August 26, 2009 • 35 mins
Christine and Vicki talk about the importance of giving your pampered pooches weekly home examinations. They share tips on how to give thorough exams using their own experience as pet parents. They take you from the tip of the dog's nose to the tip of their tail, from their head to their toenails. They share symptoms of canine bloat to look out for. They also talk two products that can help prevent bloat. Listen in for information you do not want to miss!
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
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Welcome to the Pampered Pooch. I'm your host, Christine Latham.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
And I'm your co host Vicky Nixon.
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Today we're going to be talking about weekly home exams.
We're going to talk to you about why you should
give your dog a weekly home exam, in some ways
to give them a home exam, some tips along the way.
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Speaker 2 (03:01):
Welcome back to the Pampered pooch on pet Life Radio. Okay,
so basically a weekly home exam is just taking the
time to look at your dog from head to toe,
from tail to head, if you want to say, and
getting to know what's normal for your dog. So that way,
each week, if there's something different, you can notice and
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basically gauge whether it's something that you can should be
concerned about, something that you should call your vet about
or maybe take your dog to the vet to get
checked out. A few things that I recommend that you
do for the home exam is, you know, starting with
like the ears. Perhaps we'll start at the top of
your dog. Depending on the breed of your dog, whether
they're going to have ongoing ear problems or not. Floppy
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ear dogs tend to have more of a likelihood to
have ear infections or ear mites. Basically, in my opinion,
we're you know, we're not vets, but from what I've
been advised that it's not normal for dog to have,
you know, debris in their ears. Correct, and especially if
it's smelly.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
Right, Usually if it's smelly or your dog is shaking
their head or scratching at their ears and you lift
up that ear and it's smelling, there's an infection and
it's probably been there if you're now smelling it.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
Yeah, and even if it's not smelling, you know, it's
probably not good to have that in there, So you know,
use an ear cleaner to clean the ear out. I
know Vicky makes it really great ear cleaner.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Yes, it works really good as a cleaner and as
a treatment. It's a great product. It's to all natural,
there's nothing that can hurt your dog. And basically what
it does is it if there is an air infection.
It works as an ear treatment because it attacks the
yeast in the ear. It has a witch hazel base,
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so it's soothing if there's an inflammation in that ear.
For those of you that have to watch hair in
your dog's ears and pluck the hair and dog's ears,
I do not recommend plucking that hair until the ear
infection is cleared up. For those of you that may
not have an ear infection or your dog may not
have an ear infection, let's say more appropriately, it also
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works as a great ear cleaner. Every time I bathe
my dogs, every time I pluck the hair out of
their ears and I use an earpowder, I want to
get that Tachi powder out. I use this as a
cleaner and a drying agent. If you have a floppy
eared breed like your labs, your retrievers that love the water,
you should use this in their ears to dry up
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any water that's in there. It's called Amazing Pet Ear
Cleaner and you can see it at www. Dot Simon
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Speaker 2 (05:54):
Yeah, I'm glad you mentioned about the earpowder because for
you know, the people that have to pluck the ear
here from their dog's ear. Yeah, it's it's much better
if you don't do that, you know, without using powder,
because it'll make the it's harder for the hair to
come out, and it's more irritating for your dog. So
highly recommend the earpowder, and like Micky said, make sure
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that you clean the powder out afterwards. And I also
would not recommend using a medicated earpowder unless your vet
tells you about to do that.
Speaker 3 (06:23):
Great point, Christine.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
He actually had a Gurumer once that use that on
my dogs and left it in and there by the
time I got them, their ears were really red. A
couple of them ended up getting infections from it and
it was not fun. So I definitely don't recommend that.
Another thing to check on your dog would be the eyes.
That's something that probably not every dog owner would think
to check, but it's really important. The surface of the eye,
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the cornea should be clear. In the middle of the eye.
The pupil should respond to light. You can shine a
light in your pet's eyes and see the pupil constrict
and the right and the left peopil should be about
equal size. The pink tissue around the eye, the conjunctiva
should be normally a light pink collar, and infections, it
becomes a darker pink, and if it's red, then there's
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definitely a problem. The eyes will produce like a white
or greenish discharge if there's an infection. My dogs have
actually had canine pink eye, and I probably wouldn't have
noticed that if I didn't do weekly home exams. So
that's something I would I would check your dog. Make
sure you look at it and see what seems to
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be normal, so that way, as you do your weekly
home exams, you can see if you know it's starting
to change, if there's any kind of a bluish collar
to the eyes, is it cloudy, or you know, anything
that's a little bit abnormal clau your vet. There could
be some concerns that they might need to, you know,
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see your dog for a visit. If you know them
squinting or rubbing at their eyes, it's also a good
indicator of either infection or perhaps there's some kind of
scratch or tear. And also if you notice that the
eyes appear bloodshed, bloodshot. If you pull back the top,
you know, pull back the eyelid and you notice at
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the top that the blood vessels appear redder than normal,
that's also a sign of canine pink eye. So those
are all things to look for each week when you
are examining your dog.
Speaker 3 (08:25):
The next thing would be to check your dog's nose,
pretty simple, pretty basic, check for any signs of discharge
from either the right or left nostril. Clear discharge, of course,
is normal, but ongoing discharge can indicate a problem, whether
they have an allergy or something like that. Also, I
check around the nose that my dogs that are getting
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older get skin tags in the crease of the nose,
so I'm very careful when brushing or bathing or taking
care of them that I'm watching that little skin tag.
Basic check the nose for discharge and any little skin
tags around the nose. Then we move on to the mouth.
Of course, you're checking the outside of your pet's mouth first.
Most importantly, you're getting inside the mouth. You're lifting your
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pet's lips, looking at their teeth. The gums should be
a healthy light pink unless you have a chow. You know,
their pigments darker, their tongues dark. Pay real close attention
to where the teeth begin in flame. Gums will be
a little darker red and may even bleed when you
touch them. That could be ginge ofvitis. Also check have
you noticed any swelling of the lips or tongue, any
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bleeding from the mouth. Have you noticed any excess of
drooling or foaming at the mouth, a loose tooth. And
also this is real important. You're gonna look inside the
mouth and see if there's any foreign objects such as
a bone or stick stuck in the roof of the
mouth or around the teeth. Mateo loves sticks, and sometimes
I just got to run my finger along inside his
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mouth because they can get little slivers of wood in there.
