Excessive Tears

The dog has an abnormal overflow of tears and could have staining of the face, inflammation, squirting, redness and sagging skin around the eyes. Causes could include the shape of the eyes, turning in of the eyelashes or eyelid or it may be due to irritation in the eye. Other conditions include rhinitis/sinusitis, trauma to … Read more

Bleeding Eyes

There is redness and apparent bleeding in the eye/s. The bleeding could be internal or external. Mostly a visible bleeding is due to blood in the front chamber of the eye called hyphema or subconjuctival bleeding. Internal bleeding could be due to retinal hemorrhage. Hyphema could be due to a direct injury to the eye, … Read more

Abnormal pupil in dogs

One pupil of the dog is visibly smaller than the other. The causes of variation in the size of pupil include inflammation in the frontal region of the eye, increased pressure in the eye, diseases of the iris, scar tissue in the eye, drugs, and cancer.

Pain

The dog is exhibiting one or more symptoms of pain which may include growling, barking, licking, scratching, biting, over-aggression, lying hunched, or on one side or has glazed vision, flattened ears etc. Symptoms would also depend on the part of the body where pain is being experienced. Pain could be a result of a wide … Read more

Jaundice

There is a visible yellow discoloration of the gums, nostrils, genitals, and other areas of the dog. It may be accompanied by one or more of the following symptoms: Fever, vomiting diarrhea, lethargy, stomach pain, paleness, orange color urine and feces, and increased thirst and urine output. Causes of Jaundice could be obstruction of biliary … Read more

Drooling

Unusually high amount of saliva is flowing out of the Dog’s mouth. This normally happens due to factors such as fear, apprehension, anxiety, as well as anticipation of food and play. Drooling may also occur due to pain in the mouth or other diseases such as rabies, Distemper, heat stroke etc. Motion Sickness can also … Read more