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Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 1:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
OMG!

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 1:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
Good LORD!! LOL Corned beef is also highly seasoned with other spices too.

It always amazes me how our pets can gork down large amounts of food when they think they are being sneaky about it.

I was just in the Cat thread talking about the time my Booboo gorked down a platter of LOX. very very salty lox.

Sunshyne4u
Member

06-17-2003

Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 1:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
The vet showed me how to gently express the anal glands. It is way easier on doggie to be done every day or two then letting it build up.

She yelped so loud and kicked out(with a ruptured ACL!!) when the vet did it the first time. I didnt want that to happen again.

My Sheena, RIP, stopped being able to lick/groom/clean herself when she developed arthritis and had surgery on her knee. I was on anal gland duty for years LOL

My family was grossed out by it as WOW it could stink up the room LOL.

Slinkydog
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11-30-2005

Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 8:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Slinkydog a private message Print Post    
Sheba emerged from the dog house probably around 10:00 yesterday morning, and I ran out with pill wrapped in peanut butter ball, pried her mouth open and put the ball on the roof of her mouth, as I have been doing. She is really hating the peanut butter now. She ended up back in the house when it was time for her evening dose. I got to thinking that I had not seen her eating for at least a couple of days (doesn't mean she hasn't, just that I haven't seen her), and she was still feeling poorly. I decided to see if she would eat some canned food. So, I put some on a plate, took it out and stuck it in front of her. She scarfed it down. I stuck the antibiotic in it while she was eating and she ate it with no problem. I went back in and made one more meatball to put her pain pill in, and she ate that, too. Half an hour later, she was on the back porch eating dry food, and seemingly feeling a bit better.

She ate her canned food this morning, with her pill inside. She's still not feeling great, but I think a little better than she has most of the week.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 1:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Maggie and I went on our first 2 mile walk today. I wore my black sweatshirt and she wore her new red sweater.

Just wanted to share!

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Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 2:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
So sweet! But are you sure that leash is thick enough? Wouldn't want her to break away.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 3:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Ah thanks OG! I think the leash is thick enough. Maggie is only an 8 pound dog. Oh know, now you've got me wondering! LOL!

Another look

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Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 3:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
good work, slinky!!!

vaca, what a sweet pup! did you have to carry it for the last mile?!

kendall did not eat his morning food. i had to put all new pills in cottage cheese. he ate maybe 2 bites. sometimes he eats like a pig one day and then barely eats for 2. sigh. he is acting very skittish and not eating much today. if he doesn't eat well by tomorrow, i may have to take him to the vet's office. at least i was able to put the liquid zithro into his mouth and push the syringe plunger. all day he has wanted to graze on moss and twigs and grass, but very little real food.
he is snorting (reverse sneezing) quite a bit, but the nose is mostly dry and he isn't coughing at all. this little guy is like a multiple personality. full of piss and vinegar and eating like a champ one day, skittish and refusing to eat the next. i had to sleep on the couch again last night, so he could sleep on the floor next to me.
i am not worried so much about the not eating much. vito did that sometimes, too. a lot one day, very little the next. it's just hard when his meds are in the food and he needs the meds.
maybe we are going to have an earthquake?! :-)

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 5:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
I wonder if moss makes your dog sick? Apparently, many plants make them ill. I don't know anything about dogs, I'm just thinkin'...

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 7:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Tabby posted a good list in RN the other day for cats, but.. I'm sure some of them affect dogs, too..

I think I'll post it in the cats thread too..



Tabbyking
Member

03-11-2002

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 9:32 pm
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Plants Poisonous to Cats
Almond (Pits of)
Aloe Vera
Alocasia
Amaryllis
Apple (seeds)
Apple Leaf Croton
Apricot (Pits of)
Arrowgrass
Asparagus Fern
Autumn Crocus
Avacado (fuit and pit)
Azalea

Baby's Breath
Baneberry
Bayonet
Beargrass
Beech
Belladonna
Bird of Paradise
Bittersweet
Black-eyed Susan
Black Locust
Bleeding Heart
Bloodroot
Bluebonnet
Box
Boxwood
Branching Ivy
Buckeyes
Buddist Pine
Burning Bush
Buttercup

