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How to treat a dog’s cold?
Give pet cold and anti-inflammatory medicine; for fever, wipe paw pads, belly, and ears with alcohol to cool down. Rest and clear nasal discharge to aid breathing. If no improvement in 3 to 5 days, check for distemper or kennel cough.
Found a stray puppy, about two to three months old, with green diarrhea, worms, vomiting and a little blood. What should I do?
The puppy likely needs deworming and antidiarrheal treatment; the new vomiting and bloody stool suggest possible distemper virus infection. Seek veterinary care promptly.
How to tell if a Teddy has a cold?
A Teddy cold shows sneezing, runny nose, cough, poor appetite, lethargy and breathing difficulty, treatable with pet cold and anti-inflammatory medicine plus nutrition. Untreated it may become pneumonia or bronchitis, needing a vet. It could also be distemper or infectious pneumonia, so test if unvaccinated.
How to prevent parvovirus?
Dogs catch parvovirus by contacting vomit, feces or carcasses of infected dogs, so prevent them from sniffing around outside. Vaccinate from 2 months of age to also prevent distemper and hepatitis. Wash and disinfect yourself after outings before touching your dog.
What happens if a Golden Retriever is given serum?
Golden Retrievers usually have no reaction to serum, a biological product from healthy dogs' blood that inhibits viruses for distemper and parvo. Some may have allergic reactions like shock or breathing difficulty needing glucocorticoids. Some sellers inject sick dogs to look lively, so watch for symptoms.
What happens if a young Golden is taken out?
Do not take a very young Golden out, or it risks parasites and infectious disease. Vaccinate from 45 days, deworm first, and only go out at 3-4 months after a week of observation.
My three-month-old dog vomited white mucus three times yesterday morning, had first loose stool around 8pm, another an hour later, is sleepy and anorexic, very thin at two pounds, dewormed twice with no effect; rural area with no vet. What do I do?
Frequent diarrhea risks dehydration, low blood sugar, shock, and death, so find the cause and treat; possible causes are bad food, distemper/parvo/corona, or foreign-body injury. If no vet, fast, give glucose, and use anti-emetics, antibiotics, and anti-diarrhea medication.
Two-month-old dog, normal first day home, then diarrhea in the afternoon, milk at night, diarrhea at midnight, formed stool next morning, then diarrhea again with white mucus and a little blood, then yellow water and white stuff. Today gave gentamicin, stool color improved. What next?
The diarrhea is likely acute gastroenteritis from environment or diet change; fast 24 hours and give probiotics and pet anti-inflammatory. If it continues or vomits, check for infectious disease at a vet.
A two- to three-month-old puppy vomited white mucus, head drooping, mouth clamped shut, whimpering, hard tense abdomen; critical. Recently ate lots of meat. Is it gastroenteritis? In the countryside with only human medicines. Now whimpering again, very weak. What do I do?
Vomiting and lethargy in an unvaccinated puppy raise concern for distemper, coronavirus, or parvovirus, or acute gastroenteritis from rich food, or a bone causing an intestinal foreign body. Seek a vet for screening; if impossible, fast and give glucose, anti-emetics, and antibiotics.
How Do I Raise a German Shepherd?
Newly homed Shepherds are 1 to 3 months; feed formula-softened puppy kibble, moving to hard food at 3 months, 3 to 5 small meals daily. Deworm from 2 months (monthly until 1 year, then less), and vaccinate from 2 months to prevent distemper and parvovirus.