My GSD is 6 years old and has had hip dysplasia for 6 months. He is getting worse quite quickly and cannot even walk for 5 minutes without nearly collapsing. How long will he live before his back end totally collapses? Also does anyone know if vetinary medication does much to ease the pain caused [...]
Posts tagged ‘medication’
How long do German shepherds live with hip dysplasia?
hip dysplasia?
i have a 5 year old lab that has hip dysplasia. she limps bad usually at night. is their any medication that i can give her to ease the pain for her.
My cat pooped on my bed?
I have a kitten who is around 5 months old give or take a few who has been peeing on my bed. I had already posted a question about it on here. He has peed on my bed three times now and once I woke up with him scratching the blankets right after he just [...]
Neck injury to my dog, GSD?
2 weeks ago, my dog (german shepherd, 2 years old) went to bed hurt, she was up a several times and woke up crying. I took her to the vet that day, and he could not find anything wrong with her, prescribed an anti-inflammatory medication. It seemed to work, however when not on it, she [...]
What can I do to help these poor dogs ?
The other day me and this girl from my school was walking my two dogs, Teeah and Besy. The dogs were really enjoying it, and she was talking about how much she loved Teeah. I then asked her if she never had any dogs of her own, because i have never seen her walk them. [...]
Dog Behavior and Cold Weather?
My dog and I just moved from extremely warm weather (TX) to extremely cold weather (MA). We are hitting a bit of a cold snap now, and my dog is behaving strangely. I am wondering if this could be related to the fact that it is 14 degrees outside. She just appears tired all the [...]
please someone answer!!!!! my dog cant walk?
my 9 month old teacup chihuahua cant walk. lastnight he was fine until he stumbled into my room (where i was) and he couldnt walk on his right front leg, then we took him upstairs in my bed and about a half hour to an hour later (he was still in my bed) and he [...]
Old cat, rehoused, howling. Help!!?
I have moved into my new home. A while back I asked advise about taking him to my renovation house while we were renovating and should I leave him at the old place where it was quiet and he was used to but he would be alone most of the time. I was advised to [...]
Ok so I just got a pet dog today and..?
Well she is itching a lot and she has some red areas where she is scratching and I don’t want her to irritate her skin so much that she will start bleeding. She’s a yorkie and some type of wire hair mix. Her skin is kinda oily what can I used to stop that? I [...]
For SATHMA, are protective vinyl covers for your bed/pillows NECESSARY, or is it ok to just wash often?
I mean, I really don’t want to live in a plastic bubble is what I’m saying. What’s REALLY necessary for asthma, and what’s over the top pushing it? Medication is a necessity. Having no pets is a good idea. Washing your bed spread often is also a good idea. But as long as I wash [...]
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 [...]
My kitten had his first shots and I think he’s pooping roundworms?
I took my kitten for his first round of shots yesterday afternoon (4pm), one of them being a Round/Hookworm Dewormer. This morning (6am), he had pooped outside his litterbox, which was unusual, but this allowed me to see that he had roundworms in his poop. I’m not exactly sure what roundworms looked like, but they [...]
Does anyone have a stressed dog? What did you do about it?
My almost 4 year old miniature dachshund lived in a 37 foot fifth wheel for most of her life and seemed pretty happy and easy going. Then about 6 months ago we moved into this HUGE house (almost 6,000 square feet) and she started to show signs of stress. For no particular reason, she would [...]
How do you get pet urine smell out of a bed?
I bought special cleaners from pet smart just made for urine and that did not work then I fabrezzed it. Still no luck it has been 4 days an my mattress still smells. My dog was sick and on medication which I think might have altered the urine make up since the special emnzyne stuff [...]
Bad reaction to Sargents Gold Flea and Tick!? WARNING!?
Last evening I applied Sargents Gold Flea and Tick to my two dogs(one rat terrier and one Chihuahua mix, I applied according to the directions on the package. With in an hour both dogs were sick. The Rat Terrier had itching so bad that she was rolling on the floor finding anything to rub her [...]