going. It made a big difference for me and when it was time we really knew it was time. We had something like 9 more months with my buddy before things changed and we knew his quality of life had shifted. I don’t know about the specifics of your dogs situation but my mums arthritis flares up and settles down and she has pain relief to help her keep mobile during the bad times. I hope the checklist helps you work out what to do next. Thanks for this too. Edit: after seeing the vet, we’ve decided it’s time. Thanks again. Thwomp fucked around with this message at 20:48 on Sep 15, 2023 |
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Thwomp posted:Thanks for replying. Yeah, he’s on carprofen and gabopentin. He’s medium sized, about 50 pounds. He might tolerate a cart but we’ve got a lot of stairs in our house.
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Trying to figure out which approach to try. I have a 14 y o, 9 kg mini schnauzer, and I have recently started administering gabapentin to manage his arthritic pain. I am noticing on a dose of 100 mg x2 daily he still shows signs of being in pain, so I have two options 1) Administer 100 mg thrice daily 2) Administer 150 mg twice daily Which option would work best to keep the drowsiness side effect to a minimum?
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I'm looking for a new vet due to moving. I have a healthy 7ish year old lab/husky/Shephard/6 other breeds mix. She was getting DA2PP, lepto, Lyme, and Bordetella vaccines annually, plus rabies every 3 years. Looking at new vets, turns out a lot feel strongly about only vaccinating everything every 3 years. Searching online turns up arguments for both timelines, and another vet I know vaccinates annually, because that's what the manufacturer says. Is this a hot-button issue or is it pretty settled one way or the other?
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stratdax posted:I'm looking for a new vet due to moving. I have a healthy 7ish year old lab/husky/Shephard/6 other breeds mix. She was getting DA2PP, lepto, Lyme, and Bordetella vaccines annually, plus rabies every 3 years. Giving Rabies annually is old school unless you live in a weird municipality that requires annual rabies vaccination. Lepto, Lyme, and Bordetella all have to be given annually to be effective, but these are considered "non-core" vaccines meaning not all dogs need these depending on location, lifestyle, etc. I would say all of this is pretty settled, but you will find plenty of veterinarians who do things differently. Here's a link to AAHA canine vaccination guidelines which is the closest thing you'll find to a consensus statement for best practices regarding vaccine schedules.
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Alexithymia posted:Trying to figure out which approach to try. I would just trial both for a few days each. Every pet responds differently.
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Crooked Booty posted:Giving DA2PP annually to adult dogs is old school and arguably bad medicine. There is no science to support doing this. Alright perfect thanks. I didn't really think about it, but as soon as I saw the other vet clinics saying they do core vaccines every 3 years it sent me down a rabbit hole. Annual is probably an easy money maker too.
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One of my cats just had a perineal uresthrostomy (his cat penis removed) and has to wear a cone for three weeks. He also needs to be crated to limit his jumping activity when we can’t be there/we’re asleep and to keep him proper separate from the other cats (when we’re home and awake he gets the room to himself). Are there any alternatives to the cone they gave us? Like if we gave him a soft one would that improve his crate time or would the less cumbersome cone just make it easier for him to damage the sutures? Is it just going to be a fairly stressful three weeks? First time I’ve had a pet that needs a cone and it’s frettin me.
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Not a vet, but our puppy has just had surgery on her eye and we get her both a soft cone and an inflatable ring. The cone offers just as good as protection for her and stops her scratching etc but it's more comfortable for her when in her crate and likely irrelevant with a cat, but it hurts far less when she bumps into the back of your legs. The inflatable ring is amazing though, she can't scratch or do anything and it's amazingly comfortable for her. She uses it as a pillow to sleep anywhere and everywhere.
