In addition to persistent vomiting and diarrhea, illness, fever, heat stroke, and a deficiency in fluid intake can all cause dehydration. If there is moderate dehydration and the dog is not throwing up, you can treat the dog with Ringer's lactate (âlactated Ringersâ with 5% dextrose in water).
Slang. Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered acceptable in certain social settings. Slang expressions may act as euphemisms and may be used as a means of identifying with one's peers.
1 noun a paid police informer. â 2 Noseâ was used to denote a police spy or informer and so were slang synonyms such as nark, snitch and snout. 3  Snout is of more recent origin than the other terms, dating from between the world wars. 4  noun tobacco, a cigarette.