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Real pet parent questions : You ask, our vets answer
When it comes to helping pet parents with their fur baby questions, we’re all ears. Our vets have started to dig up a little list of all the things we get asked a lot. Things like, how much water should Tex be drinking? Or, how can I keep Tinkerbell from playing next door?
Obviously we would never want you to think that these answers are written exactly for your fur baby––they’re not. They’re based on real cases that needed non-urgent help. But we do hope by showing you what other pet parents have been through, you just might ask us your own questions to help your pet.
- My Labradoodle has eaten an acorn
- Dog playing around with a green frog now he’s having trouble breathing and vomiting.
- My Pomeranian dog ate a tampon
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel scratching his chin on carpet & furniture
- Terrier dog lost a tooth
- Dog licked insect spray
- Maltese Shih Tzu scratches and chews himself
- Great Dane post desexing surgery
- Benefits of coconut oil for dogs
- Decision to have my 9yr old Cavalier put to sleep
- My dog has a pink eye that she is having trouble opening
- My dog ate a condom
- My dog appears to have mange
- My dog has been limping for a week
- Labrador has vaginal hyperplasia
- Dog ate home made playdough
- When do I get my dogs puppies vet checked?
- My Dobermann continuously barks, jumps and bangs at the fence
- How long does a dog need to wear his buster collar for?
- Why does my Irish Wolfhound puppy eats so much food and cry for more?
- Is jasmine poisonous to dogs?
- Puppy with an 15 year old dog overdue for vaccination
- Our 9 week old puppy has diarrhoea tonight
- My dog’s puppies are 2 weeks old, are they getting enough milk?
- Can a puppy that has been vaccinated still get parvo?
- My Great Dane puppy has different coloured eyes
- What age do puppies need vaccinations
- Dog has mild kennel cough and has been on antibiotics, can he socialise with vaccinated dogs?
- Our kelpie cross pup is vomiting, and stopped eating and drinking
- We’re considering getting a small Bichon frise, how do we make sure that it’s not from a puppy farm?
- We are getting a puppy in a week and have a trip planned prior to her being fully vaccinated. Is it safe to take her away?
- Can my 9 week puppy be around Guinea Pigs at my friends house?
- Our 8 month old Labrador chewed his rope toy and swallowed a piece of it, should I be concerned?
- My 7 week old pup ate this morning but has just vomited 4-5 times and I’m worried
- My Koolie is excessively shedding fur in clumps
- My dogs been bitten by a bull ant what should i do?
- How often should I give my 8 week old puppy worming tablets?
- Puppy has two rows of bottom front teeth
- My 16 year old Beagle dog struggling with sun in her eyes
- My dog licks everything especially his paws
- My dog keeps eating poop, why and what should we do?
- Both Labradors are constantly chewing at their paws
- My dog just ate a glass marble
- Is it true that onions, garlic and avocado are poisonous for dogs?
- Dog is painful passing undies, can I give pain relief?
- Dog on a diuretic, is his dry nose a symptom of dehydration?
- Coolie ate a whole loaf of bread, today now he’s pale almost white gums
- My mini foxy just licked a cane toad
- Dog has started passing wee in his sleep
- My dog has gone off her food, she hasn’t eaten a full meal for a couple of days
- I woke up and my Border collie is limping but she doesn’t seem in pain
- 11 week old Labrador puppy vomiting last night, and lethargic this morning
- My Chihuahua is pregnant and today she isn’t coming out of her box or eating at all.
- My dog is 17 months old, has never been mated and has milk in her teats
- My 5 year old dog has recently become aggressive with me
- Buying an 8 week old Pug puppy who is apparently the size of a 6 week old puppy, she is the runt of the litter
- My dogs have drunk some vegetable oil
- Can killing but not eating water dragon lizards make my dog sick?
- My beagle has a bad rash all over her body and scratches herself all the time
- Is it safe to use paw paw ointment on my dogs belly to relieve itch?
- My dog threw up all his breakfast and is very lethargic, could a swallowed outside of a tennis ball cause this?
- My dog will not poo outside the backyard, he does pee but won’t poo at our new house. How long to hold is bad?
- My dog (3 year old Spoodle) has vomited 3 times today – is there something I should be worried about?
- What can I use on my West Highland Terrier’s paw to stop him licking it?
- My staffy pup has a fractured 5th digit. He wants to run and play. The vet says not for another 3 weeks. He is going crazy! Help me!
- My 9 year old Maltese x has become very scared at night. She stares at the ceiling like she can see something, pants, it can last up to 4 hours
- Are you able to issue vet prescriptions for C3 vaccinations so I can buy online?
- Would you be able to help with why my German shepherds skin is flaky?
