Why is my dog suddenly wobbly? Infections, inflammation, tumors, and trauma to this sensitive area can cause your dog to be shaky and uncoordinated. When the inner ear is functioning abnormally, or a disruption is caused by the brainstem, it is often referred to as a vestibular syndrome. Si...
Brutus weighed 35kgs and already had a reduced range of movement in his hips from old age and we did not think it would be fair on him to amputate his leg and put him through chemotherapy. He was not the kind of dog that could manage on three legs at all and he was already looking...
That morning, just a few weeks ago, I found my son gasping when I went in to deliver the usual start-of-day medical care we were both used to for the past twenty years. It wasn’t the usual sort of gasping he did when his head was stuck in a weird position, or when a chest i...
Dog vomiting clear fluid.Species: DogBreed: Shih TzuAge: 2-5 yearsToday we noticed that Cassie is vomiting clear fluid (with a little foam) all over the kitchen floor. (We were away at the time) when we got home she did it in the dining room as well. Then tonight we left for a...
The first couple weeks were rough: he seemed high as a kite and quite wobbly. I was on the verge of putting him down but my vet said to wait overnight. Miraculously he was a new dog in the morning--somewhat back to his old ways. Riley was swimming, playing; very aware and alert....
(News 4 & Fox 11) -- Summer is here and as much as we love to be outdoors and have fun on these warm days, it's not always so fun for our furry little friends because they can suffer from hyperthermia or heat stroke, or extreme injuries and burns to their paws. hot c...
-Hanging out in the super hip Camden district with Angel and Nicola where we flipped through the racks of vintage clothing of the Stable Markets, checked out the Rave / Kink clothing in Cyderdog and dressed to the nines as Victorian badasses for old time-y photos (where we were a major...
Kevin had been particularly clingy with Brutus in recent weeks, choosing not to leave his side and curling up next to the old dog whenever he could. Brutus seemed to take some comfort in this contact and the two boys would much prefer to be next to each other rather than with myself or...
When a lump starts to change in consistency or in how much it bothers a dog then this is criteria for it to be examined. If this were my case I would want to do a test called a fine needle aspirate where a needle is put in the lump and cells are drawn out. Dogs tolerate this ...