My latest is that we've had Rosebud for almost 2 years. We bought her from a humane society for our birthdays. At the time I think she was 8 mos.
We had some problems training her, and almost returned her (it was a no-kill shelter, and we'd paid up front to have her taken back).
Now that we love her, and have her trained, we find out she is sick.
Now that we've had her for almost two years, she has some sort of seizure disorder. We're working with a good vet. So far her seizures happen every 4 months or so. Our vet and we agree that we'll wait for one more before deciding how to medicate her.
My latest is that we've had Rosebud for almost 2 years. We bought her from a humane society for our birthdays. At the time I think she was 8 mos.
We had some problems training her, and almost returned her (it was a no-kill shelter, and we'd paid up front to have her taken back).
Now that we love her, and have her trained, we find out she is sick.
Now that we've had her for almost two years, she has some sort of seizure disorder. We're working with a good vet. So far her seizures happen every 4 months or so. Our vet and we agree that we'll wait for one more before deciding how to medicate her.
this is one of the two guys that greet me every morning when i get home, waiting to share breakfast.
beethoven (aka beetho, birdthoven, or butthead). he'll be 20 on april 3rd of this year.
yesterday, he ate almost a half of a hot dog, and the day before we shared an egg, cheese, and sausage wrap. if i don't share my food with hime, he makes so much noise that i can't sleep.
i'll have to get a picture of my african grey, louie. he'll be 26 in october. i'm kind of worried about him as he's developed arthritis in his right foot. if you try to touch it, he'll curse up a storm at you, then tell beetho to shut the f up. lol.
We just found out today that our sweet Cubbie (6-year-old German Shepherd/Rottweiler) has heartworms. He also has a Lick Granuloma on his right leg (Lick Granulomas in Dogs | Acral Lick Dermatitis) and a bad flea allergy. So, for the allergy he is on Benadryl three times a day. For the heartworms and the infection he is on Doxycycline. He has to take four 100 MG tablets twice a day for 30 days, then three months without, then repeat the cycle. After a year the vet will check how he is doing. He also wants us to bring Cubbie in for an x-ray and some blood tests soon.
Cubbie feels fine, and the vet said his heart is strong and he seems very healthy (other than what I have mentioned). We had taken him in for routine shots and a routine exam, not because he was acting sick. The only thing we were concerned about when we took him in was his leg.
For his first round of antibiotics and Benadryl I shoved each pill/capsule into a Fish McBite from McDonald's. Worked like a charm. One pill came out and I had to put it into another one, but Cubbie got them all down.
Yes, I am glad he is taking them so easily. He has been taking fish oil capsules (same ones we take) for awhile now, but those are easy because he loves the fishy flavor when he bites them open.Sorry to hear about this Barbara, but at least he's easy to get the pills down.
We just found out today that our sweet Cubbie (6-year-old German Shepherd/Rottweiler) has heartworms. He also has a Lick Granuloma on his right leg (Lick Granulomas in Dogs | Acral Lick Dermatitis) and a bad flea allergy. So, for the allergy he is on Benadryl three times a day. For the heartworms and the infection he is on Doxycycline. He has to take four 100 MG tablets twice a day for 30 days, then three months without, then repeat the cycle. After a year the vet will check how he is doing. He also wants us to bring Cubbie in for an x-ray and some blood tests soon.
Cubbie feels fine, and the vet said his heart is strong and he seems very healthy (other than what I have mentioned). We had taken him in for routine shots and a routine exam, not because he was acting sick. The only thing we were concerned about when we took him in was his leg.
For his first round of antibiotics and Benadryl I shoved each pill/capsule into a Fish McBite from McDonald's. Worked like a charm. One pill came out and I had to put it into another one, but Cubbie got them all down.
Claire, you brought up a good point about crate training not being mean and I agree with you 100% - except when it is to the degree Joie's previous owners used it.
He was put in his crate for the following reasons:
- he did something bad
- bedtime
- they were out
- they were eating
- they were cleaning the house
- they had company over
- they were taking him in the car
- they just didn't want to be bothered with him (their words)
- and many more I can't think of
When we got this poor little two year old he didn't know which way was up. I actually didn't like him because he was what I thought was untrainable, but he was just starved for attention and love. He did not know right from wrong, up from down or how to act. It has taken 6 long years to get him to a point where he trusts people (he has trusted us for awhile now, but it takes him awhile to warm up to other people and dogs because he was never around them. Violet has been so good for him.
His crate has now become his safe haven. We have it in the bedroom and the door has been removed. He goes there himself to sleep, when he is bad (seriously), when he is trying to hide from things like getting medication and when he just wants to tune out the world. We never ever pull him out forcefully. If we need to get him out he always falls for the "Joie want a treat" line, even when it is for medicine .
My sister's dogs have all been crate trained from puppies and it makes a difference.
Violet on the other hand has never been in a crate. That was our bad, but she is fully trained and so I guess we lucked out. Well, okay, maybe she has us trained as well....
Yes, I am glad he is taking them so easily. He has been taking fish oil capsules (same ones we take) for awhile now, but those are easy because he loves the fishy flavor when he bites them open.