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Dog mouth has a rotten smell – what to do?
From poor cleaning or rotten food; try brushing after checking for other signs. If ulcers, avoid brushing (irritates); use gentle mouthwash and anti-inflammatories. If no improvement, see a vet.
What medicine helps dog periodontitis heal fast?
Use anti-inflammatory and oral-care meds; common: metronidazole, amoxicillin-clavulanate. Metronidazole suits anaerobic oral infections. Dose carefully; if much plaque/tartar, clean teeth first.
How to treat dog mouth ulceration and bad smell?
Mainly oral ulcers. Clean mouth and use anti-inflammatory oral spray; severe needs anti-inflammatory drugs. Feed soft/wet food; add vitamins for healing.
What medicine for red, swollen dog gums?
Causes differ. Simple swelling: anti-anaerobic like vet metronidazole. Tartar-induced: vet cleaning plus antibacterial. Heat-induced: adjust diet and cooling meds.
Dog started heavy shedding a week ago, now almost bald, one eye nearly blind – what?
Likely demodectic mange causing hair loss and crusting, needing microscopy to confirm. Signs: large bald patches, silvery scales, crusts, thickened skin, itch, odor. Treat with oral, injectable, medicated baths; long course, relapses - keep treating.
Dog vomits yellow liquid and has bloody diarrhea but is energetic – what?
Likely acute hemorrhagic gastroenteritis. If energetic, fast 24h, then probiotics and gut/anti-vomit meds; after, small soft food. If continues, consider parasites, foreign body, or infection - see a vet.
My dog has a lump on the lower eyelid; looked like surface but extends inside. How to handle?
Likely mosquito bite, stye, meibomian inflammation, or eye tumor; treat with meds, physical therapy, or surgery. Small bump: conservative - clean, light diet, antibiotic drops, observe a week. If persistent, may be tumor needing laser/surgery.
What medicine for red, ulcerated skin near a dog’s mouth corner?
Causes: bacteria, virus, allergy. See a vet; bacterial use gentamicin injection; allergic use antihistamines; viral use antivirals.
My dog has been unwell for four or five days; thought it ate something bad, gave gut medicine, but worse – diarrhea, vomiting yellow fluid, very yellow urine, can’t stand, legs tremble, lies all day, won’t eat even when offered, only drinks a little.
Unwell for days needs a vet promptly; self-diagnosis and drugs worsen it. Not eating for days then unable to stand suggests hypoglycemia, dehydration, electrolyte imbalance; yellow urine and no eating may indicate liver or pancreas issues. Get fluids and diagnosis.
Why Is My Dog Drooling Thick Saliva?
A dog drooling thick saliva can have different causes, including irritating food, oral infection, and dental problems. Clean the mouth and check; if drooling continues, consider oral disease needing spray and antibiotics; see a vet if no relief.