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RidgebackGermansShep
Wyatt has cancer
I know I don't post very often, but I just wanted to let you guys know that Wyatt has cancer. I took him to get a lump on his leg examined today. The fine needle aspiration said it was a mast cell tumor. He has surgery on Tuesday, so I'm trying not to freak out until our histopathology report...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Apr 13 2011 1:21 PM
jessies_mom
Those with dogs with sensitive stomachs (Janice)
Not sure if this should go here or under Nutrition, so mods, feel free to move it. Jessie has chronic pancreatitis and needs a low fat (10%or less) diet. I think she may also do better on a diet with more fiber, rather than less. Last spring I tried California Natural Low Fat Rice and Lamb; it's...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Apr 13 2011 8:53 AM
daisyprincess
Whipworms ( Update With What Copper & Lucky Have )
Well i was out but my mom was over, she called and said Daisy pooped or threw up. Again it looked like the last time blood so I took her to the vets, I brought in what was on the floor and he showed me the egg, so she's on meds and he gave me meds for the other two as well. I forgot to ask him if...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Apr 12 2011 5:26 AM
queenie50cat
Heartworm meds
Does anyone know which heartworm prevention meds are ok to use with Austrailan shepherd puppies? thanks.
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Apr 9 2011 9:00 PM
arblake
GROOMING INJURIES - BOYCOTT PETCO
THIS is what PETCO did to my dogs!!!!! I took Bella (female) and Rocco (male) to the Racine PETCO for their first Grooming on 3/22/11 at 6pm. I informed them it was the first grooming visit ever, and that Rocco had sensitive nails, due to hiking and play injuries. I stayed at PETCO for about 20...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Apr 9 2011 8:12 PM
thedoc617
Tummy troubles- acid reflux?
Hey guys, So, Lucky has me AND his vet stumped. He will eat dinner around 6pm, go out, poop, play, etc. Just before bed, he gets a benadryl for itching and a half a tablet of pepcid as well as a biscuit to (supposedly) help his tummy. He's fine until about 1-2am, then it happens: He wakes up pacing...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Apr 8 2011 6:25 AM
Riiseli
Lili's puppies (due mid-March)
Finnish Lapphund Lili (reg. Fidelis Villatar, dob 4/20/07) arrived today and as her "owner" (I've placed her under breeder's terms) had already suspected she is indeed expecting. I've updated my homepage, but as that is only in Finnish here's a brief description of the sire...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Apr 1 2011 10:21 AM
Sunshinegirl
Valium??
We are having bad thunderstorms here and they are forecast for the rest of the week. Last night was terrible with the dogs..... I gave them the prescribed dosage of Acepromzine at 3:15 am when the storm started and it did nothing to help. Benadryl doesn't work with them, they absolutely freak out...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Mar 30 2011 10:41 AM
MysteryTheMorab
pus from eyes
My 21 month old golden has been getting pus balls from both tear glands for the past week or so. I don't know if it is just allergies or what. We feed her Wellness and also meat, carrots etc on top of it. But, she has been stealing the dried cat food I found out! Otherwise she is energetic, healthy...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Mar 28 2011 2:24 PM
kpwlee
article that talks about options for arthritis
LINK I thought this was a good read and especially liked the explanations of what the various supplements and meds did
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Mar 26 2011 11:32 PM
jessies_mom
White flower oil for arthritis?
Jessie limps after getting up when she's been resting. Usually she only limps for a few steps and then walks normally, but it's been bothering her more lately. She's had x-rays and her hips are fine but she has arthritis in both knees. It's the right knee that bothers her. She's been...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Mar 25 2011 6:33 PM
nataly
Wool balls - a great travelling toy
Hi! At our last vacation we travelled to the midlands, we had booked a holiday home at casamundo.co.uk where dogs are welcomed. Our dog is the playful type, so we needed to take some toys with us. We wanted to have quiet toys at the holiday home and were afraid to damage something, so we had a look around...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Mar 24 2011 2:30 PM
calliecritturs
Billy's Newest Adventure - obstruction (*sigh* Callie)
Mr. Perfect my behind!! I can't even imagine WHEN he got what he got cos he's been feeling DANGED good. We've got two "issues" going on but we'll talk obstruction first. As some of you know from the mindless chat thread -- Billy's off on a new "adventure" -...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Mar 20 2011 11:45 PM
paltinas
ITP or IMHA or Both?
I happily stumbled upon this site over the weekend, and have been anxiously waiting administrator approval so that I could post I was researching ITP and IMHA and found some useful information here, and thought I would introduce myself and post my girls situation as I would love to hear people's...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Mar 20 2011 11:38 PM
Johnny&Tessy
Puppy Vaccinations....
I have a friend with a puppy (Samoyed) who already had two sets of shots...one at 6 wks and the other at 10 wks. (DHPP) She was asking me if I knew what would be best for puppies shot wise and to be honest I just don't know. I was thinking likely just Parvo/distemper was all that was needed but...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Mar 20 2011 6:47 AM
CoBuHe
Quick advice needed - Wound - CoBuHe
Heidi slammed her face into a picket in the ground holding up our orange tree while chasing the chuckit. It has spikes (rounded) up and down each picket (pole). She has 2 wounds from the collision. It swelled up pretty fast...and I've put ice on it to relieve the swelling. The wounds are pretty...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Mar 18 2011 5:49 PM
ADog'sBestFriend
Heartworms and Hookworms
Not to long ago I went to the vet to get heartgard. But I forgot that they had to check the dog for heartworms since heartgard is a preventive not a dewormer. So just yesterday I took my dog Joy to get checked for worms so I could treat her with heartgard. I also came for her yearly vaccines and a regular...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Mar 17 2011 9:12 PM
Jewlieee
Safe Guard Canine Dewormer?
Has anyone used it? Results? I would like to worm my dogs and minus going to the vet and buying panacur from them, I'm thinking this might be a good alternative.
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Mar 15 2011 6:42 PM
Johnny&Tessy
Phenobarbital.....health warning
Got this off a friends FB page....not sure exactly how it applies but figured maybe those using it might want to check into it just in case! "For pet owners who use phenobarbital for seizures for their pets. Please be warned that phenobarbital has been mis-labeled with hydrocondone 10 mg./acetaminophen...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Mar 13 2011 8:01 PM
abbeyroad
urination changes
My 8 1/2 yr old boxer has started urinating in the house, and frequently. She has always been good about letting us know when she has to go out. Recently shes started peeing in the house and sometimes an hour or so after weve let her out. Also, she seems to be a little lethargic. Any ideas or advice...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Mar 12 2011 1:26 AM