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Large, round bump near mouth. photos included
Posted to: Health & Grooming
I was just giving my scottish terrier a bath, and I noticed this very large, deep reddish pink, pussing bump near the corner of her mouth. It was hidden beneath her beard, and I noticed the fur around it was coated in a reddish pus. I embedded the pictures in this post (I'm not sure how this works...
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cleaning ears?
Posted to: Health & Grooming
how do i clean my dogs ears? i know you are not supposed to get them wet. gus just got over an ear infection and i want to make sure he doesn't get another one. the vet said his ears were dirty. what do i do?
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Is this unusual?
Posted to: News & Entertainment
When Dante was a pup someone decided to get his tail docked (no, NOT me!). The person who did it obviously didn't know what they were doing! They chopped off his ENTIRE tail! He doesn't even have a nub to wag. When they did it they also managed to damage his anal sphincter. As a result he has...
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cleaning a kong...
Posted to: News & Entertainment
What's the best way to clean out a kong? Mine has peanut butter dried int he bottom, where the dogs can't get it. Someone told me to run it through a dishwasher...but i don't know if the cascade will bother them or not...
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What breed is this one?
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Can anyone give me a clue as to what to call this dog at the shelter, other than it is one of those Dorable ones. lol? He stares me in the face and is haunting me. It is as if I know this dog but cannot wrack my brain in remembering. Anyway, to me he looks kind of like a Collie/ Shep mix. ...
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Moist Dog Food
Posted to: Nutrition & Exercise
Morning! My Brittany is so itchy and scratchy and after reading many of these posts, I am going to switch her foods as it may be food allergies. She LOVES Beneful,but I am realizing that it's no good for her. I had read on these boards to eliminate chicken, soy and wheat and that's Beneful. Any...
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grooming a scared dog
Posted to: Health & Grooming
My 2 long haired St Bernards get mats behind their ears and under their chins a lot. I know brushing is the best way to prevent, but they often play in mud / water and next thing you know... Anyway, they are both TERRIFIED of scissors and clippers. The mats are usually thick enough that the detangling...
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Mouth Ulcers in Dogs??
Posted to: Health & Grooming
I have a 2yr old German Shepard and have just noticed 2 lumps in his mouth. They dont seem to be causing him any pain but. I know they have just popped up. There is swelling around the area. Does anyone know what they are? They look like mouth ulcers but I am no expert.I have included a picture to show...
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OH... MY... GOD...
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Please, if you are sensitive to the mistreatment of dogs, please don't read this. I go to a church where these members have a dog. The members consist of 3 boys, a mother and father. The father ended up leaving to some business trip that was going to last for 2 months. Turns out, during those...
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Bald Butt= What could it be?
Posted to: Health & Grooming
Sorry for the title but it says it all. My moms Golden has gotten a really ugly bald patch on her butt where she used to have very abundant feathering. What could this be? She came down with a bit of mange last year but I dont think its mange again, when she had mange the skin had a different look to...
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Hello from England
Posted to: News & Entertainment
I joined up recently, but didn't know where to post an introduction. Hope it was okay I just jumped in on a couple of threads. It seemed a bit rude, but I couldn't see an "introduction" section....then I finally saw some ppl did it here. Ooops! My apologies for belated hello. My...
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YAY FOR BAILEY
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Bailey went to the vet friday...she no longer has worms...went from 3.7 lbs to 6.7 so we are happy and she is still gaining
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A quick brag
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Xerxes showed for the first time today. It was like 90 degrees and the humidity was horrible. He took class and breed (shhhh don't tell anyone that he was the only PH-he loves his ribbons) Group was late in the afternoon and the judge never looked our way. But I wasn't expecting anything-it's...
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Crate and outside??
Posted to: Training & Behavior
I have a 5 month old toy schnoodle, she has a crate i put her in when i am not home and at night, i have a standard schnoodle also listens very good as to be one of the smartest dogs i ever had, she is 1 yr and 4 months.... Anyways my toy schnoodle will go to the bathroom in her crate at night she will...
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New Luna Pics
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Just took some new shots of Luna and thought I'd share. She's about 3 months now.
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