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Clary posted:I'm about to move this week, and last time one of my cats had a panic attack in the car. He was freaking out so bad I thought he was going to have a little kitty heart attack. We had to pull over to the side of the road so I could take him out of his carrier and hold him for a half hour before we could go on.
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Clary posted:I'm about to move this week, and last time one of my cats had a panic attack in the car. He was freaking out so bad I thought he was going to have a little kitty heart attack. We had to pull over to the side of the road so I could take him out of his carrier and hold him for a half hour before we could go on. You can call your vet and ask about xanax (alprazolam), a lot of docs will dispense one or two to help with road trips. I would specifically ask about xanax, some vets prescribe Ace (acepromazine) and some cats who have never had it can have a bad reaction.
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Hey PI, I posted a thread a while back about being leery about getting a second dog, but after some thought and discussion we went ahead and rescued a dog from a shelter. She's about 5 but her teeth aren't so great, and they recommended some raw bones to help with her dental health. I went to the butcher and got a beef knuckle bone sawed in half, the dogs love the bone but my golden mix is having a hard time with his stomach. He's always had a sensitive stomach but after some bone time he threw up and had some diarrhea. Should I stop letting him have the bone? I took both the bones away but I could let the rescue dog have it in the crate I suppose. Or is it something that he'll get used to after a bit? Should I be feeding them a different sort of bone, or one of the dried ones they sell at the pet store rather than a raw one?
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Loarfy posted:Hey, I'm out traveling and I left my cat Suske with my dad. Apparently my cat's been meowing non-stop 'cause he misses me, and it's driving my non-cat-person dad nuts... Did you happen to leave anything behind that smells like you/home? That could help calm him down. If nothing else your dad may have to do a little quality time with kitty to make him feel more comfortable with him. Some treats and play-time could help. The play-time would also tire Suske out so he would go around meowing less. If your dad isn't interested in doing that, well, get some ear plugs I guess. v  v
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Tojai posted:Hey PI, It could be that he's just not used to having the raw food. It needs different bacteria in the gut, for the dog to be able to digest it properly. He might be able to develop them over time. Try giving it in smaller portions if possible (my local butcher has soup-style bones which are generally just meat and a small amount of bone like ribs and cartilage, maybe something like that to start with?). But some dogs never get used to raw food, so you may have to give it to just the shelter pup. You could also try other types of meat. Chicken necks, wings and thighs are very much enjoyed by my brood.
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Skizzles posted:Did you happen to leave anything behind that smells like you/home? That could help calm him down. If nothing else your dad may have to do a little quality time with kitty to make him feel more comfortable with him. Some treats and play-time could help. The play-time would also tire Suske out so he would go around meowing less. If your dad isn't interested in doing that, well, get some ear plugs I guess. v Dang it Pops, why don't you love my adorable cat? 
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6-Ethyl Bearcat posted:It could be that he's just not used to having the raw food. It needs different bacteria in the gut, for the dog to be able to digest it properly. He might be able to develop them over time. Try giving it in smaller portions if possible (my local butcher has soup-style bones which are generally just meat and a small amount of bone like ribs and cartilage, maybe something like that to start with?). But some dogs never get used to raw food, so you may have to give it to just the shelter pup. Seconding the chicken parts. Within the last month I started giving my two dogs chicken drummettes (they're small chihuahuas, so they need small parts to chew on) with no discernible digestive issues, except their next couple poops lightened in color somewhat. I've heard (have NO clue if there's any truth in it) that dogs are able to digest chicken somewhat more easily than beef or other raw flesh.
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Thanks for the replies. I had no idea they needed different bacteria to digest raw meat, but that makes sense. When you feed chicken parts - you just buy some thighs or something and they get them raw as well? I was nervous about feeding chicken because I'd heard the bones can splinter and cause injury to the dog.
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Tojai posted:Thanks for the replies. I had no idea they needed different bacteria to digest raw meat, but that makes sense. Cooked poultry bones splinter, raw ones are fine.
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Tojai posted:Thanks for the replies. I had no idea they needed different bacteria to digest raw meat, but that makes sense. If you're going to give raw food, do be careful about salmonella, especially if you're giving raw chicken. Contamination of food often happens at the manufacturing level without you having any real control over it, and this study looked at the effectiveness of cleaning food bowls and found that the salmonella bacteria persists even after putting it in the dishwasher, or scrubbing and soaking the bowls in bleach.
