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Have a question about your dog's health, or an experience that could help other owners? Send it to us using the form below. It's free. Our team answers selected questions and publishes them, so other dog owners with the same problem can learn from them too.
How It Works
- Tell us about your dog: age, breed, sex, and whether he's spayed or neutered.
- Describe the problem: the signs, when they started, whether they're getting worse, and what your vet has found so far.
- List medicines, diet and any recent changes, and anything he may have eaten.
- Add photos if they help show the problem.
We edit questions for length and clarity, and we remove full names, contact details and locations before publishing. Answers are general information, not a diagnosis. Please follow your own vet's advice.
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Have a Question, Request or Want to Share a Story that could help others? Our team will answer questions for free!
Please include information such as your dog's medical history, age, sex, breed, symptoms, diet, changes in behavior and medications. Providing pictures by uploading them below can also be of help.
We will do our best to get back to you quickly (it depends on how many questions we receive each day). If you do require an immediate response we suggest using this online dog veterinary service that is available now.
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