RVing with Pets

Renal failure in old cats

Our Edna (orange tabby) will be 19 yrs this June, but I am beginning to doubt she will make it that far. She's on thyroid meds (compounded type, ear application) for a few months, and renal diet food. She perked up a fair amount on that regimen but ...

Pet Owners - Thanks for your help

A couple of months ago, I posted a thread about adopting/purchasing a dog to join our family. You folks offered tons of advice on how to proceed. Tomorrow, our new furry friend will join us. We went with a female Brittany puppy named Spring! Our ...

Random p**ping elderly dog

We have a 14.5 year old female lab. More and more, she just poops without even seeming to know it. Since she is a house dog, you can imagine the difficulty this presents. We have an appointment scheduled to discuss this with the vet, but we have m...

UTI

Butterscotch, our 9=year old Scottish Terrier started peeing blood about 8:30 p.m. Monday night. We had just got back from a Walgreen's visit and she was waiting at the door with a bit of piddle on the rug. I took her out and saw the blood. She soile...

Pet Ramps for Bigger pickups

I have already been online and seen what is available so please hold that suggestion for now. What I would like to know is does anyone have any preference for a certain type or brand and WHY?My pickup is a Dodge 4x4 2500 and sits high, my dogs ride i...

Meclizine for car sickness

Andy threw up on the way to the groomer this morning. He has never done this in all the car rides he had taken. It was about 1 1/2 hours after he had eaten. Since we are planning a long trip in the near future, I called my vet and asked if the Cen...

Too Much?

I guess this is a question for Dr. Doug.My wife takes a daily fish oil supplement, and several years ago it was suggested that she share them with our pups, so for the past couple years she has given them each one capsule every other day. I'm not sur...

How to Brush Your Dog's Teeth

Our two dogs had their teeth cleaned yesterday, Yikes $$$$$$I was advised I should brush their teeth every day. :EI thought I would share a video from Katie & Charlie's Veterinarian Dr. Mike.How to Brush Your Dog's Teeth

A new direction for us

We bought our first camper in 2002. I wanted to be able to take our dog with us wherever we went, so we began our camping life. We had previously gone on a visit to my sister and while we were gone, our dog became very ill. We got home and were ab...

Canine Grain Free Food

Wondering if anyone has a grain free dog food that is fabulous. Currently have my Aussie on Petsmart Authority grainfree. All is well except that she seems to be putting on a few extra pounds. Then there's the fact that the food is frequently diff...

Change of Temperment

My 9 year old Shih Tzu has changed her temperament recently. When I would walk her she would always greet other dogs her size or smaller with a wagging tail. The last few months she now greets new dogs her size or smaller by trying to attack them, ...

Suggestions needed after dog is gone ....

Miss Petunia is 9 lbs of Chi .. she is not doing well, and her quality of life is not as it should be .. have decided to do 'right' by her ... After she is gone will need to excess her two beds, dog dishes,canvas night kennel, clothes, car dog seat/b...

Baking clay paw print ...

Not sure which category this belongs to ... so here goes The directions on the clay paw print from crematorium says to bake in a glass baking dish .. we have none in the RV. So do I need to go out and buy one or can I bake it on Aluminum foil in a ba...

Little Dogs

Why is that little dogs cause more problems than big ones? There are 2 weinie dogs that get put in a fenced in are on another set near us and they just bark and raise hell whenever someone walks by. Likewise when walking our dog, Lab/Ridgeback mix, i...

Purina Lawsuit Filed

For what it's worth here is the info on the lawsuit. This was 3 dogs that died owned by the same owner fed the same food."...A post-mortem examination revealed signs of internal bleeding in the dog's stomach and lesions on his liver...." "...The cons...

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