Hello! Need some reassurance/advice while we wait to get on the surgery schedule. My female Pitbull (spayed, 7) has had a mass on her back for the last year that has been tested twice. Each time it was tested, it went down in size and was almost unnoticeable. Results came back likely a mast cell tumor and recommended surgery. In the last month it was blown up in size and is the biggest it’s ever been. Last week, she ate some items she wasn’t supposed to and we sent her to the vet after bouts of vomiting. She’s on medication after nothing was found to settle her stomach, but we’re noticing really weird bloating on her sides and abdomen. It’s uneven and movable. Could this be her tumor has burst internally and also what is making her sick? We’re trying to get on the surgery schedule ASAP.

There is evidence of mild inflammation with a significant eosinophilic component. Low numbers of mast cells are present and mast cell tumor is the primary concern. However, with the finding of few mast cells it is possible that the lesion is of allergic/hypersensitivity origin. Mast cell tumors typically exfoliate quite readily and result in highly cellular preparations. -from the histology report

Thanks in advance

My new kitty (1y/o F ragdoll) had blood drawn last week to test for HCM, as she's a rescue and I have no iformation on her. I wanted to rule out the big things. Her tests mostly went well but she showed having extremely low platelets. Obviously this is concerning, however, there was a blood clot in her sample so the vet suggested a re-test. An hour ago she had her re-draw done. She was being especially squirmy, despite her gabapentin, so I figured they might burst a vein in the process. Considering her first draw showed low platelets, clotting may be an issue. I shaved her to monitor the site. When should worry about a hematoma? Is it already worrisome? ldk if the bluer colour around the site is bruising or if thats her skin (her skin is pink, generally). lf I get super worried, I'l call the vet. That's not an issue. I just don't want to jump the gun and get all paranoid over a simple complication. I do have ocd and anxiety so l Have a hard time knowing whats reasonable lol

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Hello, I have an 8 month old male samoyed with 28kg and we are located in Northern Germany.

Yesterday I went to the vet because my dog had an eye infection - the vet diagnosed an inflammation and gave us drops to treat the infection. When we picked our dog up today after work from the pension he is staying at during the day, the woman told us he was all wet at the chest and his legs when she came in to look after him and she didn't know where it came from. She also told us he had bad diadiarrhea today.

After picking him up we went for a walk as always, came back home and gave him his food - today we started trying some new food as we suspected his old food to cause him the diarrhea. As always about 30 minutes after having his dinner he laid down in the living room to sleep. Directly after falling asleep he started to seizure, it was the very first time happening that we know of. Now we think he might have had a seizure as well earlier today in the pension because after it he was also wet on the chest and his front legs.

I panic I called the emergency vet and they calmed me down and told me to come over, so we went there. Everything was fine, the vet asked a lot of questions, explained a lot about the topic and checked my dogs health (heart and reaction of the eyes and so on). She told us he looks fine and that it doesn't look like poisoning but it might be the new food that causes it. She told us to not feed it anymore and to come back on Monday for a blood diagnosis. She also gave us one remedy for seizures to inject to him which was supposed to stop the seizure.

We had been at the vet for almost 2 hours with waiting time, everything was great,, after only 5 minutes in the car my dog started seizure again when laying down and trying to sleep, and it wasn't possible to inject the medicine like this. The seizure lasted almost 2 minutes (the one before was one minute). We went inside and everything was okay again. Then he started to lay down again and tried to sleep which caused him to seizure again. I injected the medicine but the seizure still lasted almost 3 minutes. Then he felt dizzy (but the vet said it would be like this with the medicine). Now he didn't want to stay in the bedroom and went alone to the kitchen and is sleeping (I checked on him before writing this text). My husband and I are a completely mess and ao worried about him. While my husband fell asleep, I'm awake and too afraid to sleep and not being able to realise if he has another seizure (even though I don't have any more medicine neither do I know what else to do than to call the emergency vet again). I'm so worried he might die while I'm asleep but at the same time I'm so terribly tires and I just feel so bad about everything right now.

