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im not sure if anyone has mentioned it but Ester-C is great for dogs with arthritic pain in dogs AND humans, its also being used with great success on dogs with Hip dysplasia. You can google it and see what I mean. I have used it on my own dogs and a ferret with a terrible case of rickets.. fixed him within weeks. I take it myself also as I have arthritis in my foot and knees. Usually through winter I can barely walk but since I have been taking it, I have little to no pain. The cheapest place to get it is Vitimin king website, best value is the 250 tab bottle. I hope this helps.

it can also be caused/exacerbated by stress so keep your doggy stress free as much as you can

you might want to try the feline T/D on your SWF as the bigger biscuit may just be breaking into larger chunks and not doing the job its supposed to. I always give my SWF's feline T/D rather than the canine one only because the bikkies are so massive and I just find the feline works better.

here's some I have taken, the frog already has a thread of it's own but I thought I would put him here as well :D

a decent majority of the GDV (bloat) surgeries I nurse, potatoes are found to be causing the problem so I would suggest not to give them to your dogs (or let them have them if they steal it ), cooked or uncooked as they take a long time to digest and get caught up in there as a dogs digestive system is not capable of breaking it down enough before it enters the intestines hence the bloat. I once saw a nice looking stew with cooked potatoes coming out of a dogs enlarged gassy stomach, turned me off stew for a while!

I don't know if its a good idea changing your dogs food all of the time, it's not good for them, upsets their tummies and all sorts. You might need to try eliminating the foods that are causing him to get those sores eg. High protein, grains etc until you find the culprit. The best way to do it is to start him on a bland diet, maybe even get some Hills ZD or Eukanuba FP diet from your vet then slowly add things, that should get to the bottom of it, its obviously most likely going to be beef and a lot of dogs do have allergies to it but it may be protein all together. Speak with your vet if your unsure anyway.

Maybe try mixing the kibble, majority being the good stuff and a little of the junk food :D you might also be able to use some kind of gravy to mask it a bit so he can't just pick out the bits that he likes. Eventually you might be able to get him to the point of just the Euk and not the junk lol. Good luck!

Chriptorchid desexing is very expensive and takes longer than usual thats why it costs more but it is best to be done as a retained testicle can become cancerous :D

I just recently got the 400D, I wish I had waited now if this new one is either better or drops the price of the 400d oh well. My OH has the 5D so if i need a better cam for anything I can use his tho its such an expensive camera I get scared to use it LOL

it could be his growth platelets, they sometimes don't grow as fast as the puppy, best to get him a little slimmer and it will take some pressure off. I'm not sure of vets in your area, good luck with the pup, I hope its not his hips, if he has grown quickly and is overweight.. regardless of his parents hip scores that in itself can cause hip problems.

what has she eaten in the last 24hrs prior to being admitted to the vet?

I used to have the same problems with my dogs trying to eat cat poops, I fixed the problem by buying a 120 litre storage container( about $20 or less from cheap shops). I only have small dogs so they cant get into it but the kitty can because he's a kitty and can jump! and he doesn't kick out the litter anymore with the high sides. Easy fixed :rolleyes: good luck with your other problems.

Metacam is a safer pain reliever/anti inflammatory for dogs but you need to see the vet to get it, its normally used for arthritis but can be used for pain relief for a lot of conditions. I wouldn't self dose any animal without vets advice.

pale gums can also be a sign of shock, not necessarily anemia. Can be a pain response. Might be best to get your vets advice again or take him to the vet as it could be anything.

a hot spot is an area that becomes raw with yellow pus around it normally. Its from excessive scratching /chewing, may be caused from a minor fungal infection or an itchy spot that is continually scratched. Its best to shave the hair there and apply Ilium neocort cream, well thats how we do it at work, seems to work well though others have cheaper options which may have as good an effect. I haven't tried the other ways.

I was told about one of the vacc drug reps saying that the vacc protocol we have in state is far from necessary and that the particular vaccine that he was selling could last a dog 7 or more years after the initial puppy shots of course. Funny that. The protocols aren't going to change in a hurry, the drug companies and vets are making too much money. As a footnote though and to cover my a$$, you should always follow your veterinarians advice, I choose not to and thats my right. EFS

2 vaccinations are all thats necessary, giving a 3rd is just hyper stimulating the immune system. Can cause all sorts of problems later e.g haemolitic anemia and immune mediated diseases. When did your pup have his first vax? was it at 8 weeks or before? Apparently if the vaccine is given before 8 weeks of age its pretty pointless as the mothers immunity is still covering the pup and the pups system fights the vaccine.

just came across this, sounds like Louie has an enlarged prostate, its common in un-desexed males esp when they're trying to hump everything. It also causes the "back passage" to become blocked so they cant do number 2's, the prostate swells into that area. There is medication you can get from your vet to make his prostate decrease in size but desexing will fix the prob permanently. It might also help with the urinating and humping etc. I hope everything is going ok with him. An update on how he is would be great.

its probably nothing, a little upset tummy from change in diet but if its something bad like parvo (not saying it is) giving something like Peptosyl or scourban can cause HUGE problems! can actually make it worse! I don't like to give it to pups either, best giving boiled chicken white meat and rice until it settles then slowly wean the pup back onto its normal food over about a week.

Myself and a few of my training friends would prob be interested as long as it wasn't on a week night as I work nights.. weekends are fine or during the day in the week.