No matter the age nor the reason, it hurts so to lose a beloved pet. Max is now free of all pain and running with Polo and all the others, hopping from cloud...
Well here I am almost 2 months post op for Willie. I was afraid to come on and hear anything that might make me chicken out and call off his surgery again so I...
The grass eating phase... A lot of LP kids go thru it. Mykie did and Buddie is going thru one now. I have found that green beans do the trick and help stop the...
Agreeing with Teri that adding something green to the diet will help: green beans, spinach, broccoli. I am now giving Grace all human food which has had an...
Good to hear from you and that things are going pretty well for an old doggie. You are right to cherish the good times, they are never long enough. It has...
My 11.5 year old lab mix Chuee had the tie back last Wednesday. So far so good. The post on this site have been so helpful for me. Chuee loves swimming...It is...
Hi, and welcome! Regarding swimming, I would suggest supervising, just in case there are any problems, and of course make sure the surgeon OKs swimming for...
Hello all, - (Sorry I hit the Send button too soon) In answer to Kate's message regarding Chuee's swimming post-op, I have inserted below an email our...
Hi everyone, Just wanted everyone to know Odis (11y7mon) is scheduled unilateral tieback surgery Friday. They are going to do CBC and Xrays before surgery...
It's been a very long time since I have posted, but I do check in and think of you all so often. I just wanted to post that tomorrow is my sweet girl Maggie's...
Hi Kara I want to be the first one to congratulate you and Maggie! I know what a tough time you and Maggie had a year ago and I am very glad that Maggie has...
My 10-year old lab Sunny has laryngeal paralysis. I live on Long Island. I was referred to a specialist. Sunny has been on medication: steroids, clomicalm,...
In a message dated 4/3/2009 12:00:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, karastanley@... writes: I just wanted to post that tomorrow is my sweet girl Maggie's 1...
In my experience, grass eating begins at weaning and ends at death; i.e. it's something that some dogs do, even though they're supposed to be carnivores and...
It may be safe for Chuee to swim in relatively shallow water and either to not retrieve at all, or to retrieve only objects with a small diameter. The idea is...
Kara, I too remember as if it was yesterday that you struggled with Maggie. It IS very good news that we havent heard from you b/c you are enjoying your new ...
Thank you all for your advice and support. So many of you are also going through tough times. You are in my thoughts and prayers. I also feel like 'Charmie'...
My 11.5 yr. old greyhound has GLN, a form of kidney disease, high blood pressure and has been on medication for 2.5 yrs. He has rear leg weakness as well -...
Hi Susan and welcome, though I’m sorry to hear your boy has these problems along with probable LP. When I was trying to avoid surgery for my Hershey, I asked...
Lucky you, go to WWW.labradorlifeline.com - hopefully Teri will see this e-mail and help you out as she knows the folks there. Good luck. Carol in memory of...
Dear Members, After eleven years as a member, I have never put out an email with outside news such has touched my heart throughout the past several months....
Lee, My vet specialist and the group at the clinic in Houston, TX. does help with partial payments until the bill is paid in full. and not interest. Also Dogs...
Mary Jane Having lived through Hurricane Charley roaring over my roof top with 11 dogs and a cat in the hallway, unwilling to save myself without the animals,...
Just a suggestion, but since you live in NY does anyone know on this list whether Dr. Sadanaga has a heart about payments or maybe his surgery is cheaper? ...
I don't think Dr. Sadanaga's procedure is cheap--the low/high estimate given to me was something like $2600-$3600 and you are asked to put half of the high...
Awesome, you're already here! Hi Gina, Teri from Lab Life Line... I just sent a msg to you so you haven't had a chance to respond. I'll reiterate - apply to...
There's light at end of rainbow today. Odis (11yr 7mon) completed surgery yesterday. The hard part could be recovery. Just hoping there will be no signs of...
Hello Michele, Thank you for letting us know about Odis' successful surgery. There are recipes in the pre- and post-op general suggestion files in the LP...