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Since arriving home it has had diarrhea with a bit of blood and won’t eat; with kibble soaked in goat milk it only drinks the milk and leaves the kibble, and ignores canned food too
Bloody diarrhea has many causes: food, gut, parasites, stress, infection. A newly arrived dog may get acute hemorrhagic gastroenteritis from intolerance or stress, needing IV fluids with anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, and anti-diarrhea drugs. Unvaccinated dogs need infection checks.
My puppy has several scab-like red spots on its belly
The photo shows multiple crusted spots likely from bacterial infection. Get a skin scrape to identify the type; delay or wrong treatment spreads infection. Severe cases need oral antibiotics and medicated baths.
Severe gastroenteritis, not drinking or eating, had injections, body twitching
Severe gastroenteritis needs anti-inflammatories, gut protectants, probiotics, and electrolyte correction; avoid blind medication. Urgent vet care prevents dehydration and shock.
Puppy was hit by a car; urine color looks different
Being run over can cause organ rupture, fractures, or nerve damage; a vet check is urgent. Greenish urine is abnormal and suggests internal injury.
Is this parvovirus, and how should it be treated?
Vomiting, diarrhea, and refusal to eat in a dog can have many causes, including gastroenteritis, parasite infection, and infectious disease. If unvaccinated, rule out infectious disease first. See a vet promptly; if a visit is hard, give broad-spectrum anti-inflammatories and anti-vomit meds and watch.
Looks a bit like pus, and there are many
The photo shows pyoderma. Treatment: shave and clean with peroxide/alcohol, disinfect with iodine, apply antibacterial spray/ointment like erythromycin. Deep pyoderma needs oral antibiotics; keep the coat and environment dry and clean.
Is this a bug?
The photo shows a tick on the dog. Use a fipronil topical spot-on so the tick detaches, or dab alcohol, then pull it straight out with tweezers and disinfect. Clear environment parasites to avoid reinfection.
Symptoms since yesterday: loss of appetite, can’t sleep and just sits panting, fast heartbeat and rapid breathing, sluggish movement, lethargy. But bowel movements are normal, no diarrhea, no vomiting. What disease is this?
The loss of appetite, rapid breathing, fast heartbeat, and lethargy may be from heart-lung problems like pulmonary edema, pleural fluid, or heart disease. See a vet promptly; the symptoms are serious and carry a suffocation risk if untreated.
Skin infection.
Red, hair-loss skin problems in dogs can come from bacterial or fungal infection, allergies, or parasites. Get a skin exam and targeted treatment; use antibacterials for bacteria, deworm for parasites, and an Elizabethan collar if it scratches.
Several days, no other spots.
Dog skin disease types vary; without symptoms/cause, no advice. Take to a vet for diagnosis. Parasitic: deworm plus anti-inflammatory; fungal: antifungal.