The dog is constantly licking his paws or scratching or biting himself. The behavior is caused by a variety of factors including allergies, anxiety, dry skin, pain, parasites, or even boredom. Such compulsive behaviors can cause damage to health and quality of dog’s life. Some medications can help, though primarily looking into the issue and … Read more
The dog seems to be scratching all the time indicating that he has an ictch or pruritus that causes the dog to scratch or bite at himself. Scratching often makes this condition worse causing lesions or wounds and even stimulating the itch. Any condition that causes inflammation of skin can cause pruritus and can occur … Read more
There is a visible abnormal skin swelling which could be due to simple things like stings or allergies. However the cause could be more serious like a traumatic injury or edema. Edema is caused by fluid accumulating within a tissue and easily identified when pressing the area leaves a dent in the skin.
The skin of the dog has become red in certain localized or more generalized parts of the body. The redness is caused by the swelling of the small blood capillaries in the upper skin. This may be a result of allergies to environment or drugs, infections, ticks, or may be due to more serious conditions … Read more
The dog is shedding flakes of dead skin from the skin and hair follicles. These flakes may be dry and appear like dandruff, or they may be oily and greasy. Oily seborrhea is due to excessive production of oil by the oil glands in the skin. This oil also causes a rancid doggy smell.
The dog is becoming weak and the muscles appear to grow weak over time. There appears to be a decline in the size and texture of the muscle. Muscle wasting is a symptom of several different types of diseases, including diabetes, kidney failure and hypothyroid. Muscle wasting can also be a direct result of a … Read more
The body temperature of the dog is higher than usual. Most accurate way to check fever is by a thermometer. Check for fever if the dog shows common symptoms like coughing, sneezing, red or swollen gums, diarrhea, vomiting, excessive drooling, loss of appetite, weight loss, unexplained thirst, dry and hot nose, eye, nose or ear … Read more
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
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
More than normal teeth are visible in the dog's mouth. The causes could be retained baby tooth (deciduous teeth), genetic, trauma to the tooth bud, or just simply more than the normal number of teeth in the mouth. Some of these supplementary teeth may never erupt fully but may delay / disrupt eruption of other … Read more