Speaker 2 (09:52):
Yeah, when I was giveing Prentice a home exam a
few weeks ago, I'd noticed that one of her tooths
was really red in the back. But it was really strange.
It didn't look like it was that the gum line.
It was like on the tooth itself. So I took
her to the vet. You know, they said she had
a chip tooth and it was from a bone that
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she choose on that it's not edible, and they said
that that's actually the leading cause of chip tooths from
for pets, is that type of bone that she was
chewing on. So I got rid of all of them
in the house because I really don't want to spend
money on that. So that's something that again you can
notice when you're giving the home exams. Okay, another thing
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that I would check, you know, just obviously you're gonna
feel over the dog's neck and one thing I think
is really important to mention is make sure that their
collar is not too tight. You might think that's obvious,
but there's some people that put the dog's collar on
when it's a puppy and they might not ever take
the collar off and the dog gets older and it's
you know, too tight, or perhaps if it's a dog
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like mine, their fur has gotten a lot thicker because
they haven't been groomed in a while and before, when
they were groomed, the collar was looser, and now because
of the fur being longer, their collar is a little
bit more tight, you know, they think. They recommend that
you can at least fit two fingers between the neck
and the collar all the way around. You also want
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to make sure that your collar's not so loose that
the collar can go over your dog's ears and come
off of your dog. For example, if you're out taking
it for a walk, something scares it or whatever, it
tries to get away, and then all of a sudden,
the collar is working itself loose and the dog, you know, escapes,
you know, away from you and gets lost. And that's
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the last thing that you'd want. You know, something else,
when you're checking over your dog's throat, if you notice
any lymph node swelling, they say that that's probably serious.
So I would definitely call your vet about that and
ask them if that's something that you need to bring
your dog in for. You know, we kind of jumping
back a little bit, but we talked about the dog
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mouth and one thing that you could check is your
pets and blood pressure, and supposedly if you put your
index finger on the gums and basically count the time
that it takes for the pink to return to the gums.
It should be three seconds or less, and that's like
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measuring the capillary rethal, So perhaps try that when you're
checking your dog's teeth as well.
Speaker 3 (12:27):
The next area we're moving on to is the chest.
You're gonna put your layer, you know, put your hands
all over is your pet and feel around. But you
also want to check is your pet experiencing any difficulty breathing?
Have you noticed any panting, any recent coughing? Is the
heartbeat steady and consistent when you put your hand on there.
And the more you do the home exams, the more
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you'll know what's normal for your dog. And also check
is there any pain when the chest area is petted
or your hands are on them, that'll be a good
indication if something is wrong. Finish with the chest. You're
gonna check the musculo skeletal the whole body. You're gonna
start at the neck, run your hand along the spine
to the base of the tail. You're gonna feel the
muscles on both sides of the spine. See if anything
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feels unusually firm or nodded. This is when I noticed
Simon had a fatty I call it a little fatty tumor.
It is called a fatty tumor, or they call it
a limpoma. I took them to the vet. It stayed
the same. They aspirated, which usually means they put a
needle in there and it doesn't bother them. They draw
some of the tissue out, make sure it's either a
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sebaceous an oil of nature, and it's kind of watch
and wait. Usually they don't grow. They're not a problem.
Speaker 2 (13:40):
Flewy has one of those too. Yeah, and again it
was from doing the home exam that I noticed that, hey,
this has gotten a little bit bigger, right, you know,
I should take him into the vet. And thankfully it
end up being just.
Speaker 3 (13:52):
A fatty right, that's what Simon has about the size
of the pee, and it stayed that same size. And
I'm just always feeling and making sure that it's okay,
and I give him some herbs to try to take
care of that. You know, it can decrease in size.
Speaker 2 (14:04):
Well that's good because Louise is probably about a nickel
to a quarter in size, So you've got a big one.
I guess he's a little older.
Speaker 3 (14:12):
So yes, so make sure you're checking for those things.
Limp palmas again, are not a big deal. That usually
knows what they are. They take a little needle and
check it. If they don't grow, they're not benign and
usually don't need to be removed. Yep.
Speaker 2 (14:27):
But so if you feel that lump, just definitely check
with your butt to make sure that it is. Like
Vicky said, yeah, okay, while you're like feeling over your
dog's back, you might notice what looks like little moles.
It could be a skin tag that they call it.
It should be fine. It depends on what it looks like. Again,
if you're giving weekly exams, it's not that you find
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something and automatically it's wrong. It's when something changes. So
that's why it's good to you know, to keep an
eye out on what's normal for your dog. Also, when
you're doing home exams, look for any ticks, any fleas
as you go down towards the tail. Something that I
check for is I notice if I notice any discoloration,
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it's probably easier and light collared dogs like what we
have Bashan's one of my dogs. Sugar actually gets the
a little bit of discoloration on the tail.
Speaker 3 (15:20):
Called the sapacious oil glands down there and those will
get plugged and so they're not like black heads that
you can pot, but it gets a darker color. And
I told Christine, just put vitamin E on there and
it clears it up. It's just where it gets. There's
sabacious oil glands a lot by the tail or on
the tail they just get like clogged.
Speaker 2 (15:40):
Yeah, the vitamin E oil, you know, really cheap. You
can go to any kind.
Speaker 3 (15:44):
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Speaker 2 (15:47):
Probably Walmart or whatever. So that's something that you can
you you can look for while you're down there at
the tail area. I would recommend to just check the
anal area see if it needs to be cleaned, if
there's any kind of debris. Also, that's you know, while
we're speaking about that, if you notice any signs that
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your dog might need to have its anal glands expressed
by the vet or groomer. Some of those signs could
be if they're scooting on the floor, if they are
basically have anal leakage, if you've noticed that right, or
something else that you might notice.
Speaker 3 (16:25):
Or they're constantly turning around or they're king really quick
back there. Something's bothering them. They want to know what's
going on. That could be a sign that the anal
glands need to be expressed.
