Question by the sun will come out tomorrow: Dog in possible distress? Is there something the owners and their vet might be missing? Or refusing to see?
This dog is a playmate of my dog and she seems to have a lot of issues. I know the dog came from a Backyard Breeder and I don’t think the breeder ever even saw the father dog. She sent her female to be mated with this male. But my friends have learned a valuable lesson about bybs and puppymills through this dog. This dog though is maybe 1 or 2 years old I’d be surprised if she is any older and she is some sort of small breed. Poodle or Bichon Friese or Maltese or Westie. Its a little white dog, I’m not good at keeping those small breeds straight.

The dog when she is at play she can’t seem to keep up with the other dogs. She wears out in the first 10 minutes of play. The dog is constantly panting even when not at play. We are talking that this dog pants most of the day active or inactive. The dog chokes and coughs a lot when running and sometimes even more so when resting. I dog sat this dog last weekend and the dog in the middle of the night would wake up having severe coughing fits. I gave the dog her allergy medicine as instructed by the owner but it did nothing for the dog. The owner said she is being treated for some sort of allergies. She is on a very special diet due to allergies. So she has food and breathing allergies they say. She gets very nervous when left alone and so she is on some sort of sedative or anti anxiety medicine as well, the vet is treating her for some sort of anxiety. I had no idea the dog had this many problems but I keep seeing that something else isn’t right with this dog and I can’t put my finger on it.

Why would a dog this young have so many problems running and playing, especially when the weather isn’t hot. Why would this dog constantly pant? Why would this dog wake up coughing at all hours of the night and start coughing really hard when she is at play? And when you pick her up her heart always feels like it is trying to beat right out of her chest.

I’m thinking something is wrong and they and the vet haven’t caught it or something like that?

Could something else be wrong? What does it sound like? I just can’t put my finger on it but I think this dog needs to be checked out further.
What should I say to the owners? I know something else isn’t right with their dog. I’m to watch her again this weekend. They are possibly moving out of state, job interview and they are going back down there to house hunt. I just can’t let this dog move away possible really sick and not say anything

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Answer by mauveme49
You could suggest they get another vet to give them a second opinion. Other than that there is not alot you can do.

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Question by James D: Rash/blisters on 10 month old american bulldog..PLZ HELP?
i just adopted her 2 days ago, she is 10months old and pure bred American bulldog. She has this weird rash around her mouth and chin! she has a vet appt in 2 days and i will see what they say, but i am wondering if anyone has had anything like this? Its not new food because i have the remaining bag of the food she was already eating as they gave it to me! she recently hasnt wanted to eat her dog food either which is more reason for concern!! she is eating a little here and there but i am wondering if that hurts her!! any idea’s lemme know!! below is the link for a picture of what it looks like!! also let me add they sent her food in this huge plastic tub like they type you would use to store stuff in from walmart, i read about the plastic allergy thing do you think this could be from that? she eats from metal bowls!!

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Answer by alj
Believe it or not, dogs/puppies can get a type of acne. It is called puppy pyoderma. A trip to the vet is good just to make sure though.

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Question by Marc N: my dog has fleas….and zits?
so just found out yesterday my dog has fleas, i thought it was a food allergy and have been playing around with his diet while the fleas ate him alive, anyway, just gave him a bath in flea shampoo, vacumed the whole house , sprayed it etc.. iknow all the rules.. but as i was giving him his bath i noticed some sort of pustuels on two of his feet, i squeezed them and a little bit of pus and blood came out, it looks like a zit, squeezed hard and my dog didn’t seem to feel it. he’s got 7 little ones on his nose and I think he’s got one on his genitals…I noticed the nose ones and thought they were part of the “allergy”…but what are they now? flea bites, flea zits, flea infections? will they go away now that i’ve bathed him and treated the house?

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Answer by springflower
Yes I think you’re right it’s part of the flea allergy. My dog had them last year.
May I just suggest you try frontline or advantix from your vet. It works perfectly.
This year I have no problem with the dog. My dog needed an antibiotic.
I would leave them alone and not squeeze them. My dog scratched at it and got’
it going pretty good.

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Question by cyndia: Does my dog have allergies or fleas???
My dog doesnt stop scratching after i bathe him in flea soap. I’ve tried dishwashing detergent a few weeks ago, also store bought flea shampoo.

He uses front line plus and K9-advantix dont seem to work. yes i put it on his scalp and i dont bathe him afterwards. I also put on a flea collar a few days ago… i bathe him once a week, he is a shih tzu

I already flea bombed the whole house a few times in the last few months(i found some fleas on me last week)

so the question is, do i assume it is not fleas that he is sratching b/c he still scratches after i bathe him?

i have already started switching his food to non-corn….. btw he is 10 months old.

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Answer by Ani
Could be skin allergies, especially this time of year.

Try getting an oatmeal dog shampoo (it will usually say for itchy or sensitive skin) Dont use people shampoo because it could dry out the dog’s skin and make the itching worse.

If the skin on the dog’s back, right above the tail feels warmer than usual to the touch, it is probably allergies.
Benadryl pills help too. Just give 1/2-1 mg per pound.

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Question by Zelda: My Dachshund is covered in sores.?
This has gone on for 2 years. It started out with one pus filled sore that the vet said was from a old stitch. then the biopsy came back as a granulomous fatty tumor. no cancer, no infection.. Specimens went to A&M… No one can figure out what is wrong with her… So my poor dog has 16 sores all over her.. she is miserable and I am heartbroken.. any suggestions?? My daughter thinks it could be food allergies..

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Answer by Helping hand
Food allergies can cause a yeast infection. Try Hill’s prescription diet Z/D formula. It is a vegetarian dog food. It has really helped a lot of dogs. Don’t give her any treats only the food. See if it helps.

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