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Pawbly | 9 years ago
Today As Every Day Our Beloved Golden Made A Poop. 3/4 Of Which Was Perfectly…

Today as every day our beloved Golden made a poop. 3/4 of which was perfectly normal.1/4 was yellow and well, watery. He eats normally, drinks, plays, digs, wags his tail. Yesterday he stole a chicken in worcastershire sauce. And on Wednesday we changed their puppy food (we mixed taste of wild with holistic ) – He’s up to date with his vaccines ( (DHPPi2 + lepto – most recent).

We have also a lab, but she is on metronidazole right now. She has ameba – which is very common in Indonesia. He was clean, so he got his second shot on Monday.

Sorry for panicking, but we had a dozens of health issues with our dogs and I’m superscared about dealing with distemper or parvo (again).*

*Our lab had parvo 2 months ago, test – positive. Our golden was parvo negative, but he started to have the same symptoms as our lab 4 days before she did. 3 of 4 vets we encountered said that his test results must have been false negative. Now I’m panicking its parvo again. Should I?

For breakfast they had: puppy food (+ peanut butter + apple on the side) (as always)

for lunch I’m serving rice with chicken and carrot.

Can I do something more??

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  1. Anna K

    Second poop today was just as it should be. Brown and solid. No lethargy or vomiting. He’s crazy happy, thorn his new bed apart, ate the whole lunch and snack. I am so happy that he’s alright!

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deehoeck1 | 9 years ago
Oh, Frontline Plus – I Think The Fleas Eat That For Breakfast!

Oh, Frontline Plus – I think the fleas eat that for breakfast!

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  1. Lauren Candlish

    I’m not to sure on how you can stop/treat this but I hope your dogs are ok. The only thing I can suggest after everything you have already tried is, after a big soapy bath, use a flea comb and then put on a spray. I think that combination could definitely make the situation better. I’m assuming you have more than one dog because you said dogs? If that’s the case I think you should have a separate comb for each one so as not to spread fleas and also bath separately if not already. (Also clean the bath after bathing one and then bath the other) if you are still dealing with the fleas perhaps take them to the vet and make sure it is fleas your dealing with. If you manage to rid one of fleas make sure to keep it away from the other dog/s that have fleas so it doesn’t pick them up again. You may already do this stuff and so sorry because then this advice is useless. I hope you manage to get rid of them safely and that your dogs are ok.
    Hope this helps 🙂 sorry if it doesn’t 🙁

  2. Jamie Mayhew

    A situation of severe fleas can be tough to completely eliminate. If you have already tried treating your dogs and house but are still suffering you may need to go to the extreme- my suggestion is time consuming, but has worked for me in the past:
    Fleas have a cycle and without destroying every stage of the cycle they will just continue to breed and jump straight back on your dogs.
    1. Fleas travel so I would treat your whole house (use a good house flea treatment as some can just slow down the process instead of actually killing the fleas- Johnson’s has always worked really well for me). Leave the spray to work for 12 hours without your dogs in the house, otherwise like i said the cycle will carry on.
    2. While your house is being treated bathe your dogs- use flea shampoo, but most importantly do not just shower your dogs, after you have shampooed and washed them, fill the bath/ container up to their neck and let them soak for half an hour to an hour ( fleas are difficult to kill but they will drown after this amount of time). Your dogs may not like a long, soaking bath but if it relieves them of the fleas they will feel much mire comfortable.
    3. Once your dogs are out of the bath, fully dried and brushed thoroughly, treat them with flea treatment (again some brands do not work as well as others- frontline is vet recommended, and works very well).
    4. Let your dog back into the house after 12 hours.
    Good luck

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
My Dog Just Started Randomly Flinching About 2 Hours Ago He Is Fine When He…

my dog just started randomly flinching about 2 hours ago he is fine when he i relaxed but as soon as he gets exited it starts again he is normally very hyper but seems very depressed now he is not eating all of his treats so is dropping them. he is a 2 and a half year old rottie and he has never behaved in this way before he is like a whole different dog also he has begun to dribble a lot more than normal .

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
My Male Dog Penetrated My Other Male Dog. They Were Tied For About 15 Minutes…

My male dog penetrated my other male dog. They were tied for about 15 minutes. This was yesterday. Now my Yorkie Poodle is moving around very slowly, has diarreah and wont eat. I chekced his stool and NO blood.

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
Dog Vomiting. They Did Blood Work, Abdominal X Rays And Radiographs But Found Nothing Abnormal…

dog vomiting. they did blood work, abdominal x rays and radiographs but found nothing abnormal. His stomach became bloated and he wouldn’t eat much. We have him on a bland diet but it’s a struggle. He is still drinking water, hasn’t vomited and has only pooped once per day since. He’s very lathargic, doesn’t want to go on walks and acts very tired. His breathing also became heavier and the vet said they weren’t sure what it could be but they could do another x Ray to see. Should I bother? Is a chest X-ray or a sonogram worth doing? I’ve been feeding him pumpkin, chicken and rice and the vet prescribed I/d digestive care dog food but he won’t touch that.

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  1. Jana

    Your dog is in distress and does need help by getting figured out what’s going on and getting it addressed. Since your vet seems to be at a loss, I’d likely seek a second opinion from another vet.

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
I Found An Island Glass Lizard In My House After Our Cat Brought Him In…

I found an Island Glass lizard in my house after our cat brought him in, I took him in and I have him in a box, he wasn’t moving around but he is alive. I think his back may be broken, his head can move but the rest of his body can’t. Is there any hope for his survival? He ate a grasshopper after I took it’s own legs off and put it right in front of him, so he is still eating.