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Hi goons, my dad’s dog is doing pretty bad and is currently in the ER. I’m about to leave for the 5 hour drive down there to help out. Her name is Gurty. 13+, mutt with possible Boxer, saved from death row on her last day at the pound 12+ years ago. Almost deaf, bad eyesight. She started walking in circles in the living room, she will walk for 30-60 minutes and eventually lay down, but next to her bed instead of on it. She also runs into corners and goes behind things like furniture, she kind of wedges herself in there and the gets stuck and just stands there. She knocks stuff over doing this too. Video one: https://youtube.com/shorts/6pSd9ECECNE?si=4WJDZlol3Mn90vta (idk why the gently caress this is a short) Video two: https://youtu.be/yGZROpj3HSA?si=DyQBxmeU0j2vRXQz I guess it got worse and my dad took her to the vet ER earlier this week. Vet said organs are good, bloodwork is good. Has spine and bone problems, arthritis, but not super bad. Was still mobile until last night. She was eating and drinking water but she won’t eat her treats anymore. Vet kept her for a day and gave her an IV for dehydration, but she was doing better so she got to come home, with prescribed pain meds. She seems to be having trouble controlling the right side of her body, the vet thinks it could be neurological. She didn’t really improve after that. Last night she laid down and was panting pretty hard and kind of shaking. Her back left paw was sort of twitching. She wasn’t able to get back up, my dad to help her. Eventually I went to sleep and I guess she deteriorated because I woke up at 4am with a bunch of missed calls, he had to take her back to the ER. They think there’s something going on in her brain, possibly a tumor, maybe dementia, but we need an MRI to be sure. But even with the MRI, it’s unlikely they could treat her because she’s too weak to be anesthetized or go through chemo. The other option is the big sleep. My dad has stage 4 cancer and this dog is his only companion and has been with him through some real hard times. He doesn’t want to let go. I’m driving down there now to help. He’ll listen to me when I tell him what to do next, so this is entirely on me at this point. I don’t want to tell him the wrong thing, but I’m leaning towards ending her suffering. She just looks done to me. But I wanted to get some goon opinions before I do anything. FYI - I won’t be able to check for replies until later today since I’ll be driving. Report from the ER visit:  Screenshot from FaceTime last night:  Better times:     Thanks for reading.
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I'm sorry for your father. Saying goodbye is hard. There's a list of differentials here, but I'd put money on a brain tumor. If her quality of life is poor and she's having more bad vs good days then it's time to start thinking about letting her go peacefully. There are veterinary services that will come to your home in some areas. Sometimes asking for a quality of life consult with your normal vet can help as well.
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Carebear posted:I'm sorry for your father. Saying goodbye is hard. There's a list of differentials here, but I'd put money on a brain tumor. If her quality of life is poor and she's having more bad vs good days then it's time to start thinking about letting her go peacefully. There are veterinary services that will come to your home in some areas. Sometimes asking for a quality of life consult with your normal vet can help as well. Thank you. She has passed. We couldn’t find a house call vet because it’s Saturday and we did not want to put her through the trip home anyway. I don’t think she even knew where she was at the end, but she knew she was with us. Putting her through any more was just out of the question once we saw her. It took a while before we could get her to recognize us, but once she did, we could tell that she relaxed and was very calm. Thanks again for the response, it makes us feel better about making the tough choice.
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We adopted a female husky mix, who was a stray that was brought in to the shelter. Adopted her the day she became available, so it was also the day she was spayed. Shelter said she's around 12 months but the vet thinks closer to 2 years. The shelter didn't provide meds so we took her to our vet the very next morning where she received 3 days of gabapentin and cerenia. We've set her up in the guest bedroom, she's been in a suitical and I've been sleeping on the floor next to her cage. She had fleas and has been chewing her legs and licking her paws, but has been very good about not licking her sutures. The stitches didn't look that great from the start, but on day 4 (yesterday) it started to look wet and irritated. The redness had gone down and there was no smell sticking my nose right up to it. Today is day 5 and it looks more irritated and red. Still absolutely no smell. My best guess is she's finding a way to get under the suitical at night and has started to lick the stitches so we've been watching her at all times. Shelter is closed all weekend (and also has a "she's yours now good luck" stance). Our primary vet says all of their doctors were out Wednesday thru Sunday, and our secondary vet was unavailable Friday through Sunday. Yesterday I was a little concerned, but she's been good on short leashed walks and has been eating and drinking normal. Today it looks a little more concerning, but not as bad as photos I've googled. Below are daily pictures. Hoping to receive advice on whether we need to find someone to see her today, or if waiting until tomorrow at 7am to hit the vet is a good idea, or if I'm overthinking things. She hasn't eaten her food this morning (usually eats around 10am) but it's also her first day without gabapentin. Day 2 sutures Day 3 (white balance is off from color of suitical) Day 4 - first sign of wetness, less red than before and 0 smell Day 5 - increasingly red still 0 smell COOKIE DELIGHT fucked around with this message at 17:07 on Sep 24, 2023 |
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Photos are always hard to definitely diagnose things through, but that just looks like some poor apposition, and the increasing moistness/redness is just granulation tissue developing. If she's eating and acting herself, I wouldn't go to the er, but would get in somewhere tomorrow, to see if they think it's worth trying to close the incision better or just let it continue healing on its own. I'd throw a cone on her in the meantime. I know they're a pain, but they're the standard for good reason.