Species: Dog

Age: ~3

Sex/Neuter status: neutered

Breed: German Shepherd mix

Body weight: 75 lbs

History: Adopted close to two years ago. He came to us with a cracked tooth - veterinarian told us to be aware of it but not to worry about it. When we first met him, the center pulp(?) looked pink, but after recent discovery, it appears to be darker black/grey now.

Over the past few weeks, he has been licking everything - his paws, his bed, the carpet, his pillow. We've also noticed his lips have been dry/chapped on the sides. Initial searches suggesting that could be a soothing behavior if he is in pain.

Can a pink-looking pulp area on a tooth heal over? Should we be alarmed that it looks this dark? We're well aware that it might lead to an extraction next week once he gets into his vet.

We have a vet appointment next week but now we'll be wondering/guessing for the next few days until that appointment.

Clinical signs: (see recap above)

Duration: current

Your general location: USA

Links to test results, X-rays, vet reports etc: at home photos

Hello! I will add more in detail of what’s going on with my little man. He is about 8 years old, tho I can’t be certain his exact age, as he was already an adult at the shelter a few years back when we adopted him. He’s about 11lbs, and this has not changed at all. His behavior is actually super normal, which is why I’m unsure of what to do. (I cannot afford to take an animal to the vet unless absolutely necessary, that is all I will say, as I do not want to break any rules here. This is just info as to why I have not taken him.) Anyways, here is what he has been experiencing for a while now. He cannot eat wet food, or really much else aside from regular cat food, sometimes not even treats, because he will vomit. He has diarrhea relatively frequently, every few times or so. However, it’s not bloody and does not contain any evidence of parasites. He also does not have any abnormal issues with his rectum, at least from what I can see (it’s not swollen / bloody, etc.) He also has HORRIBLE farts, like I have to put him out of my room sometimes because it’s SO bad. Any advice would be really appreciated, as I want my boy to be as comfortable as possible.

Hi, to preface, I have an appointment set up for Monday to get my cat seen by her vet - who was not too concerned as of 2 days ago, but now I’m considering going to the animal hospital today.

My cat, about 1.5 years old, is a very lovable, playful, and energetic ball of energy. She is always excited to eat and, give the chance, I’m sure she would eat an entire bag of food. She’s always been great about using the litter box and has never thrown up before.

The past 5 days, however, she has been throwing up every meal. We have been using the same food since she was a kitten, only changing to upgrade to an adult diet about 5 months ago. She doesn’t prefer treats, so her only intake is her normal kitty kibble. She started off by puking up one very large chunk, she we decided to offer her less food over multiple hours, rather than twice a day at a larger amount. I offered her wet food in the same brand/flavor/etc, she ate, but also threw that up. She is still puking every meal.

I offered her only water yesterday afternoon, skipping a meal to let her tummy settle down after puking 2 more times that morning after feeds. She ended up puking a yellow tinged liquid a few hours later.

Now, she is not interested in eating at all this morning. Up until today she’s been her normal bubbly self and excited to eat, but today she’s been a bit more lethargic. She does licl her lips when offered food this morning, but won’t eat.

Could anyone suggest what may be going on, any advice, or if I should just take her to an animal hospital now? I’m genuinely worried at this point ):

(She has always been an indoor cat, and up to date on all vaccines and such)

My 12 year old cat was let out by my dad last Saturday morning and he was missing for five days — he found his way home late Wednesday night. Both cats are strictly indoors as we live in an area with a large fox population and near a body of water that leads out to the Thames. He’s very underweight (he’s lost a kilo) and is refusing to eat anything other than cat treats, though he is drinking. We took him to the vet yesterday, who saw him again this morning and wants us to bring him in tomorrow for them to admit him for inpatient over the weekend, and we were told this morning he has a heart murmur, despite being the full picture of health at his yearly check up two weeks ago. I’m hesitant to let him go for the weekend because he just got home and I imagine it will be quite traumatic for him to be in an unfamiliar place again, but what can I do to get him to eat? The vet gave him an appetite aid today, and I’ve laid out his usual food, treats, kitten food and some tuna. He’s taken a few of the treats and licked at the tuna water but that’s all.