Speaker 2 (16:35):
Talking about the tail, this is something that I actually
learned when I first got Sugar, because they got sugar
from a pet store before I really knew. You know
a lot about that, and you know, one thing to
check is for what looks like, you know, the end
of the tail, either being really red, you know, just
look sore. What Sugar had was happy tail, they called it.
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Happytail can either be that they're just so happy they
are constantly wagging their tail and hitting it against stuff,
or in her case, she was actually chewing on it
because she was bored in the pet store cage and
had nothing else to play with. The tail, I've been
told is very important because there isn't a lot to
protect the nerves and the tail. So any sign of
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really like chewing or something wrong with your dog's tail,
that's definitely something you're gonna want to contact your vet about.
Speaker 3 (17:24):
Make sure that you are checking your dog's genital areas,
especially I know for mine the boys, I'm looking regularly
looking for any redness or swelling. You want to make
sure that that is what I call the sanitary area.
The hair that grows over the penis area is groomed
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regularly and is clean. If you maybe don't give your
dog a bath every few weeks and your dog doesn't
grow a lot of hair there, still, you know, take
a baby's shampoo in some warm water and make sure
that area stays clean, the belly stays clean. If you
have a smaller dog that doesn't necessarily lift his leg
all the way or leans forward, make sure that area
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is all clean, there's no discharge coming from there.
Speaker 2 (18:12):
And basically, yeah, I was gonna say, like the discharge
and with a female dog, basically try to examine the vulva.
It could be pretty common for the skinfold to have
an infection. So again, like Vicky said, make sure that
the area is groom the hair short, and if your
dog is prone to basically I think what they would
call vaginitis, you know, contact your vet because they'll probably
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give you like a panelog or something like that to
put on your dog, and if it's really bad, maybe
even an antibiotic. So make sure you look for that
as well. And then kind of while we're talking about that,
if you notice any signs of what could be an
urinary tract infection. Basically, the signs are really frequent urination,
if you notice any blood in the urine, or if
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you notice that while they're trying to go it seems painful.
I actually do have a dog again that sometimes has
that problem, and she'll try to avoid going sometimes because
it hurts her. So that's something else to look for.
And again, contact your vet if you notice any change
where you think it's something to be concerned about, and.
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We're getting near the end of the doggie, or should
we say the bottom of our pampered pooches. We're going
to check the limbs, you know, We're going to take them,
rotate them, not too firmly. Make sure everything can rotate around,
the pause, can bend forward and back. I run my
hands along. I always run my two fingers along, like
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there's that achilles tendon in the back. I don't know
why I'm always feeling that and just making sure that
everything is fine. Then I look at the bottom of
the paw, making sure I go between the toes. I'm
looking for any mats, berrs, sores, ticks, any lacerations, make
sure there's no cracking or cuts. I sometimes will run
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the bottom of my thumb along the pad of their
foot to see sometimes they get real rough, to see
if there's a catch there. And then I look at
the nails, make sure none are chipped vertically through the
nail like they shouldn't be. Make sure the nail bed
is not bleeding. It doesn't the nail doesn't seem to
be loose. You know, the dog can actually lose the
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nail without that cuticle coming off, and that's a very
painful thing for them. So I'm always always checking all
of that. Nails of course should be trimmed. Goes without saying,
and so all their area of the paws, nails, everything
is checked.
Speaker 2 (23:51):
And if they have a on the nails, if they
have a high claw dew claw, yeah, that's right. If
they have a dew claw, that's something that can and
actually start to turn into their leg itself. So that's
something to check. You know, it's a little bit more hidden.
Speaker 3 (24:07):
It is hidden. You says have to run your fingers
along and then press to get it out. To cut it.
Speaker 2 (24:11):
Another thing you can do while you're at the legs
in that area is you can check your dog's pulse.
The easiest place to locate the pulse is basically the
for moral artery in the groin area. You can place
your fingers on the inside of the hind leg and
slind your hand upwards until the back of your fingers
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touches the abdomen. Basically kind of move your fingers back
and forth on the inside of the hind leg until
you fill the pulsing blood. Count the number of pulses
in fifteen seconds and multiply that number by four. This
will give you an idea of how many beats per minute.
And if you notice from week to week that the
beats is really increasing or if it's you know, decreasing,
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that's something too that you should contact your bed about.
Speaker 3 (24:58):
Yes, we're moving on to the stomachs of our hampered pooches.
We are looking for anything that would appear to be
tender to them and the females. You want to look
at the mammary glands, make sure there's no nothing swollen,
no unusual discharge, anything like that. Just to feel for
that stomach area so you know with your hands on
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your dog how they normally feel, and have you.
Speaker 2 (25:22):
Just maybe noticed lately if they have any kind of
diarrhea or vobbiting, You know, that's something to look into.
Does the stomach or abdomen seem swollen or distended in
any manner? Also, does your dog appear to be in
pain when the stomach area is petted, Because if so,
that's definitely something to check into. While we're talking about this,
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I just wanted to briefly mention that canine blow is
a very serious problem, and it's very important to know
what the signs of bloat are because when a dog
actually has blown, there's very little time from the onset
of the first symptoms before basically the dog can die
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from bloat. So you have to get medical attention immediately,
and if it's past that hours, you need to go
to an emergency facility. Bloat is that serious. There are
a lot of different symptoms for bloat, and I would
definitely recommend that you go online and look it up
and detail yourself. I even have a copy of the
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symptoms on my refrigerator so that way, if I'm ever
thinking that it is a sign, I can go immediately
to it and look at it and I have to wait.
I mean, it's bloat is very serious. You need to,
you know, to take it seriously. Basically. One of the
big things that they say could be a sign of
bloat is when your dog is attempting to vomit but
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they cannot. It could occur every five to thirty minutes.
They say. Bloat's pretty quick though, so it probably is
gonna be quicker to the you know culture, to the
less amount of time. They basically call it the hallmark symptom.
And the unsuccessful vomiting either means nothing comes up, or
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maybe even it's just a little bit of foam or mucus.