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That was very helpful, seriously appreciate you taking a look and providing some insight. The stitches have looked pretty rough from the get go, but the shelter here is massively overstuffed and overwhelmed. The employees were all great to the animals and knowledgeable/helpful despite the circumstances. She did finally eat a small amount later in the evening and finished a bowl this morning. The lack of interest for her food may have been from me feeding her about 1/6th a slice of kraft cheese while working on leash comfortability in the living room. She'd not been super stoked on the kibble before this, so we tried adding some broth we picked up from the pet store, but she still liked to push it around with her nose, pick up a piece and spit it out. The vet opens shortly and I can hopefully bring her in for a look. Thanks! e: Vet said exactly what you said and prescribed Animax ointment to make sure it doesn't become a problem. By yesterday afternoon she's very clearly feeling better, eating normal and acting much more like a husky. COOKIE DELIGHT fucked around with this message at 14:19 on Sep 26, 2023 |
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I have a medication question. My dog is on Omaprazole, the same as I am, she's 6 months old now and has been on it for about 6-8 weeks. But recently she's developed this habit of licking concrete, cardboard and trying to eat soil. I know that's a common thing with dogs when their diet is lacking certain things, but she's on a well balanced diet with very high quality ingredients. We gave her a steak the other day on the off chance her iron levels were a little low and it made no difference... Now I know Omaprazole isn't meant for long term use due to the side effects it has in people, such as making you very deficient in certain things like potassium in the long term. Is is the same for dogs? Could it be compounded by her young age? Basically, could the meds have given her some deficiencies?... because it's either that or she's developing pica and I really don't want it to be that.
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Hi guys. My Lab/Shepherd/Akita dog of 10 years (11 in Jan) was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma (or potentially a bone infection) today which is basically a death sentence. The vet and everything I've seen online indicates he's got less than a year to live, if he's lucky. And if he's lucky enough to live that long he's at increasing risk of fracturing the bone. I honestly don't know why I started writing this. Maybe I'm hoping someone else had a dog that went through the same thing. Maybe I just need to write out my thoughts. Maybe someone will bless him with a new leg or turn him 3 years old again. Please hug your friends for me. It feels like you have all the time in the world with them until you don't. https://imgur.com/a/3KueQtm
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Away all Goats posted:Hi guys.
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Is this a hot spot? Under cat's chin. His behavior is normal and it doesn't seem to be bothering him. 
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My cat's been getting bumps (presumably caused by fleas) above her tail since the summer. They're pretty bad and they've caused her to lose hair. This happened last year and the vet gave her a month of Frontline and oral pills, and it cleared up. This time I've given her three months of frontline, no pills, and it's barely improved if at all. I've heard a mix of salt and baking soda can kill fleas. Would it help to make that and put it on my cat's back?
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If frontline isn’t killing fleas try revolution, I had neighbours with chickens which ended up with my cats getting big chicken fleas which frontline couldn’t touch. I do think the different brands use different chemicals which helps for resistant fleas. Are you actually still seeing fleas though? I use a fine toothed metal flea comb to survey my cats for fleas, so if you have anything like that it can help to check if the flea treatment worked. Also dark flea poop is more of a giveaway than bumps as a sign of fleas. That spot above the tail can get pretty greasy and be a bit acne prone so it isn’t necessarily anything to do with fleas, it could be stud tail. Putting salt and baking powder paste on a cat just sounds like a bad idea to me and could make things worse. The pills from last year could have been antibiotics to help against cat acne. I think it’s worth a trip to the vet to make sure.
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NotNut posted:My cat's been getting bumps (presumably caused by fleas) above her tail since the summer. They're pretty bad and they've caused her to lose hair. This happened last year and the vet gave her a month of Frontline and oral pills, and it cleared up. This time I've given her three months of frontline, no pills, and it's barely improved if at all. I've heard a mix of salt and baking soda can kill fleas. Would it help to make that and put it on my cat's back?
