Comments on: Is My Dog Sick? http://thesickdogblog.com/2009/02/is-my-dog-sick/ Is My Dog Sick? Sat, 05 Mar 2011 23:58:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kristy Anderson http://thesickdogblog.com/2009/02/is-my-dog-sick/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Kristy Anderson Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:47:50 +0000 http://thesickdogblog.com/?p=7#comment-40 Great post. I love taking time out of my workday to read some blogs about animals. Always nice to find some useful information in between all the fluff LOL (no pun intended :-)) Great post. I love taking time out of my workday to read some blogs about animals. Always nice to find some useful information in between all the fluff LOL (no pun intended :-) )

]]> By: Jill Browne http://thesickdogblog.com/2009/02/is-my-dog-sick/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Jill Browne Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:10:13 +0000 http://thesickdogblog.com/?p=7#comment-2 My poor black dog was really sick last fall, lethargic, not eating, all the things you mention, Mia. When I checked her gums - which I have seen millions of times, by the way - I was so alarmed I called the vet in panic to say, "The dog's gums are BLACK!" This was totally true, but in fact my dog has always had black gums so, taking my words literally, there was nothing really to get excited about. Thank goodness the vet and her staff understood that I was talking about more than just the colour. Being dehydrated gave the black a completely different look - slack, dry, and scary (like all her teeth would fall out at any second). Although what I THOUGHT I was reacting to was the black colour, in fact it was the flatness and dryness - I just didn't have the words for it. I'm so happy to have such a great vet's office to help me with dog emergencies and routine care. Dog got better, all's well now. My poor black dog was really sick last fall, lethargic, not eating, all the things you mention, Mia.

When I checked her gums – which I have seen millions of times, by the way – I was so alarmed I called the vet in panic to say, “The dog’s gums are BLACK!” This was totally true, but in fact my dog has always had black gums so, taking my words literally, there was nothing really to get excited about. Thank goodness the vet and her staff understood that I was talking about more than just the colour.

Being dehydrated gave the black a completely different look – slack, dry, and scary (like all her teeth would fall out at any second).

Although what I THOUGHT I was reacting to was the black colour, in fact it was the flatness and dryness – I just didn’t have the words for it.

I’m so happy to have such a great vet’s office to help me with dog emergencies and routine care. Dog got better, all’s well now.

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