I’ve been looking into the grimace scale and I’m just paranoid that since he’s getting up there in age, he could be in some kind of pain.

I need to do a senior wellness exam on him soon I think?

He’s 11 years old, born in 2013.

I don’t know his exact weight.

He has no prior medical history/problems aside from occasional hairballs, and sometimes I think if he consumes an only kibble diet he might get a urinary blockage.

I always feed my cats a wet and dry food combo every meal for their teeth health with the kibble and wet food for the moisture, and I feed them hills science diet urinary health and hairball control food. I mix water in with their wet food to make it further hydrating.

I also recently started adding a little salmon oil to their food for their coats during the winter.

I’m trying to wait a bit into the new year before making his appointment but if anyone is inclined to think he needs to be seen sooner I’ll call Monday and if anyone has specifics I can ask for that would help me I would appreciate it.

He is eating, drinking, using the bathroom as normal. He plays when prompted, he seeks out attention when he wants it. He does drool when he sleeps and sometimes that worries me.

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we caught it yesterday so we brought him in, he got a dose of medicine and fluids and stuff. today seemed better, not eating but drinking water now and then and very alert, not much diarrhea or vomiting. we brought him for his second dose and more nutrients today and when we got home he had a lot of stool basically only blood, and vomiting. now we’re worried to bring him again because he seemed so much better before the 2nd visit, any advice 😭

Hi everyone, my boyfriend and I recently became first-time cat owners. We adopted our cat and t he previous owners had mentioned that he had tear duct issues, and advised us to just wipe his eyes regularly. Since bringing him home, his eyes have remained consistently watery and sometimes appear more red and irritated. We've been gently wiping away the discharge and removing any "eye boogers," but it's not improving. We have a vet appointment scheduled in two weeks, but I'm concerned we might need to go sooner. Does this sound like something that requires more immediate attention? Any advice on whether we should wait for the scheduled appointment or try to see the vet earlier would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Species: Cat

Age: 7

Sex/Neuter status: Female/Spayed

Breed: Domestic Short Hair - Tortie

Body weight: ~8lbs

History: Asthma.

Clinical signs: Mild Tachypnea (44-48 breathes per minute at rest), decreased appetite/periodic eating

Duration: 3 weeks

Your general location: Pacific Northwest

Current Meds: Fluticasone 125mg x2 every 12 hours. Theophylline 3ml x2 every 12 hours. Prednisolone 5mg every 24 hours.

Hello!

I have an asthmatic cat named Cherry. A bit of a long story, so bear with me for a sec.

In mid October, I noticed her breathing rate was a bit faster than usual, hovering between 36 and 40 breathes per minute. Her usual average was 32. I dismissed it as the weather changed, but still kept a close eye on her symptoms. She at the time, was on 2.5mg of pred and 3ml of theophylline. And of course, her inhaler. She switched to a different food during this time as they stopped selling her usual wet food in the greater region I live in, so the change was sudden, but no symptoms of GI issues. Then, I noticed some odd changes in her behavior, not coming to get her dry food which hasn't changed since 2022 and not vocalizing as much. Usually, she is a ravenous kitty who would come running when she hears the sound of her dry food container open and promptly scream at me. I brought her in when I noticed these changes. Her lungs sounded clear, her heart sounded good, and no changes on her radiographs. They prescribed her marbofloxin for a week as they suspected a respiratory infection and raised her pred dose to 5mg temporarily for a week. Over the next two weeks, she was doing well, her breathing returned to normal, vocalizing, and eating.

