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sandra_slayton
Honey is Injured
Late yesterday afternoon we were finishing up our decorating for Christmas and Honey got a case of the zoomies. you would think that at 9 years old she would not act like she was 9 months old but she does. A short time later i saw she was limping pretty badly on her left front leg and often holindg her...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Dec 31 2010 5:11 PM
dyan
veterinarians/bloat
So I have a Great Dane....which means I worry about bloat. A lot! When I got Bubblegum I called or went to a ton of vets in my area ( and there ARE a lot of them ) and asked questions before deciding who to take her to. Two important things on my list. 1. what will you do if she bloats 2. How often do...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Dec 30 2010 8:21 PM
CoBuHe
Vomiting Bile
Bruder sometimes vomits bile. I've done some reading on the subject and realize that its not that uncommon for dogs to do this. It seems it could be for a few reasons. Stress being one. Vomitting either right before or after meals. More than normal acid build up in the stomach. He is just fine...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Dec 29 2010 8:42 PM
Stacita
Things are not going well for Wolfgang
Wolfgang is a 9.5 year old mixed breed. He's 80-85 lbs and probably some sort of Shepherd mix. His health history isn't unusual. He has some dysplasia, for which he'd started receiving accupuncture, but wasn't on meds. He's had supplements such as glucosamine, fish oil, etc. About...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Dec 29 2010 7:08 AM
tb88
10 mnth old Shih Tzu with pneumonia
Hello, I adopted a 10 month old Shih Tzu last Thursday the 16th named Dexter. He came home from the pound with Kennel cough and 2 medications. The first day or two he was completely lethargic, was not very interested in food or water (although he did drink and would take some bites randomly of turkey...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Dec 28 2010 12:26 PM
Dterndtenn
Dodgy legs - Any ideas how to slow it down or lessen the problem?
So my little street dog mutt boy - please see my home page for pics - he's the smaller dog( can't seem to make pics work here yet!) - has got dodgy legs - the sort of legs you see on daschunds - but he's got alot of heavier weight to carry on them - he's just over a year old - loves to...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Dec 27 2010 7:21 AM
Maxs Mom
Teddi Update - Good News, Bad News but not awful news
Well first the good news. New pictures of her right elbow, and Dr Desjardin did not see ANY sign of elbow dysplasia. It was inconclusive with the previous picture. There was 'something' but what that something was.... That was the opinion of three other vets. Her hips looked fine too...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Dec 24 2010 1:12 PM
cakana
Low Albumin levels
the lab work they ran on Sassy yesterday came back and everything looked good except her albumin levels were low. They said it can be a sign of liver problems, but the other tests show her liver is fine. They just left me a VM msg, so I didn't get to ask questions (yet) but they want to retest her...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Dec 24 2010 1:52 AM
Bestday
Healthy Teeth
Have you ever thought about taking your dog to the dentist with you? It will certainly be fun. Your dentist will stare at you as you proceed to suggest he examine your dog’s teeth. Dogs can have tooth injuries. Inflammation and infection will be inevitable and your dog will experience pain and discomfort...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Dec 21 2010 2:41 PM
tashakota
Pepper not eating well *UPDATE* not good
So Pepper is out in Oregon with my husband. I was out there at Thanksgiving and she is pretty skinny. Probably underweight by about 2 or 3 pounds. She does this kind of hack every now and then, but at least a couple times a day. One time while I was there, she hacked up spit/water but not stomach acid...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Dec 20 2010 11:13 AM
shamrockmommy
On Form and Function
Ok, question. So I am petsitting for a lovely cocker spaniel girl, Bella for 2 weeks. She's been here for a day. Just finished walking all 4 pooches. It is damp and rainy out. I groomed overgrown Bella today, "do whatever you like" as the only instructions. So she's short on her...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Dec 17 2010 4:50 PM
janobonano
Dental pre-op bloodwork (janobonano)
Rupert's getting his first dental tomorrow. The only other time he was anesthetized was when he was neutered, and he did fine. The vet gives two options for pre-anesthetic bloodwork: BUN $13, and Panel 12 $59. Panel 12 includes BUN, ALT, ALKP, Creatinine, Glucose, Total Protein, Albumin, Amylase...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Dec 17 2010 2:04 AM
calliecritturs
Billy - the mystery deepens (Callie)
I'm glad this happened on a day David and I both were here (he took the day to work at home via computer so he could be available to take me to the dr., etc. for my eye) -- I can't even **remember** a day we both just happened to be "around" in the middle of the day! We'd just...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Dec 17 2010 12:49 AM
Punky
My dog was spayed Monday
Was wondering if anybody knows if this looks normal? My friend was telling me she might have a hernia bc it looks like a little ball.
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Dec 17 2010 12:47 AM
redlegos
After getting spayed?..
My sister just recently got her first dog. She adopted it from the animal shelter two days ago.. and for what she paid, that included getting her spayed, microchipped, heartworm test, shots, etc. Anyways, she brought her home yesterday and they didn't give her any pain medication for the dog ...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Dec 17 2010 12:43 AM
Burl
Sissy's Spleen
Our oldest, Sissy, who is 12 (see my photos profile) had for a month or so been sporadically stopping on the walk to lay down early on in the walk. Sometimes we had to discontinue her walk and go home. Saturday morning, she did the same, but would not get up. She couldn't stand up. We got the car...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Dec 16 2010 1:06 PM
adoghowls
wrinkle irritation on tail
what to use in folds when irritated? powder?
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Dec 16 2010 12:55 PM
Maxs Mom
Teddi ED Management Saga Continues
Ok two weeks ago the Teddster started limping on her right front. I am 99% sure it is her right elbow, she was "diagnosed" with dysplasia two years ago. We did not get to what "kind" of dysplasia as it would have required an MRI or CT scan. So we just went with the 'blanket'...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Dec 15 2010 3:59 PM
awright
Layla's Lethargic 2 1/2 weeks after spay???
Ok so I posted before about all the complications layla had after her spay. She had fluid coming out of incision and was bleeding vaginally quite a bit. The fluid stopped and vaginal bleeding is minimal. Now she developed some type of bump on her incision that looks like a blood blister and when they...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Dec 15 2010 12:03 AM
tashakota
What we're battling... (tashakota)
Kota has been off and on lame since June really. That's when the worst hit and we did the cat scan of his spine to rule out DM and had xrays done of his leg and hips in September. The xrays show a slight separation of pelvis and sacrum and 4 to 6 weeks of rest was ordered. We did the best we could...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Dec 14 2010 1:10 PM