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limping
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Hi had to take Bovril to the vets yesterday as he was limping on his front right leg.
Well it seems he has a soft tissue injury on his wrist he cannot straighten out his leg properly form his wrist, anyway we got antiinflammatories for him which he likes as they taste goooood!! Is this a fairly common thi...
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Dilemma
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Wonder what your thoughts are on this little dilemma of mine?
Andie was diagnosed with heart trouble after he started collapsing if he ran. The vet started him on Ramipril and Frusemide but the collapsing continued. In fact last weekend I thought he wasn't going to come round. I took h...
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dislocated toe joint?
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Hi all,
Daisy's toe on her back left foot seems to be at right angles to her foot. The trainer we adopted her from suggested it was dislocated - if so, this would have happened months ago - she ran upstairs and squealed as if she'd hurt something but I couldn't see anything wrong at the time. ...
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Genetic illnesses
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I've just found out that Pearly has a lot of ancestors with the cancer gene. Seems that I'm Slippy and Sandman, who are both prolific in their studding, may carry this gene. I know of at least 3 dogs who have been lost to cancer who share her lineage. Harry's gene pool is quite a bit more mixed on his sire's s...
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Stinky Breath
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Freddy (and to some extent, Wilma) has the most awful bad breath. I've checked his teeth and they are ok. We actually had them "professionally" cleaned about 18 months ago and it made no difference to him! We've bought bones for him to chew - smoked and unsmoked, but he doesn't really show...
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vet recommendation required Cumbernauld Area
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hi,
My grey Kaylay needs a dental and my vet has quoted an estimate of £220!!!! Quite shocking! Can anyone recommend a vet that might be a bit cheaper. She shouldn't need much done as she had one last year? I'm only thinking of getting it done again as she as givintivitis.
Thanks
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pimperne
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Request for Help
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Hi Folks, received this email earlier today, wondered if this rang any bells with anyone or if anyone had had a dog in similar circumstance...
We have a greyhound/saluki thats health has recently started a rapid decline. It started with a dripping nose that never seems to stop, he has...
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injections
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hi we are the proud "parents " of Bovril he's been with us a wee while , Iwas wondering about Injections for him he is 5 now dont know his history before he came to us ,also worming him do you buy the tablets at the Vets or a petshop if so what kind hope someone can help thanks.
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denbri
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The wonder that is 'Arnica'!
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We were discussing this wonder cure on the chatroom the other night & about 1/2 the folk on there hadnt heard of this wonder drug so apologies if you have, to those that havent, get yourself down to the chemist right now & stock up!! Your doggie will be most appreciative...
Arnica is 100% herbal reme...
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Blue's toe
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Hubbie (aka undercover elephant) had Blue out this am on the beech. Blue was chassing oyster shells then suddenly let out a cry, think he has broken his toe - they are at the vets at the moment and my stomach is like a washing machine!!
Let you know what happens. Hope everything is ok only got him in Jul...
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Arthritis remedies
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Andie's arthritis in his foot is really playing up at the moment. He's taking his full whack of Metacam along with Glucosamine and he wears a magnetic collar.
Anyone else got any ideas as to help him before I go down the pharmaceutical route? He's also on his heart medication so I'm trying to st...
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Bathing Pearly - should we?
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In the last week or so, Pearly's once-pristine coat has gone very dandruffy and she has dry bits under her "armpits" under her front legs. Normally we'd whop a bit of oil in her food, but she's actually feeling quite greasy along her back and around her rump. No amount of brushing gets rid of it, and - in fa...
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FAJ
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Sally's nails
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Hi, one of my own dogs, a brindle girl aged 9yrs called Sally is having problems with her toe nails. She has lost 3 nails in the space of a fortnight and has had them cloiterised by the vet to give them a chance to grow. They didnt split or crack as with fungal infections.
Has anybody's dog out there had sim...