Mid November, I had to evacuate our room due to a mattress that had molded. I took her out of my apartment while I was disposing the mattress. She showed no clinical signs of distress and continued to do well. I cleared my room of the problem, two air purifiers and an air mold test + swab test on surfaces (no signs of mold) and slept outside with her for 2 weeks. AQI is hovering around 5 and particulate matter 2.5 is hovering around .4ul. During this time, she had a follow up blood exam and her neutrophils were low. In the 1.0 range, her usual is around 2.6. Everything else was within range. Even, her platelets, which were low during her last exam, were at normal range. The vets suspected lingering infection and prescribed her doxycycline for 2 weeks. No radiograph changes, lungs sounded clear, and heart sounding normal.

At the end of November and two days after her starting her doxycycline, I noticed her breathing rate spiking over one night. It was at 28 breathes per minute one day, then the next it was 52 breathes. She also has had some minor bowel issues, not defecating for a few days and looks like she has to catch her breath after she uses the bathroom. Also, her appetite changed. We suspected it being caused by doxycycline, but a week after her last dose her appetite was still low and her breathing was still faster than usual.

She has been taken to the vet multiple times during the past few weeks and I was told her asthma has progressed and have increased her pred and added Atopica to her regimen. Again, no radiograph changes, lungs sound clear, and no changes to her heart. She also got oxygen therapy just in case last night. Covering her bases.

Her breathing still remains high and her appetite hasn't been restored fully. She will eat all of her food, but takes awhile - leaving the bowl and then eating the rest of I present it to her in bed. I understand this could be caused by her exacerbated breathing, but could it also be caused by her new food? She was eating salmon, but her new food has salmon and chicken. Could it be mild GI upset that makes her uncomfortable and breathing faster? Can doxycycline still be in her system and causing her to feel yucky? It's been a week and a half now. Even if her lungs present no changes, can small changes be present that tipped her over the edge? She anxious from all the changes and vet visits? She is on her second day of Atopica and I noticed no side effects so far and will be monitoring any changes in her breathing over the next week and a half while it kicks in. I trust her doctor's diagnosis, but I am wondering if anything else can change her breathing

Thank you

We recently spoke to 2 vets that think our cat has FIP given his history of not eating for the last few days, vomitting, weight loss, he has a mass and he is not really able to poop. Is there any safe way to obtain meds for FIP?

My dog (6 months, F) has been having some diarrhea and gas the past week. Today we were told by her vet that it’s likely a chicken intolerance, since I only switched her to a food with chicken in it about a month ago. I’m now switching her back to a different type of chicken-free food, but should I still transition the food gradually? I want her to stop eating chicken asap, but I don’t want to cause more issues by suddenly changing things up.

• Species: feline
• Age: 14
• Sex/Neuter status: spayed female
• Breed: tortoise shell
• Body weight: 7 lbs
• History: nothing notable until the last few months. She’s been very clingy and frequently pooping outside of her litter box. Then we noticed she had lost weight. I think she lost about 1.5 lb since September.
• Clinical signs: weight loss, vet felt mass in her abdomen, X-ray confirmed mass, anemic and low platelets, ultrasound showed mass suspected to be intestinal lymphoma between small and large intestines
• Your general location: south western PA

Hello! I’m looking for some guidance on whether we should proceed with chemo for our kitty. Her ultrasound shows the presence of lymphosarcoma (or mast cell tumor). They were able to perform a needle aspiration of the thickened bowel wall forming the mass and we are waiting for the results of that. This all happened very quickly and our heads are spinning. Our original vet started palliative care (gabapentin, onc care wet food, fluids, an anti nausea shot, medication to stimulate her appetite). We decided to get an ultrasound just to confirm that it wasn’t something more treatable. The vet we saw for the ultrasound brought up chemotherapy. He was very nice and straight forward and we understand it would not be curative but that if it works it could give her more time.