I'm not saying that every time that your dog tries
to throw up and can't or throws up some foam
or mucus means that they have blowed, but that with
along the lines of some other symptoms, could be a
symptom of bloat. If your dog is not acting like
its usual self, that's probably one of the early signs.
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Sometimes they want to go outside in the middle of
the night when normally they would never ask.
Speaker 1 (27:39):
To do that.
Speaker 2 (27:41):
Combining that with the frequent attempts to vomit, that's you know,
very possibility that that's something to look you know, contribute
to the bloat, any other kinds of significant anxiety or restlessness.
Perhaps they're feeling they're looking hunched up or kind of
like roared up appearance. Is there a lack of normal
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gurgling and digestive sounds and the tummy, contrary to what
it sounds like, a bloat does not mean that they
have a bloated stomach. Instead, it's gonna feel very tight, tight,
like a drum. It's not always apparent, though, but that
is one of the signs that you could look for.
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Another sign is if they have very pale or off
car collared gums, and in the early stages it could
be red, but later in the stage of bloat it's
white or blue. So maybe there's a little bit of
coffee heavy salva or drooling. Perhaps they're unproductive attempts to defecate,
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some winding pacing, looking the air, looking for a place
to hide. Maybe if they're looking at their stomach or
their sides, like you know, what's going on and in
some kind of pain I don't understand. Maybe they don't
want to lay down or even sit down. They could
stand kind of spread leg that's probably gonna go back
to trying to throw up. Or perhaps they're curling up
(29:08):
into a ball or like a crouch position, and that's
not normal for them. They could even eat try to
eat small stones and twigs. They're basically just try to
do anything to get themselves to feel better. Occasionally excessive
water drinking. Again, that alone would not be a sign
of bloat, but you're looking at the whole picture here.
(29:28):
Any one of these on their own would not be
only an indication of bloat, but when you combine these together,
it's something to consider. Perass, they got shallow breathing, maybe
a rapid panting, Maybe their mouth membranes are really cold,
or maybe they look very weak. Especially in the advanced stages,
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they could have an accelerated heartbeat but yet a weak pulse.
And then, I mean, these are just all different signs,
and basically some of the can contributors would be like stress,
they're eating habits, maybe they're eating way too rapidly, which,
speaking of which, I wanted to talk to you about
(30:08):
some products that are out there to help reduce the
likelihood of bloat. One of the products is called breakfast
b r a k e. Hyphen Fast. This is a
dog bowl that is made with basically like three pegs
in the bowl that makes the dog have to eat
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around the pegs to slow down their eating. There's also
something that I tried very recently. It's called the portion
sate pacer. And the reason I like the portion pacer
it's a ball and it's I don't know if it's
exactly a ceramic or not, but that's what it appears
like to me. But you can use that ball in
any bowl you have, so instead of me having to
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buy you know, quite a few different since I have
more than one dog, instead of having to buy like
a lot of different specialty bulls, I can use the
same bowls we have, but put the ball in it,
you know, wash it, and again use it later in
the day. I would if you have a dog that
eats way too quickly, I would recommend some type of
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product that will help them eat slower. That's and it
doesn't have to be a big dog to have bloat.
Little dogs can have bloat too. Another thing they'd try
to say to avoid is not to exercise, you know,
too soon before you eat or too after eat. Kind
of like the old swimming rule. Yes, if you have
a you know, actually I met someone that as soon
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as they feed their dogs, they put them down for
a fifteen minute nap. As you would say, because that
breed was so likely to get bloat that they would
you know, you know, be very cautious and try to
do that again. I would just recommend going online and
learning a little bit more. Obviously we can't tell you
everything there is to know about bloat, but I did
want to, you know, spend some time discussing that.
Speaker 3 (31:54):
And as far as skin and hair, what you're looking for,
is there excessive shedding, Are there any bald spots or
spots where there is hair missing. Make sure you know
what's going on there. It's not a you know, an
allergy or a reaction or a loss of hair to
do to something.
Speaker 2 (32:13):
Hotspots spots, that's something that people could have. If you're
not sure what a hotspot is, it could be just
basically an area from the analogy or something, and.
Speaker 3 (32:23):
The dogs will just keep looking at till it's raw
and they won't leave it alone. There's some great products
you can use on that. There's pet Solution RX, which
we offer it Simon and Lulu's it's just water with
the positive ions electrolyzed in it. That's www dot Simon
and LULUs dot com. That's wonderful stuff. But make sure
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you know what that hotspot looks like. It's not bleeding,
it's not getting larger things like that.
Speaker 2 (32:50):
One time Sure had one so bad that we had
to shave down like the whole area. And you know,
actually Chad takes some antibiotics and put some topical handball.
So it could be you know, an extreme of you
know that extreme, or it can be you know, nothing
that you're just kind of keeping in eye.
Speaker 3 (33:07):
Right, keep the hair away. If that hair is on
there and gets in there, it'll hold the bacterial it'll
like it holds it in there. So make sure that
area is clean and free of hair. Also, the last
things for bone and joints. Have you noticed any limping?
Are any legs or joints swollen? Has your dog been
excessively licking at one or more area of his or
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her legs or shown showing any signs of pain when walking?
And then overall in a home check home exam for
your dog, have there been any recent changes in diet
or eating habits that's a big one because that usually
tells all how much water does your dog typically drink
per day? You know, each one of your dogs or
(33:48):
every dog is different. How much does your dog typically
drink per day? Have you noticed any coughing or sneezing?
What about any lumps or bumps? Is your dog urinating
and defecating having normal bowel movements? Is that normal for them?
Some dogs go a lot, some dogs hardly go at all.
So make sure you know what's normal for your dog
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so you can keep track of it.
Speaker 2 (34:12):
You know, and it basically just today's topic is again
we're just wanting to stress that you want to do
a weekly home exam because too often a pet's illness
goes undetected until it's at a critical point and then
you have to rush them with you know, expective vet
bills and treatments. And if you take the time to
perform a weekly home examination of your pet and learn
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what to look for, you will be able to detect
potential problems early enough to take care of them before
they get to a critical point. And if you are
paying your pet, you're gonna want.
Speaker 3 (34:42):
To do that definitely.
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So that's all the time we have for today. We
appreciate you listening. Thank you.
