Dogs - April 2007

I work for a very reputable verterinary practice and like to think that all 5 doctors know what they are talking about. All I hear from breeders, competitors, and other people who think that their way is the only way is "this food is bad" or "if you do this or that, then you are doing the wrong thing". Well, I will be the first person to agree that all grocery store brand foods are crap, but Science Diet, Eukanuba, and Purina One and Pro Choice are all fantastic foods with fantastic diets. Just because it cost a thousand dollars and has some fancy smancy name doesn't make it good. And the people who feed raw meat diets are just looking for trouble. I worked for 6 yrs for a certified veterinary dentist so I know first hand what the raw meat diets will do to your pets teeth--sooner or later they will be eating can food or baby food only because all their teeth are going to rot out.

2007-04-29 12:45:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought a puppy from the petstore over a year ago. She is a purebred Jack Russell Terrier. I wanted to register her as AKC, and possibly breed her later. I noticed on the AKC site that the parents and litter have to be registered in order to have her registered and have paperwork. I only have the paperwork from the petstore stating she is purebred. Is there any other way to register her or am I out of luck?

2007-04-29 12:09:51 · 15 answers · asked by MUCHODOGGIELOVER1111 1

Yeah as u can see i am going OUT OF MY MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNDDDDDD. Yeah yeah yeah its alllll my fault i know. Its my fault that my 9 month old yorkie isnt fully potty trained by now... i know. She doesnt tell me when she has to go. She is on a schedule yada yada yada. I reprimand her if she goes in the house yada yada. I love her with all of myyy heart and she is breaking it when she pees on the floor. I am losing faith. Its all my fault i know. the first two months i got her i confused the heck out of her by switching her from outside to puppy pads which i know now are HORRIBLE. I feel tooootalllyyy responsible. now she has been going outside for 4 months out of the 6 months i have had her... how can i get her to alert me she has to go?

i feel like an idiot!!
Its alllll my fault, i know.

I know everything there is to know about taking the dog out... crate training...alpha dog... no filler diet....yadda yadda blahhh.

please help me make things right with my yorkie!

2007-04-29 12:01:16 · 3 answers · asked by Lauren. 4

We recently got a german shepherd mix puppy about 6 months old. She is too rough in "play biting" my shi tzu and I'm afraid the shih tzu will get hurt. What can I do other than say "No". Is a muzzle the answer for short term use? Thanks for helping me out.

2007-04-29 11:35:45 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

ive heard that if you play with dogs too early like about a few days old they will die is that true?

2007-04-29 11:33:36 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

FEMALE BOXER BULLDOGS

2007-04-29 11:33:17 · 16 answers · asked by SHANESE 1

what do i do? what are the steps?how do i help?

2007-04-29 11:32:34 · 2 answers · asked by corinneftw 2

2007-04-29 11:12:11 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Not so long ago my dog started having problems wit his left leg.. hes a medium size dog.. he was limping so we took him to the doctor and the doctor mentioned that he needed surgery because his ligaments were broken.. the surgery is 1000 and something dollar which at the time and even now we dont have.. He also said that if he wasnt put through surgery his other legs bcuz of the weight put in them could also become afftected. we were worried but all of a sudden he was out there running and hes leg was perfectly normal so we thought the doctors made a mistake but today he woked up even worst than before with his left let very messed up and limping very bad and even havin trouble sitting down.. what can i do for it to get better? should i get vitamins? what do you think this is? in your opinion? or should i take him to the doctor again to see if its dat.. what can i do.. it hurts me to my dog like that.

2007-04-29 11:00:57 · 10 answers · asked by Deni loves her baby girl :) 4

I've had a dog when I was 7, but it ran away and my parents blamed me for not taking care of it right and I've had a cat, but didn't want it so I gave it back. My parents would never trust me and I know I have commitment issues. I don't know why I got a cat (i don't like them), but I miss my first dog and my parent's still don't think I didn't want it in the first place. I tried to explain to my mom that I want a goldie again, but she won't believe or trust me! Help, I want one really bad!

2007-04-29 10:47:40 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

The two stores by me are Shake-a-Paw puppies, and Worldwidepuppies

shake-a-paw-puppies.com
worldwidepuppies.com

should i buy a dog from them or is absolutely out of the question cus their puppy stores.

2007-04-29 10:42:17 · 19 answers · asked by francis 3

I dont understand this. I bought a perfectly healthy pup from a pet store. He is 2 years old now and he is one of the best dogs Ive met. Ive been to that pet store many times. All of the puppies are well groomed and are clean. Yea, there are a few timid ones and a few mean/hyperactive ones but most are perfectly active, compassionate, and playful with the other dogs. The store will let you hold a puppy and they have rooms around the store that you can go in and play with them. My question is why do people say that ALL pet stores get their puppies from puppy mills? Yea I know they get some but not all of them. Also they say to NEVER buy from a pet store, adopt, buy from a breeder, or somethin. I just dont understand. Also is it just me or do people need to shut thier freaking mouths about this pet store issue?

2007-04-29 10:41:36 · 17 answers · asked by Dillon P 2

2007-04-29 10:24:18 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

where is a store near east la where i can buy a silver/grey labrador retriever? please answer. thank you.

2007-04-29 10:22:33 · 13 answers · asked by peewee_cuatro 1

can anyone direct me to a good breeder?

2007-04-29 09:25:18 · 5 answers · asked by kawoo 2

Ok I have had my dog for about 9 years and everytime I took him for a walk he would chase rabbits but the odd thing about it is he would let out this blood curdling cry as he chased them its so freaking insane what is his problem? he is a erusasier/malumet/chow mix he is very beautiful.

