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huskie lab mix has joint pain stiffness dry nose direha no energy about 7 months old

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July 3 2004 at 11:11 AM (7 hours and 7 minutes and 54 seconds later)
         
Hi There,

With the symptoms you list, and the age of your dog, being so young, it sounds like you should get your dog to see a vet. The dog could be getting dehydrated from the diarrhea, which will cause no energy, and if he/she is not eating either, or drinking water, you must get him/her some fluids into the body.

With the joint pain and stiffness, you should have the dog checked and also, if possible for you, can you take the dog's temperature? It is good to buy one of the flexible non-breakable thermometers to keep on hand, for times like this.

Did the dog have its shots for distemper, etc.?

Perhaps this is just a virus, but could be something quite serious.

Take care!

Elena Marie
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July 3 2004 at 6:13 PM (7 hours and 2 minutes and 41 seconds later)
         
HE HAS NOT HAD HIS SHOTS YET, HE IS EATING AND DRINKING OK. HIS SKIN IN TIGHT AND DOES NOT SEEM TO BE DEHYDRATED I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THE TEMP I WIIL CHECK.


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July 3 2004 at 9:55 PM (3 hours and 41 minutes and 35 seconds later)
         
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Hi Again,

Keep an eye on him, and as long as he is eating and drinking, he doesn't sound too very sick at this time. But, if he starts vomiting or has severe diarrhea, I really recommend that you get him to a vet to be checked out. I had a dog when I was living at home with my parents, and she contracted distemper. She started out with diarrhea, and then vomiting and couldn't eat or drink. She got really, really sick and eventually developed encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) and we had to put her down. It was very hard.

I hope that your dog only has a slight virus of some kind, or perhaps, if you do not have Air Conditioning, or keep him outside, he could be suffering somewhat from the heat.

If he does have a temperature, or gets worse, please take him to the vet's, even if you have to go to the emergency vet, especially if he loses his appetite and stops drinking.

With the joint pain and stiffness that you mentioned, it would be a good idea anyway, to get him checked out and he should be getting his shots.

Do you have other animals, dogs or cats? That is always a concern too, as they could contract what he may have.

Here is a good website to visit for more information on dogs and their diseases and problems:

http://www.vetinfo.com/doglame.html#Lameness%20and%20loss%20of%20energy

You can back track on this site, but it does have a great amount of information on problems in dogs with stiffness in their joints, etc.

Hope this helps! Good luck and take care!

Elena Marie
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