Cactus, Candelabra
Caladium
Calla Lily
Castor Bean
Ceriman
Charming Dieffenbachia
Cherry (pits, seeds & wilting leaves)
Cherry, most wild varieties
Cherry, ground
Cherry, Laurel
Chinaberry
Chinese Evergreen
Christmas Rose
Chrysanthemum
Cineria
Clematis
Cordatum
Coriaria
Cornflower
Corn Plant
Cornstalk Plant
Croton
Corydalis
Crocus, Autumn
Crown of Thorns
Cuban Laurel
Cutleaf Philodendron
Cycads
Cyclamen

Daffodil
Daphne
Datura
Deadly Nightshade
Death Camas
Devil's Ivy
Delphinium
Decentrea
Dieffenbachia
Dracaena Palm
Dragon Tree
Dumb Cane

Easter Lily *
Eggplant
Elaine
Elderberry


Elephant Ear
Emerald Feather
English Ivy
Eucalyptus
Euonymus
Evergreen

Ferns
Fiddle-leaf fig
Florida Beauty
Flax
Four O'Clock
Foxglove
Fruit Salad Plant

Geranium
German Ivy
Giant Dumb Cane
Glacier IvyGolden Chain
Gold Dieffenbachia
Gold Dust Dracaena
Golden Glow
Golden Pothos
Gopher Purge

Hahn's Self-Branching Ivy
Heartland Philodendron
Hellebore
Hemlock, Poison
Hemlock, Water
Henbane
Holly
Honeysuckle
Horsebeans
Horsebrush
Horse Chestnuts
Hurricane Plant
Hyacinth
Hydrangea

Indian Rubber Plant
Indian Tobacco
Iris
Iris Ivy

Jack in the Pulpit
Janet Craig Dracaena
Japanese Show Lily *
Java Beans
Jessamine
Jerusalem Cherry
Jimson Weed
Jonquil
Jungle Trumpets

Kalanchoe

Lacy Tree Philodendron
Lantana
Larkspur
Laurel
Lily
Lily Spider
Lily of the Valley
Locoweed
Lupine

Madagascar Dragon Tree
Marble Queen
Marigold
Marijuana
Mescal Bean
Mexican Breadfruit
Miniature Croton
Mistletoe
Mock Orange
Monkshood
Moonseed
Morning Glory
Mother-in Law's Tongue
Morning Glory
Mountain Laurel
Mushrooms


Narcissus
Needlepoint Ivy
Nephytis
Nightshade

Oleander
Onion
Oriental Lily *

Peace Lily
Peach (pits and wilting leaves)
Pencil Cactus
Peony
Periwinkle
Philodendron
Pimpernel
Plumosa Fern
Poinciana
Poinsettia (low toxicity)
Poison Hemlock
Poison Ivy
Poison Oak
Pokeweed
Poppy
Potato
Pothos
Precatory Bean
Primrose
Privet, Common

Red Emerald
Red Princess
Red-Margined Dracaena
Rhododendron
Rhubarb
Ribbon Plant
Rosemary Pea
Rubber Plant

Saddle Leaf Philodendron
Sago Palm
Satin Pothos
Schefflera
Scotch Broom
Silver Pothos
Skunk Cabbage
Snowdrops
Snow on the Mountain
Spotted Dumb Cane
Staggerweed
Star of Bethlehem
String of Pearls
Striped Dracaena
Sweetheart Ivy
Sweetpea
Swiss Cheese plant

Tansy Mustard
Taro Vine
Tiger Lily *
Tobacco
Tomato Plant (green fruit, stem and leaves)
Tree Philodendron
Tropic Snow Dieffenbachia
Tulip
Tung Tree

Virginia Creeper

Water Hemlock
Weeping Fig
Wild Call
Wisteria

Yews --
e.g. Japanese Yew
English Yew
Western Yew
American Yew

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 8:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
i hope moss isn't poisonous...i don't think he really got any because it's so short. but he drove me nuts for a while!
he finally ate some food. he is now about 8 hours behind on his meds. grumble, grumble!

