Hi, I have a 9-year-old Golden Retriever. He has a beautiful, shiny coat, no sign of white hair (which I see all the time in Goldens that are younger than him). He is already having hip problems though, and has problems getting up or going down stairs. I have given him Cosequin for about a year...

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My girlfriends family has a 2 year old Basset hound who is gravely ill and the vets are stumped. For over two weeks now, Missy (the Basset) has been had trouble passing food through body. She was eating, and then every hour or so would try to deficate. All that would come out was a light stream...

My four year old cocker has just vomited some black gritty stuff. It is like black wet sand. It doesn't smell and the dog seems fine. Does anyone know about this? Larry

Hello, I have a 13 week old GSD. His nails seem to be getting pretty long. The breeder told me to have the vet cut his nails. The vet told me that I should do it. Dilemma. What's a boy to do? So I got some clippers, the kind that have a loop. First nail I cut, too deep. I hit the quick. That...

I posted this on another NG but am seeking further info with your experiences. There are two major insurance plans for pets in Canada....PetCare and Petplan. I am considering getting a plan for my 7 year old lab and also one for my 6 year old Akita. Has anyone had positive dealings with either...

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We had Dylan (GSD, age 9) at the vet's yesterday for her three-month cancer check. The really good news is, no sign of a recurrence (it was discovered nearly two years ago). The not so good news is that her hip dysplasia has gotten worse, to the point where we may need to consider surgery. (We...

Hi All, I've got a dog area that my dog uses to eliminate on the side of my house. Its all concrete and I built a 3x4 box plastic lumber box and filled it with about 2.5 inches of pea gravel which is where the dog goes. Makes it very easy to pickup the poop. Today I disinfected the area with a...

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We just took in a foster aussie shepherd yesterday from a local shelter, and he was diagnosed with parvo today. He's in treatment at the vet's for several days. I am fairly familiar with parvo (had a dog 10 yrs ago with it and used to work at an emergency clinic). Here's my concern: we also have...

Hi All, I've got a dog area that my dog uses to eliminate on the side of my house. Its all concrete and I built a 3x4 box plastic lumber box and filled it with about 2.5 inches of pea gravel which is where the dog goes. Makes it very easy to pickup the poop. Today I disinfected the area with a...

Have you thought of grinding them? I use a dremel on my little Dobe, whose nails grow exceedingly fast. I can get them nice and short without nicking the quick. http://homepages.udayton.edu/~merenski/doberdawn/index.html There's an index down the side with a topic called 'How to dremel...

My 11 yo herder mix has hemorrhages in both eyes- the Vet had not seen this (in any dog) before. At the Eye specialist yesterday she said she did not really know either. But said, suspected bilateral chronic superficial keratitis, prescribed cyclosporine 1% for three months and artificial tear...

Our 5 year old dachshund had surgery last year on one of his disks. He seemed to recover from that fairly well, but he keeps having episodes of pain. A milogram showed that he doesn't really need surgery again. These episodes have happened five times since his surgery in June 2002 and have been...

Hello, I have a 13 week old GSD. His nails seem to be getting pretty long. The breeder told me to have the vet cut his nails. The vet told me that I should do it. Dilemma. What's a boy to do? So I got some clippers, the kind that have a loop. First nail I cut, too deep. I hit the quick. That...

We just took in a foster aussie shepherd yesterday from a local shelter, and he was diagnosed with parvo today. He's in treatment at the vet's for several days. I am fairly familiar with parvo (had a dog 10 yrs ago with it and used to work at an emergency clinic). Here's my concern: we also have...