You are absolutely right – some dogs really do know how to hide pain! Here are some signs: slow to get up, starting to get a bit grumpy if touched a certain way, a tinge of blue or purple color on the tongue, an incomplete shake. The first two are pretty simple...
First thing to check is whether he’s ever been vaccinated for rabies. Even if it was only one time in his life, you should be safe from rabies as a reason for a bite. If he broke the skin and drew blood, there’s a good chance you can get an infection. Cat...
My first question would be if your cat vomits watery fluid shortly after she drinks water? If that is the case then she is drinking too fast and the water is not even going into her stomach before she regurgitates it back up. Sometimes this happens because the water...
Hot spots are a symptom of allergies. Commonly, the allergies are either to fleas, food, or hayfever. If you control the fleas and feed good food then you can reduce the symptoms of hayfever. Certainly you can treat the symptoms of the hot spot but if you don’t...
I find two major causes of head-shaking and scratching: food allergy or need of a chiropractic adjustment. This bold statement is based on assuming there are no fleas, and no ear mites. Assuming there are no critters, and if the ears are clean and smooth on inspection...
