Question by Tina T: What do I do if my dogs face swelled up?
I noticed her swelled face, tight skin on the face and pinned back ears on Wednesday,,took her to the vet on Thursday, they thought it was allergies and they gave her a steroid shot & benedryl. Took her home and she got hives, took her back to the doctor and they gave her a booster of benedryl. Now its Saturday and she is still not better. We took her again to the vet and they don’t know why she isn’t reacting to the drugs in a positive way.
I am lost as to what is happening to her????
Well, we found out what is wrong with her. She has tetanus…which is really rare in dogs. We took her to a wonderful ER vet and they diagnosed her right away. Thank god…. however, its going to be a long road to recovery.

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Answer by Sofia_oo
Sorry about your dog, but I don’t know what might be happening to her, I guess you’ll just have to keep taking her to the vet and see what they can do.

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Question by Pug?Bug: Raw Feeders: Any help would be apprechiated!?
My dog has had his allergy results back and he is allergic to storage mites, commonly found in dried dog food (kibble).

My vet has advised me to stop feeding him kibble (I was feeding Burns) and to consider a raw diet or tinned wet food (which I don’t really want to feed).

I am now at the point of researching a raw diet to start feeding my dog, but I am kind of stuck. Most of the information I am reading is aimed at larger dogs and being able to feed things such as chicken quarters etc. My dog is a 20 pound pug. I realise that I could give smaller portions of things, but I would like to be able to feed him convenient things (such as chicken quarters) as someone else takes care of him while I work and its unfair to have them messing about weighing food etc.

What kind of things can you feed a smaller dog?
What kind of foods will I need to be feeding to keep the balance in his diet right?
Are there any foods I should avoid?
What is considered to be a balance? Is it a balance of organs as well as RMB’s?

Any help, info and advice would be greatly appreciated as I literally have no idea where to begin.

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Robin: I live in the UK and Burns is probably one of the best foods available over here. I personally would not feed my dog Iams or Purina or Pedigree Chum etc as I don’t rate it. There is no corn, cereals, wheats etc in Burns food and I have tried foold elimination; this is not the problem.
I trust my vet 100% and he specialises in dermatology and has helped my dog in unimaginable ways. If he says the problem is storage mites, then to me, the problem is storage mites. I have researched them and they are commonly found in dried dog foods, cereals and cheeses. We begin a desensitiser set of vaccines in a few weeks.

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Answer by Cassie
You can go online and do a web search……Bones and Raw Foods….or look up Pet Foods/ Raws Diets. Do your homework. Raw is more natural if you think of what dogs used to eat before they became domesticated. Sometimes you need to get them started slow with the raw foods, but once they get used to it, they do ok. If you do some research on it and really get the info you need, you’ll do ok

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Question by NoDayButToday: Trying to rehome an 8 year old poodle with a seizure disorder (don’t want her going to shelter) Tips?
Not my dog but friend inherited a 4lb apricot poodle. The owners said she was a Tiny Toy Poodle. (Which there is no such thing as a Tiny Toy Poodle. So she is a bred down poodle. I’m too nice when it comes to animals, everyone always comes to me for help. She is living at my friends house but has had no luck in finding her a home. lost her Grandmother and in the will she got the dog but she can’t keep the dog. She has an extremely DA Amstaff.

Dutchess is a great little dog, she has a solid temperment. She is good with other dogs, cats, and kids. The problem is she has a seizure disorder and severe skin allergies. She is on a grain free food and that keeps the allergies in check. As far as the seizures go she is on medication. So we are going to be hard pressed to find a home for this 8 year old little poodle with health issues.

Any tips at all for finding her a home?

We want to avoid her going into a shelter at all costs, but I can’t take her (I have a pit bull mix, who is not DA but I worry about having a dog that small around and I’m not really a poodle person and am not comfortable taking her on) and my friend is having to crate and rotate with the poodle and her Amstaff until the poodle finds a home.

So any tips at all in finding this dog a home would be great/

We are trying to find a shelter that will post a courtesy listing as well. And we’ve put an Ad on Craigslist but we are both weary about craiglist. Also there is an ad in the local paper. And a flyer at the vets office
We don’t want her in a shelter environment.

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Answer by Bobbie L
You asked this earlier today.

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Question by Marion C: My dog has a flea allergy but what can be done about it?
she is a malamute and has her winter coat but on her back if I seperate her skin, I see crusty skin and the undercoat I guess, can come off very easily if I pick on it.

I got her from the shelter this way so its not something she has seen the vet about.

I was told alot of dogs have flea allergies. Does this mean she is going to lose her coat or just have little clumps of hair fall out? Trust me, she has plenty.

BTW.. she doesnt have fleas. Is there some sort of bath or meds I can give her so her skin isnt dry? Its only in some spots on her back, fortunately.

And thanks to everyone’s answers, I hate picking best answer, ugh.

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Answer by magic
frontline usually sorts the problem out

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Question by scruffie: Please help! need to find sites on pet health and conditions?
My dog has a problem and I can’t seem to get help solving it. Have been in and out of vets. Recomended treatments do not help. Bloody stools not consistant with a virus nor colitis What else can it be? Food allergies? Ulcer? Any suggestions appreciated.

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Answer by highdle
Bloody stool usually indicates something is wrong with your pet. The most common causes are an overload of bacteria in their digestive system, intestinal parasites, a change in diet, or eating something bad. Your vet should have been able to diagnose the problem by doing a fresh fecal sample and a BEAH.

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