Dogs - July 2007

We took our puppy to the vet the day after we got him. He was dewormed and seemed fine. We noticed about 4 days later that he had small drops of blood in his stool and some mucus. His attitude is the same, playing, eating, drinking. We took him to the vet and were told it's probably Coccidia due to stress. He told us to change the food we were giving him. It has not worked. There seems to be as muhc if not more blood now. I have read about Albon, but dont know why the vet didnt give us any when we brought him in. We are taking him again tomorrow to get some sort of medication. My main problem is if it is caused by stress, how am I supposed to train him to be alone and sleep in his crate when I am causing him stress by doing these things. I feel like I cant train him because I am making it worse. Any suggestions?

2007-07-05 03:44:05 · 11 answers · asked by SCGirl82 1

2007-07-05 03:38:52 · 12 answers · asked by Taylar C 1

2007-07-05 03:33:32 · 19 answers · asked by ily 3

Is this even true? Can anyone help me, llike if I wanted to train my dog to work with the fence?

2007-07-05 03:24:35 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

i'm getting a female golden retriever and i live in the Mountains!!how do i trin her to live outiside and not eat my mom's plants???also i have a cat that i have had for 5 yrs. and 2 yrs. ago my dog died and they were really close and since then my cat gets upset when we bring a dog home (we had to get rid of the last dog) but we thought if we get a puppy my cat won't be so upset about the whole thing, i need to know a way to introduce him to my puppy??thanks

2007-07-05 03:17:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My dog has to have surgery tomorrow for two abscesses on her back. I'm wondering how long the surgery will take and whether or not i need to plan on taking the day off of work.

2007-07-05 03:00:49 · 7 answers · asked by hightek1320 2

tinky is a 2 year old dog she is ready to be a mommy but where can i find a dog that would be able to give tinky a family? i have looked every where some people say go on the internet but i cant find anything some people say ask other people but as the same my answers are not that good. please if u know anything that can help me look for a daddy for my dog tinky please help thanks!

2007-07-05 02:57:57 · 10 answers · asked by Sandra E 1

Which one of those 3 dogs do you think have the best agility and stamina? I have never owned a Bullmastiff or Rottie so I really don't know what they're like. Seems as if the Akita would have the lowest agility but possibly highest stamina, but I don't know. The thought was just on my mind when I was watching some dog agility course on tv and just wanted to know what you all think. That's all.

2007-07-05 02:54:13 · 6 answers · asked by RDF 3

i have a puppy who is 2 months, but recently he's been throwing up his food and water. he's a yorkie who is only 2 pounds, i'm just concerned. is this normal with all puppies?

2007-07-05 01:27:33 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

when is the best time to have the puppies have his anti rabies vaccine?

2007-07-05 01:15:08 · 13 answers · asked by ellehcar 1

Dogs are a real nuisance if not properly controlled.

They cause havoc in the countryside because the majority of non-farming countryside dwellers leave their dogs loose in the garden to bark all day whilst they go off to work in town.

The dogs get out and kill sheep and wildlife, stampede horses and kill chickens.

If they were licenced, they should carry a metal tag that could be traced to there owners and the appropriate penalties applied. Nowadays, it is left to the local authoraties to oversee dog control, but they are hopeless at it because they only provide a very small number of dog wardens. Our county has only two!

Farmers have a right to shoot any dog that enters his land, but he has no way of getting compensation because there is no way of identifying the owner.

2007-07-05 01:09:18 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have a 3 month old who is getting ready to crawl but we really want to get a dog... we were wondering what the best breed or breed mix is best with small children...We are most likely gonna adopt from a shelter! (medium sized dog)

2007-07-05 01:09:06 · 13 answers · asked by lilnewbee 1

i found it disturbing that my vet IMMEDIETLY advised amputation after literally 10 seconds of inspection. my dog is very furry so that would make it harder. the area did look a little bruised and blood could be seen (NOT pouring out, at the end of the tail) but it had no obvious kinks in it. why didnt my vet even SUGGEST an x-ray. he said only to amputate, he even booked us in after a TOTAL of 3 minutes of inspection (including injecting pain killers, antibiotic and weighing him)
the vet drives a brand new x5 (new model) so maybe hes looking for money?
what else could of happened? bruised muscles, could a splint help in fixing a dislocation, break? or is amputation the ONLY way to go?

th vet also took my dog away from me for the night, is this normal? why couldnt we drop him back the next morning? did he NOT want us to inspect the tail?

i dont intend on fixing this myself, but i dont want my baby to lose his tail if he doesnt have to!!

2007-07-05 01:06:56 · 8 answers · asked by as0314991 2

At first we thought she had been bit by a dog, or another animal, but it looks now as if its a scratch. It's not very red, nor as swollen as it was. But her left leg is bigger/fatter than the other. She had a temperature, but now its gone down, a lot. She doesn't want to put pressure on the leg, such as stand up. She just wants to lay on the bed with a towel covering her. Which we allow her. I keep feeding her, but she doesn't want to eat out of a bowl or cup. She just eats it out of my hand. I dont know what to do, and I know everyone here is going to say take her to the vet, which will happen. But is there anything else? Will it pass? Thanks!!

