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My 3 year old dog, who has been housebroken for almost as long, has started pooing exclusively on the living room floor. I would like to stop this. Some info: This seems a behavioral, rather than physical issue, in that she most often does it close to, or immediately after having been taken outside. I don't think it's a case of infection or illness causing her to have issue holding it in. It's more or less the same spot every time, and she always does it when nobody is watching. The only real change lately is that I have been doing 15-20 hour shifts at work the last week, which is about when this started. It should be noted however, that my live-in-girlfriend has been keeping her normal schedule, meaning the dogs are never alone more than 7-8 hours, and even this weekend, when I've been around, she is still going in the living room. Last night, I let her out for about fifteen minutes, she did nothing, and then immediately after, as I was brushing my teeth, she went in the living room. So, my current plan is basically just re-housebreaking her. She is not going to be left unattended outside of her crate, and she is going to get super praise when she poos outside (Literally has not happened in days now). I picked up some Nature's Miracle (Haven't needed it in years) this morning and liberally sprayed and wiped the living room floor. A) What could have triggered this, and has it most likely been continuing simply because I didn't have Nature's Miracle on hand for cleanup? B) Is there anything more I can be doing? Also, admission of guilt: I totally dragged her over to the pile yesterday and yelled at her. I know, it doesn't help, and I have avoided it so far, but I lost my cool last night.
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I am surprised so many people have issues with removing anal gland smell - Nature's Miracle works on our microfiber couch every time. Just make sure to blot up the mess as best you can before spraying. Or maybe by the time we are done cleaning it, our olfactory bulbs have just admitted defeat and shut down
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Sep 1, 2013 14:54
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mcswizzle posted:Has anyone seen dogs become afraid of the dark before? Artemis isn't a big fan of going outside once the sun sets anymore. It was kind of spontaneous, and she's never had any issues outside in the dark (she's never outside without one of us to supervise) so I can't think of any kind of trigger that makes her uncomfortable. She just recently started pulling me back into the house as soon as we get off the porch when it's dark outside.
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Sep 17, 2013 02:00
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Brennanite posted:I'm watching a sweet senior dog with arthritis. It's unusually cold and wet, and she's having a hard time getting up the one flight of stairs to the apartment. Is there anything I can do to help her have an easier time? Use a towel or sheet as a sling to help carry some of her weight on the stairs
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Nov 24, 2013 15:04
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Philip Rivers posted:Any of y'all got pigs? I met a pet pig one time and it was dope as hell, I'd totally keep a couple of pigs. Godspeed. If you want a teacup pig, they don't exist. There is no accepted breed, because the small stature is totally random. Paris Hilton's teacup pig that was totally gonna max out at 30 lbs is now about 300 judging by photos. They breed small pigs together, but just like two short people can have tall kids, so too can pig DNA do whatever it feels like doing. The ones that do stay small usually have health issues. Pigs are also intelligent and social and need a lot of stimulation or they turn into anger monsters. I so very desperately want one, and every couple years have to remind myself it is a horrible idea.
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Dec 8, 2013 02:58
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Pelafina posted:Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me with a moving problem. I'm looking at moving from the east coast to Hawaii in about a month and a half. I have five cats, the oldest of which is about 8 years. I'm figuring I can't lug five cats in carriers with me through the country, but having them sit in cargo for an entire day seems sort of severely cruel.
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Dec 9, 2013 17:57
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Hopefully some of our vets and vets in training are reading this thread... This post is like, WORDS, but I figure the more info the better. Thanksgiving morning, one of our dogs started vomiting. No stomach contents were coming up, but there was a lot of retching, and she was throwing up a yellowy bubbly mucus-y mess. Rectal temp was normal. We took her to the e-vet, they palpated, felt no blockage and she had no sensitivity. They gave her an anti-emetic shot, subcutaneous fluids for dehydration, and gave us 5 days of metronidazole. The next day she passed a decent size shard of the cow hoof we gave her as a treat. After that, she seemed back to normal. No vomiting, eating well, normal bowel movements. One week later, she developed a high fever (105.5 at it's peak) and began a near constant shivering. Bloodwork came back as normal, but with low WBC. She was tested for heartworm, lyme, and a couple other tick-borne diseases which were never named to me. All came back clear. Abdominal x-rays showed nothing too anomalous, but the vet did mention there was some thickening of the intestinal wall. She was put on doxycycline, which seemed at first to knock the fever down, but it came back by the end of the day. At that point she was hospitalized over night on iv for fluids and an antibiotic (Not sure what). Her fever broke, and she is back home with us. However, the constant shivering still remains. She's eating well, pooping well, has no fever, no signs of lethargy, no vomiting, no symptoms at all except for the shivering. The vet I spoke to when I called wasn't the one that treated her, and her only suggestion was that my dog might be nervous/excited about returning home. I appreciate that the vet wasn't familiar with her case, but at the same time, that's not a super solid guess.. I am going to get a second opinion, either at a different clinic or with a different vet at mine, but I also figured I would ask here. Oh, also, she does not shiver while asleep, or standing up. Just laying down, and it seems to only happen when she inhales.
