Dealing With Puppy Snake Bites
Puppies are bitten by poisonous snakes often as they are curious and sometimes get to close to the snake. Whilst a bite is unlikely to prove fatal to humans it can sometimes kill a smaller animal like a dog. The case must be treated promptly, and the animal should be seen by a veterinary surgeon as... Read more
Your Puppy Is Poisoned!
Poisoning in puppies is not very common but when it does occur prompt action is required. The subject of poisoning is complex because a number of agents may produce the symptoms of poisoning. These symptoms can be summed up as follows: Abdominal pain, usually colicky in nature; there may be vomiting,... Read more
Dealing With Haemorrhage
Bleeding, when it is from the skin, is a natural process to wash bacteria and dirt from a damaged area. However, it can be dangerous if it is coming from a cut artery or vein, if it comes from the lungs or an internal organ, or from a highly vascular area (i.e., one well supplied with blood vessels).... Read more
Dealing With Fractures In Your Puppy
Fractures are the result of injury to the normally firm skeletal tissue—bone. Fractures may be of three main types: 1. Simple fracture. The bone is broken in one place and there is little displacement (i.e., little disrupture of surrounding tissues, and the broken ends remain fairly close together). 2. ... Read more
Dealing With Ticks
Ticks are sometimes a cause of extreme irritation to dogs. They are oval in shape and grey or brown in colour, and about ¼” long, being much larger than the more common parasites, fleas or lice. Ticks are most frequently acquired by dogs in the autumn months, especially if the dogs have been... Read more
Dealing With Puppy Stings
Stings are common in the summer months, and are of course acutely painful. They are usually caused by wasps, bees or hornets, and the usual site of their attack is in the mouth, owing to the puppy snapping at the insect. The animal shows extreme discomfort, scratching and pawing at the mouth and... Read more
Treatment Of Heart Attack In Your Dog
Heart attacks are not as common in dogs as in humans, but they occasionally occur, mostly in very old dogs. Heat-stroke is one main cause of this type of collapse but in susceptible animals a variety of minor states might predispose or cause an attack. Generally speaking, over-fat dogs are most subject... Read more
Dealing With Thorns In Pads
This minor mishap occurs frequently with dogs whose lives are not bounded by an asphalt road or concrete side-walk. It is only minor in nature, like a blister on a human foot, and if dealt with promptly and sensibly the incident is soon forgotten. Look carefully at the pads as soon as the dog begins... Read more
Dealing With Acute Masitis
Mastitis, or inflammation of a milk gland, is usually seen in bitches in milk. Therefore this condition arises in bitches which have recently whelped or, less commonly, in those which have had a false or “phantom” pregnancy (i.e., all the changes of pregnancy have occurred but no puppies... Read more
Dealing With Ear Problems
Mishaps to these parts of a puppy’s anatomy are fairly frequent. The three main causes of trouble are: 1. Torn ears (from fighting or by barbed wire). 2. Haematoma (a haemorrhage under the skin of the ear flap). 3. Foreign bodies in the outer ear canal (e.g., grass seeds). 1. Torn ears Puppies... Read more
