Dr. McDaniel, I just recently took my 3 month old dog to the vet to get his second shots. Up until then he was fine. Every since getting the shot he has had diarrhea. Can you tell me what to do to make him more normal? He still eats plays, etc. The only thing is that his stool is very soft.
My dog is constantly scratching & gnawing on herself to the extent that in some areas her fur is gone. I see no visible rashes or blemishes on her skin & I've tried several diet changes to see if that would help. Any ideas? Could it be an allergy?
Last night my dog’s eyes rolled up into her head. I thought she was looking at something in the top of one of our trees. When I called to her, I could see that most of her eyeballs were up into their sockets. I held my hand over her eyes a couple of times but they didn't return to normal. I was just about to panic when they righted themselves. Is this something to worry about?
Friar is a 9yr old golden retriever, he weighs about 90lbs, but is very tall and has always been healthy. Last night he started to limp. I think it is his front left leg. He is very playful and active. Can I try treating this first from home before going to the vet? Thank you.
I live in Cleveland, Ohio, and was wondering how much longer I will need flea prevention for my dog.
I have a golden retriever/yellow lab. He is about 7 months old. He was a really active, happy dog until just recently. We live in North Dakota and it’s starting to get cold here. We usually keep him inside in the evenings until the morning when we go to work. Our house is really warm at nights and it’s really cold outside in the mornings. Today he is acting and looking sick. He’s hiding and won't eat. He drank water though. Is he getting sick from going in and out of the house with the weather being so different from outside? His eyes are gummy, also. He just lays there when he used to be a really active dog. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Bandit developed spayed female incontinence over a year ago. She has been on Proin. She takes 1.5 tablets 2X's a day but it doesn’t seem to be working. She did have an ultrasound 12 months ago which revealed nothing. It seems to happen mostly at night. When she wakes up in the morning she has a big puddle underneath her. She is 11 years old and is a husky. Should I discuss increasing her dosage of the Proin or just invest in doggie diapers? Is there any other medicines that might be better then Proin? Thank you.
My dog has been leaking coin size drops of unrine intermittently & has soaked our bed twice. She licks herself pretty often. She is 3 year old husky/shepard mix. Is this a bladder infection?
I have an 11 week old weimeriner. What should I expect when he starts teething? Will it affect his behavior? Will he have trouble eating?
I just adopted two 6 week old lab puppies. I took them in right away for their first round of shots. Do these shot protect them at all from any disease that my be at my house or outside?
My 5 lb toy poodle was seen at the vet yesterday and diagnosed with diabetes. One of the symptoms we came in with was that she was acting like she was constipated and hadn't pooped in two days. We gave her an insulin shot last night and again this morning and the vet gave her a new diet. This morning after she ate, she had a huge uncontrolled BM on the kitchen floor that was not the same consistency as normal, looser than normal, but not runny. I took her outside and she strained with no results. A few minutes later she had another accident inside and was dripping blood. Again she strained outside with no results. What do you make of the blood?
My beloved dog is very possessive of me, and jealous of any other animal having my attention! He is 12 yrs (fit and healthy), and as devoted a pet, as I am to him. I moved to Norway in Dec '07, and had to leave him at my cousin’s small holding in the UK, where he interacts with other animals perfectly ok. I do want to bring him over to us here, but worry now as we have two kittens (5 months old) that we rescued from outside our apartment four months ago. How do I introduce them, and get them to interact happily without the cats being afraid, and Monty attacking or growling at them? Thank you!