I’m wondering if in your experience, it’s worth it though? She is a very easy going cat and does well at the vet (she often purrs so loudly they struggle to hear her heartbeat during examinations!) we have pet insurance that should cover the treatment. It’s my understanding chemo isn’t the same for them and that they do better than we do - but is that true? I don’t want her to be miserable or hate me for taking her to the vet all of the time. But if she copes well and responds to the medication, it seems like it would be worth it. I guess I’m just looking for more insight into what chemo is like for kitties and if it was your cat, would you do it?

Hello Reddit!

First time poster here. I'm hoping that reddit is as amazing as I've heard it is and that I'm able to get some help to solve my problem constant cat marking.

Backstory: I (35 male - Hillsboro, Oregon) got 2 orange tabbies (now 5 years old males, neutered, 12-15lbs, almost all teeth had to be removed due to severely decaying, no other known issues) when I started working at the fire department and after some adjustment time, they settled in and didn't appear to have any significant issues. I hadn't noticed any markings/spraying from the cats. They used to have some issues for a bit after they came home with me with diarrhea, but that resolved with some higher fiber food which they don't eat or need anymore (possible stress induced).

Recently, I got a girlfriend (now fiancé - 34 female) who moved in 6 months ago with her 8 year old son and her 2 cats. We kept them separate for a week and tried to slowly introduce them and while they can be in the same room (if they're all sleeping) they don't get along. In fact, my 2 orange tabbies like to occasionally chase on of my fiancé's cats (also 2 year old male, neutered, no known medical issues) and the other one (2.5 year old female, spayed, no known medical issues) gets angry and hisses at them for it.

Over the last several months, my fiancé has noted multiple wet spots and a much stronger smell of cat urine (I barely can smell it, so I probably have become nose blind to it). We bought a blacklight and have been using it to find spots where it appears that the cats have peed/marked. The blacklight shows a spray pattern and less of a single spot like they just need to go. We've found cat pee all over the house in multiple areas, but the frequent/reoccurring areas appear to be in the bedroom areas; her cats primarily hang out on top of the dressers on cat beds to get away from mine. My cats have been marking at the base of both our dressers, against walls/doors, and my bedframe repeatedly lately. My fiancé has caught both of my orange tabbies marking and we haven't seen hers do it (her male is a loveable boy, but he's easily scared so I don't think he's marking).

Attempted Solutions: We have consulted with my vet multiple times; things we've tried are: calming/stress reducing food, we added litterboxes (total of 5 spread out across my ranch style house, not in our bedroom, but in a nearby bedroom), had a urine analysis for both of my cats to check for infections or anything else (they only found a few crystals, which my vet said was caused by stress). I even tried giving my cats Zoloft, but they vehemently fought and didn't like and would eat around it in the food if tried that way (gave up on that idea pretty quickly).

All the vet visits have been very expensive (especially doing for 2 cats) and we're getting fed up with having to clean up and wash sheets. I love my cats and don't want to get rid of them or wish any harm on them, but something needs to happen. We need to fix this. Especially before we move into a bigger house and before we start having kids.

Thank you in advance! Feel free if you have any follow up questions or need clarification on anything.

TLDR: Had 2 cats, now have 4 cats with fiance moving in. My 2 cats are constantly marking despite multiple attempts. Need help.

Hello, just updating from my last post.

Species: Cat

Age: 4.5-5

Male, Neutered

Breed: DSH

Body weight: 12.7 lbs

History: No serious medical concerns, treated for anal glands in the past, and an ear infection

Clinical signs: Threw up 2-3 times overnight. Mild lethargy, did not want to eat in the AM, hiding under my bed. Started overnight.

I am in pennsylvania.

His BUN level is 35.5, which is elevated. Normal range is 15-32.

Glucose level is 158, very elevated. Normal range is 70-130.

MONO is low, 0.03

EOS is low, 0.06

Vet said they are not concerned at all, but that BUN levels could mean GI bleeding.

Going back in 48 hours to redo bloodwork.

His vitals were totally normal, no red flags.

They did not have an ultrasound machine, and vet said xray is not necessary at this point.

He has not thrown up since last night.