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  1. Kelly Furgason

    Hi Annie,
    Also, please take the lizard to a rehab or rescue for reptiles so that it can get the proper care for it’s injury and appropriate diet/care.
    Good luck!
    ~kelly

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
I Have A 14 Year Old ShitZu That Had A Seizure And Now He Can…

I have a 14 year old ShitZu that had a seizure and now he can not see. He is using the bathroom in the house and not eating properly. Can anything be done to help him?

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  1. Anonymous

    what does your vet think about it?  since they know the circumstances of the seizure and the overall health of your pet, i’d ask their opinion first.

  2. Sue Bona

    You may need to help him eat and take him outside more often until he gets used to functioning without being able to see

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amanda Mills | 9 years ago
My Husband And I Were Discussing Making Our Own Dog Food. Our Dogs Are Currently…

My husband and I were discussing making our own dog food. Our dogs are currently eating dry Whole Earth Farms grain free kibble. Sometimes we add in whole Earth Farms grain free wet food in the evenings. We were wondering if switching to homemade food is a good idea and if so how much do we feed our dogs? Our dogs are 60-80 pounds each.

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  1. Jana

    Hi Amanda,

    that is a good question, isn’t it? And the answer depends on whom you ask. Some might tell you, yes, definitely, others will shout out, OMG please don’t do that.

    Here is how it is with food, whether for ourselves of for our dogs.

    The best food you can offer is
    – biologically appropriate (there are arguments about what is or isn’t biologically appropriate for dogs)
    – as fresh and wholesome you can offer (some argue that ingredients don’t matter only nutrients matter; well both do matter)
    – as little processed as possible
    – with as little stuffs that don’t belong into food as possible
    – as natural and organic as possible (again, there are arguments that it doesn’t matter but it doesn’t make sense that it wouldn’t)

    I think Dr. Becker summarized it fairly well in this article:
    http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2010/07/21/13-pet-foods-ranked-from-great-to-disastrous.aspx 

    Again, there are arguments whether raw is best or cooked is best. (there are arguments about every single aspect of what to feed our dogs)

    Advantages of raw: minimal loss of nutrients, high digestibility
    Disadvantages of raw: possible contamination with bacteria
    a) the risk seems higher to people than the actual dog(s)
    b) can be controlled with exercising good food safety

    Advantages of cooked: minimizing risk of bacterial contamination, good digestibility (even better with some ingredients such as veggies; whether raw or cooked protein is better digestible is also debated)
    Disadvantages of cooked: loss of nutrients

    Advantages of making your own food (raw or cooked): full control over ingredients
    Disadvantages of making your own food: if not done properly, there is a risk of nutritional imbalances

    These days you can find commercially available diets for any type of food you wish to feed, whether it’s raw or cooked. Advantage of doing that is that you can find manufacturers who have complete and balanced formulations. Disadvantage is that you don’t control the ingredients directly and have to take the manufacturer at their word on what they put in and where they sourced it. There are some reputable manufacturers out there for both raw and cooked diets.

    How much you should feed your dogs depends on your dogs (not only their weight but also their age and activity level). There are calorie calculators out there.

    Depending on what you have available where you live, home prepared (whether raw or cooked) can be cheaper than commercial. Or not. Depends on whether you can source from farmers, co-ops etc.

    There is the work that goes into making the food.

    MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT, though, is that if you are going to make your own food, whether raw or cooked, is to make sure it is COMPLETE AND BALANCED. This can be best and easiest achieved by
    a) working with a nutritionist
    b) working with a supplement such as BalanceIT
    c) acquiring some good recipes (but whatever you’re going to make will need to be supplemented, AT LEAST with calcium source) Vitamins and minerals may or may not have to be supplemented depending on the ingredients you’d use.

    As for myself, I used to home-cooked for Jasmine for a long time. It worked very well for her. I DID use a supplement designed specifically for balancing home prepared diets (in Canada we have Hilary’s Blend, which I have been using). With Cookie, she decided to “switch herself to raw” on her own (she is an avid hunter) so I figured who was I to argue and I’m now feeding her raw. For the time being I use mostly commercially prepared frozen raw with the odd fresh home prepared raw such as during hunting season. So she’d get a whole rabbit, for example.

    I think reading the above article I linked to should give you a good idea how to improve your dogs’ nutrition and where to start.

    Please do not forget the COMPLETE and BALANCED bit.

  2. Margrit Simons

    Here is a great recipe for home made dog food from Dr. Stanley Coren at UBC. I made it for my dogs and they loved it (until I got to be too lazy). You can look it up on this website : pets.ca/recipes /recipe3

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
Hello I Have A 4 Year Indoor Cat Only. He Has Now Been Sick Three…

Hello I have a 4 year indoor cat only. He has now been sick three times in as many days, slight runny stools as well.
Today he is now refusing to eat and is just sleeping.
Eyes and guns bright though and still likes being touched

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  1. Anonymous

    please get him to the vet today.  refusing to eat is BAD.

  2. Emma Thatcher

    Thank you for your help
    He has already had a hair ball two days ago, his sick has been just food, no blood and no blood in his stool
    I was trying him on some new food, chicken with pate from whiskers. I’m hoping it’s just to rich for him

  3. Anonymous

    whiskas isn’t all that rich. i would be willing to bet it’s something else. take him to the vet.

  4. Margrit Simons

    I think that this website is great along with all the caring people who are always ready to help!

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
MyPuppy Has AnEye Discharge SinceSunday-watery Eyes And One Eye Has A White Pus-drop Once In…

MyPuppy has anEye discharge sinceSunday-watery eyes and one eye has a white pus-drop once in a while.Playful, eats well. Vet said nothing on Monday(derwomed),but I’m paranoid about distemper.His 1st vaccination is due to next Monday.

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  1. Anna K

    So it might be the first sign of distemper? He was checked his temperature on Monday, it was normal. I got scared 🙁