We feed our Greyhounds mixed dry feed and add a tin of sardines in oil every day. I just realised that canned sardines are probably full of salt. I checked the back of the tin and there is salt in the ingredients. We don't like feeding them normal dog food as we don't trust what goes into it. I...

Hi, my 13 year old male dachshund got a wart on his rear thigh area a couple months back. It appeared to be just a run of the mill wart and it seemed to have healed and it looked like the hair around the area was starting to grow back over it. It was kinda slow to heal as it was seeping after I...

Quesions below, but first some background: So about a month ago I got a dog, Jeebus, from an aquaintance that could no longer keep him. The previous owner tells me he is a mixed breed (pointer, lab, and pit) and is 3 years old. Jeebus is a very happy dog, never shows any agression toward...

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Hi all, I am new to this group. I am sure this topic has been discussed thousands of time, yet i would like to open up this topic simply to alleviate my fears. Three days ago I fed my 3 months old labrador pup a drumstick and he happily finished it (He appears to have chewed the bone...

My 10yo mixed breed recently developed what appears to be a classic red mange lesion on her side. Once the dead skin was scraped off, a red hairless spot remained. Thankfully, it has been limited to this one spot. My first dog had to deal with the generalized type throughout her life as a...

montana wildhack wrote: So we've had this new dog for a couple of days and she finally felt comfortable enough for me to rub her belly. She's got fairly good sized nipples. One of them is bigger than the others. And while she doesn't weigh very much, she seems pretty big. We know...

My greyhound has about a 1/2 inch cut on his outer toe that keeps reopening when he runs. This has been going on for three years. I let it heal for two or three weeks then take him back to the dog park and there we go again. I've had him to the vet several times (have spent about $500 on it) but...

I need to call a company to come over and get a couple of carpets and a hall in my home deep-cleaned because the dogs have peed on it so often in the last couple of years (even though I REALLY try to put them out often, they still have accidents.. luckily they are near the same...

My folks have dog that has some sort of lump in his throat , they took him to the vet today and he told them because he had it so long it wasnt probably cancerous.. and that getting a op at his age would probably kill him . I just wanted to ask those here what you think , how its possible to rule...

I just got back from the doggy surgeon. Zoe, my 8 year old, 35 pound beagle mix needs to have surgery to both knees. She appeareds to have torn her ACL in her right knee and has arthritis in both knees. I thought the problem was just in the right leg because that is the one she favors. Since the...

I have a young (1 year) Russell that loves to a push, roll and chase a ball. I'm talking something the size and weight of a basketball. Any smaller sized ball can be mouthed and of no challenge to him. The trouble that a basketball has tiny grip aids that as the ball rolls against his nose it...

In article , Sheree wrote: Melinda, as a result of your incredible judgementalism, my friend didn't even bother posting here, despite the fact that somebody might have had experience that would have helped her...

I've got so many pets that Frontline is no longer affordable. I suspect it's overpriced, anyway. Drs. Foster & Smith make their own version, but I'm told nothing but Frontline really works. Are there any inexpensive over-the-counter, or possibly homemade, flea and tick preventatives for dogs and...

Has any one had experience with a diagnosis of "idiopathic nasal discharge" in their dogs and if so what was any outcome. I have had three vets look and as yet no one can give a diagnosis let alone a prognosis. Has been going on six months.

Rudy is my boy and I want to feed him better. I always fed him Purina One Chicken but now I am giving him ground steak for his evening meal with rice. I have been reading rice isn't that great but not really too harmful. I will add cooked peas, carrots. I found a list of vegetables to avoid. The...

My dog, Candy, is a yellow lab mix and is in the realm of "geriatric" at her age (12+ years) and for her breed, and up until about three weeks ago, she was active and lively for an "old lady". It was at that time that I noticed that the area under her nose, normally black, had some pink splotches...

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Here is my question: What is your experience with the weather and beagles? How cold is too cold for a beagle to be comfortable outside for a couple nights at a time? We have a insulated dog house (with heavy door flaps) that is elevated and under a covered porch. That dog house also has a...

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