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Comment on Lyme Disease in Dogs and Cats by Jan Rose

Jan Rose — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:41:09 +0000

My dog 9 year old Lab Chow lost his bark in Nov. The vet sent me home with no answers. Mt dog started gagging and foam would come out. It seemed he was having trouble swallowingand coughed when he drank water in Jan. He started limping and Back to the vet we went. He tested positive for Lyme. He put him on doxycycline for 3days and my dog barked and was eating again. The vet called me and decided to change his meds. He took him off doxacyclie putting him on clindamycin and a steroid called
Dexamethasone. I did what he told me to do, i thought he knew what he was doing. I then went to an internal specialist i told her it seemed my dogs throat seemed to be paralyzed she did not believe me. My dog lost 25 lbs and could not breate right or eat and started gagging so bad he could not drink water. Noone could help me. I went to a third vet he told me to take him off of the steroids immediatly that they were blocking his ammune system and to bring him in to his office. I had to put my dog to sleep. I spent 3500.00 dollars and no one really could tell me for sure what happened. Do you have an opinion.

Comment on African Clawed Frog by Mason Francescone

Mason Francescone — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:52:06 +0000

It’s not common these days to find this type of information. I’m glad I stumbled upon your website. Keep up the good work!

Comment on Non-Allergenic or Low Dander Dogs by Jay

Jay — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:02:06 +0000

Greyhounds are also considered low allergenic dogs, because they have a single, non-oily coat.

Comment on Eye Protection For Your Dog by Jay

Jay — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:54:18 +0000

Many dogs with pannus (chronic superficial keratitis) wear Doggles because they help to prevent the sunlight worsening their condition. Also, cataracts are influenced by UV light, so it’s worth using these doggy sunglasses to slow down the progression!

Comment on Pet Therapy: Could Your Pet Join A Therapy Program? by Jay

Jay — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:44:05 +0000

I am in the process of getting my latest ex-racing greyhound registered as a PAT dog – this stands for Pets As Therapy, and is the only official ‘visiting’ therapy animal organisation in the UK, and Sid will be my second PAT dog. He’s passed his assessment, now it’s just paperwork and applying to the PAT people.

It’s such a rewarding thing to do, and providing you have a suitable dog (or cat, here in the UK) they love it too. Renie used to be waiting in the hall on visiting days, ready to be dressed up in her finery and taken out. She loved people, and Sid is the same.

I’d encourage anyone who might be thinking about it to take the plunge and go for it. Another benefit is that you grow so much closer to your dog through working together.

Comment on Pug by stroke physiotherapy

stroke physiotherapy — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:03:23 +0000

Did I already tell you that I love every topics on your site ?

Comment on Dogs Can Detect Low Blood Sugar in Diabetics by katherine

katherine — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:44:14 +0000

Connie, that is just amazing!!! I wonder if it had to do with the breed. But your other dog has lab… maybe it is the collie part? Or simply the bond. VERY VERY cool!

Comment on Dogs Can Detect Low Blood Sugar in Diabetics by Connie Stuart

Connie Stuart — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:33:11 +0000

My lab/collie mix that I lost 9 years ago grew to become my blood sugar’s best friend. At about the age of 5 she suddenly would start leading me to my kitchen and stand by my glucose meter. When I would check, my sugar would always be 67. Many times she would wake me up at night. I loved her so much. My current dogs–one aged 10, a lab mix and one that we saved as a stray 6.5 years age, a golden retriever/ spitz mix occasionally alert me but only about 30% of the time.

Comment on Are Probiotics Good For Dogs? by Josh G

Josh G — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:51:03 +0000

Dear “Guest Poster”:

It is very true that Probiotics are very good for dogs (as many veterinarian scientists have proven). Probiotics offer the good bacteria that dogs (and many other animals) needs in order to maintain their overall their digestive tract health.

Probios® brand Dog Treats have been proven to have the stability and viability known to be important in a quality probiotic.

Thank you very much for the great article.

Cheers!
Josh

Comment on If You See G-Force, Don’t Buy a Guinea Pig! by katherine

katherine — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:07:46 +0000

Katherine, I applaud you for what you do!!! We have a local guinea pig rescue – a woman who keeps them in her house in the finished basement. We visit often for regular guinea pig nail cuts and health checks. I’ve adopted four pigs from her and love them all. We have a blind guinea pig that the breeder “didn’t want” who is absolutely wonderful. Others were bought at pet stores and soon brought to her because the owners were tired of cleaning the cages. I recently saw G-Force and they sure make guinea pigs look cute. But the pigs in the film do so many things that would immediately kill them. The worst part is when a boy puts the guinea pig in a remote controlled car – it puts too many ideas in a child’s head.

Thanks so much for helping the piggies – you are a terrific person! Katherine