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How Much Should a 2-Month-Old Corgi Weigh? Corgi Weight Chart
A 2-month-old Corgi normally weighs about 5 jin (2.5 kg). Well-fed dogs may be overweight, and many are underweight. This article shares a Corgi weight chart by age and what to do if underweight.
What to Do When a Golden Retriever Sheds Excessively All Over
Heavy full-body shedding in a Golden Retriever may be a skin disease or seasonal shedding. Don't panic - find the cause first, then treat it. Fur usually grows back if the follicles are not damaged. This article explains the causes and solutions.
Cat Vomiting and Diarrhea? Watch for Colitis
Colitis is a group of large-intestine diseases—acute, chronic, or ulcerative. It comes from parasites, bacteria, viruses, irritants, or primary causes. Treat vomiting/diarrhea with an antiemetic-antidiarrheal and probiotics, and prevent dehydration.
Common Causes, Symptoms and Treatment of Pet Colds
Pets catch colds easily — usually from chills (season changes, baths, drafts, rain, cold floors) or low resistance. A plain cold can worsen into something serious, so treat it early. Never give human cold medicine (acetaminophen is toxic to dogs and cats); use pet-specific drugs. Learn the warning signs that separate a cold from pneumonia, rhinitis, feline herpesvirus (cat flu) or distemper.
Can You Get Toxoplasmosis from Keeping a Cat?
Many people are discouraged from getting a pet because parasites on animals can harm humans—toxoplasmosis being a prime example. Here is what you should know about toxoplasmosis infection.
How Much Does an Adult Golden Retriever Weigh, and What If It’s Too Thin?
Adult male golden retrievers should weigh 27–34 kg and females 25–32 kg. If yours is underweight—usually from poor nutrition, parasites, or weak digestion—improve the diet, deworm regularly, and support gut health to help it gain.
Why Is a Golden Retriever’s Nose Losing Its Color?
A fading nose can be genetic, from low light, season, injury, lack of minerals, aging, parasites, or hormones. Most are harmless; add sun, minerals, deworming, or fish oil, and rule out illness if paired with skin signs.
Is this a tick, and how do I kill it?
From the photo the object on the dog's foot may be a tick or a wart. For a tick, dab alcohol to loosen its mouthparts, then pull it out gently with tweezers and disinfect the bite. Do a full external deworming to kill remaining parasites; if it's a wart, see a vet.
Red skin
Red skin can come from mechanical injury, parasites, allergies, or skin disease. Watch for itching or flaking; if present, suspect fungal or bacterial infection - use antibacterial topical for bacteria, antifungal for fungi. If the dog is only red with no other signs, it is likely trauma - just disinfect the wound.
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.