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13 Year Old Chihuahua/Pomeranian with high liver enzymes. Need more...
Posted to: Health & Grooming
Ok so I just recently moved to a new area with my dog, Cody. I had to find a new vet when after a couple weeks of being here he started acting very wobbly. He had lost his appetite and some weight. He seemed very out of it and depressed. He was drinking a lot more water and just didn't seem himself...
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Socializing a puppy mill dog
Posted to: Training & Behavior
Good info for just about every dog in general, but specifically for adult dogs that have not had proper socialization http://www.dogstardaily.com/blogs/socialization-adult-puppy-mill-dogs
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Topical Ivermectin
Posted to: Welcome & Announcements
I was told that If I mix ivomec w/ vegetable oil, I could use it as a topical flea remedy. Has anyone else heard of this or tried it? Living in Ga, the fleas are extreme! I was given the info from a cattle farmer.
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Does your dog like to swim?
Posted to: News & Entertainment
During these "dog days of summer" most dog enjoy a cool dip in a pool or a lake. Do you take your dog swimming? Share your stories and pics with us.
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Milk Thistle or SAMe?
Posted to: Health & Grooming
Aesop is currently on meds for his ouchy elbow. On his premed bloodwork his AST and GGT were slightly elevated. (AST barely so and GGT a little higher, but not at all horrible or alarming) The vet gave me a small bottle of Adenosyl to give and we'll retest in another few weeks. There weren't...
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Posting Issues
Posted to: Community Help Center
Tried to post without using this custom text editor and got a validation error so trying this.
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Minor Site Update
Posted to: Community Help Center
Hi All, We will be performing a minor upgrade this Wednesday which should fix the disappearing blog posts, comment ordering and a few formatting issues.
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Happy Father's Day
Posted to: News & Entertainment
I just wanted to tell all our dads out there to have a great day!
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Lost don't know what happened
Posted to: Community Help Center
I can't seem to find the June posts.
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The Yulin Dog Festival Of China
Posted to: News & Entertainment
Hello everyone! I just thought I would share with you some things going on in China with dogs. As some of you may know, each year China hosts a festival in Yulin. It is a dog meat festival. They capture and kidnap poor innocent dogs from their owners homes, and they kill them. And in one of the worst...
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Ongoing skin issues with our black Labrador - help!
Posted to: Health & Grooming
Hi everyone, We are about at our wits end with this situation. We have 3 dogs, a 3-year-old black Lab and 2 Golden Retrievers. The only one of our dogs who has this problem is our Lab, who is our youngest dog. For about a year and a half now, he has been scratching and chewing himself nonstop. It has...
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great dane with elevated liver enzymes and anemia
Posted to: Health & Grooming
hello, I am new to this site so if I post in wrong area, Im sorry. I have an 8 year old Great Dane. He has been not eating well and losing weight. I got him into the vets and they did blood work. It showed elevated liver enzymes and anemia. He also had a high fever. The vet thinks it may be a infection...
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Lumps in Dogs
Posted to: Health & Grooming
My dog developed a lump overnight and a needle biopsy revealed cells with multiple nuclei, which the vet said is a marker for cancer and the lump should be removed. By the date of surgery, the lump was significantly reduced, but removal was still recommended. Test results have come back with no cancer...
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My 4month pit is a very picky eater
Posted to: Nutrition & Exercise
I've tried blue...she threw it up.tried eukanuba she vomited once.but she loves Purina puppy chow but it makes her bowels runny.what can I give her?
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After Parvo Training?
Posted to: Training & Behavior
I recently bought a chihuahua/shih tzu mix using Craigslist, knowing that she had not been vaccinated. I now KNOW that this was a bad decision, but at the time, I considered her lack of shots to be only a financial inconvenience, not a possible crisis. Low and behold, the puppy began showing symptoms...
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