4 Symptoms That Could Cost Your Dog Its Life

4 Tips That Could Save Your Dog's Life 🔷🔷🔷 Summer can be a dangerous time for man's best friend, so to ensure that your furry companion is in tip-top shape, it's important to know the canine vital signs you need to be checking for. Knowing these four tips and tricks could mean the difference between life and death, so it's best to be prepared, so you can make sure you have a happy and healthy dog. If any of these vital signs seem off, it's best to seek medical assistance immediately from your local veterinarian.

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1. Mucous Membrane

Check the color and general condition of the mucous membrane. If it's wet and pink, everything is fine. But if the mucous membrane is dry, red, dark red, blue, or white, something is off and you should see your vet right away.

2. Pulse

A normal canine heart rate is 120 beats per minute or two beats per second. To check the pulse, place two fingers on the left side of the chest, under the elbow, and apply gentle pressure to the ribs.

Alternatively, you can check the pulse by feeling the femoral artery in the thigh.

3. Body Temperature

The normal body temperature in dogs is between 100 and 102.5°F. The best way to measure a dog's temperature is with a digital rectal thermometer. Before inserting the thermometer, make sure to first lubricate it with oil, petroleum jelly, or a water-based medical lubricant.

4. Breathing

Count the number of times the chest rises and falls in a 10 second interval and multiply this number by 6. The regular respiratory rate is 10 to 35 breaths per minute.

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[godisgreat]

My dog just died and I feel like I didn't take care of him well I feel so depressed and I can't get him off my head i just hope he's good now and happier I feel so bad I just didnt have enough money to take care of him I should of saved up and bought him all the things he needed he passed away yesterday and it just hurts so bad knowing that I can't pet him and see him anymore so plz guys take really good care of your dogs it doesn't feel good when you loose someone you love I feel so bad for not taking care of him more than what I did
Rest in peace OSO

[thatbitchnoemie]

Watching even a cartoon doggo being sick makes me sad 🙁

[anythingwithJAM]

✅ pulse : 120beats/min
✅ temp : 101 to 102.5F
✅ breathing: 10-35 breaths per minute
✅ gums: gum pink and moist

[ggsxpremepsn]

my dog passed aways just 3 hrs ago, my heart sunk so bad :(, i rescued him from the forest and took him as my own, and raised him so well🥺, i guess it was just his time to go :((

[starstar]

I looked up the symptoms for my dog and this was the first thing that popped up I am definitely going to get her a visit to the vet

[sammy_mchl]

my dog just died few hours ago and im so depressed guys plz take care so much of your dogs love them so much cuz dogs have life too they like a human but they dont just know if they are sick or not guys take care of your dogs i miss my dig RIP deen deen❤😭

[jazz]

Basic knowledge on furry friends health . Every dog owner should keep this useful tips

[marimarichan]

The saddest part was i left this unopened, preparing to play it, exactly when my dog passed away. I was hoping for him to recover by watching some videos here on YouTube, however it was too late. January 12, 2022. 2:01pm. Rest in peace, Tarro. I'll always remember you.

[Cocotikihut]

I have been reading alot of these comments. Many people on here are confused about why their dog just died. If you have a dog that is still alive but not eating, vomiting, constipated, has diarrhea, lethargic, urinating alot, has unusual growths on skin, etc, take your dog to the vet to get xrayed and blood work done. You will find out what the problem is. My 14 yr old mini schnauzer has high levels of liver enzymes and cancer. She is on medication. I know she probably wont make it to next summer but I am happy to make her as comfortable as possible before she passes. When I was a child, we didn't take our dogs to the vet. They never got shots or check ups. When they died, we just cried and buried them in the backyard. Now that I am an adult, I am more responsible than I was raised to be. If you can afford it, take your dog to the vet. If you can't afford it, rethink pet ownership.

[deweybarnes]

lost my best friend of 13 years this Monday to frigging so heart most beuatiful Chocolate Lab. She was the best dog ever!

[aimem.]

PLEASE ANYONE READING THIS...

Listen & pay deep attention to your pet. My dog died and he had a brain tumor, he would walk into the corner of a walk & I thought maybe he wanted attention, WELL I WAS AN IDIOT. Please don’t take their unconditional love for granted. He suffered and I never even realized it, not it’s too late. Please pay attention to their Bc they CANNOT SPEAK LIKE YOU OR I. Please take care of them before it’s too late & you REGRET IT !!!

[gusrtw]

For the breathing part, I'd count for the whole minute. You can do that multiplying thing with heartbeat though, since it's a more regular thing, but breath can be quite irregular so you might come up with a number either too high or too low. Just go for the whole minute.

[trintrinthetiger]

went to check my dogs pulse and pulled oof a tick

[relaxmydog]

Thanks SO much for sharing this - it's SO important for dog owners to recognise these signs.

[rudaughterofzion]

I'm here because I just lost my dog today... lost another one over a month ago, I gutted! The one is sick too but it's still eating and energitic. I never noticed they were sick until I noticed their stomachs were enlarged and their back bone a bit elevated. I called a vet and he said they had worms, so we dewormed them but to no avail, their stomachs were still protruded. The other one had developed a limp but we thought it was an injury because she loves to play with rocks.... The eyes were swollen and red, the one that died used to be playful but had just kind of become inactive. I thought it was depression from losing their other friend a month ago. My dogs are a mix between roties and German sherpard. 3 days ago the one that died today just became really weak and wasn't eating. So I called in the vet who came in the next day and he said they had biliary fever and that it causes kidney damage, water in the stomach, swollen legs. So he put a needle in its stomach to drain some water and release pressure and only a bit came out and it was yellowish in colour.... then he gave it 4 injections. Asked that we give it milk and buy livers for it to replenish it's red blood cells. It was so weak. Tried giving it milk yesterday and it threw it all up. Tried giving it today but it would not eat. Someone lifted it up today to move it.... and an hour later it was dead. It went and hid itself behind the house and died there😢. Maybe when they were lifting it up they crushed it's liver or something because it's death ws so sudden. I'm still in tears over this. I'm hoping the other one recovers because it too was injected. Was it really biliary fever. Was googling the symptoms and haven't come across where it talks about swollen stomach. I need closure, what's killing my dogs 😢😢😢

[imover]

My dog is currently on the way to the hospital with some terrifying symptoms like difficulty breathing and barely able to walk. Man... What a terrible experience for anyone to go through. My love and empathy to anyone else in my shoes in the future. I wish dogs never had to die.

[kartikkumar]

I request to everyone never own the dog if u can't give him time, if you can't fulfill his needs, if you can't give him good care.
Because if he is died u will regret whole life and you will never think about to own dog. Dogs are very demanding. It's a reality.
It's depressing also when they fall sick and you can't do anything.

[luvlyfe]

My child just passed away a few hours ago and I’m literally numb! I’ve had my baby for 12 years and this was so unexpected! I literally am In disbelief! My family is literally heartbroken! She went through everything with me! 😭😭😭🙏🏾

[kimmel]

My dog looks just like the one in the video and he’s been having serious ear problems. He has a yeast infection and his ears are red and smelly. Some days, unlike usual, he just sits in his crate sleeping and doesn’t come when we call him. Thank you, now I can know if he’s okay when he’s asleep like this and hope he gets better!

[mexicated]

Yay it works! My dog is fine! Thanks for the help!