My little one, a ten year old "Schnoodle", has seemingly developed a diabetes-like condition, with frequent urination, desire for water, etc. It happened suddenly, with a day and a half of accidents in the house--unheard of with this wonderful little dog. He also had a high temp, and after a...

I recently read a raw feeder say that he sends samples of his diet for testing to make sure that the diet meets his dogs' nutritional needs, for both macronutrients and micronutrients. He said that most vet schools have labs that will do the testing for you, and that he's used Cornell, Michigan,...

*Did you know that there is now no region in the world is immune from the threat of swine flu! *The World Health Organization says that the swine flu could turn into an epidemic!! *And causes the rapid spread of the virus H1N1 that causes concern among the experts, the number of confirmed...

I took Bubba to the vets today. After lifting all 50lb him into the car. Which wasn't easy on him or myself. We drove the 3 blocks to the vets. Any other time we would have just walked over but it's too much for him right now. She watched him walk, flexed his knee the good and the one he's...

This crappy rainy cold weather is making him miserable. His arthritis is really bothering him. I had to increase his Rimadyl this week to 100mg to give him some relief. Today I took him for a short walk about 1/3 of what we usually do and he was limping really bad by the time we got home. I...

A friend of my husband raises and butchers rabbits for human consumption. He sells the skinned, dressed, chilled carcasses to customers who order them in advance for $5 USD each. I told my husband that his friend might be missing out on a much larger market, given the recent vogue for raw...

Khan's rear assembly is falling apart pretty quickly. He is needing assistance to get in to the dogmobile, and going up stairs. Vet visit is scheduled for Wednesday morning to re-check Thyroid, repeat Adrenal panel, do a tick panel, maybe re-do x-rays, talk about other possibilities like DM,...

Real interesting to listen to! http://www.animalvoices.org/dynamichealth/dh-2009-05-13.mp3

Alabama pet owners not wanting their state to be the only one in the country with an annual rabies booster requirement for dogs and cats have begun requesting their Legislators to change the law to conform to the national 3 year standard. Below is a copy of my letter to the Alabama Public Health...

This came across a mailing list. Don't know anything about the drug but it may be worth asking your vet about if your dog has been diagnosed: http://www.fda.gov/cvm/CVM_Updates/DogCushingDisease.htm -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever...

After a long walk the other day I notice cujo was limping a bit on his left front. We got home to descover a little bit of his pad has scabbed off. We have never had this before, it doesn't seem to bother him that much but I'm resticting his walks to grass only. (staying off concrete) Is there...

We're about to have this huge dog visit us for 4 days. We have 3 cats and a 3 year old sheltie. We'll be babysitting this lab that's very rambucious and large. Does anyone have tips on how to handle this beast in our home? Slow introductions maybe? Ideas? JaKe

My youngest daughter dropped her dog (Bella 1 year old GSP) off this morning to be spayed. They have had her approximately 2 months. The people they got her from had her for approximately 6 months and before that she was at the breeders. Apparently the breeder and /or previous owner never had...

Hello everyone... When is it reasonable to expect my puppy to stop messing on the carpet? "Christmas" is a lab/collie mix and is almost 6 months old... I have heard that if we clean the carpets to get rid of the smell, it might help. I ordered some odor removal from www.pbgone.com today.

I have an English Bulldog, who I've adopted from a rescue group that dicided that it wasn't in their interest to treat a torn tendon in one of its rear legs. I've been thinking about getting one of those doggie wheelchairs but I'm wondering if anyone out there has experience with the...

is resistant to the baytril... but they know now finally what to put her on. I have to go pick it up today... not sure what we will put her on but she has to take it for two weeks... at least we know what's going on and next time I'm going to stress we try the CHEAP MEDS first... Baytril is dang...

The recent (current?) illness of my 3 dogs really brought aging to light for me. Since we don't know the cause of the illness, there are a lot of unanswered questions, but there is no doubt in my mind that Marcie's youth and general health kept her healthier through all of this than Lucy's...

Tuck has participated this week in a Search and Rescue Seminar, thus expanding his exposure to new skills. We have practiced many tracking/trailing scenarios, and he's done quite well. His point of weakness is that he needs stronger victim loyalty. He indicates articles strongly. But his...

There was a news article I read recently which told of the dangers of over the counter flea and tick medicines. Vets are supposedly seeing a large increase in the number of animals with liver and other problems due to these medicines and chemicals in the pet food. What medicines do you all think...

Hannah has something going on. she was on some very expensive doggy specific antibiotic (a large brown chewable tablet) for two weeks. the UTI came back almost immediately (testing positive for both white and red cells) so we put her on FOUR MORE weeks of said expensive drug. (on top of the other...