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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Saturday, March 11, 2006 - 2:00 pm
Merrysea -Archie is adorable. Ands Saxy my rottie Jasper used to drape himself along the back of the couch while sitting on the armrest, the funniest thing to see. Tabby you gave me a good laugh over Kendall's antics and it's good to hear he is recuperating. He sounds like he is his own version of the keystone kops. For a toy, my brother has two labs and he has found that the hockey balls are way better than a tennis ball, you may want to take a look at them. My guy loves all toys, he has this one that is his favourite, (is he a stronger chewer?) , it's round with feet and little horns, no face and when he chomps down it makes a farting noise, lol he sits in the backyard chompong on it incessantly. Superg so sad for you about Sophie. I know you will make whatever time she has full of love and happiness.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Saturday, March 11, 2006 - 7:01 pm
((((Supergranny & Sophie)))) I'm so sorry Sophie is ill but I think it's great you're not giving up. You all are in my thoughts. 
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 2:49 pm
Aww Supergranny, I'm just reading about Sophie's cancer. I'm so sorry to learn this of her. I read about how you got her as a rescue and how you've come to earn her trust and given her your love. And she is giving you her love and trust in return. Powerful. I would certainly do what you are doing, with the immune system supplements. Anything to try and give her a chance to overcome this diagnosis. Sophie knows she is loved and I'll be keeping all of you in my thoughts and prayers.
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 2:57 pm
CocoMan and I took Oscar to the vets yesterday morning after discovering his anal glands swollen and seeping bloody discharge. Turns out he has a serious infection in one of his anal glands and the doctor expressed lots of pus and goop. Oscar then got an antibiotic injection and is on antibiotic pills for the next two weeks. I'll be taking him back in tomorrow for a re-check on his abscess infection. He seems to be doing just fine and really, he didn't even show signs of having a problem until Friday night when we got home. I noticed he was trying to lick that area and as soon as I asked him what was going on down there, he gave me the look "oh-oh, she caught me!...GULP!!". And there it was and I knew it was an infected anal gland. Although he seems to be doing okay, he's really pissed off at having to wear the cone collar (Elizabethean collar?). He doesn't like it one little bit..nope! I had to sign an agreement with the vet that I would keep it on him for one whole week and I must keep my promise even if he looks at me with those sad eyes and gives little whines now and then. Poor little guy.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 6:27 pm
Coco, I can just imagine (from your excellent description) the LOOKS Oscar gave you.. the "ut oh she CAUGHT me!" AND the generally pissed look too.. Hopefully when he goes in for his re-check all will be well and he can trot free with no cone collar..
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Monday, March 13, 2006 - 11:55 am
SuperG, I'm glad there is something you can do for Sophie. (mushrooms and licorce, very interesting) That was really nice of the vet not to charge for the xrays to the specialist. Coco, our dog had anal glad problems continuously for about 8 mos. That was about 3 years ago, maybe more. I felt so sorry for her but was also glad nothing major or incurable was wrong. It got so that she would tense up so much that the vet would not be able to even check her (or maybe it was squeeze the stuff out of the glands) without sedating her. To this day, she shakes when at the vet. Good luck with Oscar and I sure hope he can keep it away. I don't know if I just didn't check Cassidy enough or what, but even now, if I smell the slightest wrong tiny whiff of anything, I lift her tail and look.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Monday, March 13, 2006 - 2:58 pm
super, i am hoping what you found online helps with your darling sophie!! coco, when vito had to wear a cone, it was as big as a lamp shade. he would hit the door frames trying to leave and enter rooms, sweep entire contents off of tables, knock over lamps. man, i was glad when that was over! i guess we'll have to go through the same thing when kendall gets neutered in a month or so. perhaps a little smaller than vito's, but not much! your little oscar mayer weiner must look like a flashlight! glad he is doing better. kendall is really playful now and thinks he is a lap dog. he watches tv with us. i had to put him in the car and drive around for an hour today because people were supposed to come between noon and 1:00...it's 1:35, i came home and they hadn't been here yet. they are coming from 'over the hill', so they may be off in their timing as opposed to not coming at all. i am staying here til they arrive and then i'll take kendall to the park. he just can't stand driving in circles in the car and not end up anywhere! every time i got out, he got into the front seat. once he was so quick, i half shut the damn door on his big ol' bear head. sheesh kendall! but he is so snuggly and he sucks on my fingers like a pacifier. no biting at all and when i give him a treat, he takes it very gently in his mouth. now that he is almost 100% well, he is becoming so much fun! i was afraid to fall totally in love with him because i could not take losing another pet. we do still have to watch for neuro signs, but i am thinking that is a way, way low odd and not really worried about it. i am sure he does not have distemper and we have protected him from other animals (and them from him) and will do so for another month. he can shed any viruses he has, kennel cough, and whatever for a month after all his symptoms are gone. he really looks cuter with his black nose almost all back; the green was not very flattering 
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 9:57 am
about Kendall!
