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    Anyone Use Clomiprimine?

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    I'd call the family and see why this dog is on this dose. If the dog has severe separation anxiety, this may be what keeps him on an even keel, and if it's working, you might not want to mess with lowering the dose or taking him off of it until he's in a permanent home.

    I've had several dogs with separation anxiety. My Frasier took that same dosage and after many months it helped a bit, but there must be work on the part of the owner as well.

    My Lulu has the worst separation anxiety I've ever seen, we tried clomicalm with no reaction at max. dosage. Tried prozac with little to no help from that drug. Not valium or other drugs helped either. Until my vet did a lot of research and we decided to try ace, give it 1 hour before I leave the house... stgarted at 2.5 mg, then 5 mg, then 7.5 mg and FINALLY at 10 mg she calms down and I can leave without her going insane and when I get home she's relaxed and calm and best of all, no bloody diarrhea from the stress of me leaving the house. I'm acatually amazed at how well it works, she's like a different dog when I leave or return. And yes, I have worked with her and many behaviour modifications and even consulted with someone about it and that's when we started the drugs at her suggestion. It has taken me 5 years to get her to this point.

     

    Thyroid Medicine-where Do You Buy It From?

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    My girl is on 0.5 twice a day. I pay $50 for 1000 pills from my vet. Her labs are perfect at this dose.

    Frasier (deceased now) was on the same dose for 3 years and he weighed probably 20#'s more than Sug, and

    his labs were perfect also. My vets have always sent their labs to Michigan State.

    Different dogs need different doses and while weight is a guide, it's not a hard and fast rule, not in dogs nor in humans.

    My Sug was put on Soloxine when she was racing, she went to the group on this dose, I got her as a foster on this dose and when I adopted her, she had her very first thyroid panel. Her labs were perfect then and have remained so for years. :)

    I trust my vet, that's what I pay my vet for and I expect her to take good care of my dogs and she's never failed me yet.

    It Was The Anal Glands Afterall

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    One of my girls was licking licking and licking and then kind of walking funny. Took her to the vet, had her anal glands expressed. She still likced and walked funny, she licked a sore on the underside of her tail. So looked it up, figured her anal glands were infected, vet was on vacation (always something happens when vet is out of the country!) so looked up the antibiotic of choice and put her on ampicillin for 7 days and problem all gone. Thank goodness! I hope it never happens again. :) And cannot tell you how thankful I am that vet gives me extra antibiotics!

    Ate A Balloon

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    Was the balloon or condom whole or just a piece of the condom or balloon? If the entire thing didn't pass, I would be concerned about any part of it left behind that could be causing a full or partial blockage. Hope it all comes out ok.

     

     

    Coping With Vision Loss

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    I keep the yard free of stuff, but the house has beds, toys and stuffies in it. As far as teaching the stairs, you have to show them a few times and then encourage them to do it alone, the dog will adapt.

    I showed Lynch the yard here (when we moved to Az) once and let him wander, and he ran into the fence a few times and bounced gently off the house a few times and that was that for the most part.

    I love the way he goes out into the yard, and lifts his head and sniffs the air in all 4 directions to see what's going on in the world around him!

     

    Just like anything else, if you are nervious, you are going to make your dog nervous. So try to be confident when you take him up and down the stairs and then let him try it alone. Use treats to boost his desire to go up or down. He'll get it!!

     

    Oh, and make sure to police the yard for holes or gopher tunnels, they can cause a problem for blind dogs. :)

    Coping With Vision Loss

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    I have a blind greyhound and have had him for many years now. He does VERY well. Blind dogs are totally different than blind humans.

    I show him when I moved anything around in the house. I only need to show him once.

    I found it helpful to teach him some different commands. They are: step up, step down, stop, watch your head, backup, watchout, and I know there are more, just can't think of them right now. He does each of them flawlessly after all these years. Watch your head... means he's about to run into something. (actually it's watch your noggin, but most people wouldn't use noggin!) Watchout means he's about to wander onto a bed who already has another dog in it.

    He does occasionally step on the dog who is silly enough to lay down and spread out in the middle of the floor! But I'm also amazed at how he senses another dog, especially outside, walks by or trots by (yes, he runs in our backyard, not fast, but you can tell he gets joy from it!) someone. He goes potty in the same spot every day, never misses unless he's had/having a vestibular issue.

    All in all, my best advice is to treat them like you would any other dog. We wear no bells, the stepping on other dogs isn't when they are moving, it's when they are sound asleep on a bed usually. I also disagree with those who say you can never move furniture, move it, but be sure to show him where you moved it to and the path from different points.

    When we lived in Ohio, he was able to do a full set of stairs by himself, no help at all from me at all.

    I do check all 4 paws when he comes in from outside as he occasionally steps in poop.

    I'd say it's made little difference in Lynch's life in the long run, he's a happy boy. If you were to watch him getting around, it would take you a while to realize that he's blind, and he's been blind since about age 2. :)

     

     

    Joey: Possible Stomach Ulcer

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    I have had several dogs with severe stomach issues. When one of my dogs was throwing up coffee ground emesis (blood in vomit, looks like, well coffee grounds) I called the Evet (happened at 4am of course) and the vet tech happened to be a friend and I was told to give my dog prilosec OTC. With in 1 hour the vomiting stopped and after one day the tarry stools were gone. Good stuff, so I use the prilosec OTC and it works beautifully.

    I have another dog who gets stressed and begins to have tarry stools and she's now on prilosec. Also I have Carafate 1gm that I use when they have severe issues going on, it is a huge help and the generic (sucralfate) is cheap.

    Need Advice Asap - What To Do?

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    I'd not expose any other dogs to the possibility of ringworm.

    If per chance they (petsitter's dogs or the petsitter herself) did come down with it, if it had been passed from my dog, I'd feel horrible and also financially responsible and I don't know what it's cost you so far, but I wouldn't want to have to pay to treat someone elses dog, or another human, and put them through all that too.

    So I would call your mom and keep your doggies home where everyone will be safe and sound. :)

     

     

    edited cause I can't spell!

    Vet Fees

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    I live about 100 miles south east of Tucson and vets out here are not only few and far between, but VERY pricey compared to what I was used to in Cincinnati, Ohio. I really don't have a choice and use the one who is convenient and who will work with me concerning meds and shots and such.

    How Hot Is Too Hot

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    I live in Arizona and it's HOT here. My dogs tend to be very comfortable until it gets to about 80 in the house. But last year when my air conditioner died, they did fine with the heat up in the 90's in the house, but I had a ton of fans blowing and did go buy a window air for the night or two we had to live without the central! Make sure they have cold water to drink, when it's really hot, I put ice cubes in their water and they love em!

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