- My dog has started panting like he is in pain and his stomach seems bloated and quite hard to touch
- My dog started taking Sulfasalazine today. He can’t swallow them unless I cut them in two. Will this upset his tummy as they are extended release?
- Our dog is epileptic and was prescribed Phenomav. Within a week she became bloated with shallow and heavy breathing. Our vet isn’t helpful
- Lump on dogs back paw, now another on front paw today, pink colour, soft to the touch
- 9 wk old Husky pup with a 1cm overbite. Is this likely to cause problems in the future?
- Our 10 year old Rottweiler X Boxer has ingested a brown snake about a week ago
- Can my dog have raw meat from my grocery store or is it not safe?
- I’m looking at purchasing a French bulldog. How do I know if the breeder is legitimate?
- One of my dog’s nipples is larger than all his others and it seems to be growing
- Is raw garlic safe for my 14 month old Labrador?
- Our 2 year old cavoodle X poodle is doing a weird breathing, gagging thing
- My dog ate plastic
- My dog ate cycad palm
- My dog has diarrhoea
- 1 year old Pomeranian has been spewing on and off all day
- I feed my dogs raw meat but I want to change to cooked or canned, how should I introduce the diet change ?
- There’s a weird bump on my dogs head, it’s a bit squishy and when i press on it, it hurts her
- My dog ate a plastic wrap from a muffin
- 5 week old Chihuahua puppy isn’t wanting to drink hardly at all and she seldom poops
- Dog ate Cyclamen plant leaves, are there toxic concerns?
- My dog has started peeing the bed when he’s asleep
- Severe thunderstorm anxiety in a dog
- How soon should puppies be seen after waters break?
- 4 year old Boston terrier’s testicles have decreased in size and his semen has changed in colour and is now clear
- Is it normal for newborn puppies to have diarrhoea?
- My dog ate dark chocolate
- My dog is excessively panting. What could this be?
- Dog breathing fast, not having energy, sleeping a lot. Not being herself
- My dog is sneezing more constantly than before
- Dog ate coconut oil last night
- My dog ate a plastic bag? Should I be concerned?
- Cavoodle has eaten some meat that was slow cooked and there was some garlic and onion in there
- Miniature Dachshund dog has eaten a 150g box of nerds candy
- Can 8 wk old Dogue de Bordeaux puppy with 1 vaccine go into my back yard?
- Our dog at some Meta Slug and Sail bait
- My dog ate a plastic grocery bag days ago puked some of it up and is now vomiting after eating
- American Staffordshire Terrier dog chasing his tail multiple times daily
- Dog is scratching, licking, biting at skin very badly
- Is it safe to take a puppy out to places where other dogs may be before he has his last puppy vaccine?
- I think my dog has conjunctivitis
- I fertilised the grass and watered it in, dog now vomiting and eating grass
- Dog has spasms whilst asleep that make her whole body jerk to the point she can fall off the couch
- Puppy living with smoking in the house for 2 weeks
- My dogs water broke, an hour and a half and nothing else has happened, is there something wrong?
- New puppy is our 1st furry pet, advice regarding vaccs, worm treatment, microchipping, diet, etc.
- My dog has ate my flip flop. He has puked a few times
- My dog was diagnosed by two vets one said he had a reverse sneeze. The other said he had a collapsed trachea
- Can my 11 month Chihuahua puppy get pregnant when she is not on heat?
- Dog is on heat and the last two times she was on heat she got pregnant. Is it okay for her to get pregnant on her third cycle or skip?
- When can large breed puppy be changed to adult food?
- When is the best time to mate your dog when she starts bleeding, what days is she most fertile?
- Border collie that’s 8 weeks old he had his first vaccination at 6 weeks. How long before I can take him to public places?
- Bichon Frise is turning 6 months, is it ok to speyed in 1 month or is that too late? I don’t know when Bichon starts to be in heat.
- Why does my 13 year old dog sleep so much?
- Why does my dog have bad breath?
- Can I give my 9 week old Mastiff x puppy bones to chew on?
- Can I give my 8 week old puppy treats?
- 14 week old puppy with diarrhoea. What should I do?
- When can my puppy go to the dog park?
- My dog is constantly itching his back end and paws
- Using Ratsak to kill rats, if dogs will get at the dead rats and they be harmed?
- What is a renewal vaccination for my dog?
- I think my dog has conjunctivitis. Both his eyes are red and he keeps itching them
- My 28 day old puppies have fleas what can I do for them
- My puppy just ate a small piece of glass that was on the floor from a broken jar
- My dog has a very green/yellow gunky right eye
- 11 week old Labrador puppy vomiting through the night last night