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I have a pet travel question. I'm traveling from Florida to Portland to help take care of my dad (cancer) at the end of July. I have to bring my Pug, Basil, with me. Obviously he can't fly as checked baggage or cargo because he would die from the heat. He's also too big to travel under my seat. Am I going to have to drive to Portland or is there an airline that will let me buy him a seat and travel with him that way? I've tried searching multiple airlines and no one seems to allow this. Has anyone ever successfully pulled this off?
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Are pigs ears alright for a 8 or so month old JRT to have? I got a bag of them yesterday for her, she had half of one yesterday and had slightly runny crap this morning. She was back to normal by lunch poop-wise, so I'm just assuming her stomach was feeling weird with this new and fatty thing. Pigs ears don't cause blockages or anything like rawhide does though, do they?
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Okay, I didn't see this anywhere so I'll ask here. Is the Pet Armor that Walmart sells now (Generic Frontline) worth a poo poo? I bought some because someone said it was the same stuff, but it didn't seem to kill the fleas on my cats nearly as well as Frontline did. Is this I'm getting what I paid for, or are they the same and the fleas are just stronger?
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How do I get my dog to not be a nervously excited grumpo when other dogs around? We walked past an unleashed brittany today and when I went to walk him away, it followed, stuck its nose in my dog's face, and Bailey promptly barked at him and was "not very happy". In some cases, I have him sit and wait for a treat (with treat in hand)while he glances between the distraction (dog/car) and me, but he's sort of inconsistent about his response to other dogs. I think he's excited and happy, but he can kind of be overwhelming and as I've never had a social dog before, I don't know what to expect.
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Fraction posted:Are pigs ears alright for a 8 or so month old JRT to have? I got a bag of them yesterday for her, she had half of one yesterday and had slightly runny crap this morning. She was back to normal by lunch poop-wise, so I'm just assuming her stomach was feeling weird with this new and fatty thing. I give Cohen the occasional pig ear. It may take your dog's system a bit of time to get used to them, but I don't have a problem with 'em. wtftastic posted:How do I get my dog to not be a nervously excited grumpo when other dogs around? It's a matter of working on lower level distractions, getting him good at them, and slowly working your way up to level 10 stuff. An off leash dog in his face is just about as high as you can go -- even my dog can't offer me 100% focus in that situation. I think you're right in having him sit and treat. It sounds like he may still be too close to the other dog, and is still getting excited. Ideally you want him calm and polite around other dogs. So try turning around and increasing distance with a tasty treat on his nose, then doing your sit/treat exercise. Excitement can result in a reactive episode -- it's not just for anxious dogs. In my opinion, it's better to have a calm dog who will ignore strange dogs than a happy dog who wants to say hello to everyone he sees. Maintaining a good distance will be key in managing his arousal state. As both you and he improve you'll be able to work closer. BTW, if you have an offleash dog approach you while your dog is leashed and you're obviously trying to work with him, tell the other dog's handler to (politely) gently caress off. It's not appropriate. If there's no handler around, try to extricate yourself and your dog as best you can. I don't think your dog's reaction was inappropriate given the situation. Just not ideal. a life less fucked around with this message at 03:15 on Jun 8, 2011 |
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Cissa posted:I have definitely told her just straight up. I think my words were "If you don't have enough time for a dog, you shouldn't have gotten one. Now he is bored and lonely." Nothing. I still plan to have this conversation. I'm trying to pull together legitimate website articles that I can print and show to her. I did about an hour of Google research, and so far I got something from the Humane Society saying that even if shaded dogs cannot be outside all day in the heat. (Link: http://www.humanesociety.org/news/press_releases/2010/05/10_tips_for_summer_pet_safety_052510.html Number 7) Is there anything else I could print and show her?
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My little dog just got castrated, and they said he need to keep his necklace-thing for 14 days, that seems a really long time, is this the normal time? Sorry if I don't know the name for the necklace-thing, English is not my first language.
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Jun 8, 2011 21:53
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Porn King posted:My little dog just got castrated, and they said he need to keep his necklace-thing for 14 days, that seems a really long time, is this the normal time?
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How often do you guys bathe your dogs? Or just whenever they roll in something gross?
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drat Bananas posted:How often do you guys bathe your dogs? Or just whenever they roll in something gross? I bathe my dog whenever he is obviously dirty or very smelly. I know people who bring their dogs to the "salon" (San Francisco can be a ridiculous place) every week though. I love Comet, but at some point you need to remember that they're just dogs, and there's nothing wrong with spraying them down in the backyard.
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drat Bananas posted:How often do you guys bathe your dogs? Or just whenever they roll in something gross? Every 8 months or so, unless they get into something stinky in the meantime. They've got really easy-to-care-for coats, though. When they get muddy, I just leave them in their crates to dry, and 90% of the dirt just flakes off of them.