They gave him Subcutaneous fluids, 2mg of ondansetron, and 10mg of famotidone.

Do I need to be worried? Could elevated BUN mean anything other than GI bleeding? Should I be worried about the other abnormal levels? I’m so so worried I can’t even think straight. I can’t just be sitting around waiting, that is the worst part. I was hoping for a diagnosis and solution today.

Dog and I both struggle with chronic vomiting and have prescriptions for metoclopramide that are to be used when vomiting bouts start. I carry it with me when I travel but stupidly didn't remove it from checked luggage. (Dog came with another relative in the car, so we have her medicine.) Luggage has been missing now for 96 hours.

A few holiday gatherings have not been kind to my stomach and pepcid isn't cutting it. Dog and I have the same dosage of metoclopramide (10 mg). I know this is highly not recommended, but would taking her medicine hurt me? I can otherwise always get OTC lansoprazole, but it gives me some rough side effects.

Short and sweet, my cat (4, F, long hair domestic, indoor and perfectly healthy) got into the room we're quarantining a foster kitten in. We found out yesterday she actually has ringworm and, in spite of this, someone decided to leave the door open when they left 🙃

The kitten was out of the house at the time and the cat was only there for maybe a minute with no contact to furniture (the kitten is usually kept in an extremely large dog crate but does walk around sometimes) but I need to know how much I have to worry about the actual pets in this house contracting ringworm due to someone else's negligence. I know you can get ringworm from contacting surfaces but I don't know if that's "enough" for this.

What are the chances of this happening?

Thanks.

edit: The kitten is 2 months and female if that matters. Likely a Maine Coon but it was a stray abandoned by the mother

I adopted my year-old cat three weeks ago, and he has had soft poops pretty much the entire time, which smell really bad. He's super scared and hides all day (but plays all night - I've gotten to the point where if I sit extremely still and silent, he will come out and play with his toys while I'm awake, but he won't play with me). He was at his foster home for 10 months and was still scared of everything there even after that long. He's been on his new food for a while now, so I feel like he should have adjusted by this point, unless it's from stress and fear. He eats and drinks fine, and like I said, he's still playing at night and having energy then. I am going to start him on Fortiflora and see how he does, but should I be worried?

My 8 month old 48 on puppy was due for her flea and tick medication (Credelio, 450 mg) yesterday so we gave it to her. She’s usually takes this medication with Interceptor for heat worm prevention. We gave her Interceptor two days ago when she was due.

We’ve been trying to get rid of a hookworm infection so our vet suggested we use Advantage Multi instead of Interceptor. The vet knew she had just taken Interceptor and said there should be no issues with interactions. We ordered Advantage Multi through Vet Source and it didn’t come with a pamphlet. I applied the Advantage Multi (single vile) to her back shoulders as directed about 3 hours ago, and then in fine print saw that this was also a flea and tick medication.

After doing some googling, I’m terrified that I overdosed her on flea and tick meds.

She’s currently not showing any symptoms of overdose all though she is a little restless and keeps getting up to go lay down in a new spot, and stretching her legs.

My vet is closed today so I called another vet and they said to just watch for signs of overdose. I’m worried that if she starts showing symptoms or worst case, has a seizure, it’ll be too late. Is there anything else I can do? I feel so bad right now and so dumb for not researching this drug more.

Hi everyone, we've found about 4-5 fleas on our boston terriers in the last 5 days. Since then, we have given them several baths using Wondercyde shampoo and are spritzing them with wondercyde spray. We have washed linens, rugs, etc. several times and are vacumming daily. We are slightly terrified of using bravecto or nexgard but not sure if we're overreacting or not. Does anyone have any recommendations on a natural way to kill fleas? Or are we already doing enough?