Jasper
Member

09-14-2000

Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 8:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jasper a private message Print Post    
sunshyne - a quick note for you, my mom's Cairn had the same problem, it ruptured (which apparently is a good thing) and there were actuallly two holes. Mom had him sit in an warm epsom salt bath three times a day (which he apparently loved) and it really helped clear it up quick. While in the bath Mom did the massage of the gland to clean things out. Not sure how big your pooch is but thought it might help.

Jasper
Member

09-14-2000

Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 8:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jasper a private message Print Post    
Bic, that sounded like quite the ordeal. But I have to say you have a way with words and can really paint a picture, and I must admit I could not help laughing a time or two but feel incredibly guilty for it.

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 10:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
My dog was nibbling on moss on our patio today. I hope it's not poisonous too...

Bicbicz911
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08-20-2005

Monday, March 20, 2006 - 2:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bicbicz911 a private message Print Post    
Jasper, I will also admit to laughing a bit myself, just not during the "really ugly" part. Brodie is doing just fine, she has the constitution of a horse. Now that the pumpkin is out of her system, that is.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Monday, March 20, 2006 - 2:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
Thx Jasper I'll keep that in mind if I get another dog.

When I said My Sheena, RIP, in my prev post I maybe should have typed out RIP in its full form. (rest in peace).

She passed away a couple of years ago. Since she had so many health probs I pop in here and see if I can put my 2 cents worth in....maybe to help someone. I wish I knew more at that time. It would have made life a lot easier.

Slinkydog
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11-30-2005

Monday, March 20, 2006 - 8:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Slinkydog a private message Print Post    
I fear that Sheba is close to the end. I haven't seen any spark out of her since Saturday evening, and that wasn't much of one. Before that, no spark since Tuesday. She won't eat the canned food now, or apparently anything else. She also feels kind of stiff this morning, like Sandy did last summer a day or two before she died. It's very sad.

Regee
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10-09-2005

Monday, March 20, 2006 - 8:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Regee a private message Print Post    
((((HUGS to you Slinkydog)))) I am so sorry.

Dfennessey
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07-25-2004

Monday, March 20, 2006 - 9:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
a dog was hit and killed by a car in front of my house on Saturday night. this dog was not on a leash and I usually do not see this dog in the front of my house (which is on a very busy street) the driver that hit him was very upset. he said the dog just ran out in front of him and he had no time to stop. they found the owner and she was upset as well. the dog just dashes out the door the minute she opens it. he never goes to the busy street and usually comes home within 15 minutes. she was going to pass papers on a house next month that had a fenced in yard for the dog.

Jasper
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09-14-2000

Monday, March 20, 2006 - 10:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jasper a private message Print Post    
Sorry Sunshyne, I read that like you were referring to two different dogs.

Dfennessey - that is so sad. Poor pooch.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Monday, March 20, 2006 - 5:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Bomba was just outside barking. So I went to the door to holler at him to come in. I got to the door and yelled, "C'mon you two!" Boomer's been gone almost a year and a half now. I can't believe I just did that!

At least it didn't stab me through the heart as severely as it did when I'd slip up like that before. Maybe Boomer was here for a visit and was romping in the yard with his brother. I left the door open a minute or so longer after Bomba came in, just in case.....of course, Boomer was usually the first one in the door anyway.

Regee
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10-09-2005

Monday, March 20, 2006 - 6:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Regee a private message Print Post    
Oh Whoami (((HUGS TO YOU)) I still do that when I talk to or call him in; Casper my white boxer but I lost Raemee my first white boxer about 3 years ago to cancer so I know what you mean.

Slinkydog
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11-30-2005

Monday, March 20, 2006 - 6:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Slinkydog a private message Print Post    
Thanks for the hugs, Regee. I took water out to Sheba this afternoon, since she wasn't coming to get it. She took a few licks, which did not get much in to her, then refused anymore. I went out every couple of hours just to pet and talk to her, so she wouldn't think that I'm trying to force meds down her every time I come out. I hate to see her feeling so bad.

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Monday, March 20, 2006 - 8:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
((((slinky and sheba))))

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, March 20, 2006 - 8:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Dylan reading to our foster pups
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