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Speaker 2 (03:01):
Welcome back to the Pampered pooch on pet Life Radio. Okay,
so basically a weekly home exam is just taking the
time to look at your dog from head to toe,
from tail to head, if you want to say, and
getting to know what's normal for your dog. So that way,
each week, if there's something different, you can notice and
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basically gauge whether it's something that you can should be
concerned about, something that you should call your vet about
or maybe take your dog to the vet to get
checked out. A few things that I recommend that you
do for the home exam is, you know, starting with
like the ears. Perhaps we'll start at the top of
your dog. Depending on the breed of your dog, whether
they're going to have ongoing ear problems or not. Floppy
(03:47):
ear dogs tend to have more of a likelihood to
have ear infections or ear mites. Basically, in my opinion,
we're you know, we're not vets, but from what I've
been advised that it's not normal for dog to have,
you know, debris in their ears. Correct, and especially if
it's smelly.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
Right, Usually if it's smelly or your dog is shaking
their head or scratching at their ears and you lift
up that ear and it's smelling, there's an infection and
it's probably been there if you're now smelling it.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
Yeah, and even if it's not smelling, you know, it's
probably not good to have that in there, So you know,
use an ear cleaner to clean the ear out. I
know Vicky makes it really great ear cleaner.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Yes, it works really good as a cleaner and as
a treatment. It's a great product. It's to all natural,
there's nothing that can hurt your dog. And basically what
it does is it if there is an air infection.
It works as an ear treatment because it attacks the
yeast in the ear. It has a witch hazel base,
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so it's soothing if there's an inflammation in that ear.
For those of you that have to watch hair in
your dog's ears and pluck the hair and dog's ears,
I do not recommend plucking that hair until the ear
infection is cleared up. For those of you that may
not have an ear infection or your dog may not
have an ear infection, let's say more appropriately, it also
(05:13):
works as a great ear cleaner. Every time I bathe
my dogs, every time I pluck the hair out of
their ears and I use an earpowder, I want to
get that Tachi powder out. I use this as a
cleaner and a drying agent. If you have a floppy
eared breed like your labs, your retrievers that love the water,
you should use this in their ears to dry up
(05:36):
any water that's in there. It's called Amazing Pet Ear
Cleaner and you can see it at www. Dot Simon
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Speaker 2 (05:54):
Yeah, I'm glad you mentioned about the earpowder because for
you know, the people that have to pluck the ear
here from their dog's ear. Yeah, it's it's much better
if you don't do that, you know, without using powder,
because it'll make the it's harder for the hair to
come out, and it's more irritating for your dog. So
highly recommend the earpowder, and like Micky said, make sure
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that you clean the powder out afterwards. And I also
would not recommend using a medicated earpowder unless your vet
tells you about to do that.
Speaker 3 (06:23):
Great point, Christine.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
He actually had a Gurumer once that use that on
my dogs and left it in and there by the
time I got them, their ears were really red. A
couple of them ended up getting infections from it and
it was not fun. So I definitely don't recommend that.
Another thing to check on your dog would be the eyes.
That's something that probably not every dog owner would think
to check, but it's really important. The surface of the eye,
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the cornea should be clear. In the middle of the eye.
The pupil should respond to light. You can shine a
light in your pet's eyes and see the pupil constrict
and the right and the left peopil should be about
equal size. The pink tissue around the eye, the conjunctiva
should be normally a light pink collar, and infections, it
becomes a darker pink, and if it's red, then there's
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definitely a problem. The eyes will produce like a white
or greenish discharge if there's an infection. My dogs have
actually had canine pink eye, and I probably wouldn't have
noticed that if I didn't do weekly home exams. So
that's something I would I would check your dog. Make
sure you look at it and see what seems to
(07:32):
be normal, so that way, as you do your weekly
home exams, you can see if you know it's starting
to change, if there's any kind of a bluish collar
to the eyes, is it cloudy, or you know, anything
that's a little bit abnormal clau your vet. There could
be some concerns that they might need to, you know,
(07:53):
see your dog for a visit. If you know them
squinting or rubbing at their eyes, it's also a good
indicator of either infection or perhaps there's some kind of
scratch or tear. And also if you notice that the
eyes appear bloodshed, bloodshot. If you pull back the top,
you know, pull back the eyelid and you notice at
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the top that the blood vessels appear redder than normal,
that's also a sign of canine pink eye. So those
are all things to look for each week when you
are examining your dog.
Speaker 3 (08:25):
The next thing would be to check your dog's nose,
pretty simple, pretty basic, check for any signs of discharge
from either the right or left nostril. Clear discharge, of course,
is normal, but ongoing discharge can indicate a problem, whether
they have an allergy or something like that. Also, I
check around the nose that my dogs that are getting
(08:45):
older get skin tags in the crease of the nose,
so I'm very careful when brushing or bathing or taking
care of them that I'm watching that little skin tag.
Basic check the nose for discharge and any little skin
tags around the nose. Then we move on to the mouth.
Of course, you're checking the outside of your pet's mouth first.
Most importantly, you're getting inside the mouth. You're lifting your
(09:07):
pet's lips, looking at their teeth. The gums should be
a healthy light pink unless you have a chow. You know,
their pigments darker, their tongues dark. Pay real close attention
to where the teeth begin in flame. Gums will be
a little darker red and may even bleed when you
touch them. That could be ginge ofvitis. Also check have
you noticed any swelling of the lips or tongue, any
(09:28):
bleeding from the mouth. Have you noticed any excess of
drooling or foaming at the mouth, a loose tooth. And
also this is real important. You're gonna look inside the
mouth and see if there's any foreign objects such as
a bone or stick stuck in the roof of the
mouth or around the teeth. Mateo loves sticks, and sometimes
I just got to run my finger along inside his
(09:49):
mouth because they can get little slivers of wood in there.
Speaker 2 (09:52):
Yeah, when I was giveing Prentice a home exam a
few weeks ago, I'd noticed that one of her tooths
was really red in the back. But it was really strange.
It didn't look like it was that the gum line.