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drat Bananas posted:How often do you guys bathe your dogs? Or just whenever they roll in something gross? What breed's your dog? It makes a difference. 
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I've been entertaining the idea of getting a dog to run and hang out with. The problem is that I live alone in a decently sized single apt and I work 45-50 hours a week, the rest of the time gaming and exercising. Is it unreasonable to rescue an adult dog from death row because of my job/apartment? I've kind of been of the stance that I would need someone living with me before I could have a dog.
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drat Bananas posted:How often do you guys bathe your dogs? Or just whenever they roll in something gross? I very rarely wash Lola (despite being white-coated), probably every two months or so if she gets really filthy. That's just a wash with water though, to rinse it out. I only use shampoo every other bath. Jess, since she doesn't really get dirty unless she rolls in something gross, probably gets bathed every 4-5 months (averaged more in the summer, though, urgh), and generally needs more 'maintenance baths' when she just starts smelling of dog sweat/whatever. Careful Drums posted:I've been entertaining the idea of getting a dog to run and hang out with. The problem is that I live alone in a decently sized single apt and I work 45-50 hours a week, the rest of the time gaming and exercising. Is it unreasonable to rescue an adult dog from death row because of my job/apartment? I've kind of been of the stance that I would need someone living with me before I could have a dog. It would depend really what you work each day. Is it 7 days a week? Do you have someone who can come over and let the dog out for a toilet break, or could you come back at lunch time? Do you have the ability to give your dog a 30 minute jog or run in the morning, and then more exercise when you got back? A shelter would probably be able to match you with a dog with a very good 'off' switch, who could kick it into high drive for a couple hours of play and running a day and then snoozing the rest of the day. It depends what hours you work daily, though, and how much exercise you're willing to give it. Fraction fucked around with this message at 20:51 on Jun 9, 2011 |
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I work 8-5 monday thru friday and typically exercise before work, and I can go home for a bit at lunch. I like the idea of having another reason to get some extra training time running around with a dog. I would feel bad leaving it at home alone while I'm at work though :/
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Careful Drums posted:I work 8-5 monday thru friday and typically exercise before work, and I can go home for a bit at lunch. I like the idea of having another reason to get some extra training time running around with a dog. I would feel bad leaving it at home alone while I'm at work though :/ How long do you exercise before work, and how long is your lunch break? 8-5 is a long time for a dog to be on its own, so you're going to need at least 30-45 minutes with it at lunch, really. Do you have any family, friends or neighbours who could come over halfway between your break and 5pm to give the dog another break? Bear in mind though, a shelter will be able to match you up with a dog that fits your needs (happy to sleep the day away, preferably known to be totally non-destructive and completely housetrained so that it doesn't *have* to be stuck in the crate all day every day, and still more than happy to go on jogs/runs with you).
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Animal shelter goons, my boyfriend has a job interview with our local shelter for a full time volunteer coordinator position on Tuesday. Does anyone have general interview stuff that your shelter uses that might help prepare him for some of the questions he may be asked in his interview? He has a master's degree in geology, but has animal care experience from his lab, so he's not totally underqualified.
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We wash our corgi puppy fairly often because he's so short and furry that he tends to get into a lot of things. We try not to shampoo him more than once a month because we don't want to dry his fur and skin out, but we might hose him down. Also-- a cone for 14 days after neutering? Our vet never even gave us a cone! Corwin licked his stitches a few times but stopped when we told him to and didn't even seem to know that something had happened to him. By day 5 he was at the park again. Healed up very nice.
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Wonder Bra posted:Also-- a cone for 14 days after neutering? Our vet never even gave us a cone! Corwin licked his stitches a few times but stopped when we told him to and didn't even seem to know that something had happened to him. By day 5 he was at the park again. Healed up very nice. The usual recommendation (at least that I see) is 10-14 days, since that's when any visible sutures get taken out by the vet, and it gives ample time to recover. Personally, I'd keep a cone on for that long because it doesn't take much time at all for an animal to either a) ninja the sutures out, or b) lick themselves raw and inflamed. Then they need to keep the cone on longer, and antibiotics become a more likely reality.
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WolfensteinBag posted:What breed's your dog? It makes a difference. Beagle, but it was just a general question out of curiosity. Back home I have a corgi/shepherd that my mom just drops off at the vet about every 6 months (or as often as every ~2 in summer) when she's blowing coat for a bath, good brushing, and nail trim. I also have an acquaintance with a lab/border collie mix that he bathes at LEAST once a week, drying the hell out of her skin and then assumes the itching MUST be fleas (that he's never seen) instead of the constant baths or lovely grainy food. But for science  how often should one bathe a beagle?
