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Update on Zari

unfortunately , Zari tested positive for ehrlichiosis. The first blood sample had a problem so when the vet called to say she needed to come back in for another sample we said she was feeling better...which she seemed to be..the vomiting had stopped....

Update on Bud (11-22-15)

Just a quick note Bud is doing fine and is adjusting to the Phenobarb. He is also eating better and hopefully putting on a little weight. Just took him down today for blood work to check dosage.

A delicate question.

We are travelling south with our 16 year old Shepherd/Lab. She is a wonderful old girl. She is stressed when travelling but a thundershirt and some Xanax have really helped. Each year I wonder if she will be with us when we make the trip. She is stil...

Crossing state lines laws

Hi everyone. My name Is Debi and I am very new to RVing. Only one short trip so far. I am having one heck of a hard time finding info on what the state laws are about bringing 2 parrots, 2 dogs and 1 marmoset monkey across state lines. There is no...

Testing Junior the Cat's Blood Glucose

Our 13 year old cat Junior has recently been diagnosed with diabetes and currently takes 2 units of Lantus twice a day. We have tested his blood sugar once since the vet test, and it was not an easy thing for us or for the cat. Would like to hear f...

Another way of doing things...

Zari has been off her food for a couple of days...has been coughing and last night started crying out in pain if she was touched and this morn was lethargic.....so off to the vet we went when he opened this morning..first off...there was a huge Germ...

Jill's final trip

Jill's final trip was today. She had 5 1/2 years with us where she learned to love RVing. She had the scourge of Golden Retrievers, hemangiosarcoma. Tumors were in her spleen, liver and skin and probably had metastasized to either her brain or spi...

Spaying pets

At what age is spaying female puppies considered most desirable? We have 2 female Daschunds born 8/1. I am also asking opinions on whether to have both done at the same time. They are so active and get pretty physical with each other. For those who h...

Update on Rowdy the kitten

She has slowed down on the nipping, If I just hold her until she calms down usually she's fine.She sleeps wherever I am, if on the computer she was sleeping on the desk and anything in her way, it looked uncomfortable so I bought her an inexpensive b...

Canine management chart (illustrated)

Why do Dogs like to ....

carry, and, or fetch sticks? Play fetch with whatever, well, most whatever you throw?I asked Calvin, but all I got from the Dang Kid was a ... :R ... I don't think he even knows why?Some may say, it's in their DNA. Try throwing a ball, or a stick a...

Whoops!

This morning our five month old mini schnauzer was out on his morning walk with DH, and after much searching, Mercury finally found what he thought was that one perfect spot to do his job. So, after circling a few times, he squatted down...on a small...

Mini blind cords can cause death to dogs also.

Well, I wanted to wait until I knew my ole senior dog was going to pull thru from his last attempt of suicide before posting this warning to you all.I was taking dogs in and out. The old guy was in the house. He jumps on back of couch to look outside...

Guess What the Kid Did NOW?

OK, I'll admit. This is one, I gotta give to the boy.I park the Jeep in our usual stall at Walmart. ..... I heard you! ... We go there at 03:45, or 3:45 AM fur some of yous, so our parking spot is always available.Anyways, before I was rudely inter...

Ants!

We took the girls out for their walk tonight. We just arrived in our park two days ago. We noticed ants on us the other night after we went down to the grassy patch. It rained really hard this evening, so we didn't think about ants being there then. ...