It was like on the tooth itself. So I took
her to the vet. You know, they said she had
a chip tooth and it was from a bone that
(10:13):
she choose on that it's not edible, and they said
that that's actually the leading cause of chip tooths from
for pets, is that type of bone that she was
chewing on. So I got rid of all of them
in the house because I really don't want to spend
money on that. So that's something that again you can
notice when you're giving the home exams. Okay, another thing
(10:35):
that I would check, you know, just obviously you're gonna
feel over the dog's neck and one thing I think
is really important to mention is make sure that their
collar is not too tight. You might think that's obvious,
but there's some people that put the dog's collar on
when it's a puppy and they might not ever take
the collar off and the dog gets older and it's
you know, too tight, or perhaps if it's a dog
(10:58):
like mine, their fur has gotten a lot thicker because
they haven't been groomed in a while and before, when
they were groomed, the collar was looser, and now because
of the fur being longer, their collar is a little
bit more tight, you know, they think. They recommend that
you can at least fit two fingers between the neck
and the collar all the way around. You also want
(11:19):
to make sure that your collar's not so loose that
the collar can go over your dog's ears and come
off of your dog. For example, if you're out taking
it for a walk, something scares it or whatever, it
tries to get away, and then all of a sudden,
the collar is working itself loose and the dog, you know, escapes,
you know, away from you and gets lost. And that's
(11:39):
the last thing that you'd want. You know, something else,
when you're checking over your dog's throat, if you notice
any lymph node swelling, they say that that's probably serious.
So I would definitely call your vet about that and
ask them if that's something that you need to bring
your dog in for. You know, we kind of jumping
back a little bit, but we talked about the dog
(12:00):
mouth and one thing that you could check is your
pets and blood pressure, and supposedly if you put your
index finger on the gums and basically count the time
that it takes for the pink to return to the gums.
It should be three seconds or less, and that's like
(12:20):
measuring the capillary rethal, So perhaps try that when you're
checking your dog's teeth as well.
Speaker 3 (12:27):
The next area we're moving on to is the chest.
You're gonna put your layer, you know, put your hands
all over is your pet and feel around. But you
also want to check is your pet experiencing any difficulty breathing?
Have you noticed any panting, any recent coughing? Is the
heartbeat steady and consistent when you put your hand on there.
And the more you do the home exams, the more
(12:48):
you'll know what's normal for your dog. And also check
is there any pain when the chest area is petted
or your hands are on them, that'll be a good
indication if something is wrong. Finish with the chest. You're
gonna check the musculo skeletal the whole body. You're gonna
start at the neck, run your hand along the spine
to the base of the tail. You're gonna feel the
muscles on both sides of the spine. See if anything
(13:10):
feels unusually firm or nodded. This is when I noticed
Simon had a fatty I call it a little fatty tumor.
It is called a fatty tumor, or they call it
a limpoma. I took them to the vet. It stayed
the same. They aspirated, which usually means they put a
needle in there and it doesn't bother them. They draw
some of the tissue out, make sure it's either a
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sebaceous an oil of nature, and it's kind of watch
and wait. Usually they don't grow. They're not a problem.
Speaker 2 (13:40):
Flewy has one of those too. Yeah, and again it
was from doing the home exam that I noticed that, hey,
this has gotten a little bit bigger, right, you know,
I should take him into the vet. And thankfully it
end up being just.
Speaker 3 (13:52):
A fatty right, that's what Simon has about the size
of the pee, and it stayed that same size. And
I'm just always feeling and making sure that it's okay,
and I give him some herbs to try to take
care of that. You know, it can decrease in size.
Speaker 2 (14:04):
Well that's good because Louise is probably about a nickel
to a quarter in size, So you've got a big one.
I guess he's a little older.
Speaker 3 (14:12):
So yes, so make sure you're checking for those things.
Limp palmas again, are not a big deal. That usually
knows what they are. They take a little needle and
check it. If they don't grow, they're not benign and
usually don't need to be removed. Yep.
Speaker 2 (14:27):
But so if you feel that lump, just definitely check
with your butt to make sure that it is. Like
Vicky said, yeah, okay, while you're like feeling over your
dog's back, you might notice what looks like little moles.
It could be a skin tag that they call it.
It should be fine. It depends on what it looks like. Again,
if you're giving weekly exams, it's not that you find
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something and automatically it's wrong. It's when something changes. So
that's why it's good to you know, to keep an
eye out on what's normal for your dog. Also, when
you're doing home exams, look for any ticks, any fleas
as you go down towards the tail. Something that I
check for is I notice if I notice any discoloration,
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it's probably easier and light collared dogs like what we
have Bashan's one of my dogs. Sugar actually gets the
a little bit of discoloration on the tail.
Speaker 3 (15:20):
Called the sapacious oil glands down there and those will
get plugged and so they're not like black heads that
you can pot, but it gets a darker color. And
I told Christine, just put vitamin E on there and
it clears it up. It's just where it gets. There's
sabacious oil glands a lot by the tail or on
the tail they just get like clogged.
Speaker 2 (15:40):
Yeah, the vitamin E oil, you know, really cheap. You
can go to any kind.
Speaker 3 (15:44):
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Speaker 2 (15:47):
Probably Walmart or whatever. So that's something that you can
you you can look for while you're down there at
the tail area. I would recommend to just check the
anal area see if it needs to be cleaned, if
there's any kind of debris. Also, that's you know, while
we're speaking about that, if you notice any signs that
(16:09):
your dog might need to have its anal glands expressed
by the vet or groomer. Some of those signs could
be if they're scooting on the floor, if they are
basically have anal leakage, if you've noticed that right, or
something else that you might notice.
Speaker 3 (16:25):
Or they're constantly turning around or they're king really quick
back there. Something's bothering them. They want to know what's
going on. That could be a sign that the anal
glands need to be expressed.
Speaker 2 (16:35):
Talking about the tail, this is something that I actually
learned when I first got Sugar, because they got sugar
from a pet store before I really knew. You know
a lot about that, and you know, one thing to
check is for what looks like, you know, the end
of the tail, either being really red, you know, just
look sore. What Sugar had was happy tail, they called it.
