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Tick poisoning occurs in various parts of the world. Ticks are active in late spring and early summer. There are various species of the tick, one being IXODESHOLOCYCLUS, which causes tick poisoning in dogs and cats on the east coast of Australia. The adult female tick will vary in color from grey, to blue, to [...]

1. Initiate treatment immediately you are sure that the dog has been poisoned. 2. Induce vomiting if: *you are sure that the dog has eaten some poisonous substance; *you are sure the poisonous substance is not petrol, kerosene, turpentine, alkali or acidic cleaning fluids; or corrosive material such as paint thinners; *the dog is conscious [...]

Many dogs are not very careful about what they eat and they tend to gulp down food very rapidly. Consequently, they are susceptible to being poisoned by eating a bait, i.e. food that has been deliberately laced with a poison with the intention of killing the dog. Because of their inquisitive and hunting nature, dogs [...]

In most cases you will not witnes the dog being bitten by a spider. If in your presence the dog cries out, and appears to be in pain, and you see a spider in the area of the dog, you may assume it has been bitten. Collect the spider in a sealed container and take [...]

In most instances of snake bite, you will probably not see the dog get bitten and will not know if the snake was venomous or non-venomous. If you do witness it, try to visualise a good description of the snake or capture or kill the snake for identification purposes. In many cases of snake bite [...]

Shock is a term used to describe a state of collapse following many forms of serious stress such as a car accident, massive heamorrhage, heavy fall, overwhelming infection (septicaemia), intussuscecption (intestinal blockage) and dehydration. The symptoms can vary depending on the cause and may include depression, prostration (lying down), rapid breathing, pallor of the gums [...]

Dogs fighting may bite one another and inflict a punture wound with their canine teeth. The common sites for puncture wounds are the neck, limbs and back. If you hear or see your dog fighting, check your dog carefully, feeling and looking for a puncture wound, a painful spot, or blood mattered in the hair. [...]

It is important to remove paint from the dogs coat, otherwise it will more than likely lick the hair and ingest some of the paint. Water based paints while still wet can be removed from the coat by thorough rinsing with water. Oil-based paints while still wet can be very carefully wiped from the surface [...]

Dogs can only regulate their body temperature by panting; they have no sweat glands. They are inefficient at getting rid of body heat, especially in hot weather; whereas they are efficient at retaining body heat and can tolerate very cold conditions. The common causes of heatstroke are being locked in a car in very hot [...]

Hello again, we will continue with our advise on what to do if your dog has a fit or convulsion, or if it gets a fracture. FIT OR CONVULSION. Usually the dog is lying on its side unconscious, paddling with its legs, champing its jaws, frothing at the mouth and twitching. Though you may be [...]