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 12:31 am
kendall has a slightly runny nose in the mornings but it seems to clear up by noon. he also is sneezing quite a bit. i don't know if his kennel cough is just hanging on or if he has allergies. i will monitor him tomorrow and call the wonderful vet if i need to tomorrow afternoon or friday. he is playful, eating well, etc., so i am not panicked like i was when he was so sick.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 10:50 am
a little coughing this morning and still with the runny nose. i called the wonderful vet; he wants to refill the Rx's but he doesn't have to see the dog. if kendall doesn't get better in another few days of being back on the meds, he'll see him. he thinks maybe we just didn't quite knock the kennel cough. so here we go round with the pills again!
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 3:01 pm
181 dollars of medications! what we do for our cuties! the good thing is i KNOW kendall did not chew up my reading glass lens. i was worried because he is always bringing me my glasses off the coffee table. the other day i put on a pair at the bank and thought, 'shit, my eyes are really bad. these don't work anymore!' and then i saw a lens was missing. i had taken them off the coffee table and i was worried kendall had chewed/eaten the lens. i moved all the furniture, checked the car and the inside of my purse in case the lens had fallen out after i went outside, etc. i was starting to wonder if maybe he was acting a little sick because he had pieces of lens stuck in him somewhere. when i got home from merced, i stepped out of the car to get my mail and in the driveway was the lens. phew...since i usually drive right into the garage, i hadn't been on the side drive in a few days. at least i don't have to worry that he choked on it! his illness is really from allergies or a continuation of his kennel cough.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 3:12 pm
The dollars sure do add up. One thing I will say is that our vet provides the nicest care and follow-up. I find vets to be the equal or better than most people doctors when it comes to caring about their patients.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 3:26 pm
i agree, jimmer! i fully expect the doc will call tomorrow to see how kendall is doing. and not having to have another exam did cut the cost down some, too. if he is having the exact same symptoms, albeit, not as bad, the same meds are probably exactly what he needs.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Friday, March 17, 2006 - 10:19 pm
How wonderful that Kendall brings you your glasses, you really found a treasure of a dog! I hope the next round of med really knocks that cough for good.
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Slinkydog
Member
11-30-2005
| Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 8:03 am
My Sheba is sick again. I took her back to the vet on Tuesday. She had a fever, but he could not feel any abscesses, so he just gave her more antibiotics and pain pills. She is still not doing any better. I just went out to try to give her the morning dose. She was in one of their two huge dog houses, and when she saw me coming she got up and moved all the way to the back. I can't get up in there that far. Anyway, I tried to coax her toward the front, and after about a minute she just turned her head and faced the back corner. Wouldn't even look at me! Guess I'll just have to wait for her to come out. Silly dog.
