My dog is about 6 or 7 yrs old. He hurt his leg about a week ago and it wasn't too bad but then he chased something last night. This morning, his leg was hurting so much that he stayed outside in the same place for a long time. We gave him some fat from ham and aspirin. It seems like it isn't as bad as before because he was walking around a little bit. Is there something wrong if he is now panting a lot?
2007-05-27 09:21:01 · 13 answers · asked by Angel. 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Besides going to the vet, what can I do?
2007-05-27 09:24:45 · update #1
Panting is a sign of extreme pain, your dog likely tore one of it's ligaments in its knee and will need to see the vet as surgery is more likely going to be required
2007-05-27 09:25:49 · answer #1 · answered by OntarioGreys 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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She kept an uncovered candy dish on her coffee table with candy in it. The dog was forbidden to eat the candy. When she was in the room observing the dog he did not even appear to notice the candy. One day while she was in her dinning room she happened to look in a mirror and could see her dog in the living room. He did not know he was being watched. For several minutes he was sitting in front of the candy bowl staring at the candy. Finally he reached in and took one. He placed it on the table and stared at it, he woofed at it. He stared some more, licked his chops and PUT IT BACK in the bowl and walked away. Did he want the candy, oh yeah. Did he eat it? Nope. They can be trained that well but most, I'll admit, are not trained that well. When I was a young boy, maybe 5 years old. We had a german shepherd. He was very well trained also. My mom could leave food unattended on the table, no problem. She would open the oven door and set a pan roast beef or roast chicken on the door to cool. No problem. He would not touch it, watched or not. But butter? Whole other story. You leave a stick of butter anywhere he could reach and it was gone. He was a large shepherd so there were not many places he could not reach. Really, I think the number of dogs trained to the point they will leave food alone when not being supervised is very small indeed.
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Now if we are talking obedience training, not food grubbing, that is a different story. Way back when I was first learning obedience training one of the final exercises was to put our dogs in a down/stay and not only leave the room but leave the building for 15 minutes. The only person that stayed was our trainer, not the owners. Most of the dogs in my class did not break their stay, which would be an automatic fail. I'm happy to report my dog was one of the ones that passed.
2016-07-18 20:16:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not try to self medicate your dog. Asprin can cause internal bleeding as well as a few other things. Is he eating and drinking noramlly or does it seem excessive or not very often at all? Is he limping or trying to avoid the use of his hurt leg? You need to at least call a vet and ask them if there is anything that you can do at home yourself. Their primary concern is for the animal so they should be more than willing to talk to you about any other options you might have. I strongly sugest you bring him in as soon as you can though. Often the smallest signs of discomfort can turn into something more serious later on. Animals do not like to show any signs of injury or pain as a survival skill, so if your dog is indicating that things aren't normal, you need to get him checked out.
2007-05-27 09:47:12 · answer #3 · answered by luckysvn_7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He could be panting from stress and pain. Becareful of aspirin, it can cause internal bleeding in dogs as it does in people. If you gave him fat that could cause loose stools. If he is still limping in the a.m. take him to a vet. Meanwhile do not let him chase anything and keep him quiet. His leg can not heal if he keeps rehurting it. Dogs can have a broken leg and not show as much pain as a person.
2007-05-27 09:27:49 · answer #4 · answered by ginbark 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Besides going to the vet, you can watch your dog, who's in a lot of pain, die! Giving him fat from a ham has now added to this poor dog's problems - he'll likely get diarrhea as well.
If he's panting a lot, he's likely going into shock. Are his gums pale as well? Quit wasting time and get this poor dog to the vet!
2007-05-27 09:27:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aspirin and ham fat will not fix the leg. If you care about the dog, he needs to go to the vet. It's morally reprehensible to refuse vet care to your injured animal, and in most places, it's also against the law. Find an all hours vet and bring him in ASAP so that he can get proper care, not just leftovers.
2007-05-27 09:26:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There's no way to know what specifically is wrong with his leg unless he's examined by a vet. Hopefully, it's nothing serious, but the fact that it keeps bothering him makes me think he needs to see a vet.
2007-05-27 09:31:35 · answer #7 · answered by Buddy28 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you really did care about the dog then you would have taken him to the vet by now...its all you can do to find out what is wrong with him so i suggest you take him as soon as possible before things get worse
2007-05-27 09:26:59 · answer #8 · answered by David C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yo really need to get him to the vets. panting is a sign of extreme pain.
2007-05-27 11:27:13 · answer #9 · answered by Kit_kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just see a vet and find out
2007-05-27 09:23:49 · answer #10 · answered by [brown♥eyed♥girl] 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