"Assessing Hydration or Dehydration"

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This is something a person can easily do at home.

Assessing the "degree" of dehydration doesn't matter because ANY dehydration is a "thing".

A dog or cat's skin is supposed to be 'pinchable' and I don't mean a little "pinch" between finger tips and thumb, but pulling up a 'roll' of skin on the shoulders and letting it go. The skin should RAPIDLY (practically instantly) slide back into position. If you pull up a roll of skin between the shoulder blades and hold it, then let it go and it takes a second or two to slide back into position - your pet is dehydrated. And it's a 'thing'.

If the fold of skin doesn't go back into position at all, your pet needs a Vet right now.

There are lots of causes of dehydration but diabetes and kidney failure figure BIG in old pets. Especially old cats. These are NOT the only causes (not by a long shot)

So the Big Pinch Test is how you can assess hydration at home.

#hydration #dehydration #checkingdehydration

Oxyfresh has been around a VERY long time and still hasn't been surpassed. I love the water additive. I recommend it's made fresh daily with distilled water, and for bad mouths - double strength. Always safe. this will NOT dissolve tartar but it will kill germs, reduce pus and infection and keep teeth from getting "bad" if they're not already. Kit includes gel and brushes.

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Anymore these days companies are NOT making cones that are long enough to protect feet, OR stop head shaking. You really just need a cone. And this is the most important part - YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO FIX IT TO THE COLLAR because NO CONE is tight enough to resist a back foot pushing on it. And they'll do it! (Buy The Right One on Amazon)

Something else I found for my dog "Ajax" that's cool:

Sporn Dog Halter STOPS "pulling and tugging" NOW. (Link)

This is what I use now, with my dog Ajax. I used to use the Gentle Leader, but I didn't like including his face in the thing. Now, this just goes around his chest and he DOES NOT PULL ANY MORE. It's great! Amazon.com has it.

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I couldn't get behind these until this one came out. It has a strap that keeps the thing from sliding down. THAT strap has a strap that keeps the thing from rolling down off the dog's rump. And the whole thing does NOT wrap around his weiner area (which would have been fine for a female dog of course) so this one has THREE key engineering points.

Buy the proper knee brace and put it on tight!