2007-04-29 09:23:04 · 5 answers · asked by Matt 3

My dog is a 12 yr. old german shepherd, she is a girl. Lately she has been having diarrea and puking up everything she eats. I need help. please anyone, help. i'm worried! she was never like this before. I am worried that she might have a stomach cancer or something. anyone with dog illness experience, or none at all, please, i need your help.

2007-04-29 09:20:40 · 14 answers · asked by mikey0612 2

2007-04-29 09:20:36 · 2 answers · asked by HORNEY DEVIL 1

We have allot of land, and we're pretty far from the road. My Dog is free to run around where ever she wants during the day. She will sometimes go into the road, and I can't be there to tell her no, as its to far away. I also don't know when she will go into the road so I can wait around and follow her out there. Also I can't put up a fence and can't use the shock collar, and probably wouldn't unless I tried it out on myself first. Is there another way to stop her from going into the road here at the house? Thank You

2007-04-29 09:06:06 · 12 answers · asked by soul_cade 2

People tell me that since they are small they have a tendency to be quite,um, bold.And I've heard that they snap.But I'm trying to get one and need fast answers.Also,does anyone know of one I can buy.........

2007-04-29 08:01:30 · 18 answers · asked by intro 2

If anybody is knows the area.. I am new to FL, and its been hard finding this out, cause they are all salespeople with their own motives.

2007-04-29 07:51:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My doggy will be seven years old in June and my mom just recently noticed a lump about an inch and a half in diameter on his right side by his leg. He's a beagle and is suprisingly big. He has a strangly big rib cage I don't know if that makes a difference. Any ideas on what this could be? We plan on taking him to the vet later this week.

2007-04-29 07:29:19 · 15 answers · asked by burgerbabe84 2

I have a 4.3 lb, 2.5 year old that I want to breed. This will be her 3rd heat. Her mother was bigger but her father is small. Her brothers both weigh in at about 7 lbs.
What would be the best size stud to breed her with? I want her to have a safe delivery so this is why the question.

2007-04-29 07:18:56 · 11 answers · asked by Linda S 1

my dog is has thrown up 3 times in about 4 hours, the first and second were mostly clear liquid, but the third was yellowish bial. were have just moved form australia to canada, and she has been here for two weeks. she has just moved in with us ( a high rise hotel apartment suite) from a kennel. we are in the heart of downtown. can you suggest any reason as to why she is throwing up? ( we know it was not from that wheat/gluten pet food recall thing, because her food contains no wheat or gluten) you awnser are so much appreciated.

2007-04-29 07:01:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to temporarily "dye" their hair pink. What can I use that is completely non-toxic and wont irritate their skin in any way?

2007-04-29 06:55:43 · 8 answers · asked by REBECCA M 1

I have a deaf 10 month old Bull Terrier Mix puppy and he won't stop biting me. He isn't trying to be mean, he just uses biting as a means of playing. He obviously doesn't respond to "no" so any ideas on how to get him to stop would be great!

2007-04-29 06:44:39 · 13 answers · asked by OliviaElf 1

Timmy my Irish Wolfhound cross Jack Russell has been in his kennel for 9 days and 3 hours and feels cold to touch. Is this Hibernation?

2007-04-29 06:43:46 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 2 pit bulls and a pomchi. I would like to get another little dog so he has someone his own size to play with. I would like a black and white or a black and brown dog. Any suggetions. I really don't like poodles, so I know I don't want one of those.

2007-04-29 06:38:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Has anyone had to get "The morning after pill" for their dog? How much did it cost and was there any side effects?

2007-04-29 06:35:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have adopted a dog who have the last stage of heart mur mur, i did not have much information of his history except that he had stay in a pet hotel for a year & he had suffer from kennel cough once. His owner & foster is not aware of his illness until i adopted him. He is an active dog & eat a lot. in fact more than he should so its not noticeable that he is not well except from coughing which they thought is normal. i have spend thousand of dollar but none vet could do anything to improve or stablize him. From Dec till now, he have been in & out of hospital every week. Usually is fluid in lungs, usually they increase the dosage of lasix, or fluid outside lungs which they will use an absortion pad n place at his body. oNce they got to drain out the fluid. I was told that his heart size is very big now which causing him difficult in breathing. There is no improvement or even stablize from any vet i went. Recently they suspect that he have a sensitive throat & might be suffering from asthma. Now he relying of lasix which im aware too much of it will damage his kidney. once he was given 3/4 tablet 3 times a day, recently my vet had change his medical after taken over by another vet.

Previously (2 weeks ago)
1) Norvasc 5mg 1/8 tablet once daily
2) lanoxin 0.0625 1/2 tablet twice daily
3) Atenolol 50mg 1/8 tablet twice daily
4) lasix 40mg 3/4 tablet 3 times daily
5) Forterkor 5mg 1/2 tablet once daily
6) Vetmedin 2.5mg 1/2 capsule twice daily

Now (from 1 week ago)
1) Norvasc 5mg 1/8 tablet once daily
2) vibravet 100mg 3/4 tablet twice daily
3) Atenolol 50mg 1/8 tablet twice daily
4) lasix 40mg 1/4 tablet twice daily
5) Forterkor 1/2 tablet once daily
6) Vetmedin 2.5mg 1/2 capsule twice daily
7) Theophylline 250mg 1/4 tablet twice daily

No improvement still from my dog, please advise which should be done or its there any specialize vet in heart mur mur in singapore

2007-04-29 06:28:55 · 6 answers · asked by odie 1