"Bloat" in dogs, any experience with this scary event??
Glad to hear he is doing well. Bloat is a very scary and frequently deadly experience. I have been there done that a number of times. I run a boarding kennel and breed. Some of the things to do and keep on hand. Feed small meals if the dog is a gobbler. 2 or 3 a day Don't let them drink a lot of water at once, take it away wait a few minutes let him have a litle more.. If he is burping or passing gas give him some liquid Maalox, if he stops burping and pasiing gas without any help, he is likely in trouble. If is stomeach feels tight or swollen, tap it with a finger if it has a drumlike feel, get to the vet. Congratulations on being observant enough to recognize he was in trouble, very frequently people don't know what is happening until it is too late.
What to do with a found stray/lost dog in the middle of the night?
When we found a dog in the middle of the night running back and forth on our driveway (we have a motion detector light) we got hold of it and took it to the emergency animal clinic which is open 24 hours. However they said they had a new proceedure now which was to turn the dog over to the police station. The police had several cages in back for 'lost dogs and cats' and would hold the animals there till 2pm when animal control could come and make a pickup. Since the police and the animal control department are where people call first about lost pets, this makes a lot of sense. Our humane society does not accept walk-ins anymore, all animals go through animal control at this point. So phone your police department and ask what the proceedure is in your city. They'll tell you. You can also take the dog to any vet and have them scan the neck (free of charge) for a microchip. They may even recognize the dog as one of their patients, and know who the owner is.
How to get over losing a pet to a coyote?
Let me start out by saying that I'm sorry for your loss. A lot of the time, coyotes move into populated areas because they are being driven out of their normal habitats by development. Then they discover they can get better food in these areas and decide to stay. For years, my parents could let their cats go outside without ever worrying about coyotes. Then a huge subdivision began to be built not too far from their home and then the coyotes started showing up in their neighborhood. Even though they now always careful to get their cats inside at night, they did have a few of them disappear because the coyotes became so brazen that they would go after cats in broad daylight. One of their neighbors told them that they saw a coyote run off with a partially eaten cat. It wasn't until recently when a new family moved in next door to my parents and they decided to redo the landscaping on the yard that a coyote den was discovered behind a thicket of trees. It was a mother with a litter of puppies. As for your cat, try not to feel guilty. You didn't know that there were coyotes in the area. They've become so aggressive that they have been known to attack children. Go ahead and get another cat but only do it when you feel ready for it.
My brother's dog died suddenly. She was sick less than 24 hrs. Any suggestions to why she may have died?
My brother's dog began vomiting yesterday. She's his best friend and he was very worried about her so he took her to the vet right away. They did some tests and he was to return for her to get an ultrasound tomorrow. The vet suggested we boil chicken and rice for her, but she really didn't even touch it. She seemed a bit lethargic and had a loss of appetite. She was vomiting often, also. She was sick for less than 24 hours and she died unexpectedly. She's a five-year old black lab and her younger "sister" is a chesapeake bay retriever. The other dog is just fine. We will take the lab to the vet tomorrow to find out what the cause of death is, but does anyone have any idea at all what may have caused this almost instant death?
Cant stop crying over loss of family pet?
my beloved dog died yesterday, she was a 10 year old boxer and it was very unexpected. she had some medical problems, but none of them were the reason for her death... she had a stroke and couldn't stop fitting, so we made the decision to put her at rest. both myself and my husband are distraught and had to tell our 3 children after school that she had gone... the 2 oldest were very upset, the youngest is 4 and hasn't emotionally developed yet, and he has been declaring this morning on the way to school 'maddie died' which has been very upsetting, but i know he doesn't understand. i have never lost a pet before and because it was unexpected im taking it really bad, i just think of her and i cry.. someone asks whats up and i tell them and i start crying.. i know its still very raw, and we have to get her ashes later, which will be distressing... she has been with us since she was a puppy, picked from her litter, so its like losing a child,.. has anyone who has lost a pet got any good advice on how to calm myself, or and strategies to change the way im thinking of things...i cant think positive no matter how much i try... thank you in advance