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i got a puppy from the shelter a week ago and it turns out she has pnuemonia and 3 different types of worms. weve spent over 400 dollars on vet bills. but im fine with paying the bills cuz i kinda knew there would be, but i was curious if the shelter offers to pay for anything since they give people sick dogs.

Usually shelters won’t adopt out dogs/pups knowing they are sick. When they do adopt out a pet that has been suffering from illness, they usually have it treated and then send the new owner home with any medication the dog is currently taking. It would be understandable if the pup has parasites that are not covered by the general dewormer (general dewormers cover the most common types of worms) they are given (coccidia, giardia and whip worms are not usually covered by general dewormers). However, they should have been aware that the pup had pneumonia, pneumonia usually puts out noticeable symptoms. I would bring this to the shelters attention, but wouldn’t expect any payment from them.

Arthur
Season 01
Episode 018
Part 4/4
“Arthur`s Chicken Pox; Sick as a Dog”

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Arthur gets the chicken pox; Pal gets sick on hot dogs and candy.

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My two dogs have been throwing up and have diarrhea. I have heard from some other people their dogs have been sick. Can dogs get the flu? Is there another recall on food?

I haven’t heard of any recalling on dog foods.
Maybe you should google the type of dog food you use, and see if there is any news on it.
My dog’s have all been fine (as far as health goes–but I think that one of my dogs might have a tumor on his face….)
But.. Anyway… I hope your dogs gets better soon, if he doesn’t you should probably take him to the vet soon

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Sorry for being gross but my dog had some tummy trouble in the past month and I don’t need anything else happening to her. I took her for a walk before and she stopped to smell some poop, I pulled her away quickly but she had already sniffed it. Can she get sick from that???? She is up to date on shots, etc. Also the poop was black, is that normal?? Now I am a bit worried.
Gross, and I am sorry, the poop was black/with red and was dry…wtf?
I think some of you don’t understand, she did not poop black poop, she just sniffed it..and her vacinations are up to date.
Hello?? My dog is not sick cause of this…she was sick last MONTH and I don’t want her sick again….
She smelled the poop only TODAY.
Her Pavro shots are up to date.

Hi there.. first of all feces are one of the most common sources of many diseases. Such as Parvo Virus and whipworms and hook worms and round worms and Giardia. But the best way to prevent these illnesses and many bacterial infections that can be contacted through stools is to remove as often as possible and keep the vaccinations and fecal examinations and dewormings up to date. I am an advent scooper with my dogs for that reason. when we walk I have baggies in my pockets. lol But chances are as long as your dog is up to date on it’s shots and dewormings it will be ok. :0)

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My dog has parvo. we took her to the vet yesterday and found out, they gave her a treatment and today she is looking much better. she needs more treatments but we can’t afford them. we couldn’t even pay off yesterdays bill. and the place won’t do payments. so i in desperate need of a place that can help us!!!
In arizona!! sorry i didn’t mention that.

here is a link with a list of vets and clinics in arizona … sorry i couldnt help more … its hard to find one in your area without knowing the city

edit** here is a list of low cost/free vet clinics … you just have to search for the one closest to you

some are just low cost/free spay and neuter and some offer low cost or free vaccines

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my dog due for her heat anyday, and she’s gotten very sick is this normal?

a very common disease in female bitches is pyometra which is pus in the uterus (or infection) dogs die from this very suddenly because of the amount of infection and nastys in the blood stream, dehydration (basicly shock) get her to a vet now go to a 24 hr one and get her treated.

i have two dogs, rusty and lucky. rsuty is so well behaved, he never does anything wrong. he stares right at you and listens to you, and loves you so much! but last night i gave him a bit of chocolate icecream, and when he eats chocolate even a little bit, he lays diffferent, like lifeless almost, and i worry. so i wont give him the choc. anymore… but lucky! i remember being a kid and selling choc. candy bars at school, and i left them out one day and when i came home he had eaten every single one, and there were like 20! he’s still kickin and he’s like 12. i have never seen any evidence other than rusty lookin like he feels sick. i wonder if they just like it a whole bunch and thats why we dont give it to them, cause we’re mean?

Like you I have had a dog it lots of chocolate and be fine, however……..
In general many dogs get sick or die from eating chocolate.There is a substance in chocolate that is toxic to dogs,it affects their liver and kidneys,often causing diarrhoea ,vomiting, convulsions and sometimes death. Dark chocolate and baking chocolate is the most toxic even a small amount can be lethal .If your dog eats Chocolate PHONE THE VET ASAP.Sometimes they can get the dog to vomit it up if caught early enough ,other wise supportive measures are taken IV’s, Anti -convalescents etc..
That said our small (20 pound) dog ate a 2 ounce piece of dark chocolate,we phoned the vet when we discovered it.The vet asked how she was doing as that was supposed to be a lethal amount,it was too late to do anything.However she had NO ill effects and was fine!This has happened twice1( She is a sneaky chocoholic) Both times we panic ed, and called the Vet,both times she had no ill effects.No -one has an explanation! I guess some dogs are immune or something,I wouldn’t test it hower as it may have a cumlative effect.
For more information check out this web site:
www.dogownersdigest.com/news/library/chocolate-dog-poisoning.shtml