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Hemorrhagic gastroenteritis (HGE) is a disease of dogs characterized by sudden vomiting and bloody diarrhea. The symptoms are usually severe, and HGE can be fatal if not treated. HGE is most common in young adult dogs of any breed, but especially small dogs such as the Toy Poodle and Miniature Schnauzer. [1] It is not contagious.
4. Bilious vomiting syndrome. With bilious vomiting, dogs who are otherwise well, vomit yellow, foamy fluid in the early hours of the morning or when they’ve not eaten for a while. It’s more ...
Naproxen (Aleve)* has a long half-life in dogs and can cause gastrointestinal irritation, anemia, melena (digested blood in feces), and vomiting. [175] Antifreeze* is very dangerous to dogs and causes central nervous system depression and acute kidney injury. Treatment needs to be within eight hours of ingestion to be successful. [174]
Dogs with this condition usually vomit in the morning after not eating all night. Treatment is to feed late at night. H2 blockers and antiemetics can also be used. Bilious vomiting syndrome is a diagnosis of exclusion, meaning that the dog is normal otherwise and no other causes of the vomiting have been found. [2]
Because the normal intestinal lining is also compromised, blood and protein leak into the intestines, leading to anemia and loss of protein, and endotoxins escape into the bloodstream, causing endotoxemia. Dogs have a distinctive odor in the later stages of the infection. The white blood cell level falls, further weakening the dog.
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While infection with U. stenocephala often causes only minor symptoms such as diarrhea, infection with A. caninum can cause severe clinical pictures, especially in puppies. Bloody diarrhea, severe lassitude and anemia may occur, sometimes with an acute or peracute course and sudden death. In chronic course, the young animals are retarded in ...
5. Their Scent Lingers. You just had a good cry. You take a deep breath, trying to calm your nerves, and catch a familiar smell. Your dog's scent, which you know all too well, lingers around you.