Maggie es una gata de 4 años que empezó hace casi dos años con problemas, el primer síntoma fue tener fiebre al día siguiente de darle una pastilla de milbactor para desparasitarla (pesaba unos 3kg entonces), se la llevó al veterinario y la pincharon, días posteriores tuvo problemas digestivos (desde siempre ha tenido problemas para hacer caca si no bebía suficiente agua entonces no me sorprendía), se le hizo radiografía y se veía llena de caca, así que le pusieron un enema, y después todo bien, pero la noche del 25 de Marzo de 2023 empezó a tener ataques epilepticos seguidos, pare de contar al décimo quinto ataque seguido que tuvo, y por la mañana antes de ir mancho una toalla blanca de bastante sangre, se la llevó de urgencias, le pusieron Diazepam vía rectal para pararlos, le hicieron una Rx y una eco pero no vieron nada en los riñones, nos dieron clavudale 40mg/10mg, una pastilla cada 12 horas y fytomenadion 1/4 cada día (una pastilla, me dijeron que era vitamina K), una ampolla de Diazepam (0,15ml le administro vía rectal y le calma bastante rápido) para casa por si acaso, y también epatopasta para darle.

El 26 de marzo Maggie se hizo pis encima y en la toalla blanca de debajo (dormia siempre con una debajo por si le daba un ataque de epilepsia y se hacía pis) se veía un poco de restos de sangre, el 28 de marzo le dio otro ataque fuerte y me mordio sin querer, no dormía absolutamente nada, durante días la vigilaba y nunca la vi durmiendo, solo estaba tumbada mirando a algún punto, días posteriores seguía así.. Maggie dejo de jugar desde el primer día, estaba apática y todo el día tumbada como ida, 10 de abril volvimos al veterinario Maggie estaba sin fuerzas, adelgazando seguía con ataques, no quería comer, pensábamos que se moría.

El 12 de junio de 2023 le dieron cilanic, estábamos más en el veterinario que en casa, Maggie seguía con los ataques días sueltos, con problemas digestivos (en ese momento el pienso que le daba era de Royal Canin el gastrointestinal, hoy en día tiene menos problemas digestivos y come Farmina de cordero y calabaza, y a mayores los polvos probióticos de proplan defenses+, subidas y bajadas, pero hoy en día creo que sigue teniendo problemas intestinales intermitentes por qué el Diazepam la estriñe.. el 26 de Junio, le hicieron una analítica general, en la hematología solo le salía bajos el valor total de trombocitos (123), y en la bioquímica Albulina (24,03g/L), bilirrubina total (2,37), hierro (8,0), en las enzimas: GOT (AST) (57), fosfata alcalina (142), alfa-amilasa (1987), lactato deshidrogenasa (716).. posteriormente se testo y digo negativo, y en la actualidad seguiamos igual pero por lo menos Maggie tiene 4/5 ataques de epilepsia al mes, no son tan seguidos como el año pasado, pero cada vez que se estresa o escucha un ruido de bolsa o plástico fuerte le dan crisis nerviosas o epilepsia parcial (sale corriendo sobre si mismo dando vueltas con las pupilas dilatadas sin control), una cosa que me he dado cuenta es que posteriormente a que le mando el veterinario por cualquier cosa antibiótico por ejemplo amoxicilina, Maggie mejora mucho, parece contenta con el rabo levantado, pasea, sube a la cama, baja, y demás, pero luego a los días o semanas volvemos a un ataque y vuelta.

Desde el año pasado el veterinario nos recetó oxiespeed (un cuarto de pastilla al día), ahora mismo está resfriada y estamos con antibiótico, cuando acabe el tratamiento volvere a pedir otra analítica general, y de ahí alguna más específica.

El historial de Maggie general de su vida ha tenido: castración, infección de orina dos/tres veces, tratamiento para el sarro, testada en leucemia y fiv negativo, infección de oidos, varios tratamientos digestivos para hacer caca, y todo lo que describo anteriormente, necesito que tenga calidad de vida y que vuelva a ser gato, si alguien me puede ayudar, muchas gracias de verdad.

No sé cómo subir imágenes o videos aquí, o si no se puede, pero tengo todo documentado igual que todas las recetas del veterinario para poder enseñarles todo lo que le han mandado.

