OK my dog started out with what looked like red spots or rash on one section of his body.. Then all over his body the next day, more on his belly and then into full out red blood under skin and bruising..
IT IS VERY SERIOUS! There is a condition called IMT - immune mediated thrombocytopenia.. This is the immune system attacking platelets and the dog can not clot and bleeds..
They can have these spots under the skin, they can also bleed from their gums, ears, nose, and eyes.. You need a CBC this is blood tests that count red, white cells, hemoglobin, and platelets..
Its only 50-80 bucks, and another 15-25 may be needed for a smear to manually count cells or see if there are baby platelets in the blood, as this condition may be worse and may also mean the bone marrow is not producing fast enough or spleen is eating up cells too fast. No this is not leukemia, it is a blood disorder and your dog or any small animal and even people have this condition go to an emergency vet hospital like Oakville or guelph university location that is open 365/year 24hrs.. They need to be hospitalized, placed on immune suppressant immediately and may need kemo drug like vincristine to boost cells before they bleed to death and trreatment starts working. DON'T wait and don't let anyone tell you it's a skin pigmentation, if it looks like a bruise it is! And some dogs die within 48hours depending on how quickly they lose platelets!
IT IS VERY SERIOUS! There is a condition called IMT - immune mediated thrombocytopenia.. This is the immune system attacking platelets and the dog can not clot and bleeds..
They can have these spots under the skin, they can also bleed from their gums, ears, nose, and eyes.. You need a CBC this is blood tests that count red, white cells, hemoglobin, and platelets..
Its only 50-80 bucks, and another 15-25 may be needed for a smear to manually count cells or see if there are baby platelets in the blood, as this condition may be worse and may also mean the bone marrow is not producing fast enough or spleen is eating up cells too fast. No this is not leukemia, it is a blood disorder and your dog or any small animal and even people have this condition go to an emergency vet hospital like Oakville or guelph university location that is open 365/year 24hrs.. They need to be hospitalized, placed on immune suppressant immediately and may need kemo drug like vincristine to boost cells before they bleed to death and trreatment starts working. DON'T wait and don't let anyone tell you it's a skin pigmentation, if it looks like a bruise it is! And some dogs die within 48hours depending on how quickly they lose platelets!