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Methemoglobinemia In Dogs: Symptoms, Causes, & Treatments

Methemoglobinemia in dogs is a specific type of anemia usually caused by either genetic issues or as a result of a canine being exposed to chemicals. It often appears as the dog’s blood looking a brownish color rather than red.

In normal circumstances, hemoglobin in the blood carries oxygen around a dog’s body. But when iron oxygenation occurs, it instead produces methemoglobin, 

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