(16:57):
Happytail can either be that they're just so happy they
are constantly wagging their tail and hitting it against stuff,
or in her case, she was actually chewing on it
because she was bored in the pet store cage and
had nothing else to play with. The tail, I've been
told is very important because there isn't a lot to
protect the nerves and the tail. So any sign of
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really like chewing or something wrong with your dog's tail,
that's definitely something you're gonna want to contact your vet about.
Speaker 3 (17:24):
Make sure that you are checking your dog's genital areas,
especially I know for mine the boys, I'm looking regularly
looking for any redness or swelling. You want to make
sure that that is what I call the sanitary area.
The hair that grows over the penis area is groomed
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regularly and is clean. If you maybe don't give your
dog a bath every few weeks and your dog doesn't
grow a lot of hair there, still, you know, take
a baby's shampoo in some warm water and make sure
that area stays clean, the belly stays clean. If you
have a smaller dog that doesn't necessarily lift his leg
all the way or leans forward, make sure that area
(18:08):
is all clean, there's no discharge coming from there.
Speaker 2 (18:12):
And basically, yeah, I was gonna say, like the discharge
and with a female dog, basically try to examine the vulva.
It could be pretty common for the skinfold to have
an infection. So again, like Vicky said, make sure that
the area is groom the hair short, and if your
dog is prone to basically I think what they would
call vaginitis, you know, contact your vet because they'll probably
(18:36):
give you like a panelog or something like that to
put on your dog, and if it's really bad, maybe
even an antibiotic. So make sure you look for that
as well. And then kind of while we're talking about that,
if you notice any signs of what could be an
urinary tract infection. Basically, the signs are really frequent urination,
if you notice any blood in the urine, or if
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you notice that while they're trying to go it seems painful.
I actually do have a dog again that sometimes has
that problem, and she'll try to avoid going sometimes because
it hurts her. So that's something else to look for.
And again, contact your vet if you notice any change
where you think it's something to be concerned about, and.
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We're getting near the end of the doggie, or should
we say the bottom of our pampered pooches. We're going
to check the limbs, you know, We're going to take them,
rotate them, not too firmly. Make sure everything can rotate around,
the pause, can bend forward and back. I run my
hands along. I always run my two fingers along, like
(22:54):
there's that achilles tendon in the back. I don't know
why I'm always feeling that and just making sure that
everything is fine. Then I look at the bottom of
the paw, making sure I go between the toes. I'm
looking for any mats, berrs, sores, ticks, any lacerations, make
sure there's no cracking or cuts. I sometimes will run
(23:16):
the bottom of my thumb along the pad of their
foot to see sometimes they get real rough, to see
if there's a catch there. And then I look at
the nails, make sure none are chipped vertically through the
nail like they shouldn't be. Make sure the nail bed
is not bleeding. It doesn't the nail doesn't seem to
be loose. You know, the dog can actually lose the
(23:38):
nail without that cuticle coming off, and that's a very
painful thing for them. So I'm always always checking all
of that. Nails of course should be trimmed. Goes without saying,
and so all their area of the paws, nails, everything
is checked.
Speaker 2 (23:51):
And if they have a on the nails, if they
have a high claw dew claw, yeah, that's right. If
they have a dew claw, that's something that can and
actually start to turn into their leg itself. So that's
something to check. You know, it's a little bit more hidden.
Speaker 3 (24:07):
It is hidden. You says have to run your fingers
along and then press to get it out. To cut it.
Speaker 2 (24:11):
Another thing you can do while you're at the legs
in that area is you can check your dog's pulse.
The easiest place to locate the pulse is basically the
for moral artery in the groin area. You can place
your fingers on the inside of the hind leg and
slind your hand upwards until the back of your fingers
(24:31):
touches the abdomen. Basically kind of move your fingers back
and forth on the inside of the hind leg until
you fill the pulsing blood. Count the number of pulses
in fifteen seconds and multiply that number by four. This
will give you an idea of how many beats per minute.
And if you notice from week to week that the
beats is really increasing or if it's you know, decreasing,
(24:55):
that's something too that you should contact your bed about.
Speaker 3 (24:58):
Yes, we're moving on to the stomachs of our hampered pooches.
We are looking for anything that would appear to be
tender to them and the females. You want to look
at the mammary glands, make sure there's no nothing swollen,
no unusual discharge, anything like that. Just to feel for
that stomach area so you know with your hands on
(25:18):
your dog how they normally feel, and have you.
Speaker 2 (25:22):
Just maybe noticed lately if they have any kind of
diarrhea or vobbiting, You know, that's something to look into.
Does the stomach or abdomen seem swollen or distended in
any manner? Also, does your dog appear to be in
pain when the stomach area is petted, Because if so,
that's definitely something to check into. While we're talking about this,
(25:45):
I just wanted to briefly mention that canine blow is
a very serious problem, and it's very important to know
what the signs of bloat are because when a dog
actually has blown, there's very little time from the onset
of the first symptoms before basically the dog can die
(26:05):
from bloat. So you have to get medical attention immediately,
and if it's past that hours, you need to go
to an emergency facility. Bloat is that serious. There are
a lot of different symptoms for bloat, and I would
definitely recommend that you go online and look it up
and detail yourself. I even have a copy of the
(26:27):
symptoms on my refrigerator so that way, if I'm ever
thinking that it is a sign, I can go immediately
to it and look at it and I have to wait.
I mean, it's bloat is very serious. You need to,
you know, to take it seriously. Basically. One of the
big things that they say could be a sign of
bloat is when your dog is attempting to vomit but
(26:51):
they cannot. It could occur every five to thirty minutes.
They say. Bloat's pretty quick though, so it probably is
gonna be quicker to the you know culture, to the
less amount of time. They basically call it the hallmark symptom.
And the unsuccessful vomiting either means nothing comes up, or
(27:13):
maybe even it's just a little bit of foam or mucus.
I'm not saying that every time that your dog tries
to throw up and can't or throws up some foam
or mucus means that they have blowed, but that with
along the lines of some other symptoms, could be a
symptom of bloat. If your dog is not acting like
its usual self, that's probably one of the early signs.
(27:36):
Sometimes they want to go outside in the middle of
the night when normally they would never ask.
