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What happens if you are too close to a dog?
Being too close may let the dog see itself as the boss, becoming willful and disobedient. It may also pass parasites/bacteria to owners with low immunity. A dog's short life (10-15 yrs) also brings grief.
Dog’s side skin has hair loss and some ulcers; not sure why. Please explain.
From the photo, hair loss and ulcers suggest skin disease from parasites, bacteria, or fungi. Get a scrape test at a vet; shave and medicate, often with injections for faster effect.
How to treat canine parvovirus in dogs?
Parvo causes severe diarrhea, vomiting, fever, poor appetite, bloody stool, dehydration. No specific drug; treat symptomatically with monoclonal antibodies, interferons, antibiotics, and fluids.
What happens if a dog eats too much calcium?
Dogs can supplement calcium moderately but not excessively. Excess burdens the gut and can cause digestive upset; over-supplementation risks early bone calcification and deformities, plus nutritional imbalance.
Dog eye had an ulcer, treated with anti-inflammatories and drops, healed, then two days later the whole eye turned blue; used ofloxacin and bFGF drops alternately, blue gone, but the black part is crystal-red; 10 days less red but not normal. What now?
Since the eye improved with medication, continue a while to see full recovery. Blue tint suggests corneal damage; the drops repair cornea. If not fully recovered, get an eye exam at a vet.
Dog has been vomiting recently, and even with less food still vomits a little yellow foamy water
Yellow foam vomiting has many causes: indigestion, gastroenteritis, pancreatitis, parasites. Cold from lying on the floor can trigger it; keep warm and use probiotics, or see a vet.
My dog had very low red blood cells, got hormones and a transfusion, and blood smears found no parasites
This strongly suggests immune-mediated hemolytic anemia, which is hard to cure. Follow the vet's symptomatic treatment: general care, medication, surgery, plasma exchange, or immunoadsorption. Severe, relapsing cases have a lower cure chance.
Male dog, trembling a bit, listless, 40 kg; is it too cold, caught a cold?
In cold weather, trembling and lethargy may indeed be from chills. Warm it, give warm water and tasty food, observe 2-3 days; if fever or vomiting appears, see a vet.
For a week my dog sleeps halfway then scratches the floor and whimpers; pet store said heat since not spayed. Yesterday vulva bled milky white, thought period, but today no bleeding. Never happened before.
Swollen genitals and larger nipples indicate the dog is in heat; light bleeding is normal and varies individually. Keep clean and observe; foul-smelling white discharge may mean pyometra.
Relative’s puppy was bitten by a big dog two days ago; has been holding its front leg bent since, low energy, leg has sensation, no nearby vet, unsure how to handle
After a dog bite, get an X-ray to check for bone injury. If unable to see a vet, keep it resting and clean any wounds; consider a makeshift splint if fracture is suspected.