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My male neutered cat Ziggy who is nearly 3 has just pooped out 4 standard looking turds but also a dollop of darkish red blood. He’s had diarrhoea on and off ever since we swapped him from kitten/youth food to adult food and he currently eats a mix of wet Hills i/d and stolen hills c/d or k/d food and some royal canin renal biscuits, with some stinky fish meal topper. I had a good look for any foreign objects in the turds because he is a chewer and it wouldn’t surprise me if he ate something dumb. Didn’t find anything. The poops themselves were well formed but fairly soft - compared to some of the poo he’s done it was a lot more normal looking. It looked like the blood was the last thing that came out after the fecal matter, the very end of the poop caboose was more soft and wet with blood. He had blood on his butthole too but that wiped off leaving no external sign of injury. Doesn’t look like his anal glands have any issues. His appetite is fine and his attitude is fine, after leaving the blood poop in the tray he immediately ran off and started playing with one of the other cats and I had to chase him down to make sure he didn’t dab blood donuts all over the floor. I’m thinking it could still be some kind of food intolerance that hasn’t settled down yet, although this is the first time I’ve seen blood in his poop. I have some royal canin digest sensitive left over from my now departed elderly cat which I could also try him on. In a multi cat house hold it can be a bit difficult managing food separation, but he isn’t super food motivated so I think it could be possible to control what he eats. Lastly he is an indoor/cat run only cat, but lizards and bugs still end up in the cat run and have recently ended up in Ziggy’s stomach. He has recently had a dose of Revolution plus. Just spitballing for ideas, is there any other reason for blood in poop that would warrant a vet visit or should I just tighten his dietary choices to only the sensitive type food and just watch how his next poop turns out? He doesn’t seem at all unwell or out of sorts. I took a picture of the poop if that helps.
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Bright red blood in the stool once, I would just continue to monitor, especially if he frequently has diarrhea and is doing well otherwise. A slow transition to the sensitive stomach diet is definitely worth a shot. If the blood persists or he does anything else funny, I'd bring him in.
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hey guys, 3 year old australian shepherd, no notable Pmhx was throwing the ball and she turned quickly and hit her head on the right side. Within a couple minutes she had decreased balance, tripped while going up the stairs, started looking very confused. She couldn't stand up straight, was shaking. When she tried to sit she fell right backwards and landed hard, which I've never seen before. She's coming back a little; she just drank a bunch of water. She still seems a little out of it. Pupils are round, reactive to light. Visual fields appear in tact. She's responsive to sound. Just kinda out of it. She keeps shaking her head, and she's favoring her LEFT ear. Keeps scratching at it. Kinda looks like she's favoring that side of her head in general. Her left ear is lower than her right. She's not tender to palpation anywhere. I don't see any blood from her ear. She's panting very hard but she was playing ten minutes ago so not sure if that means anything. Do I need to get her checked out for this? Does this sound like a concussion? The brief, total loss of balance is the scariest thing to me. I'm worried she hurt her neck too. She's able to walk right now and it looks like she's walking straight, she's just favoring that left side of her neck She did appear to be having a seizure for about 20-30 seconds. fine shaking all over her body, then she was kinda uncoordinated edit* went ahead and went to an emergency vet because there's one very close to me. All of addie's symptoms went away when they tried to take a rectal temperature lmao Was worth it just to get a reassuring doggie neuro exam and ask the doctor questions. She's fine now. Crisis averted. FizFashizzle fucked around with this message at 23:22 on Oct 31, 2023 |
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I am very glad your pup is okay.  It was absolutely worth it to get a professional opinion and make sure. You did the right thing.
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Hello, question about a hen. A hawk got one of my hens today, but my son was playing in the yard and ran it off before it could kill her. She is very traumatized and just letting my wife carry her around. She has a puncture wound on her neck that bled a bit, but the bleeding has stopped. She will also drink water if you bring it to her beak. What's the process here? I plan on putting her in a large dog carrier in the house for a while to calm down a bit and rest. Should I do anything else? What should I look for that would be a bad sign? Thanks.
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Nov 12, 2023 23:25
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