A friend of mine has written a lovely song about the loss of a pet. http://soundclick.com/share?songid=3437371 Cheers Ian

In article , chardonnay9 wrote: The answer is simple. Rather than actually give helpful information you'd rather smack me around. My impression from reading Tara over the years is that she'd rather give helpful...

My dog (14, Collie) recently got his broncoidal cough back worse.I had him on Paracodin 10mg a day but it didn't seem to work. I went to the vet and he has put him on a course of Prednisolone.The side effects are rubbish, the dog drinks like a fish, has to urinate a lot, is restless and pants a...

I would like an opinion if anybody can help....... We have been to see countless vets and a dermatology specialist -immune mediated vasculitis, but prednisolone therapy is not working. A link to photos :(( http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/gvrossi/VitoSkin

Our guy Zack passed away this morning at the vet's. He'd been coughing last week and when I took him in on Friday, the vet said it was Congestive Heart Failure. It really hit me but I had thought about this during the week. He was kept at the vet's to flush all the fluids out of his belly, and...

Just FYI - I haven't even read it all yet. Request has been made to only forward the link and not the pdf file. http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/javma.231.11.1665 Judy

Hello. My two and a half year old Bull Mastiff(85 lbs) has hip dysplasia and I wanted to know if anyone has had a dog with the same problem. I'd like to know what medications worked best for pain releif seeing as I don't have the money for surgery. Currently, she is taking 1250 mg of Glucosamine...

I was involved in a conversation this past week where we were discussing canine epilepsy. The question came up as to whether the dog was dreaming or seizing. So, I thought I'd ask those who might have more first hand experience............... how do you know if your dog is dreaming ("chasing...

I have 2 dogs that are on Sentinel 51-100lbs Flavor Tabs. I have a male American Bulldog named Sully who is almost 100lbs and a female Rottweiler named Corey who is 103lbs and they were both born on March 18, 2003 and are 18 months old. What should I give my 103lb Rotty b/c she is over 100lbs,...

I've been googliong this group, but am hoping some of you can answer several questions in one post. We live in Wolcott CT have beautiful 2 year old Aussie who I power walk extensively (an hour or two each night). We also have an 8 YO Pom who doesn't spends time in the back yard and walks around...

My 4 month old husky female has had a bladder infection for the last month. After several rounds of antibiotics the vet says her urine still has bacteria in it, and that it is probably food related. How can a bladder infection be food related is my first question... The second is what food should...

We've got a 4 month old GSD who's ears have not come up and it doesn't appear as though they're going to...they're soft, laying sideways on her head... I've spoke to a couple breeders here in the area and both recommended that the pups ears be taped NOW - rather than wait till it's too late - as...

after bathing my 4 y.o. pug and putting moisturizer on her skin, she still licks at her paws, scratches her rear end on carpet and barks at me to scratch her. I've read tons of info about allergies and how does one find out how to help a suffering pet without tying up a bundle in vet.bills? I ...

Not sure how many of you know about this but thought it would be interesting for some. I was on lunch during school and went with a friend to a local pet store and saw this flyer in the window as I was entering the store... Here's the lowdown... Before IAMS got bought out by Procter & Gamble it was...

"Thomas Silverstein" wrote in message news:pan.2006.10.01.00.10.16.633682@Thomas-Silverstein... Could someone point me to some helpful information. So much of what I come across seems to have underlying ideology and secondary motivation. I would love some unbiased third...

I want to get a small dog. It can't weigh more than 7 lbs full grown (I have a bad back problem). I want a dog that I can train to go to the bathroom in the house. I understand they sell special paper or pads (Piddle Pads?). I want love and affection. I want a dog that is friendly...

Bandaging every other day will not be a problem. I've gotten REALLY good at bandaging, because I've already had to do it many times over! Yesterday, I was going to be gone all day (7.5 hours) and decided that with the tail issue, Marcie was better off crated (she has not been crated in weeks)....

Is it possible for a dog to have a stroke which affects its cognitive skills but not its motor skills? My 13 year old Boston is suffering from loss of hearing and cataracts (which the vet wants to put off fixing for 3 months because she feels they not bad enough to warrant surgery now). About...

a friend is fostering a litter of puppies for GR rescue. They are about 5 weeks old now. Two night ago, one of the puppies started choking on his food. They tried to clear his airway but were unable to do so. They rushed him to the vet, but he died. Apparently he aspirated the food into...

Hello again, all. I was wondering if anyone could give me some tried and true methods of getting my dogs acclimated to a kitten. They are very mild mannered, young, and gentle dogs so I would think it would not be terribly difficult, but I am definitely open to pointers to make it less...