illness

Learning About…Cerebellar Hypoplasia

December 20, 2008

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — Today, I found a YouTube video featuring Charley, a cat suffering from cerebellar hypoplasia. But the thing is, Charley isn’t suffering at all! He may fall down a lot, but otherwise he’s a perfectly normal cat with some balance and motor control issues. Cerebellar hypoplasia is a disorder found in cats and dogs [...]

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MBB Q&A: Why Is My Dog Vomiting?

November 26, 2007

Question My Moses has been vomiting and don’t know why this last time was really bad it smelled awful I have a 2 story house his bed is in 1st floor the whole house reaked of his vomit what could be wrong maybe vomted 4 times today? Answer It’s hard to say without knowing more [...]

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Sad, Sick Bullmastiff Baby

July 25, 2007

Ty’s stopped the diarrhea but after he ate the first meal of special prescription bland diet for sick puppies for dinner last night, now he won’t touch his food at all. He’s just lying on the couch all pathetic and sad. I tried mixing a little warm water with about half a cup of his [...]

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Bullmastiff Joint Pain and Unpleasant NSAID Side Effects (or why my house reeks of poo)

July 24, 2007

We took Ty to the vet last week after he started limping really badly on the leg he had his surgery on before we got him, back in March. He had blown his cruciate ligament in his left rear leg and needed reconstruction, and after about 2 months of hobbling around was back to normal [...]

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