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BODY AREA
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COMMON SYMPTOMS AND CAUSES
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Ears
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Itching, redness, discharge, or odor: Ear infection, ear mites, allergies, ear cysts, mange, wax buildup, tumor
Swelling: Ear cancer, mange
Hearing loss: Deafness
Bleeding: Ear cancer
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Eyes
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Discharge, redness, or swelling: Eye infection, allergies, conjunctivitis (pink eye), canine distemper, autoimmune disorder, corneal disorders, dry eye, cherry eye, glaucoma, eye defects, eye injury
Bulging: Cherry eye, glaucoma, eye displacement
Bleeding: Injury, hyphema (blood in front of the eyes)
Blindness: Collie eye anomaly, tumor, glaucoma, seizures, poisoning, encephalitis, meningitis, hyphema (blood in front of the eyes), eye defects, autoimmune disorder, corneal disease
Clouding: Eye infection, eye defects, corneal disease, tumor, glaucoma, cataracts, ulcer, collie eye anomaly
Jaundice (yellowing): Liver disease, liver cancer, infection, heart tumor, stem cell disorders
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Mouth
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Abnormal gum color: Heart disease, heart failure, anemia, cancer, tumor, liver disease, kidney disease, poisoning, thyroid disorder, clotting deficiency, hookworms, infection
Bad breath: Gingivitis, mouth cancer, gum disease, mouth ulcer, cyst, cavities, tumor, gastrointestinal problems, kidney disease, retained deciduous teeth
Bleeding: Gingivitis, gum disease, mouth cancer, ulcer, clotting disorder
Difficulty breathing or coughing: Kennel cough, canine distemper, dog flu, infection, pneumonia, anemia, heartworm disease, upper respiratory infection, heart problems (disease, failure, murmur), cancer, poisoning, bronchitis, asthma, hernia, shock, foreign object in throat
Difficulty swallowing: Kennel cough, heart problems (disease, failure, murmur), heartworm disease, infection, poisoning, tonsil, thyroid, mouth, or throat cancer, tumor, pneumonia, hernia, foreign object in throat
Drooling: Rabies, mouth, tonsil, or tongue cancer, yeast infection, kidney disease, ulcer, cyst, cavities, gum disease, poisoning, allergies, epilepsy
Eating Grass, Feces, Other Unusual Items: Stomach inflammation, stomach irritation, acid reflux, infection, poisoning
Vomiting: Swallowing of something indigestible, rushed eating, parvo, canine distemper, tumor, intestinal parasites, allergies, leukemia, heartworm disease, infection, cancer, poisoning, inflammatory bowel disease, kidney disease, liver disease, epilepsy, meningitis
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Nose
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Bleeding: Injury, foreign object stuck in nose, infection, poisoning, tumor, clotting disorder, cancer
Sneezing or discharge: Kennel cough, canine distemper, bacterial, fungal, or viral infections, allergies
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Head
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Shaking: Ear mites, ear infection, kidney stones, poisoning
Swelling: Allergies, infection
Tilting or Pressing: Rabies, encephalitis, vestibular disorder, brain disorder, meningitis, tumor, cysts
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Skin and Hair
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Chewing, licking, scratching, flaking, or redness: Parasites, allergies, dry skin, skin irritation, infection, kidney disease, pain, anxiety, boredom
Hair loss: Mange, parasites, allergies, skin irritation, ringworm, ulcer, tumor, cancer, infection, hormonal problems
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Urinary
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Blood in urine: Urinary tract infection, kidney disease, kidney stones, cancer, diabetes, prostate disease, bacterial or fungal infection, poisoning
Frequent, painful, or strained urination: Urinary tract infection, kidney stones, kidney disease, bacterial or fungal infection, diabetes, bladder stones, prostate disease, liver disease, cancer
Incontinence: Aging, kidney disease, urinary tract infection, bladder stones, spinal cord disease, paralysis, seizures
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Bowel
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Blood in stool: Parvo, canine distemper, stomach or intestinal bleeding, constipation, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, poisoning, parasites, infection, ulcer
Constipation: Dehydration, ulcer
Diarrhea: Parvo, canine distemper, parasites, food allergies/intolerance, poisoning, liver disease, kidney disease, diabetes, infection, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, cancer, ulcer
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Abdominal
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Pain: Tumor, urinary tract or intestinal obstruction, twisted spleen, infection, gallstones, trauma, poisoning, liver disease, cancer
Swelling or distention: Bloat, heart disease, heart murmur, cushing’s disease, foreign body in gastrointestinal tract, kidney inflammation, tumor, liver fistula
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Legs
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Limping, stiffness, or difficulty rising: Hip dysplasia, arthritis, meningitis, rocky mountain spotted fever, lyme disease, spinal cord disease, bone or joint cancer, infection, nerve or muscle disorder, injury, back or neck problems
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Behavioral
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Aggression: Rabies, poisoning, meningitis
Disorientation or loss of balance: Rabies, vestibular disorder, meningitis, high blood pressure, seizures, cancer, encephalitis, eye defect, coma, liver fistula, brain injury, brain tumor, brain parasites, epilepsy
Increased thirst: Kidney disease, liver, disease, liver fistula, cushing’s disease, diabetes, bacterial infection, poisoning, cancer
Lack of appetite or weight loss: Canine distemper, poisoning, cancer, liver disease, intestinal problems, parasites, meningitis
Lethargy, weakness, depression, or hiding: Canine distemper, parvo, kennel cough, heart disease, heart failure, heart murmur, heartworm disease, cancer, cushing’s disease, kidney failure, liver disease, lyme disease, rabies, tumor, meningitis, anemia, encephalitis, infection, arthritis, hip dysplasia, poisoning, tumor, pneumonia, diabetes, anxiety
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Other
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Fever: Canine distemper, bacterial, viral, or fungal infection, abscess
Paralysis: Rabies, spinal cord injury, botulism, poisoning, meningitis
Seizure: Poisoning, canine distemper, head injury, rabies, meningitis, encephalitis, brain tumor, epilepsy
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