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Harry's Weight
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Took Harry to the vet last night cos he's been scratching at his lugs and shaking his head quite a lot. He has a bit of inflammation and a wee bit of gunk in there but nowt to worry about. A few days of drops should sort him out.
Whilst there, I popped him on the scale and he's 32.8kg. I asked the vet how much...
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FAJ
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Flakey bits
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Hiya,
Over the last week Ruby has developed flakey skin over a large part of her back, sides, belly and legs. It just seems to have happened suddenly, although previously I would find the odd bit of something looking like dandruff when grooming her, but couldn't find the source - now it's like a sno...
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Re: Tic & Worming Treatments
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We have been giving Tic/flea treatment & worming tablets every 3 months, but recently I have heard different opinions i.e. 6 months or even yearly!!? What do most other people do for their dogs?
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Weird snorting noises
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OK, this has happened a few times now, but just now was the worst so far. Blue, was on his bed (no great surprise I'll give you), when he just started snorting for breath, seemed like he was desprately trying to clear his nose. He was going for a while, every breath in was at full power. It eased a bit when we p...
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TRAVEL SICKNESS
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Hi
I have a 18 month old Whippet. She gets very travel sick, even on short journeys. I never feed her for hours before we travel. I have tried Stugeron travel sickness tabs but they make her drowsy and she was still a bit sick. I also tried Ginger Capsules as i was told they may help but they didn`t. She is n...
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Pet Drugs Quick
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As i was looking for DAP cannisters on the web (we've mentioned blue's little sing songs, right?), I came accross a website which was good and cheap. When I went to order, I noticed that their phone number had the same area code as ours. Turns out they're in the next village so I emailed tem and collected t...
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Neutering
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Ruby is going to the vets to be neutered today, is there anything I need to know for when she gets home?
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Ramipril and frusemide
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Andie collapsed today following a short run around the garden in the snow. This is the third time this has happened, it was also the most frightening as he looked as though he was going to die. After an MOT at the vets, it seems he has a heart murmur and congestive cardiac failure. He was given Fruse...
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evelyn
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Wonder cure?
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For those of you who have never heard of a product called Colloidal Silver, here's my experience of it and what it did for one of my lurchers.
Thurs eve. Mouse's eye looked slightly swollen and as the evening wore on her cheeks became swollen, she looked like she had a marble in eac...
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denise
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When to get pup dressed
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Hi
Any advice on when the best time to get our pup Mallaig speyed, I always believed after her first season but spoke to the vet today and he said I could get her speyed before first season, he said that both ways have pro's and con's, now I'm not sure what to doAny advice on which is the best opt...
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Stopper Pads
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Pearly is the most accident prone greyhound known to man. We've gone through broken tail, countless cuts and brusies and torn dew claws since we've had her. Qe are the Vets best cutomer and bandages are a common sight on her!
Last night she tore both stopper pads after having a short 2 min run. She gets...
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DOG BOOTS
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Hi Folks, few people were asking me today at the walk about dog boots. One of our adoptees had some feet problems and they experimented with a number of boots before finally coming accross dog boots by THERA-PAW. The boots certainly did the trick! You can find more information on the boots at www.thera...
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Dave
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Chemical Castration
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Hi there!
My brother is thinking about having is 8year old lurcher, Kendal, castrated. He has heard that you can have your dog "chemically castrated" - has anyone heard of this and how successful is it? I mean, is it as effective as a "normal" castration? Does the dog need to stay on medi...
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Swollen wrists
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I'm writing to ask if anyone has had any experience with their dogs having swollen wrists.
Luca my lurcher, who's about five, developed a badly swollen wrist about two-and-a-half weeks ago. (If you imagine a human wrist, it's like the equivalent of the knobbly bone that sticks out on the out...
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Carol
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ear care
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Last week I came across a huge amount of dark wax throughout our hound's ear. She quite happily allowed us to clean it out using cotton wool pads & cotton buds dipped in warm water aided by the light of a torch!! I came to the conclusion that it was better that it had naturally cleared fro...
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