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Bijon-Poo question:Millie is an otherwise healthy 8 year old Bijon Poo. Don't know if this is related, but we took her to the groomer last week. The next day, while laying on my lap as she does most of the day, she wa...
Whippet question:Hi there. My whippet gets a little crazy sometimes running in the backyard. I noticed this skin spot on her front right leg (see picture I am sending). I believe it just might be from running aroun...
Chihuahua question:She has been constipated for 3 days. We have put half tsp. olive oil in food, giving it more water and less milk last 12 hours, giving it exercise 2 times daily. It has moved to new environment last 3 days, causing it stress. What other action can we take considering we live in countryside of Guatemala with limited resources ?
American Bulldog question:I had American Bulldog. Behr would have been having his 6th birthday on May 24. He died on Sunday May 4. He had been in great health prior to that morning. Had seen his Vet in March, all his vaccinat...
Beagle question:My 10 year old beagle in November had an ear infection that caused him to develop facial paralysis. He seemed to be doing well and was eating normally. We are concerned because he has started tremblin...
American bulldog question:Hi there, One of my girls was bred on April 2, natural tie observed. This is her first breeding. I am a small hobby breeder with 2 females. Approximately one week post breeding I noticed a sma...
Goldendoodle question:My 5 year old goldendoodle vomited (not food regurgitation) this morning, is trying to pee and poop but only little liquid driplets come out. She seems weak and lethargic. What could it possibly be? Thank you!
Shepherd mix (rescue question:Sporadically over the course of the past year or 15 months Keeley will have incontinence after heavy exercise. She'll normally jump in the river to cool off/drink after we play for 30 min or so and th...
Mixed question:Dear Dr Marie, My baby doggie, Mushka, has developed small pimple-sized boils near his anus. He's had them for a few days now. I took him to the vet who said it's probably due to anal gland infe...
Sheltie question:After vomiting, we took him to the vet, thinking it was a sinus or allergy issue. His liver enzymes were elevated, so we took him off rimadyl, started giving him Denamarin, waited 30 days and tested ...
Miniature Schnauzer question:dog lung calcification Dear Dr.Mari, I hear some bad sounds whenever my dog breathes, so I visited Vet. On the x-ray, the lung calcification is checked. It sounds like he's having difficulty to ...
Whippet question:Hello. I was cutting my puppies toe nail today and noticed a new black spot on her top right foot. I will send a few photos for you to review. I tried to feel the bump to see if it was raised and i...
Chihuahua question:My dog’s name is Yoda. He is 16 years old. But for his heart, he is in good shape. He has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure (CHF). Below is a brief medical history accompany by l...
German Shepherd question:Long story short my little over 3 month old puppy has Giardia. Sidenote: she goes to Daycare at my vets office 3 days a week. I love them but they also frustrate me. They are great but they are a...
mastiff/boxer question:My dog has what looks like a pimple or maybe an ingrown hair? It's not white like a pimple just resembles the size of a large one. Last night I wiped his butt with a baby wipe (he is a messy pooper s...
Dachshund question:Hello Dr. Maria. I have a 6 month old male Dachshund. He went in to get a neuter and his pre anesthetic blood work came back with high liver enzymes. So my vet called off the neuter and did further...
Whippet question:Hi Doctor. I've noticed an area along my puppies belly down to her private area that has me concerned. It is brown in color with very small brown spots and almost looks as if some hair is trying to ...
LabX question:Hi I have written before about our unique living situation. We are expats with our dogs in Kazakhstan. Had been avoiding vet care here because we heard not so good things. Finally, had to go in...
Fox terrier mix question:We put my dog Kyra to sleep yesterday and I am struggling with the decision. Here are the facts leading up to this... She is 16 years old. For 2 or 3 years we have been giving her 75 mg of Rimaadyl...
Boston terrier question:Our 4 month old Boston terrier Gidget was diagnosed with giardia over 6 weeks ago. She has been a solely indoor dog up until recently because she wasn't fully up to date on her vaccines. She has under...
Wheaten Terrier mix question:Parker is a slightly smaller than average Wheaten mix who has been overweight most of his life. He is approaching 16 years old now but has been in very good health all of his life (we have had him sin...
Golden Retriever question:Hello again Dr. Marie, you seem like a compassionate and caring person, so I would like some honest advice bout my dog. I am very ashamed to say this, but I have allowed Gracie to reach 133 pounds. S...
Labrador question:My Labrador has the right back leg ankle joint bigger than his left one. 15 days ago he started limping and had difficulties going up the stairs , we went to the vet and he gave him antiflamatories fo...
Chihuahua mix question:Hi there, I have a Chihuahua mix who has this huge, loose swelling on his side. He's active, happy, not showing any signs of sickness, though he does seem to be doing the Chihuahua shake a bit more th...
Shetland Sheepdog question:I just read your article about Trifexis and was very disturbed. We have three Shetland Sheepdogs, ages 4.5 yr, 9 yr, and 10.5 yr., all normal/normal for the MDR1 gene mutation. All three dogs were v...
German Shepherd question:Hi I have a 13 month old German Shepherd male Havoc. He runs great. Jumps great and shows no hip problems. However at 13 months he still bunny hops when running at full speed (like a rabbit both back ...
Harrier mix question:My dog started developing patches on his side a few months ago. His hair is falling out in these patches and the skin appears to look dry, scaly, red and sometimes bleeding. It doesn't appear to hurt ...
American Eskimo question:About a month ago my dog got into the trash and chewed up some sanitary napkins. He has now been very lethargic and no appetite . I took him to my vet and his kidney and liver levels are way off. Should I request an X-ray before they do any other treatment?
Yorkiepoo question:I adopted my yorkiepoo from a local shelter in 12/2012. From that time until a few months ago he was well adjusted and had no visible health problems. One Saturday at the end of October, he began vomi...
Affenpinscher question:I've seen a few questions where people ask about what could have happened to their pet and I thought I'd give it a try. Yesterday I lost my dog and it was so sudden that I think I'm still in shock...
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