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myorganicpets
Excessive shedding
Does anyone here have a GSP ?? Do you know if they shed alot during the spring ?? I haven't had Andy long enough to know . All I know is that in the last couple of months his coat has gotten a bit dull and he is shedding like mad. I know he had a sensitivity to chicken but I have removed that from...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Apr 2 2006 10:31 PM
noschwag
Please help noodle.
A few days ago I noticed that one of noodles front/left nail was cracked in half and split. It wiggled like a loose tooth. Today after letting her out, she came back limping. I checked the nail, and sure enough, the cracked half broke off. She wasn't bleeding so I wiped it down with water, and...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Apr 2 2006 10:14 PM
pipercub
Aaaugh!!! DIARRHEA! Parvo with vaccine?
Now I'm scared. I posted on the nutrition page a few days ago about my cocker, Piper having diarrhea. Everyone gave great suggestions on helping him through it, and it seemed like everything was getting better - I'm feeding him boiled rice and chicken, I've given him a bit of pumpkin, his...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Apr 2 2006 6:19 PM
Julie Beveridge
Diarhea and then this??
So Dakota seems to be feeling much much better today. Eating normally and her poop is kinda forming a bit now. Last time she went it was mostly pumpkin with a bit of mucous is this normal? What should I do now? Oh puppyhood. Julie
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Apr 2 2006 4:55 PM
alicia quinones
Smelly Doggie...
I am at my wits end. I have tried several kinds of shampoo and things to make my chi/dachshund mix smell good but it only lasts for a real short while and then back to stinky pooch. Does anyone else know of any products that give good LASTING results. My mother says that it's just the breed of dog...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Apr 2 2006 11:51 AM
Renee
Retained puppy teeth
I have a 9 month old Cavalier and he was scheduled to have those retained deciduous puppy teeth removed this Friday. Well, imagine my surprise when I checked his teeth today to find that one had fallen out, and the other one is loose! I thought that at his age there was no way they'd come out on...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Apr 2 2006 11:25 AM
PurplePets22
Over the Counter Flea and Tick Control
Hello, I am a new memeber. Was just visiting the PetSmart web site and came across a chart comparing the over the counter flea products with a couple that are purchased by prescription only. There is one called Sentry Pro that had all the same attributes as Frontline Plus (which I have been using) but...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Apr 1 2006 8:44 PM
cakana
biopsy results - frustration!!
So, I got home and had a msg last night from the derm vet that the results of the skin biopsy on Sassy are in "so, give us a call and we can go over the treatment plan". Well, she left the msg at 5:10, they close at 5:30 and it was 5:50 when I got home. So, I call today and say "I realize...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Apr 1 2006 8:19 PM
Renee
Intestinal woes - advice needed
My 9 month old Cavalier had some troubles about 4 days ago, and it still concerns me. He may have ate some grassy type matting that was on a footstool that I have (or, I should say, had, I removed the grassy mat-like top to it!). I didn't notice much that came out in his stools tho, and so much matting...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Apr 1 2006 8:16 PM
labcrab
Lump in mouth??? I'm SO worried!!
Slick has a marble sized lump in his mouth that seems to be getting bigger every day. The lump is located in the cheek, right in the fold over the gumline. It's very hard and perfectly round. It doesn't *seem* to bother him, he doesn't react when I touch it and it has NOT affected his appetite...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Apr 1 2006 8:05 PM
nfowler
Murphy Update
I know, the subject line reads better than what you're about to read. No, no surgery yet for his left hip, BUT he passed basic obedience. I think that is HUGE for him. Now he has a woking vocabulary that we can both use, as can the PT group, when he has his surgery. Unfortunately, we still have...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Apr 1 2006 9:49 AM
Alexis
Seizure
Hello, Well Charlie had a seizure last night in the car while going to his grandparents house for dinner. This is not the first time he has had one. He has had a total of three in the three years that we have had him. Should I start to put him on pheno-barbatol or wait till they become closer? I would...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Mar 31 2006 5:59 PM
nthompson
Transfer Factor Plus
I am looking for Transfer Factor Plus available from a store or person rather than online. My dog has cancer and the vet recommends TFP. I travel back and forth between SW TN and SW MI and I would be glad to go wherever I can find it. I do not want to order it online as I may not be home when it arrives...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Mar 31 2006 5:54 PM
marynh
anything effective for ticks?
Lyme Disease has become more prevalent around here the past couple of years and I think ticks are going to be tough to spot on Molly. We do a bit of hiking/walking. They were easy to spot on Sadie - we usually spotted them on her white coat before they even got near her skin. I won't use Advantix...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Mar 31 2006 3:41 PM
Melissa Camiel
How much longer??!!
Jetta has been on hills z/d for about 3 weeks now. The vet said that she needs to be on it for at least two months to determine a food allergy, but that seems like an awful long time to me. Why does it take so long?? Well, the thing is she is not any less itchy. I hate keeping her on a strict diet...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Mar 30 2006 5:42 PM
kd415
Soothing shampoo
I'd like to bathe Jack's underbelly and legs in a soothing shampoo - he has mild contact allergies in the spring and his tummy is a bit irritated. In addition to keeping the area clean so the allergens can't build up, I'd like it to soothe his skin as well. I'm thinking an oatmeal...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Mar 30 2006 3:52 PM
He is The Boss
Her eyes swelled shut!
Last night I looked at Gracie and I realized that something looked different about her, her nose was wider, so was her whole head. A little while after that her eyes swelled shut. So I ran out in the rain at 2 a.m. to drive 15 miles to get her some Benadryl (I know you dog lovers will understand!). She...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Mar 29 2006 11:33 PM
lucybass
Glucosamine/Chondroitin - Are all brands created equal?
I have three of my dogs on Glucosamine/Chondroitin - a 500 mg to 400 mg dose, 2 daily for each dog. I've been checking on ebay for good deals. There are hundreds of sellers and many different brands, and some sellers cleverly disguise the fact that, for example, some bottles with 180 count require...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Mar 29 2006 9:27 PM
cousette copeland
golden with g.i. lymphoma (cancer) - short time to live
hi, on Mar. 11, 2006 our 11 yr old Golden Retriever Mitsu was diagnosed with gastrointestinal lymphoma. They gave us a prognosis of 6 to 8 weeks. We don't want to cause her any pain, but we wanted to improve the quality of her remaining life. So we began the chemo therapy treatment. After 1 treatement...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Mar 29 2006 8:58 PM
dball528
Elimination diet question - HELP!!!
I have a dilemma that I'm sure has been discussed before, but I'm frazzled and I'm hoping someone has pity on me and can give me some advice. My Joey is on an alimination diet right now to see if his chronic ear problem could be caused by allergies. Vet put him on Hill's Prescription...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Mar 29 2006 9:52 AM