2007-07-05 01:05:34 · 7 answers · asked by shelbysurfer 1

2007-07-04 22:39:40 · 14 answers · asked by carolinehancock2001 2

My friend's dog is old and has a lot of problems. He's not going to be around much longer. Dogs are SO special... How can I help her? How can I comfort her when her friend is gone? What kind of things help YOU when your dog dies?

2007-07-04 21:43:01 · 7 answers · asked by luvrats 7

I have a memory of one day walking by a used bookstore, and seeing a HUGE white fluffy dog. It seemed bigger than a bear... like, much, much bigger. I remember noting that he was so big that he could barely find a comfortable position to lie down in although the bookstore was decently sized.

It was so big that when I saw it, I thought I couldn't possibly be seeing what I thought I was seeing... that maybe I was going crazy.

And now, haunted by this memory, I've been looking all over the internet to figure out what that dog was. It didn't look like these pictures of Mastiffs and St Bernards and Irish Wolfhounds that I'm seeing. It was fluffy, white, and had a friendly smiley kinda face. It looked very proportional... not strangely tall or skinny or fat anything.

Am I going crazy?? Does such a dog exist? What did I see???

2007-07-04 20:33:58 · 11 answers · asked by waddle_waddle_waddle_penguin 1

Okay, so my family and I are going on a vacation at the end of July, and we have to leave our dog at home. We have food and water dispensers enough to last two weeks. Then thing is, it gets really hot where we live; 100+ weather... What can we do to keep him cool while we're gone? None of our neighbors can check on him; He's likely to try to bite them. I'm really worried about my doggie :(

2007-07-04 19:54:26 · 15 answers · asked by polly 4

I have a friend named Val Taylor. She has a female Beagle named Shiloh. My family and hers, pets included, went on a camping trip up north. We were visiting a neighbors house and they have a male English Bulldog. Well, we got back from camping and a few days later she took Shiloh to the vet for a check up only to find out she was pregnant. Val has no expierence with breeding dogs. She does not know how to go about this. Any POSITIVE advice would be greatly appreciated.

2007-07-04 18:55:48 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

yeah as above.. thx..

2007-07-04 18:18:31 · 9 answers · asked by shizuka 2

help place 2 loveable chow chows - do not want to put them to sleep.

2007-07-04 18:10:59 · 10 answers · asked by Chow Chow 1

my dad and i are trying to remove a tick, my dad was wondering if he got a HOT needle and touched the tick would he let go? or should we just try witha Sterilized pair of tweezers?

2007-07-04 18:06:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

my dog ate that puffy yellow insulation (were having construction with careless workers who already killed one dog by letting it out to get hit by car) anyways, they left fiberglass insulation and we didnt no it was bad, so my 4 mo. old rotweiller/jack russel mix was playing in it an prolly got it in her fur or skin and mite have ate it and her face is swolleN!!!! omg wut do i do!!! the vets closed

2007-07-04 17:54:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im fine with fireworks, to tell the truth i love them. On the other hand my pup doesnt. He is freaked out. I have him in his kennal, which is his safe place. Yet he is still scare. I will not drug him, not this year. Any one have any advice, the might is still young and my neighbors will be up all night with fireworks.Thank you so much. Happy fourth of July!!

2007-07-04 17:46:19 · 13 answers · asked by Mae-Day 3

I have a female beagle and I am breeding her with an English Bulldog. Their both healthy. I don't want to hear about the unwanted dogs and the risks and everything. I am breeding them don't try and change my mind. All I want to know is what I have to do to succussfully breed the two of them.

2007-07-04 17:28:19 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

The 2 breeds that I like are the Border Collie and the Golden Retriever, can you help me choose one?

2007-07-04 17:05:33 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Disclaimer: I DON"T have a dog, just curious what people will answer. Hypothetical question: What would you do if you had a dog that growled at your child. And you had this dog for several years and were attached to it. Would you get rid of the dog or would you keep the dog and just keep the child away from it?

2007-07-04 16:27:35 · 13 answers · asked by Moo Moo Mair 6

Well, I was watching "Homeward Bound" the other night, and "Homeward Bound 2", and I noticed that they had really good editting, or there was quite a bit of animal cruelty in a movie. For example, in the first movie, Shadow the golden retriever falls in a pit and is limping at the end of the movie, Sassy the cat almost drowns in turbulent water and goes down a waterfall, and Chance gets hit in the nose by a porcupine. In the second movie I don't remember this one as well, but the "bully" dogs get flowerpots dropped on their heads and Shadow and the bully dogs really get into mean looking fights like they could kill each other. I don't know if this is editted, or if the dogs are trained really well, or what, but I would just like to know your opinion on if this is animal cruelty in movies.

2007-07-04 15:55:46 · 18 answers · asked by Aaron 2

they live shorter lives with various physical problems and generally arent as intelligent as mixed bred dogs,there seems something cruel in this,especially as most of us dont use them for anything else than pets

2007-07-04 15:44:57 · 18 answers · asked by razawire 4

I have seen a few questions here in the past that the "DOG section has the most rudest people over all on YA's. So you tell me, what do you think the percentage is ?

2007-07-04 15:16:02 · 16 answers · asked by ® 7