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What happens if a dog eats salad?
A little plain salad is usually safe, but onion, grape, chocolate, or avocado in it can poison a dog severely. Watch sensitive stomachs.
My dog had a fever yesterday, would not eat or drink; after a penicillin shot it improved, ate a little, then this morning vomited yellowish fluid and ran a fever again.
Recurring fever has many causes, including distemper, babesiosis, toxoplasmosis, pneumonia, and bronchitis. Get a thorough vet exam to find the cause and treat it specifically; treating only the symptom risks recurrence and delay. Accurate diagnosis is essential.
What Are the Symptoms of a Stroke in Dogs?
Stroke symptoms in dogs vary with severity, ranging from early signs like anxiety and dullness to serious issues such as head tilt, drooling, and paralysis. Strokes are classified as primary or secondary, with secondary strokes requiring treatment of the underlying cause.
There is ringworm on the rear; the dog bites it daily, bleeding and scabbing
From the photo, it may not be only dog ringworm; fungal infection likely mixed with bacteria and serious skin damage. Use an Elizabethan collar to stop biting. Disinfect with hydrogen peroxide, then use terbinafine spray and antibacterial skin ointment. Change dressing 3-5 days; if no improvement, get a skin scraping.
My Dog’s Leg Was Scraped by a Car – Skin Torn and Bleeding, but the Wound Isn’t Very Large
A leg scraped by a car and bleeding needs wound assessment. If small, flush, disinfect, and dress; first fit an e-collar to prevent licking or painful bites. Disinfect with iodine or alcohol; if heavy bleeding, apply pressure. Then spray an anti-inflammatory spray or ointment, change dressing twice daily until healed. If severe injury or unsure about fracture or internal injury, get X-rays at the vet.
How Is Dog Periostitis Treated?
Dog periostitis is split into suppurative and non-suppurative. For non-suppurative, apply cold compress within 24h, then warm/medicated compresses with lead acetate powder or ichthammol ointment, plus oral/injected antibiotics (Synulox, Baytril, ampicillin). For suppurative, surgically drain pus, flush and disinfect, remove necrotic tissue and bone, use drainage tube and antibiotics.
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.
My dog has a red bump on its leg that feels like it has pus and blood inside — is it serious and how should I treat it?
A red, pus-filled bump on a dog's leg is very likely an abscess caused by bacterial infection from trauma, foreign-body irritation, or parasite bites. It is recommended to first shave the hair around the affected area thoroughly and disinfect with iodine or alcohol; if there is still pus and blood inside, use a sterilized needle to pierce the bump and repeatedly squeeze out the discharge until fresh blood appears.
My dog has an infection on its belly and genitals (see photo)
From the photo, the dog likely has bacterial folliculitis, or possibly insect-bite or parasite-induced dermatitis. Folliculitis is a superficial bacterial infection of hair follicles and surrounding skin, common in dogs on damp floors or with poor genital hygiene during heat. Keep the area clean and prevent licking.
My dog is injured and oozing a milky fluid can I just use iodine and human cephalosporin powder?
Milky fluid from a wound usually means a purulent infection, and human antibiotic powder is not advised because it can form a crust that traps infection. Clean the wound properly, disinfect with iodine, and follow a vet's dosage for any oral medication.