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Posted by chygyrl2 582 days and 4 hours ago.

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Puppy biting older dog, older dog refuses to tell puppy "No". We have 2 boxers that we adopted 7 weeks ago. The older male is 3 years old and has never had a doggie companion, the puppy is an 11 month old female with no training what-so ever. We are working with both of them on Obedience and they do listen. The puppy chews on the male quite a bit, to the point that he now has several "kennel bites". Most of these I have kept clean with soap and water, and put triple antibiotic ointment on. The older wounds are healing well. He doesn't seem to care that she keeps giving him new wounds. We try to intervene when the play gets rough, but there are times when we are not home to watch them. Any advice on how to get her to stop creating new wounds on him? They both go for 1/2 hour walks every day, and have plenty of toys and chew things to gnarl up.

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Age: 6; Female; Breed: PIT

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WELL AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS ULCERS SO I GAVE HER A BOWL OF MILK AND RICE AND SHE DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN UNTIL TODAY A WEEK LATER AFTER THE FIRST TIME...

582 days and 4 hours ago.

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MY 6 YEAR OLD PIT IS VOMITING BLOOD,WHAT CAN THIS BE AND WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE HER WELL???

Posted by LennyDVM 582 days and 4 hours ago.

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How long has she been vomiting?

How much blood is she vomiting? Is the vomit blood tinged or a lot?

If there is a lot of blood? If so, could she have eaten rat poison?

If she is vomiting a lot of blood, you should get her to a veterinarian ASAP.

582 days and 4 hours ago.

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Reply to LennyDVM's Post: YES IT IS ALOT...AND NO T DON'T HAVE ANY RAT POISON DOWN,BUT I DID SEE A MOUSE IN THE HOUSE A WEEK AGO,BUT I DIDN'T USE POISON OR ANYTHING YET...COULD THE MOUSE DROPPING MAKE HER SICK???

582 days and 4 hours ago.

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SHE ALSO GOT TO FIGHTING WITH A POSSUM ABOUT A MONTH AGO,COULD THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT???

Posted by LennyDVM 582 days and 4 hours ago.

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The mouse droppings and possum fight should not have caused this.

Bleeding stomach ulcers or tumors could. Low platelet counts (thrombocytopenia) is another possible cause.

Can you get her to a veterinarian?

582 days and 4 hours ago.

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IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT I CAN DO I WOULD PERFER TO SAVE THE MONEY,A COMPLETE BLOOD WORK AND CHECK-UP AT MY VET IS OVER $200 AND I REALLY DON'T HAVE THAT TO SPARE RIGHT NOW...

Posted by LennyDVM 582 days and 3 hours ago.

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There is nothing that you can do to stop bleeding from the stomach at home. If the blood is from the mouth, it might stop on its own. You can wait and see if it stops without treatment, but run the risk of losing her if she continues to lose blood.

There are some causes of bleeding that a veterinarian can treat, but again, if she is really bleeding a lot, it could be hard for a vet to get stopped also.

If you keep her at home, keep her as quiet as possible and don't give her any food or water for at least 4 hours after she stops vomiting and bleeding. Then start with very small amounts of water every 15 minutes for several hours before offering her tiny bits of food.

582 days and 3 hours ago.

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SHE IS PREGNANT IS THIS OK???

Posted by LennyDVM 582 days and 3 hours ago.

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Not giving her food or water won't affect the pregnancy.

Is she still vomiting blood?

582 days and 3 hours ago.

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Reply to LennyDVM's Post: NOT NOW SHE DID 1 DAY LAST WEEK AND ABOUT 1 HOUR AGO TODAY,SHE'S RESTING NOW ON HER BED...

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Good.

Are you giving her any aspirin or other pain meds? If so, they could make bleeding worse.

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582 days and 2 hours ago.

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NO,THANK YOU

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