Ann wrote :
I had a Lhasa Apso for 8 years. When she reached adult hood she
started getting a bad body odor. I thought it was from her playing so
much, and her long hair causing her to sweat.

Now, of course, you know that dogs don't sweat (except for the pads of
their feet). And a bad "body odor" on a dog often indicates problems
with the anal glands or teeth.

So I gave her lots of bathes.

And you've also learned, I hope, that frequent bathing is not
particularly good for a dog's coat and skin?

...After her bathe I would rub baby oil on her.

Most baby oils are mineral oil + fragrance. Mineral oil is a petroleum
byproduct, and really shouldn't be applied to dogs. Or babies, for that
matter. Frequent applications of mineral oil (internall or externally)
can make the liver work harder and alter intestinal absorption of
fat-soluble vitamins.

...I took her back to the vet
to find out that she had a skin disease.

I'm very sorry to hear it. What skin disease did she have?

...At the end of the day he tells me that she is having
hot flashes,

I doubt that. Hot spots, perhaps.

she is scratching & biting so much that she is drawing
blood, and that she is wining because she is in so much pain. He said
that there was nothing else that we could do for her. So my baby had
to be put to sleep

That's a shame, and I'm very sorry for your loss.

On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:57:54 -0400, Shelly
wrote:

On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:50:12 GMT, Puddin' Man
wrote:

On the other hand, the OP *has* a dawg, hopefully
in better physical and genealogical shape than the
average "Heinz 57 Varieties".

That's impossible to even guess.

Sho'ly, sho'ly.

Average Heinz is several years old, has been thru several owners,
likely none knew how to properly care for it.

Xpoo from breeder is presumably very young, hasn't had time
to be seriously mistreated in non-med ways.

Impossible to guess. Sho'ly, sho'ly.

We *do* know that it has a significant
skin disorder, though.

It sounds like a skin allergy, extremely common per
my vet.

So there is at least
a marginal chance that it will be a better companion
etc than the purebred that someone is buying as I
beat the keyboard. Who knows?

If that purebred is well bred, it is less likely. If that purebred is
carelessly bred, then who knows. You see, the issue is not purebred or
mixed breed, but responsible vs. irresponsible breeding practices.

You missed the following from my previous post:

I concur with the sentiment about proper breeding.

Or did you?

Pardon po' me, I dunno how I could have missed the fact that
you are on a "Royal Crusade". :-)

Cheers,
Puddin'

Pease pudding hot,
Pease pudding cold,
Pease pudding in the pot
Nine days old.

On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:10:52 GMT, Puddin' Man
wrote:

Average Heinz is several years old, has been thru several owners,
likely none knew how to properly care for it.

Xpoo from breeder is presumably very young, hasn't had time
to be seriously mistreated in non-med ways.

I have no idea what you're talking about, or how it applies to this
thread.

It sounds like a skin allergy, extremely common per
my vet.

Your long-distance diagnostic skills are much better than mine. But
then, I'm not a vet. If it *is* a skin allergy, then it could well have
a genetic basis.

Also, I'd be suspicious of any vet who went around saying things like
"skin allergies are *extremely* common."

So there is at least
a marginal chance that it will be a better companion
etc than the purebred that someone is buying as I
beat the keyboard. Who knows?

If that purebred is well bred, it is less likely. If that purebred is
carelessly bred, then who knows. You see, the issue is not purebred or
mixed breed, but responsible vs. irresponsible breeding practices.

You missed the following from my previous post:

I concur with the sentiment about proper breeding.

Or did you?

No, I did not. It was irrelevant to the point I *did* address. It does
not matter if you "concur" re "proper breeding," if you then turn around
and spout nonsense about mixed breed dogs being "better companions" than
purebreds.

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Shelly
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What I tell you three times is true.
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In article ,
Shelly wrote:
Your long-distance diagnostic skills are much better than mine. But
then, I'm not a vet. If it *is* a skin allergy, then it could well have
a genetic basis.

It could be skin allergies, it could be food allergies, it
could be insect bites, it could be nutritional problems, it
could congenital skin problems, it could be ...
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Bad policies lead to bad results.