We have an almost one year old Aussie. We’ve noticed that randomly all of the sudden he will smell like a dead animal/fish or something rotting out of nowhere and it lasts for a while. The smell is awful and so strong and we have no idea what it could be. Any help would be appreciated.

• ⁠Species: dog • ⁠Age: 11 months • ⁠Sex/Neuter status: neutered male • ⁠Breed: red Merle Australian shepherd • ⁠Body weight: 30 • ⁠History: none • ⁠Duration: randomly last 2-3 weeks • ⁠Your general location: TN

My dog is on a 28-day cycle of doxycycline for heartworm—two doses per day. The first two weeks went OK. Five days into the third week she threw up four times. Each time was about 75 to 90 minutes after dosing. The dose is crushed and mixed with a small amount of food (she will not swallow the intact tablet). I have a call to the vet to see if an anti-emetic will help, but they are closing early today and might not get back.

Do you have any thoughts about what I should do? Do you think the dose was effective given the time frame?

* Species: dog
* Age:19 months
* Sex/Neuter status: spayed
* Breed: Terrier mix
* Body weight: 17 lbs
* History: tested positive for heartworm two weeks ago
* Clinical signs: vomiting after doxycycline dose
* Duration: four times in last four days
* Your general location: Boston area

* Species:Cat
* Age:15 YO
* Sex/Neuter status: Spayed
* Breed: Turkish Angora
* Body weight: 7lbs
* Clinical signs: We noticed that the cat was not able to use her front right limb and had been limping for about a month so we took her to the vet. The vet conducted some X-rays but was unable to give her a diagnosis. He prescribed medication for the edema and suggested we return in a week. If the symptoms are still persistent they will have to take a biopsy to see if it is bone cancer. We are very worried and anxious at this point. I was wondering if anyone with veterinary medical knowledge or with a similar experience can take a look at the x ray and advise me as to what to expect in terms of possible diagnosis.

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I don't really know how to explain the title, my male kitten (and i know for sure he's male because with his parents, girls can only be calicos/torties). Got neutered yesterday night and I was checking him over and noticed he has an incision on his stomach similar to what my females have. I checked my other boys and they don't have one, so I'm just wondering why he has what looks like a spay incision? The only thing i can think of is that they needed skin to help stitch together his tail? (He had an open bone due to an incident out of our control) I can provide a picture for better clarity

my cat got her spay 10 days ago, and it looks like this. i just need help to see if it’s okay or if she should see the vet again i have pictures posted on my account page if you don’t mind checking !

Poor college student (chemistry major) with a female cat that seams to have badder stones and maybe a uti, she has pink urine, going frequently little drops sometimes not at all, puking some squatting in random places. I cant afford the vet and I cant afford the over priced food at this point in my life I cant even afford to treat my own medical issues. So I need to make the food myself. What is in it that treats the condition? Is there a diuretic, is there anti-inflammatory ingredients, is there ingredients that alter the ph of the bladder, or is it just low mineral? Is there non prescription that does the same? And is there anything I can give as a nsaid? Or diuretic? Thank you.

So recently the last 2 days when my grandma brings me home from work my dog he is a German Shepard btw he will lunge and attempt to bite me and I don't think it's separation anxiety sense he love on my grandpa. all the time he wants to hang with him and doesn't hang around me at all unless he wants food and to play I dunno what to do sense I am starting to get super scared of him and I don't know what to do sense I don't want to get rid of him.what should I do

My dog is on a 28-day cycle of doxycycline for heartworm—two doses per day. The first two weeks went OK. Five days into the third week she threw up four times. Each time was about 75 to 90 minutes after dosing. The dose is crushed and mixed with a small amount of food (she will not swallow the intact tablet). I have a call to the vet to see if an anti-emetic will help, but they are closing early today and might not get back.

Do you have any thoughts about what I should do? Do you think the dose was effective given the time frame?