Dogs - November 2007

My Jack Russell puppy aged 10 weeks old!! Was fine running around, playing and then out of the blue he just started fitting (then looked like he was chewing) and then started foaming at the mouth!! As this continued for a while he then pooed himself while he was fitting!! i rushed him to the vets and he was sedated and given blood tests!! but nothing showed up in his tests and the vets couldn't find a reason!! He died after being in the vets for 2 days!! He had never been out of the house before as i was waiting for him to have his second jab, which was due 2 days after this happened. So he couldn't of been poisoned. There isn't any poisons around the house.

If anyone else has experienced this, knows of any causes or can tell there story of something similar i would really appreciate your comments. He became apart of the family and is dearly missed!! Thank you, Charlotte x

2007-11-23 09:26:10 · 10 answers · asked by Charlotte M 2

He is 16 weeks old , Englinsh Cocker Spaniel. He have a lot of hair around his paws.

2007-11-23 09:25:54 · 5 answers · asked by borikualoca 2

i do a pit bull and one on the way

2007-11-23 09:14:11 · 12 answers · asked by lovefoodcar 1

His hair is really long and i like it shorter. He's a Cocker Spaniel that's 20 pounds. We can't have him in the house so he's outside. He has a house and a heater. It's winter time and the worst it gets sometimes is about 10 below. Would it be safe to cut his hair?

2007-11-23 08:55:56 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-23 08:50:46 · 24 answers · asked by alice k 1

2007-11-23 08:29:15 · 23 answers · asked by KD 1

I heard that dogs cant eat turkey. So we didnt give my dogs any. But my grandma hid the turkey in the pantry and one of my dogs found it and ate a whole bunch. Shes acting normal and doesnt seem sick but I was just wondering why dogs cant have turkey and what it does to them.

2007-11-23 08:22:58 · 21 answers · asked by La Tua Cantante 2

I have a 2 year old puggle. My boyfriend has a pomchi (pomeranian/chihuaua) that is about to turn 2. I started bringing my dog around slowly and they seemed to get along. Now that my dog is here all the time, my boyfriends dog constantly bullies him by biting his legs and jumping on him. This causes them to wrestle around and fight. My dog thinks he is playing so they aren't hurting each other, but it is annoying and Im afraid they could hurt each other because my dog is way bigger than my boyfriends pup. What is a good way to train my boyfriends dog to stop biting my dog because smacking him and yelling hasn't worked and I don't know what else to do?

2007-11-23 07:58:41 · 8 answers · asked by shorty03_7 2

2007-11-23 07:53:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-23 07:46:31 · 26 answers · asked by Star 5

2007-11-23 07:44:12 · 7 answers · asked by cerealmonster101 1

2007-11-23 07:28:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

My german shepherd is about 7 months old & he has had diarrhea for a couple of days now. He seems fine he still plays & runs around like normal but his feces is a little runny & he isnt as hungry lately. Is it normal for a dog to get diarrhea from time to time?

2007-11-23 07:28:01 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 12 week old, 2.5lb, female chihuahua. I have noticed on her snout she has a tiny little bald spot on the top and on the side of her snout there looks to be a lil patch of hair thinning and also on one side of the top of her head. It doesn't look like the skin is irritated. She doesn't scratch a lot. She seems to be eating well (She eats Eagle Pack holstice Select mixed with a little baby food). I just recently started her on that dog food. She was on just baby food and yogurt when she was sick a couple weeks ago with Coccidia.
I know I need to take her to the vet. She is scheduled for her second shots soon. So I figure I would have them look then. But does anyone know what it might be? Maybe change of diet? or something?

She is well taken care of.. She stays inside because she is small. She is fed 2-3 times a day. She is my little shadow. She follows me around,sleeps and plays with me all the time.She looks and acts very healthy otherwise. any idea what it could be?

