Symptoms in Corgis you should never ignore

Symptoms in Corgis you should never ignore

Published by Michael Romanos
10-25-2007

Symptoms in Corgis you should never ignore

You should never ignore the following symptons in your Corgi. They can indicate an underlying serious disease or illness. Some are obvious, some are not.

Pacing and restlessness
Unproductive retching
Collapse or fainting
Not eating or loss of appetite
Losing weight
Breathing problems
Red eye
Jaundice
Trouble urinating
Urinating and drinking excessively
Fever
Seizure
Bleeding and bruising
Coughing
Bloated or disended abdomen
Bloody urine
Bloody diarrhea
Bloody vomit
Bite wounds
Lethargy or weakness
Pale gums

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By ColColt on 10-28-2007, 11:06 AM

Bubba does the pacing and restlessness thing primarily after eating. He'll finish, walk into the dining room, come back through the living room and down the hall, stick his head into the bathroom and look, goes onto the bedrooms and looks in and then comes back. I don't know if he's making sure all is well there or what. It's a ritual he does after each meal.

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By bdennis on 10-28-2007, 03:50 PM

Red eye

Can you explain what red eye may mean in corgis?
Thanks, bdennis

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By Michael Romanos on 10-28-2007, 08:08 PM

Bubba has got into a routine, bless his little heart. Some of his reaction might be to do with relaying that he is not satisfied with his meal ie not enough, even though he is more than likely had more that sufficient. Therefore maybe he is on the prowl for more food! It is most likely a form of frapping which is a prevalent action among Corgis. Anyway, nothing to do with an illness.

Red eye usually signifies conjunctivitis - a sign of inflammation or infection. Do not leave untreated - if untreated, blindness could result.

Last edited by Michael Romanos : 10-29-2007 at 01:23 AM.

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By glencorgi on 10-29-2007, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Michael Romanos

Red eye usually signifies conjunctivitis - a sign of inflammation or infection. Do not leave untreated - if untreated, blindness could result.

With this there is usually a drainage or goop in the eye as well. Now if after a vet visit for example, you check your corgi's eyes and see the blood vessels in the white of the eyes, then that would be a sign of stress which will go away. Different things.

Debbie

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By fido on 10-30-2007, 05:38 AM

Regarding the pacing, maybe he needs to go out to do his business as eating is a trigger for this--according to several of our dog manuals. Our Buddy is fed his main meals 2x/day and goes out after each for his business. ( he also gets a small snack at mid day: some chopped apple, dental chew, or frozen yogurt filled kong, chopped carrot, etc)

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By ColColt on 10-30-2007, 07:08 AM

He starts the pacing and checking out each room before he's half finished with his meal. He'll take a few bites, start pacing, come back and take a few more bites, checks out the bathroom, comes back and then goes down the hall and looks into each bedroom. At other times he may get completely through or almost and start this. What's he looking for? Does he think he has to keep guard and wants to be sure no monsters are in those rooms? It doesn't make sense to me. Most dogs I've seen relish their food and very little will distract them. If someone out back or next door closes a car door, ears perk up and he stops eating. It doesns't seem to make much difference.

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By Michael Romanos on 10-30-2007, 07:10 PM

That's very amusing. Don't stop him from his routine. It obviously satisfies him that everything is ok. He is one of those Corgis who has different priorities from the food guzzlers. If someone apprached our front door and Taylor was eating his dinner, he would quickly check it out and just as quickly get back to his bowl. There would be very abrupt hellos. Other Corgis would not stop eating for any reason.
Neither a normal puppy nor a normal adult dog will want to toilet immediately following a meal.

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By EvyKins on 10-31-2007, 03:37 PM

Unproductive retching...explain that, please.

Ein sometimes does this hacking/coughing thing that sounds similar to a cat coughing up a hairball. He was mainly doing that after a lot of running--like when he'd just let loose and run at full speed, when he'd stop, he'd start hacking--but every once in awhile he'll do it out of nowhere once or twice. I thought maybe it was because we have 2 cats and one of them sheds like CRAZY.

He's going to the vet this week so I will ask him about this, but I thought in light of this article I'd ask on here, too.

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By Michael Romanos on 10-31-2007, 04:40 PM

Without having consulted with my vet friends, unproductive retching is like dry retching - a dog acts as though they are going to vomit but nothing emerges from their mouths - not just a oncer but a number of attempts. Could be a sign of life threatening gastric dialation volvulus, or torsion. GDV not common in Corgis.
A Corgi coughing must be regarded as seriously serious.

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By woogiebear on 04-14-2008, 03:15 PM

Both my boys occassionally have the hacking spells. (Like they have hairballs).

What concerns me more is Spoilt has done it a couple of times but Rotten does it pretty regularly and that is a wheezing fit. Like he can't catch his breath or something. It lasts a full minute or so, just constant heavy wheezing. I have asked the vet about it, Rotten even did it at the vets office one day and he told me not to worry about it, that Corgi's sometimes do that.

It's been 2 years now and both are healthy otherwise and quite happy. But still...always wondered about that. Rotten did it again Saturday.

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By Bailey's driver on 04-14-2008, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael Romanos

I agree, if he likes it let him do it.

It certainly seems strange now, maybe in the beginning he was looking for the rest of the pack, of the rest of the litter, and just got into a routine. Every time I go to put Bailey's leash on he goes to the porch and has to walk under a chair, then under the couch, and out the other end before I put the leash or the harness on him. In the begining he was trying to avoid the leash by hiding. Now he just does it. I let him enjoy it. He always comes out the other end and waits for the leash. I like letting him do it, dogs like the security of repeating things. I figure it make him feel safe and secure. For some reason I find it a little entertaining. Like a tunnel on an agility course.
Both routines would make a good "funny" video for the internet.

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By TinaMc on 04-20-2008, 06:59 AM

health concern

Just searching for some info and this seemed the right place. I have a 3 yr. female named Fyvie. She is generally healthy and active. Yesterday pm she was running around barking and generally annoying our cat when my husband said she peed on the carpet a little bit(housetrained) and then there was some spots of blood on the tile. I haven't noticed any other symptoms to indicate a uti before this and she hasn't had one before. Appetite is good and activity level is normal. She does generally "hold it" due to rain/storm but we still try to get her outside. She gets so stubborn! And of course, I plan to take her in to our vet; just wondered on the symptoms and severity of the issue. Can't get her into until Monday..possible Tues.? What do you suggest? Thanks Tina and Fyvie

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By LaRogue on 04-20-2008, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TinaMc

It could be a UTI, but it might be a symptom of something else. I would take her to the vet to have her tested. I had a male corgi who sometimes got UTI's. He didn't have accidents and acted normally. The only symptom was very faint, to the point I sometimes wasn't sure it was even there, blood after urinating.

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By TinaMc on 04-21-2008, 06:33 PM

Hey, yep came back with UTI diagnosis with a urine sample taken; however, i agree that she didn't have a lot of symptoms before it was obvious with the blood in urine and will continue to monitor her for any changes. Gave her a med and will also do another sample following the script. So hopefully, this is all it will be...thanks!

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