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What Your Dog’s Tail Position and Movement Reveal
Dogs come in all shapes and sizes, and their tails vary just as much in length and form. But one thing is the same across every dog: the tail is one of their ways of expressing emotion. Dogs communicate through the state of their tail. Here we explain what different tail positions and movements mean, to help you understand your dog more deeply.
My dog had a worm like in the picture before topical deworming; now many dead worms are in its bed and live ones on its tail/hind legs; it eats less and has slight hair loss on head/tail but is still active—what’s wrong?
Per the image, the dog has a tapeworm infection. The worms come from the anus; tapeworms are internal parasites needing oral dewormer. Worms pass the same or next day; re-deworm in 2 weeks to remove eggs. Regular internal and external deworming prevents recurrence.
My dog had a little blood in its stool last time—what could it be?
Per the image, dark red loose stool; if unvaccinated/undewormed, likely parvo or parasites. Possibly ate hard/indigestible food, intestinal scrape, or hemorrhagic gastroenteritis. See a vet for targeted treatment. Parvo signs: diarrhea, vomiting, foul coffee/tomato-colored stool, low appetite, lethargy, fever—low cure rate without targeted meds. If can't go to hospital, give anti-inflammatory, gut mucosa repair, probiotics; mild bleeding may recover.
What medicine treats eczema in dogs?
Eczema usually needs antibacterial/anti-inflammatory and antibiotic drugs. It causes itching, licking, scratching—worsening/infection. Put on Elizabethan collar, shave fur around area, use antibacterial spray. Severe cases need anti-inflammatory meds. Generalized eczema or pyoderma needs medicated bath.
What should I watch for when giving my dog deworming medicine?
First, dose by weight and label to avoid overdose/toxicity. Second, don't give on empty stomach—dewormers are irritating; give half an hour after eating. After dosing, vomiting/diarrhea may occur—normal; give some pet probiotics.
My dog keeps vomiting and has no energy—what should I do?
Persistent vomiting and lethargy may be acute gastroenteritis, pancreatitis, intestinal obstruction, poisoning, hepatitis, or viral disease—see a vet promptly. Before visiting, withhold food to avoid worsening; to prevent dehydration/acid-base imbalance, give sugar-salt water after fasting. If no toxin and no further vomiting, try small-dose pet anti-inflammatory and antiemetic, observe, then feed liquid food.
What should I do if my dog’s eye white is scratched?
First put on an Elizabethan collar to prevent scratching and worsening/infection. Eye-white scratches can cause keratitis or corneal perforation, so see a vet promptly; severe cases may need surgery. Mild cases need a long-acting anti-inflammatory injection plus antibacterial drops, stem-cell drops, and antibiotic ointment.
My dog has coughed with phlegm, sneezed, had a fever, and yellow dried nasal discharge for two weeks—X-ray shows pneumonia. What now?
With pneumonia, oral meds are poorly absorbed—better to go to the hospital for IV, injections, and nebulization. Puppies need infectious disease screening (distemper can cause pneumonia, needing interferon/monoclonal antibodies). Bacterial pneumonia: do a sensitivity test, then use amoxicillin, cefotaxime, doxycycline by weight. Poor appetite: glucose-saline IV. Lots of phlegm: aminophylline to open airways.
What happens if a dog eats too much oxytetracycline?
Oxytetracycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic commonly used to treat bacterial diseases. If a dog eats too much of it, several problems may arise. First, it may disrupt the dog's intestinal flora, leading to digestive issues such as diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and loss of appetite. Second, if the dog ingests a large amount, it may cause toxicity, with signs such as dry mouth, fatigue, headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Finally, long-term or excessive use of oxytetracycline may damage the dog's liver, so the medication should be stopped promptly once the dog's disease symptoms disappear.
Why is my dog’s skin red and swollen?
Given the red, swollen lump on the dog's skin, pyoderma is quite likely, but because your description is not detailed, judging from a photo is easy to misdiagnose. Also, the redness and swelling is around the mammary area, so mastitis or a mammary tumor cannot be ruled out - it's just that the dog must have been biting or licking, which caused the skin to become moist and red and swollen. It is recommended to fit the dog with an Elizabethan collar promptly to avoid licking the wound, and if possible go to the hospital in time to check the cause and treat it. If a hospital visit is inconvenient for now, you can disinfect the affected area with povidone-iodine and apply an anti-inflammatory, antibacterial ointment, changing the dressing three times a day, together with oral anti-inflammatory medication to prevent infection, and perform an external deworming for the dog.