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What should a dog with poor kidneys eat?
For a dog with poor kidneys, manage diet under a vet; usually a kidney prescription diet or liver-support food is advised. Reduce fat, salt, and sugar, feed small frequent meals, avoid high-phosphorus, high-protein, high-salt food, and control water intake. The vet may add kidney-support medicine to aid metabolism and immunity.
What Medicine Should a Dog with a Weak Heart Take?
Dogs with heart disease can often improve with medications containing pimobendan, which improves circulation and eases heart strain, but only under a vet's guidance. Also manage diet to be light and balanced, low in fat and salt.
Why Does My Dog Have Soft Stools, and What to Do
Soft stools often come before diarrhea and hurt gut health. Common causes are a sudden food switch, parasites, a greasy diet, or mild enteritis - each with its own fix. Act early.
Why Does Your Dog Have White Sticky Discharge from Its Eyes?
White sticky eye discharge may come from internal heat, distemper, or eye inflammation. Learn to tell and solve it. Our team explains the common causes and handling.
What to Do When Your Dog’s Coat Is Dry and Dull
A dry, dull, or matted coat is often tied to diet, lack of sunlight, parasites, grooming habits, and a dirty environment. Improving it comes down to a low-salt diet with protein and vitamins, moderate sun and exercise, monthly parasite control, season-appropriate bathing, and keeping the living space clean and dry.
Why a Dog’s Gums Bleed
Bleeding gums can mean heat, injury, or gingivitis. Adjust the diet for heat, remove the object and disinfect for injury, and use meds or a vet for gingivitis.
What is the red area under my puppy’s eye? I’m about to get this dog but its eye looks off
The red under the eye is tear staining, often from oily, salty food causing excess tears that oxidize, or congenital blocked tear ducts. Adjust to low-fat, low-salt food, clean the eyes often, and use care eye drops like honeysuckle drops to reduce stains and fight bacteria.
What are the symptoms of internal heat in a Teddy dog?
A Teddy with internal heat shows more eye discharge, dry mouth, dry nose, constipation, and yellow urine. Increase water, keep the diet light, and avoid salty or greasy food.
My rescued tricolor Corgi has one eye with much yellow pus, red, can’t open, paws at it; is gentamicin in low-salt food okay?
Yellow pus eye discharge signals infection or inflammation from trauma, irritants, diet, or even distemper in unvaccinated strays. Get a vet check if with fever or poor appetite; use a collar during eye care and do not self-treat blindly.
My dog may eat too much salt, has tear stains and occasional weeping; sneezes when going out. What is the red thing in its eye?
Red thread-like lines in a dog's eye are usually bloodshot vessels, common in many small breeds. If the vessels thicken it may relate to capillary blood pressure or internal inflammation.