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my dogs head in caving in and he has growths on his body
Sent to Dog Experts September 07 04:01 PM

the right side of his head seems to have caved in he
gets a lot of muscus in his right eye and it seem to have
some blood in it I am afraid he needs to be put down ,
but my husband says he isn't in pain because he is
eating as normal. His bowls don't seem to be working
right either he get diaerra that is a big mess.

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September 7 4:18 PM (16 minutes and 34 seconds later)
         
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It sounds like the dog may have an intestinal problem and could have a problem with the nerves in his face area called Horners' Syndrome. You can read about this here
www.petcaretips.net/horners_syndrome.html
It could also be your dog has an eye infection or is suffering from having been hit by a car etc.
The dog needs vet care for both problems.
Your husband is wrong about the pain as dogs often don't show it easily and at the very least the diarrhea is hurting him.
Please get your pet to a vet.
Hope this helps you!

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September 7 4:32 PM (14 minutes and 13 seconds later)
         
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The Horner's can make it look like the head is caving in due to muscle wasting from the nerve problem.

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September 7 4:39 PM (6 minutes and 39 seconds later)
         
Reply to Nancy Holmes's Post: head is caving in and his jaw bone is pertruding about
1 1/2 inches above the rest of his face
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September 7 4:47 PM (8 minutes and 46 seconds later)
         
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The loss of muscle will do that. This could be from other issues including a blow to the head, adrenal disease, and some breeds have inherited disorders that can cause this, and cancer can cause it also.

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September 7 4:57 PM (9 minutes and 8 seconds later)
         
Reply to Nancy Holmes's Post: please send me the name of that deseise again
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September 7 5:13 PM (15 minutes and 57 seconds later)
         
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Horner's Syndrome you can read about it in the above link.

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September 7 5:25 PM (12 minutes and 12 seconds later)
         
Reply to Nancy Holmes's Post: I reread the discription again his eye seems to be ok no
drooping, the cornia is fine no swelling but his head on
the right side looks like a skelton with skin covering.
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September 7 5:35 PM (10 minutes and 25 seconds later)
         
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