Hi all, Thank you so much for the advice you have all sent. Sophie came home yesterday and after being told to keep her calm and quiet she decided to do a mad...
Kyraleigh, I am glad she is home and seems to be feeling well. Keep making walnut-size (the meat part) meatballs of food and hand feed 3-4 every 3-4 hours. You...
Hi everyone, Well Sigleinda's surgeon and her regular vet spoke yesterday and they decided to scope her once again (oh no!) and this time to a swab of her ...
Hello to you all. Iam new to the group but I just wanted to post about my extra-large 5 year old yellow Lab Buck's experience. And pick your collective brain. ...
... keeping ... Hemlock (as I've mentioned before) has had chronic tonsillitis or some type of infection that gives him terrible breath since his surgery....
I brought Tera home today from UW Madison ... and she's doing well. She stayed in their critical care unit last night to be sure she was breathing OK and she...
I am so amazed that so many vets cannot diagnose L.P. It took from Aug.
till march last year before it was diagnosed--it baffled 5 vets ! ! All
this time my...
On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 17:50:16 -0700 (Pacific Standard Time) Jean ... ! ... It is very sad that so many vets do not know about LP...and then when they do, many...
Hi all, I am a little worried about Sophie but I am not sure whether I am over-reacting. Sophie has been doing great very energetic (have been working on...
Hi Kyraleigh, Some dogs do have a response from their pain meds wearing off. If I recall correctly, I think that Jinkies had pain meds for about ten days and...
Kyraleigh Sorry you are having concerns with Sophie. Over the years other pups have had some of the same symptoms that were a result of meds wearing off....
Kryaleigh, Otis (died 5/13/03) was in pain when he arrived home and we didn't use any pain killers. He had stayed at the hospital for over a day. Whenever I...
Hi all, Thank you for your advice it was very much appreciated. Sophie is looking much brighter this morning she even attempted to bark at the postman - well...
Hi Everyone My name is Leah, I live in Ontario Canada. My best and most trusted pal, Carter, an 11 1/2 year old Golden Retriever, just had a emergency...
Hi again I am the person with the Newfie, Bozeman, who is having surgery next week. Today in northern Wisconsin it is almost 80 all of a sudden and humid and...
Hi Leah, I'm glad you took Carter to a vet who knew what LP was and that he's getting better!!! As far as the AP goes, he may have had it before surgery. Dogs...
On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 22:08:38 -0000 "Barb Suozzi" <dogwriter@...> ... humid and ... Hi Barb, I'm sorry to hear that Bozeman is having difficulty today!! ...
Hi Barb, Yes, the heat is difficult on LP dogs. Before Charlie had his surgery, I would set a small fan in front of his bed during the day to help keep him...
Jeannette E Briggs <raptor_romantic@...> wrote: On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 22:08:38 -0000 "Barb Suozzi" This group has been a great help to me when I had to deal...
... ******** Hi Cyndy, The best thing to do is to talk to your vet about theophylline. In low doses, it can work as an anti-inflammatory although that is not...
Hello all, THANK YOU for all of your unconditional support through this site, and your kind words! We returned to Santa Barbara this evening, having picked up...
Hi All I would like to thank all of you for sending me words of encouragement. Although I am nervous about Carters AP. I have a good feeling that he will be...
I joined this list a couple of months ago when Chelsea (12 yrs Australian Shepherd-Husky mix) was thought to have LP. The scope indicated not, and the...
Hi Mike, How is Chelsea's breathing now? I only ask because my dog Sophie was initially scoped three months ago and they said there was no problem just...
Some dogs have seasonal hair growth. In spring, they shed their winter coat and grow a thinner summer coat. Before winter, they grow a thick winter coat....
Just an update to let everyone know that we finally have a date for Nash's tie-back...he will have surgery on 4/26. I am planning on starting to make meatballs...
My groomer says that as dogs age their coat grows in slower after shaving. My Riker (BC/Husky/Rottie/who knows what mix) had an ultrasound in October. His fur...
Hi guys, Before Sigleinda had her tieback she was on theopholline three times a day. After the tieback she takes one a day which helps her breathing and helps...
Jake is my 12 year old Lab who can't stop wagging! The Vet calls it Happy Tail. Unfortunately, it's becoming very unpleasant. The tip of his tail has banged...