Keep this list handy to recognize your Golden Retrievers symptoms that signal a dog emergency or serious health problem so you can contact your veterinarian. Also, learn the types and dosages of medicines that are safe for your Golden:
Emergency!
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Diarrhea for more than 24 hours
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Bloody diarrhea, diarrhea with vomiting, fever, or other symptoms
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Vomiting for more than 24 hours (save the vomitus)
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Excessive panting, drooling, rapid pulse, dark red gums, frantic glazed expression (heatstroke)
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Abdominal swelling, discomfort with labored breathing, restlessness, roaching the back, drooling, gagvomiting (bloat)
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Very pale gums, shivering, lowered body temperature (under 100 degrees) (hypothermia)
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Depression, shivering, weak pulse, listlessness, lowered body temperature (shock from loss of blood orinjury)
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Sudden swelling around the head or other body part
Signs of serious health problems
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Poor appetite
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Prolonged or pronounced limping
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Shortness of breath
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Extreme lethargy or sleeping habits
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Frequent urination
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Sudden weight loss
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Excessive water intake
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Straining to move the bowels
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Lumps or black mole-like growths on any body part
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Unexplained change in attitude: fearful, shy, or aggressive
