Preferably small breeds. I just lost my first dog to cancer, and to my dismay the issue is linked to genetics in the breed.
Posts tagged ‘cancer’
What dog breeds have few gentic issues and long lifespans?
How do you tell a friends daughter that there is no fertilizer to bring a pet dog back to life?
Friends daughter was watching TV. They had just lost the family dog to cancer. She wanted to go get some yahoo fertilizer to bring her beloved pet back to life. How do you tell her there is no such thing as resurection spray? THANK YOU YAHOO FOR THE TASTELESS COMMERCIAL.
Just got a new puppy! But question about house breaking?
Okay, my first dog was not house broken and we tried as hard as we could to housetrain him and since he was 2 when we got him he was left in the basement by his previous owner :[ Now i have a different puppy (my other one died of cancer, RIP!) and i am [...]
Does anyone have a gel-filled orthopedic dog bed? If so, do you like it? What is the brand?
I am looking for a dog bed for my dog that has cancer and arthritis. Most memory foam is toxic and off gasses. I heard gel-filled beds are really good. Anyone have experience with these beds?
what happens when your dog is sitting in the front yard and sees a cat and attacks it and dies?
my dog was in the front yard and saw the neighbors cat and attacked it. my dog is a good dog and also a puppy.she is nice to everyone, very love able dog but today attacked this cat. the cat is fine at the moment but not sure if it will be ok. the cat [...]
What is a good pet insurance that covers cancer?
I’ve looked at the ASPCA, however I’m not impressed with their insurance. If I read correctly a long time ago it is covered but only for the year they get it. So if a dog got cancer in Nov of 2010 then by Jan of 2011 the cycle begins again and the coverage for the [...]
How do I know when it's time to euthanize our family dog?
My husband took our 12 year old boxer to our local vet because he was not using his back foot/leg. We thought maybe he had broken or sprained it. They did x-rays and they diagnosed him with cancer/tumor of the hip joint. Duke has a really hard time getting up, walking..etc This has come on [...]
What is the best dog breed for my family?
We recently lost our Airedale, Piper, to cancer. We would like to get another dog soon. We are open to adopting a shelter dog, or getting a purebreed. We have 3 sons, ages, 6, 4, and 8 mos. We have lots of experience training dogs and would like a breed that is of medium size [...]
Why did the bitch come to sleep in the male dog's dog house after he died?
I have two Belgian Sheepdogs living under a same pen, they both have 2 individual do houses, they never have sleep or go into each others’ dog houses, never have exchanged, my male dog died of cancer, ever since that happened, the bitch lived and slept in the male dog’s dog house, why is that? [...]
Ever since I can remember we have had boxers as part of the family. A little while ago our last boxer died at the age of 5 (we tried literally everything we could to save him but lost the battle with cancer). Recently we have started to think of getting another boxer, however, we are [...]
Do you have (or are you thinking about getting) pet insurance?
They had a story about it on The Today Show this morning. They seemed to draw the conclusion that it MIGHT be useful to have if your pet develops a serious illness like cancer, but if your pet is basically healthy it wouldn’t be worth the trouble. Apparently only a small percentage of Americans currently [...]
Anyone use pet insurance? Which one is reccomended and why?
Anyone use pet insurance? What company do you think is best? I am looking for both routine care coverage as well as illness coverage (have a dog with cancer currently and am looking for insurance for a new dog). Have you used the benefits? Any negatives about the company?
What is the best and cheapest pet insurance?
What should be included in the insurance policy for my pet, routine, cancer, etc.
My dog has ringworm why don’t i?
My dog got a bump on her arm. I took her to the vet, and the doctor told me it could be cancer. Shes barely a year old. Jack Russell. Anyways. I mentioned, well she has this weird little bits of hair sticking up, i thought it was just in grown hair, but I think [...]
i just lost my pet dog of 13 years. how do i move on with out forgetting about her?
i just lost my dog of 13 years and it was the hardest thing ever. i’ve had her since i was 3 and she was the best dog ever, by the way she was a lab boxer. every night before i go to bed i go out side to were we buired her and i [...]