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Secretsmile
Member
08-19-2002
| Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 8:21 am
Hugs to all with ill furbabies.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 9:35 am
Oh no Slinky, sorry to hear about Sheba. I hope she feels better soon.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 3:54 pm
I have a "yes" or "no" poll I would like to post if you guys would be so kind to answer... Is a cockapoo (cocker spaniel/poodle mix) a good dog for young children? (ages 3 & 5)
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 4:21 pm
My sister had one when her boys were little and he was a good old dog. I remember petsitting him once, I was raising persians then, and Buddy slept on the bed. We had a couple exciting nites cause my cats were not going to give up the bed just because some strange dog was there...everytime someone would move you would hear all these growls...from the cats. So he was a good dog to come in a strange house full of strange cats and still get along with us all.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 4:55 pm
I think they are. The only thing that I see a lot with little dogs is that they are not trained properly as the owners are physically stronger so they can make them do things. For example, there is no reason why a little dog should be pulling at their leash any more than a German Shepherd should be. They should be properly trained.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 5:29 pm
i had one years ago. he was the cutest little guy. he loved little kids and they loved him. unfortunately, i took him with me to los gatos to visit my dad and both he and my step-mom's chihuahua somehow got out. it broke my heart to have to go back home without him 2 days after they went missing. my dad checked at the shelter every day for over a month. neither dog ever turned up. poor dylan (my cockapoo) was only 5 months old. i have seen hyper cockers and hyper poodles; i have also seen very calm of each. if you don't get one that's too excitable and liable just to hurt a short person by accident with claws or whatever, it should be just fine. so YES for me if the kids are also respectful of pets.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 8:25 pm
Slinky - I'm so sorry about Sheba. I hope she starts feeling better soon. We had a cockapoo when I was a kid. He was a good family dog. He was reallly attached to my mom though and would be ridiculous if my mom left the car to go in the store for a min. He would cry like crazy!! He got along great with all of our cats, too. He was a medium to small dog. When I got married, my BIL & SIL had a cockapoo that was huge! I said no way was that a cockapoo..but I guess he was part standard poodle. He was a bit more crazy than our dog, but then again, he wasn't that well acclimated to being a house dog. I think they're good family pets. 
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 11:00 pm
slinky, how is sheba? did she come out of the dog house? is she eating? please let us know how she's doing. watching2, kendall cried last night when everyone else and 3 cats all retired upstairs. he only goes upstairs for baths...he cried at the foot of the stairs until i had to sleep on the couch. and then he snored gently and smiled all night. little booger! i can be gone 20 seconds to get the mail or 3 hours shopping. he gets as excited for my return when i'm gone the few seconds as he does if i am away all morning. he also loves to be sung to. i make up silly dog songs and he wags his tail like a metronome and smiles his fool head off. when i quit, the tail quits. when i start, the tail starts. he's pretty funny!
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Bicbicz911
Member
08-20-2005
| Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 12:25 am
Hi all! After the day I've had, just wanted to pop in on this forum for a little relief. Having just survived the Great St. Patrick's Day Corned Beef Incident, as it will come to be known in future years, I needed the diversion. DH prepared traditional cabbage and corned beef as a little surprise for me when I got off work at midnight on St Patty's. (This past year I found out that my birth mother was Irish, another story). My beloved and irascible 2 year old Siberian Husky, Brodie, watched patiently as I shaved off a few slivers of meat for a late dinner. I caught up on my TV Clubhouse reading.. then went downstairs to put up the food and tidy up. The cutting board was empty. There was a trail of congealed corned beef grease sliding off the counter down the cabinet. My seven year old Golden Retriever Bailey, who had never left my side during dinner started licking a spot on the carpet, which shall now be known as the scene of the crime. There was nary a slice left. Nada. My forty pound baby girl Brodie had consumed an entire 3 pound corned beef within 30 minutes or so. The roast had to be three times the size of her stomach. Her behavior afterward can only be compared to a child who has had too much chocolate. She was running around like she was on doggie cocaine. Doing a quick calculation from the packaging of the meat, I figure she consumed about 13,600 grams of sodium. After a frantic call to the vet, I was rewarded with this little gem: no kibble, feed her 1/2 cup of pumpkin every couple of hours. She should be fine. Word to those that may follow in my footsteps.... do not do this. Unless your sweet little one is constipated in the worst way. Pumpkin has lots of fiber, which is why it was recommended. Without going into details, I'll just say it was very, very ugly. As I type, my sweet girl is sleeping peacefully on my bed, none worse for the wear. The entire past week's worth of The Oregonian is covering my bedroom floor in the fervent hope that the worst is over. There will be no more pumpkin served in this house.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 12:47 am
Oh no Bic, that sounds awful! I'm glad that Brodie (love that name!) is doing better now and will keep my fingers crossed that the worst is over for both her and you. I think having a sick dog is much worse than a sick kid, at least the kid can sorta help you by running to a bathroom or aiming for a bowl!
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