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HelloSailorSign posted:I'm not a fan of intestinal wall measurements on radiographs (overall size is a different matter) I prefer ultrasound instead. Is that something you and your vet have discussed or is that not in the cards yet?
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Dec 10, 2013 17:08
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He's the rear end in a top hat. It's a pet friendly building. Your pet is doing nothing wrong. If he and other neighbors were upset about excessive barking, that'd be one thing, but walking loudly? Nope.
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Jan 28, 2014 16:17
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That sounds awful. If you need someone to take her off your hands, let me know. Please?
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Jan 31, 2014 18:47
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Obscurity posted:Is it worth it to get pet insurance? We're wondering if it'd be cheaper in the long run to pay for vet visits using pet insurance vs. straight out of pocket. I assume it works similar to human insurance, but I really am not well versed in either subject. If it is worth it..anyone had good experience with any, and if so can you recommend to me a good company? I looked into it a couple years ago and the consensus on consumer reports was that it only paid for itself if your dog ended up an absolute train wreck of health problems. Which means in retrospect, I should have gotten it.
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Feb 8, 2014 01:28
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Moral posted:Well drat that really sucks. We had our heart set on getting one. Maybe we'll try out a pot belly pig, her parents used to own them and she said that they were great pets they just passed away when she was really small so she doesn't remember them a whole lot. Thanks for the info!
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Feb 20, 2014 02:16
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Essentially the nails will just have to be trimmed a small amount frequently until they are a normal length. When you cut close to the quick, the quick will 'recede' a bit. My parents' dog's nails got a bit too long and I am currently going over and clipping them a little every week.
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Mar 10, 2014 17:33
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Shadow0 posted:I can't find any threads on ferrets, but I was reading up on them because I was thinking of getting one soon, are there any tips you guys have? Things I should know? Good luck!
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May 7, 2014 15:08
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lenoon posted:he is gone Condolences. Really lovely way to lose him.
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May 18, 2014 23:39
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Donald Kimball posted:Are there truly any effective treatments aside from anti-histamines? At what point is a vet visit in order? But yeah, vet visit is definitely the next step - I am not suggesting the dog is in terrible pain, but I certainly wouldn't wanna be itchy and covered in scabs.
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Jul 5, 2014 02:31
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ArmadilloConspiracy posted:I got a new dog, yesterday. So far they get along pretty well, but a couple of times, our original dog (spayed female, 5) has sort of snapped in the new dog (neutered male, 4)'s general direction. There was no growling/barking, no hackles raising, no lips pulled back to show teeth, and the only actual contact made was when she bumped him with her nose. Every time, he has just sort of backed off without argument or complaint. It happened once when he wasn't paying attention and bumped into her during a walk, and twice when he got close to the container where we keep the food. (We also place her bowl on top of it when we feed her, but one of these times her bowl had been put away.) Read up on introducing though, if you haven't already.
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Aug 13, 2014 00:44
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Eponine posted:So our dog got Kennel Cough and luckily has been responding well to antibiotics and cough suppressants, but what our vet told us was that the Bordetella vaccine is like the flu vaccine, they guess at the strains that are going around and it's not comprehensive. And then yeah, even if it's the organism that has been vaccinated against, it can still fail on occasion.
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Dec 1, 2014 03:55
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keykey posted:Can anyone recommend flea meds other than Frontline Plus? We've used FLP for years and it seems to not be working at all for the past 6 months. I'm not opposed to going to either a monthly topical between shoulder blades or even trying chewables. As far as price, I'm cool with paying up to $60 a month just to get rid of the little fuckers. We have pest control service as well, but we live in the country on 20 open acres meaning our dogs and other dogs in the area often associate with each other... Soooo that also provides an extra challenge.
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Feb 19, 2015 19:00
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micropath posted:I plan to, but it'll be Tuesday before I can do that since the vet is closed until then. Just thinking of something to do in the meantime. If you can soak the foot, that'd be a good start before she sees the vet. Warm water with povidone iodine works well. Put in just enough iodine to get the water tea-colored.
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Apr 4, 2015 13:39
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Semisponge posted:How often should I get my cat's butt squeezed
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Apr 16, 2015 12:37
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Semisponge posted:She's had an infected/abcessed gland twice now. The second time instead of blowing out a massive hole next to her anus it somehow tunneled to the anus itself so I ended up accidentally squeezing out a massive amount of pus/anal juice out of a tiny red spot while trying to figure out why she kept licking her butthole so much. Holy gently caress that was gross. Oh, that's definitely a different story then if your cat has a history of issues, and best answered by the vet who has treated the past abscesses and knows the specifics of your cat.
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Apr 20, 2015 04:15
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sheri posted:My dog needs surgery to remove a growth on his butt. He also has a heart murmur and is 9 years old. It is by definition a little riskier, but it's certainly not uncommon to anesthetize a dog with a murmur. As long as a specialist has cleared it and the bloodwork checks out, we put murmur dogs under even for noncritical stuff like dental cleanings. The equipment you mentioned is pretty standard, except for the capnograph, which at least in my area is pretty uncommon, so it's a good sign if your vet has invested in one. I'm not saying that one device drastically improves safety or anything, but it suggests they take surgical monitoring seriously. Just understand that there is always, always a risk with anesthesia, and make sure you trust the specialist and the vet staff that will be doing it.
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Blenheim posted:I have an 8-yr.-old giant breed dog (Greater Swiss Mtn. Dog, ~110 lbs.) who's been diagnosed with cruciate breakdown in one knee (with some arthritic changes in said knee). I basically have two options: A) an extracapsular repair at a vet who specializes in the technique and who offers rehab, and B) a TPLO at a vet who offers no after-surgery rehab/care. (I have had good experiences with, and trust, both vets.) While I like A's thorough rehab program and followup, and he's been the more responsive vet, I'm leaning more toward B at this point, as most of the feedback I'm getting (other vets, other dog owners, internet research) indicates that that an extracapsular repair doesn't have a good chance of taking with this size dog. (The TPLO vet says with the 30-degree tibial plateau angle that my dog has, an extracapsular would be "fighting physics too much".) 1) More complicated surgery, more possibility for complications - Infection, longer healing time, more scar tissue in the joint, more hardware going into the joint. 2) Your dog might be a pretty decent example of such a scenario. Large breed in its twilight years who isn't really favoring it that much. The best case scenario with surgery is still a couple months of the leg being worse than it sounds like it is now before fully healing. The worst case is the leg maybe never get back to 100% anyways (my dog's first tplo healed beautifully, the second one still bothers her from time to time), or the months of recovery where she's weight bearing on 3 legs, she ends up degrading her other possibly already arthritic joints. Not trying to talk you out of it of course, just offering a little additional info. Absolutely might be the best course for your dog. Slugworth fucked around with this message at 15:50 on May 17, 2015 |
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dalstrs posted:My gf's mom was going on this spiel about desexing animals (what she calls spaying and neutering) and it causing diseases and other issues in animals as they get older. She cited hip dysplasia and Cushing's (which I thought were probably caused by the selective breeding of the animals). She cited this webpage
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Nov 9, 2015 14:10
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Goddamn that's a cool looking cat.
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Depending on the lab that processed tbe blood, it could also be SDMA, which is being touted as the new early alert value for kidney failure. Either way, catching a kidney value when it's just barely higher than normal is a pretty decent prognosis. All kidney disease is progressive, but the earlier you catch it, the more controllable it is. With proper care, you're hopefully not looking at much of a decrease in lifespan. And good on you for doing the blood work - It doesn't make you a worry wart, it makes you a responsible pet owner. Old pets should get annual/biannual blood work for just this reason. Slugworth fucked around with this message at 04:51 on Jan 3, 2016 |
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Sekhmet posted:the reference range for SDMA goes up to 14. IDEXX is the only place that runs it. 2.1 is the top end of the reference range for most labs for creatinine in cats. This always has to be taken in light of the urine specific gravity...a creatinine of 1.9 in a cat with a USG of 1.014 is going to raise some flags for me even though it's still technically in the reference range, whereas a creatinine of 2.2 in a cat with a USG of 1.060 isn't going to worry me for his kidneys, though he certainly needs some fluids if they are to stay healthy!
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Cholmondeley posted:I have a 7yo Coonhound that just had a malignant melanoma removed from one of his toes, along with the toe. The surgeon informed us that due to the advanced stage of the tumor, it's highly likely to have metastasized, and, untreated, he probably has less than a year left.
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Jan 30, 2016 22:31
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Labs especially are lipoma factories. Every old lab feels like a sack of potatoes. That being said, every lump should always be evaluated by a vet, and if they begin to affect mobility or the dog's comfort, they should be removed. As far as vaccines go, there are definitely animal anti-vaxxers. In cats, there actually is a slight risk of vaccine related sarcomas, but I haven't heard of any such issue with dogs. Some dogs do have vaccine reactions, but seldom anything that can't be treated with benadryl. We have a few animals in our clinic that aren't vaccinated however, because of extreme vaccine reactions. There is a zero percent chance however that the masses on that dog were caused by vaccines.
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This would be answered instantly by the herp thread.
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Owner of a bilateral TPLO dog here, she's doing great 4 years after her surgeries (which were about 6 months apart). You already know about exercise restriction and careful rehab, but it's even more important the second time around, since the other knee is already compromised on some level.
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May 11, 2016 16:07
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Obvious guesses would be wounds from a fight or she is definitely someone's pet and they had a mass removed. Not really many other reasons to have to suture that area.
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Jun 6, 2016 19:45
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It's absolutely possible that her cat got a vaccine associated sarcoma. It's not necessarily a great reason to never vaccinate an animal again though. My dog developed IMHA a few weeks after receiving Lyme and lepto vaccines, and it's very possible they caused it, but my other dog will continue to get vaccines because they help more than they harm. People aren't insane to believe that there are occasional risks associated with them though, it's all pretty well documented.
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Unforgiven posted:My question is, has anyone had experience with medical management? I've just graduated pharmacy school, and am quite literally broke. I can't swing the $3500 for surgery, so NSAIDs it is, at least for now. On the other hand, I've read surgery only has around 50% success rate. Any words of advice? We have patients who are medically managing, all to varying levels of success. I'll say the bigger the dog, the less successful. For the poster above me - There are a few different techniques of varying cost. 3500 is pretty par for the course around here for TPLO.
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Joint supplements might help as well. They are of questionable benefit, but a lot of (rational) people swear they help their pets, and they are cheap and harmless.
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Seconding that that is an absolutely insane price for a cleaning and 2 extractions. Like, well over 3 times more than it would cost at our clinic, which isn't itself the cheapest place. As for the wild animals comment, I'll never understand why people have this idea that animals in the wild are like, a model of health. Right, only animals kept in clean, healthy environments get sick.
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Nov 28, 2016 19:26
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54 40 or gently caress posted:I do live in Ontario, Canada and we have some pretty notoriously high prices. High enough that some people will actually bring their pets to the states to get fixed. I called one of the vet hospitals and they quoted me at around 2500 as well, but obviously they can't say for sure without seeing the dog. I believe that's with cleaning, anaesthetic and extraction so I wonder if they could just get the extraction sans cleaning which really drives up the price. I'll also warn that while the vet is currently aware of two extractions, there's no great way of knowing what you've got on your hands until the dog is under anesthesia. Based on what you're describing seeing, I'd be surprised if the extraction number stays at 2. No clue how involved a process it would be, but honestly, a trip south of the border sounds like a pretty good solution here. Even keeping in mind the us dollar is a bit stronger, the price difference is just shocking. I think it's great you care so much about your friend's dog, btw, and I don't mean to sound negative. Whatever you can get your friend to do for the dog is better than the current plan.
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Start with Dasuquin for a few months. It's stupidly expensive compared to just standard supplements from the store, but supposedly has more bioavailability for dogs. Once you've established that it does seem to help your dog, then switch over to cheaper stuff and see if you still get the same results. Doing it this way is better than starting with cheap stuff, because if the cheap stuff doesn't work, you may get the false impression that gluc/chon just doesn't work for your dog. Then again, of course, some dogs don't seem to respond at all to any of it anyways.
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It appears to be healing nicely, I wouldn't bother with antibiotics. But yeah, most doctors in this situation would dispense them if you asked. Starting antibiotics at a time when your pup is already stressed could lead to GI upset though, and if he wises up to his pills being hidden in food/treats, a kennel may not be able to pill a difficult dog anyway.
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