2007-11-23 07:27:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

A week and a half ago my dog needed emergency care and I took her to Vets office. The 1st dr said it was a degenerative disc and would try treatment if that didnt work she would need surgery which cost 5000. After the 1200 treatment didnt work they said if I came up with 3000 they would do the surgery and i could work out payment arrangement for the rest. a day later while i was trying to scrape up the 3000 they went ahead and did surgery w/o my consent and now wont return my dog unless i give them another 2000. I did pay them 3600 out of 2600 bill. they wont even let me visit her. do they have the right to keep her?

2007-11-23 07:13:00 · 20 answers · asked by aperfectpeach 2

2007-11-23 06:57:04 · 18 answers · asked by Tyler H 1

He constantly barks when someone comes in the door. Weather it be a visitor or someone who lives in the house. He barks and barks. Any noise he hears, he barks. How can i make him stop?

2007-11-23 06:47:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

my roommate has a 1 year old female pitt bull and she is BAD. doesn't listen, doesn't come when you call her, doesn't stop when you say NO, is not social and goes to the bathroom in the house. the only positive thing i can say about her is that shes not mean. however shes a large dog and very strong.

my roommate works a lot, and the dog has been living with my roommates parents. shes been living with us for a week now and i hate to say it but i've lost patience. she is very bad and you have to watch her like a baby, so as a result she spends a lot of time in her crate. i dont want to crate her, but after a while i dont know how to handle her. shes too strong for and misbehaved for me to walk.

she has never been to obedience school, and they claim that they are taking her soon. i know that will help, but is this problem correctable?
is it typial of the breed or could this all have been nipped at the bud as a puppy if they had paid more attention to her/worked with her

2007-11-23 06:42:31 · 14 answers · asked by Christina F 2

2007-11-23 06:38:36 · 10 answers · asked by becky c 2

we've just gotten our first female dog that isnt fixed a couple days ago. we noticed blood on the bed and then on my husbands pant leg after she had been on both. we think she's having a period but dont know for sure.
Is she on her period? how long does it last? how often will she get them? how do we keep from her getting blood everywhere?

2007-11-23 06:27:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-23 06:15:07 · 7 answers · asked by eve10112000 1

I own a mixed breed dog she never barks or growls at anyone but yesterday when we went on our walk we stopped at a creek where a gentleman whom i know was and she began to growl and bark after him. She got really angry. As i said she has never behaved that way before and I am concerned.
She usually play with strangers. Does anyone have any ideas.

2007-11-23 06:14:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

She is black with a rust colored around the head and paws. She is small and sweet.

2007-11-23 06:14:17 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

my dog has something in her foot, and she limps when she walks. but she wont let me get whatever it is out. what do i do?!

2007-11-23 06:11:00 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

why do dogs bring there food over to the carpet and eat it i mean the food is in the kitchen but they bring a mouthful of food over to the carpet and make a big mess why do dogs do this

2007-11-23 06:07:08 · 11 answers · asked by Christan H 1

2007-11-23 06:04:03 · 22 answers · asked by camembert 2

2007-11-23 06:00:35 · 12 answers · asked by mrs. ym 1

Are there any breeders out there who can explain the reason behind the practice of feeding puppies porridge/bran/eggs?

2007-11-23 05:54:34 · 5 answers · asked by Chalice 7

Start with a small area with a wee wee pad where u would want it to use it. make a kennel. Take it out to play but when ur done put in the area praise alot when it uses the pee pad. As she / he uses the pad in that spot give it more room. Withing time u will not need to have a kennel around it because it will run to the wee pad to go. I used this for my small dogs.
Alot of praise and chicken liver treat

2007-11-23 05:50:10 · 5 answers · asked by Tammy2073 4

I have an 8 month old Wire Fox Terrirer. He has a ton of energy. Recently I've noticed he is becoming aggressive in situations when he is being disiplined. But it is 10x worse when it involves food. Example, at my in laws house, he was eating the cats wet food, when I disiplined him by saying "NO!" and trying to move him away he bit me (hard) on my leg and growled as if to say "don't f_ck with me". A similar time when he was trying to get into the garbage he did the same thing. We give him a ton of exercise, and always show him affection. Why is he getting aggressive? and what can I do to stop this? I'm getting worried that he will do it again.

2007-11-23 05:15:45 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous