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joanie
Soy for flaky skin
My female golden retiever, Dilly, had extremely flaky, itchy skin. I took her to vets to be told she had allergies and spent alot of money on vet bills. She's a little over two and has only had one heat cycle so thought I'd try giving her some soy suppliments that I was taking. After 1 1/2 months...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Apr 5 2006 11:29 PM
mahnk04
Post neutering - housebreaking has taken a backslide - help!
So I posted some time ago about how my husband did not want Gibbon neutered. I eventually convinced him and we had him neutered last Thursday. Gibbon is doing really well except for one issue. He started to have accidents in the apartment. He was fine through Sunday. Then yesterday and today, in the...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Apr 5 2006 10:37 PM
Jas
dandruff and flaky skin
I switched over my puppy to Herring and Sweet Potatoes by California Natural... she is also taking derma caps for her dry skin.... do you think I'm over doing it with the fish in her food and dermacaps? Should I stop on the derms?
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Apr 5 2006 10:22 PM
Diane
petsilk
Has anyone tried Petsilk? Favorite shampoo? I am using Crown Royale, but dont like the scent. Thanks!
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Apr 5 2006 5:20 PM
Firestorm
Cleaning Eyes and Ears Help!
How should I clean my Shih Tzu's ears and eyes? Anything I should look out for as far as concerns?
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Apr 5 2006 5:10 PM
robinsegg26
Heartworm treatment
Hi all. I am new to the boards and had a few questions. I took my black lab to the vet saturday and he tested postive for heartworms. I had back surgery in October and lapsed on his heartworm meds. I feel really really guilty that I screwed up this bad and that he is going to have to go thru this...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Apr 5 2006 3:26 PM
Cathy Banks
Miniature Schnauzer
My miniature schnauzer has acquired aurotrichia. I had seen a post about this from 2000 but can't find it. Is there anything we need to do about the golden spots or will they change back later? Our little schnauzer is in good health with no skin problems. He had lost some hair on this mid sides and...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Apr 5 2006 2:40 PM
andys_momma
EXCESSIVE SALIVATION
Just today, Andy started salivating heavily--it was just running out of his mouth and dripping on the floor like never before. We took him to the vet who looked in his mouth but couldn's see anything. He told us if it continued, they would have to sedate Andy and do a thorough mouth exam to start...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Apr 5 2006 12:18 PM
swamper
Damaged hair under collar
I have a boxer that has a spot of severely damanged hair due to her collar. How should I go about fixing this? The collar has now been removed when can I expect to see an improvement?
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Apr 5 2006 2:02 AM
sillysally
Gentle on skin, hard on smell?
Can anyone recommend a shampoo that is easy on the skin (Sally is prone to dry skin) but gets rid of doggy smell well. I currently use an oatmeal shampoo and a leave in conditioner on Sally, but it seems like she is smellie in a week or two.....
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Apr 5 2006 12:42 AM
Kara
Furminator
So as another summer rolls along aand I now have to think obaut Sam's summer options. We have 1. Take a double coated breed to go be shaved. 2. Find out about a furminator/seditalloffquick solution. 3. Slicker him down all summer. 4. Anything else I can think of. So, I was thinking option 2, the Furminator...
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LAST POST: ON: 4/4/2006 7:41:06 PM
papillon806
Would you consider this "allergies"?
My puppy has always had itchy skin it seems like. No flaking or anything severe like that, but he is always itching himself and knawing at various spots on his body (occasionally) and I know it's not flea related. He also has very teary eyes (which I hear is common for papillons), but I was curious...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Apr 4 2006 4:26 PM
Dana
One more injury...
On a hike today we pulled (Not kidding) a 3 1/2 inch long stick out from between Laz's toes. He was going down a hill and it must have just been jammed in there. I covered it with a sock and we hiked 1.7 miles back to the car. He was properly treated by the vet, but I was wondering if there is...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Apr 4 2006 11:29 AM
Firestorm
Shih Tzu Grooming
What should I bathe my Shih Tzu in? Shoul I use any coat conditioners? Should I get something Hypoallergenic? What about grooming him when is coat grows back in from being clipped?
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Apr 4 2006 10:48 AM
p go
eye ulcer
my shih tzu had an eye ulcer last fall and he recently went in fo another eye ulcer. the vet checked the old ulcer and showed me how it had scar tissue and is still reactive. does this affect their vision? i notice when he sees a squirell far away he wants to go after it. i caught the second ulcer early...
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LAST POST: ON: 4/4/2006 11:10:40 AM
He is The Boss
My boy is in pain, how can I help?
Before I got Boss his previous owner abused him and broke his left front leg at the elbow. He didn't have the money to take him to the vet so my brother paid for it. Boss had a fracture at the elbow. The guy was told to keep him in his crate and quiet for a few days and then he was to be walked twice...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Apr 4 2006 12:54 AM
Benjamin Cheung
electric dog hair trimmer...
hi all, please forgive me if this is a re-post. i have 2 Pomeranians n i periodically cut n trim their hair alittle shorter for the summer time. i've been using those normal hair trimmer for people in the past. but after awhile, it died on me. any recommendations of wha type n brand of electric trimmer...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Apr 3 2006 6:31 PM
ken
What was wrong with my dog???
Ok around 10pm on a friday night last week my dog throws up, I think no big deal and clean it up.... around mid-nightish she throws up again, again I think no big deal, so we go to sleep and I'm woken up at 6am by her whining, Im thinking she needs to go outside to go potty really bad so I take her...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Apr 3 2006 7:07 AM
shaylan putney
ticks
i pulled 2 ticks off charley today what is the best way to keep tick off i thogugh about a baby cut
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Apr 2 2006 11:44 PM
Jenny Shiu
don't need to be groomed????
Actually I am doing my essay of my BVSc.... Do anybody know what breeds of dogs don't need to be groomed???? thx so much...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Apr 2 2006 10:44 PM