Speaker 1 (27:39):
To do that.
Speaker 2 (27:41):
Combining that with the frequent attempts to vomit, that's you know,
very possibility that that's something to look you know, contribute
to the bloat, any other kinds of significant anxiety or restlessness.
Perhaps they're feeling they're looking hunched up or kind of
like roared up appearance. Is there a lack of normal
(28:03):
gurgling and digestive sounds and the tummy, contrary to what
it sounds like, a bloat does not mean that they
have a bloated stomach. Instead, it's gonna feel very tight, tight,
like a drum. It's not always apparent, though, but that
is one of the signs that you could look for.
(28:23):
Another sign is if they have very pale or off
car collared gums, and in the early stages it could
be red, but later in the stage of bloat it's
white or blue. So maybe there's a little bit of
coffee heavy salva or drooling. Perhaps they're unproductive attempts to defecate,
(28:47):
some winding pacing, looking the air, looking for a place
to hide. Maybe if they're looking at their stomach or
their sides, like you know, what's going on and in
some kind of pain I don't understand. Maybe they don't
want to lay down or even sit down. They could
stand kind of spread leg that's probably gonna go back
to trying to throw up. Or perhaps they're curling up
(29:08):
into a ball or like a crouch position, and that's
not normal for them. They could even eat try to
eat small stones and twigs. They're basically just try to
do anything to get themselves to feel better. Occasionally excessive
water drinking. Again, that alone would not be a sign
of bloat, but you're looking at the whole picture here.
(29:28):
Any one of these on their own would not be
only an indication of bloat, but when you combine these together,
it's something to consider. Perass, they got shallow breathing, maybe
a rapid panting, Maybe their mouth membranes are really cold,
or maybe they look very weak. Especially in the advanced stages,
(29:48):
they could have an accelerated heartbeat but yet a weak pulse.
And then, I mean, these are just all different signs,
and basically some of the can contributors would be like stress,
they're eating habits, maybe they're eating way too rapidly, which,
speaking of which, I wanted to talk to you about
(30:08):
some products that are out there to help reduce the
likelihood of bloat. One of the products is called breakfast
b r a k e. Hyphen Fast. This is a
dog bowl that is made with basically like three pegs
in the bowl that makes the dog have to eat
(30:29):
around the pegs to slow down their eating. There's also
something that I tried very recently. It's called the portion
sate pacer. And the reason I like the portion pacer
it's a ball and it's I don't know if it's
exactly a ceramic or not, but that's what it appears
like to me. But you can use that ball in
any bowl you have, so instead of me having to
(30:50):
buy you know, quite a few different since I have
more than one dog, instead of having to buy like
a lot of different specialty bulls, I can use the
same bowls we have, but put the ball in it,
you know, wash it, and again use it later in
the day. I would if you have a dog that
eats way too quickly, I would recommend some type of
(31:11):
product that will help them eat slower. That's and it
doesn't have to be a big dog to have bloat.
Little dogs can have bloat too. Another thing they'd try
to say to avoid is not to exercise, you know,
too soon before you eat or too after eat. Kind
of like the old swimming rule. Yes, if you have
a you know, actually I met someone that as soon
(31:33):
as they feed their dogs, they put them down for
a fifteen minute nap. As you would say, because that
breed was so likely to get bloat that they would
you know, you know, be very cautious and try to
do that again. I would just recommend going online and
learning a little bit more. Obviously we can't tell you
everything there is to know about bloat, but I did
want to, you know, spend some time discussing that.
Speaker 3 (31:54):
And as far as skin and hair, what you're looking for,
is there excessive shedding, Are there any bald spots or
spots where there is hair missing. Make sure you know
what's going on there. It's not a you know, an
allergy or a reaction or a loss of hair to
do to something.
Speaker 2 (32:13):
Hotspots spots, that's something that people could have. If you're
not sure what a hotspot is, it could be just
basically an area from the analogy or something, and.
Speaker 3 (32:23):
The dogs will just keep looking at till it's raw
and they won't leave it alone. There's some great products
you can use on that. There's pet Solution RX, which
we offer it Simon and Lulu's it's just water with
the positive ions electrolyzed in it. That's www dot Simon
and LULUs dot com. That's wonderful stuff. But make sure
(32:43):
you know what that hotspot looks like. It's not bleeding,
it's not getting larger things like that.
Speaker 2 (32:50):
One time Sure had one so bad that we had
to shave down like the whole area. And you know,
actually Chad takes some antibiotics and put some topical handball.
So it could be you know, an extreme of you
know that extreme, or it can be you know, nothing
that you're just kind of keeping in eye.
Speaker 3 (33:07):
Right, keep the hair away. If that hair is on
there and gets in there, it'll hold the bacterial it'll
like it holds it in there. So make sure that
area is clean and free of hair. Also, the last
things for bone and joints. Have you noticed any limping?
Are any legs or joints swollen? Has your dog been
excessively licking at one or more area of his or
(33:27):
her legs or shown showing any signs of pain when walking?
And then overall in a home check home exam for
your dog, have there been any recent changes in diet
or eating habits that's a big one because that usually
tells all how much water does your dog typically drink
per day? You know, each one of your dogs or
(33:48):
every dog is different. How much does your dog typically
drink per day? Have you noticed any coughing or sneezing?
What about any lumps or bumps? Is your dog urinating
and defecating having normal bowel movements? Is that normal for them?
Some dogs go a lot, some dogs hardly go at all.
So make sure you know what's normal for your dog
(34:10):
so you can keep track of it.
Speaker 2 (34:12):
You know, and it basically just today's topic is again
we're just wanting to stress that you want to do
a weekly home exam because too often a pet's illness
goes undetected until it's at a critical point and then
you have to rush them with you know, expective vet
bills and treatments. And if you take the time to
perform a weekly home examination of your pet and learn
(34:32):
what to look for, you will be able to detect
potential problems early enough to take care of them before
they get to a critical point. And if you are
paying your pet, you're gonna want.
Speaker 3 (34:42):
To do that definitely.
Speaker 2 (34:43):
So that's all the time we have for today. We
appreciate you listening. Thank you.
Speaker 4 (34:48):
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