American Bulldog Puppy With Leg Problem

Question :

My son purchased a pure bred American Bulldog male. The puppy is 8 weeks old.
Three days ago it began favoring its left front leg. When standing the leg
shakes, bows out at the ankle joint very noticeably. Broughyt thye dog to a
vet. X-rayed the leg. Nothing detectable. Vet is worried about a
conformational problem. Anyone have some experience with American Bulldogs and
their
development?? We do not want to return the dog to the breeder. The dog
is not senstive to manipulating the joint, and will dash off and run as though
nothing is wrong ?? thank you.

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Cushing’s treatment

question :

My 10.75 yr old Aussie Terrier has Cushings and I am treating her with 30mg
Trilostane bid. she also gets a low fat Bison or Fish organic diet, homemade.
with 200mg Sam-e sid. What else can I do to help with the hair loss, water

consumption, urine accidents and muscle wasting. have been treating since Sept
08
She is fine otherwise.

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Hernia Problem at Shih tzu puppy ?

Question :

Hi, I am in the process of buying a Shih tzu puppy from a responsable breeder,
I have had contact with the puppy for the last 2 weeks so he is accustomed to me
when he is finally took away from his parents aged 8 weeks. The seller has rang
me today to explain that the pup has been to the vets for a check & found to
have a hernia, what advice can you give me? is this a serious problem with this
breed? should I go ahead & accept or walk away? I have seen both parents who
look just fine.
NICOLA

thanks

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Labrador With painful back legs

Question :

My 15 month lab has painful back legs for last 6 weeks (initially the left, now

the right). X-rays of the hips normal, possible effusion left stifle. I have
now noticed that she has acanthosis in her axillae - can you link these two
symotms/signs? (I am a human doctor!

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Dog obstruction of the nose canals Problem

Question :

I would like to know what my dog’s nose has. My vet had me try some cream
and it doesn’t help. At first it was only half the nose but now it’s the
whole thing. when she goes to sleep i know she’s having trouble breating
with this disease. Could you help me please. Thank you.

thank you

answer :

Hello,

As I can understand your dog have problem with obstruction of the nose canals.
Obstruction can cause cold air, what is normal in this period of the year (depence where you live)
or some infection of the upper airway due to low immunity. In older dogs obstruction can cause different types of neoplasia.
If your dog is brachyocephalic, sound of snoring is usual when they sleap or run. Acording to this, observe the dog what period of the day it have problems with breathing.

My advise is you (or vet) shoud first merge rectal temperature; high temperature points to infection of upper airways. If there is a discharge of the nostrils it could be some viral infection. This will indicate the tretmant with antibiotics and vitamins in some veterinary clinic.

Veterinarian should examine (otoscop, x-ray, etc.) the nose canals if infection is not the cause of obstruction.

Truly,

Damjan Pavlovski

Diarrhea Problem

question :

Hi, my puppy bianca ate just a piece of crab’s shell accidentally a week
ago.Two days ago she suffered from diarrhea and starting to get weaker,we let

her ate some guava leaves for her diarrhea.early this morning her feces were
already dry but still she’s weak what’s good on her was that she still
craves to eat and keeps on drinking water but still she’s very weak.Im

afraid it might get worst.There’s also some rashes on her skin but i guess
we’ve managed to treat it with some herbal medicines that’s made of
lacto bacillus(it’s actually liqiud form,we just dropped a bit on her skin)

so it became dry.We still let her take her vitamins too…hope u could hepl us
save our baby…thank you soo much.below is her picture when she
was already
sick.hope it could help u give me some tips and advices

thanks

answer :

Hello,

Puppies are prone to suffer from parasite infestations such as fleas, mange and worms.

The symptoms that you describe are compatible with a heavy parasitic load:
- Skin rashes that could be due to fleas or mange
- Diarrhoea and ravenous appetite for the worms

From the picture, it looks like Bianca is pot-belied which is a common sign of a worm infestation.

I believe that the crab shell incident could be purely anecdotal.

My advice is to get your pup to a vet asap and get her treated for fleas and worms. Should you wish to avoid the cost of a consultation, you may purchase “non-licenced” products from a pet store. Be aware that those may not work so well and some could even prove toxic.

I hope this helps.

Best wishes, Julien

PS: stop applying live yogourt (lactobacillus) on Bianca’s sores !

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Female poodle pupply With Vomiting and diarrhoea Problems

Question :

We have a female poodle pupply, six month old with diaherria has had about two weeks, about l week ago vomitting.  been to the vets every day almost.  He did a x-ray and that showed alot of gas.  They put her on baby food and did have her on IV fluids for a few days. she still tries to throwup, she is on meds for that too.  I do not own her but did sell the baby to a wonderful home. She has been tested for parvo and has had her shots.The lady told me she has a urinary discharge and that concern me about kidney  problems?

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Spot on the stomach (Schnorkie puppy)

Question :

I haved a five week old schnorkie puppy with a spot on his stomach that is flaking and he is losing hair. It just keeps getting bigger with the flakiness around the edge. If you try to remove the dying skin it takes his hair out too. He has 4 other littermates that do not seem to be affected by this. I am not sure what it is or what needs to be done. Other than this he is a healthy thriving puppy. Can you suggest something for this to keep it from spreading larger. His skin is very dry and flaking around the edges but where he has lost his fur it looks totally normal, just like his belly skin. This area is underneath him just coming up his side. I don’t think it is contagious but I don’t know what to do about it.

thanks

answer :

Hi,

A “spot on the stomach” may occur with various disorders and it is very difficult to make a diagnosis online.

I note that you do not believe the problem to be contagious. However, I would like to point that skin disorders in young animal are very frequently infectious and therefore contagious.

From your description of a flaky spot that is getting bigger, one may suspect ring worm (dermatophytosis). To avoid the risk of dealing with a widespread and difficult to treat infection, I would strongly recommend to seek veterinary attention early . A skin scrape and fungal/bacterial cultures may prove necessary to make a precise diagnosis.

Obviously, those are words of caution and you may be dealing with a simple superficial bacterial infection which may resolve with a topical (cream/ointment) antibiotic.

Best wishes, Julien

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