Symptoms Table

There are 10 Categories on two pages. This page contains info on lack of appetite, increased thirst, vomiting, increased salivation and diarrhea.


The next page contains info on straining, loss of hair, difficulty breathing, coughing, lameness and paralysis.

Note: I am not a veterinarian and I am not affiliated with a veterinarian. I am just a dog lover that wants to provide you with information. This table is not meant to replace a diagnoses of your pet's illness by your veterinarian.

*Asterisks denote the most common causes

Lack of Appetite Increased Thirst
Vomiting
Increased Salivation
Diarrhea
Fever
*Canine Distemper
*Infectious Canine Hepatitis

Leptospirosis
Septicaemia
Lyme Disease
Autoimmune disease

*Heatstroke

Toxicity
*Food Poisoning
*Renal Failure
Pyometra
Abscess
Diabetes Mellitus
Poisoning
Liver Destruction

*Cancer

Heart disease

Pain/shock/difficulty in swallowing/
*Dental disease
Burns
Facial paralysis
Trench Mouth
Rabies
Traffic Accident
Damage to Mouth & Throat
(ulcers, fractures, foreign bodies)
Meningitis
‘Slipped Disc’

Obstruction
Foreign bodies
Intussusception

Neonatal
Giving birth
‘Fading puppies’

Increased Water Loss
*Renal Failure
*Pyometra
*Exercise
Infectious canine hepatitis
Diabetes mellitus
Cushing’s syndrome
Liver disease
Diabetes insipidus
Addison’s disease
Dry or salty food
Severe diarrhea & or vomiting
Heatstroke

Infection
*Canine Distemper
*Infectious canine hepatitis
*Parvovirus
Coronavirus
Leptospirosis

< Toxicity/ Irritation
*Food Poisoning
*Renal Failure
*Pyometra
*Poisoning & Drugs
Diabetes Mellitus
Hemorrhagic gastro-enteritis
Roundworms (in puppies)
Pharyngitis
Over Eating
Dietary Intolerance
Ulcers
Helicobacter infection
Addisons Disease
Inflammatory bowel disease
Copper Toxicosis

Pain/Shock
*Bloat
Accidents (fractures, etc..)
Burns & Scalds
Acute pancreatitis
Peritonitis

*Cancer

Obstruction
Foreign bodies or constriction in esophagus, stomach or intestines
Dilated esophagus
Hernia
Intussusception

Overstimulation
Travel Sickness
Encephalitis

Neonatal
Giving birth
Nursing bitch
‘Fading Puppies’

Over-Stimulation
Heatstroke
Poisoning
Snakebite
Pseudorabies
Toad venom
Inflamed mouth or pharynx
Hysteria
Epilepsy

Nausea
All causes of Vomiting
Travel sickness
*Bloat

Difficulty in swallowing
*Dental Disease
Foreign Bodies, ulcers or cancer (face & tongue)
Muscle paralysis or inflammation
Salivary cyst
Fractured Skull
Rabies

Infection
*Canine Distemper
Infectious canine hepatitis
*Parvovirus
Leptospirosis
Coronavirus
Campylobacter infection

Toxicity/ Irritation
*Food Poisoning
Roundworms (in puppies)
Hemorrhagic gastro-enteritis
Whipworms
Dietary allergies & intolerances
Poisoning
Drugs
Colitis & Ulcers
Giardia

Coccidia
Addisons Disease
Inflammatory bowel disease
Perianal Fistulas

Impaired digestion or absorption
Pancreatic insufficiency
Malabsorption
Cancer
Liver disease
Blocked bile duct


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