Dog Health

lamar asked:


it not my dogs it the people next door i just want to no what will happen to the puppies.

Kaleb

grl235 asked:


I’m adopting soon… I know I can afford it but I’d like to have an idea. Also include factors that influence the cost - small dog, big dog, health, etc.
Medium to high-end food (I’ve heard the cheap stuff isn’t very good for dogs), Occasional new toy when one is lost/ruined, no clothes or designer anything, no pampering with products, just a lot of love

Luca

Kristina R asked:


If you don’t remember this product, but know of another that also promotes dog health and longevity I’d appreciate it if you’d share the name of the product. Thanks.
Thanks for your answer Smiley. You said your Dad used to use it. Do you know if they still make it; if not, does your Dad use a different product now?

Sarai

officer Yoshimi asked:


I say Cocker Spaniels & Poodles.
you?
I know dogs that are poorly bred end up having more health problems. I also know pretty much all breeds have certain health issues that they are more prone to getting, that’s a really a given.

But as groomer more often than not when those breeds come in they have some thing going on with them, again this is my own personal observation.

Brennan

areias asked:


I recently moved to a small town in MA. I have already been visited by the AC officer asking me to register my dogs (I have quite a few) with the town…of course as required by law they must be vaccinated for rabies and licensed. One of my dogs was vaccinated a year ago, but I’ve since found out he has chronic renal failure…I am not in anyway comfortable with giving him anymore vaccines. I can’t seem to find if there are any ordinances regarding dogs being exempt for a health condition?

Tara

Caryn s asked:


I found a puppy and posted him missing but he has worms and I didn’t plan to have a pet but I wont send him to one of hese animal places cause i think he has some pit in him and they kill the dogs after a month ot two. So i am looking to keep the dog health and in good shape. When I found it in my yard it was in my trash he was hungry and right now I am just doing what is right so please if you know the answer help a girl out?

Camden

John Williams asked:


Dog Peri-Anal Fistulas, which is anal inflammation and infection, is a very painful ordeal for a dog to suffer through and not only that it is also complicated and poses a difficult choice to the vet in terms of what sort of cure would be most appropriate.

Symptoms of Dog Peri-Anal Fistulas include the following:

1. The feces of the dog have a long stingy look to it.

2. The dog finds itself in a great amount of pain when trying to produce feces.

3. Appearance of small holes around the anus area which may be inflamed.

The cause for per-anal fistulas is not known as of yet and hence neither is the appropriate cure which is why it is so complicated and can be tricky for the vets.

The condition occurs when small holes called fistulas or even a single hole starts appearing around the dogs anus area. These holes may or may not be inflamed but they will eventually reach the tissue around the anus and then there are chances that it may spread out into further holes.

Due to the heavy amount of inflammation with the anus these holes will be very painful for the dog. Furthermore, the dog will feel severe pain while passing feces as the anus will be in a constant state of tense. This usually results in long thin lines of feces instead of how it usually looks.

As of yet there is no confirmed treatment for this condition and it is hard to diagnose it. Even though several surgical procedures and medicines have been tried there is no constant success rate and hence is up to the vet to prescribe the cure they find appropriate.

Antibiotics, cyclosporin and cortisone and other such medicines may be used by the vet to suppress the immune system.

On the other hand, the very may choose to perform a surgery. The surgical options available to the vet are to either remove the fistulas completely, to clean out the inside of the fistulas or to simply cut off the effected part of the anus and then later recreate it in order to cure the condition.

None of these treatments are certain and one may need to contact a specialist research centre in order to find the latest cure or the most up to date methods for treating this condition but after all that there are still chances that the condition may return to its original state.



Isabela

John Williams asked:


Dog irritable bowel syndrome is very popular condition in dogs of all types and breeds and effects thousands each year around the world. Its common occurrence can cause many symptoms and these can often include diarrhea, blood in the feces, and reoccurring bouts of diarrhea with little being produced each time and possible straining while this is happening.

It begins when something upsets the digestive system of the dog; this could be an abnormal food, or some kind of poisoning of the system. When this happens the first reaction of the dogs body is to try and remove the offending substance that is causing irritation of the stomach, and this is often done through diarrhea and often because of the stomach irritation the dog will make itself sick to stop the pain that is occurring as soon as possible.

You may want to think of dog irritable bowel syndrome as a kind of allergic reaction but inside the dog somewhere along the digestive system, this often occurs in the last bit of the process before the anus. This is the most common place for irritable bowel syndrome to happen and most cases will be due to this.

This condition may well pass quite quickly and the food intolerance may stop after a short time, but in other cases you may want to take you dog to the vet to have further tests done to determine if there are other problems to be treated as well as this one, or maybe just to seek further advice on how to treat the condition in the best possible way for your dog.

In the case of the vet being shown this type of condition they may take several tests and ask many questions about the dogs behaviour in the last few weeks amongst other things. Then treatment normally following on from confirming dog irritable bowel syndrome will be to give he dog a very bland diet of food for a short period of time and when the symptoms have stopped the dog will then normally be eased gently back onto the foods that are stronger and the foods they used to eat. The reason for gradually doing this process is so that the irritation is not triggered again and the symptoms start again.

Inmost cases once the dog s back on normal tasting full flavour food the irritable bowel syndrome in your dog will stop, but some dogs do tend to have it more than others, for more advice on what to do in these situations you should contact you vet and take the appropriate actions.



Troy

stiltcity asked:


It is possible to acquire bacterial infections from dogs? Develop allergies, hives, etc.

Julie

dontoombs53 asked:


i want to know if algre in animals water is a health risk to the animals. after a couple days the water turns green.

Angel