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Careful Drums posted:I work 8-5 monday thru friday and typically exercise before work, and I can go home for a bit at lunch. I like the idea of having another reason to get some extra training time running around with a dog. I would feel bad leaving it at home alone while I'm at work though :/ Man, the dog I'm fostering now almost seems perfect, he's been going out to do business when I get up and then once in the evening, otherwise he's been really content to just chill with people and sleep around when nothing was going on.
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Grape Soda posted:Animal shelter goons, my boyfriend has a job interview with our local shelter for a full time volunteer coordinator position on Tuesday. Does anyone have general interview stuff that your shelter uses that might help prepare him for some of the questions he may be asked in his interview? He has a master's degree in geology, but has animal care experience from his lab, so he's not totally underqualified. He's going to need to be really good with people. I'm pretty acquainted with our volunteer coordinator and her work is primarily working with the volunteers and other people, obviously. Not so much the animals. He needs to be able to get volunteers organized and scheduled, and always be aware of what duties are most urgently needed. Any good salesman skills would be good also, since when he's out at events and such he'll be trying to recruit new volunteers and fosters. So if he's not good at those things, well... he's not going to do so well. Otherwise I'm not positive what else they look for. I don't know our VC's qualifications and such. If he's really interested to know I could ask her.
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drat Bananas posted:Beagle, but it was just a general question out of curiosity. Back home I have a corgi/shepherd that my mom just drops off at the vet about every 6 months (or as often as every ~2 in summer) when she's blowing coat for a bath, good brushing, and nail trim. I also have an acquaintance with a lab/border collie mix that he bathes at LEAST once a week, drying the hell out of her skin and then assumes the itching MUST be fleas (that he's never seen) instead of the constant baths or lovely grainy food. But for science Beagle baths = when they stink. v v Honestly, as long as you know he's not having anal gland problems (which we tend to see in a lot of beagles for some reason, I blame the fact that they're food whores) then you only really need to wash them if YOU feel you can't live with their smell. Fortunately, that problem lessens when you're feeding good food, so I'm guessing you don't have to wash your dog very often. Your friend with the lab/border collie is most DEFINITELY washing far, far too often, even dogs that get regular hair cuts and use a mild shampoo would dry out on a bathing routine like that, unless it's someone showing their dog, and they know what they're doing (and even then, not with those breeds). Rinsing with water is fine for getting mud out, but geeze, he'd at LEAST want to wait a month between baths, that dog's itchy as gently caress because she has no oil left in her skin, I'd bet money on it.  Conversely, your mom might not be washing her dog enough! That all depends, though. The every 2 months in summer sounds perfect, but I don't understand why people just stop washing their dogs in the winter.  It's not so much that the dog really needs a bath, I'm sure, but it's for the shedding in the coat. If your mom is meticulous about brushing and combing your dog, then I stand corrected, and that's a fine time between groomings if she feels the dog is clean. However, if she's like MOST moms, she's just letting the shedding build up for 6 months then expecting to have it all taken care of at the groomer's in one visit, which is very difficult, and not fair to the dog. Also, I hope she's getting his nails cut a lot more often than that, too. Once a month is usually a good number, although some dogs have nails that grow so fast they can get done every two weeks (like my own drat dog )Oh yeah, with my own dog (husky) I kinda wash him as I feel I need to, which ends up being roughly every 8 weeks or so, give or take depending on where his coat's blowing at the time. I also try to brush him a bit every week, and when he's blowing coat (like now, which is the worst because it's his super thick winter coat) I comb him just about every day. I know I'm not getting EVERYTHING out, but I'm at least keeping the little tufts at bay. You can see a pattern when they shed like that, starting at their legs and spreading up, then ending with their backs/bellies, and his shedding is JUST barely creeping above his legs at the moment. The plan is to keep up on combing him (so he's not a complete mess when I wash him, and so my house isn't a complete mess, either) until the rest of the undercoat lets loose, then I'm going to bring him to work for a bath & use the blower to push whatever I can't comb out loose so he'll finally be free of all that coat. I should note, if you (generic you) have an undercoated dog like this, and you're NOT combing him, don't wait until you see all the undercoat coming out for a bath!!! It's really hot and itchy to have all that loose hair still hanging around, and it's much easier on the dog and the groomer to get it taken care of AS it happens, not just at the end. /rant
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drat Bananas posted:How often do you guys bathe your dogs? Or just whenever they roll in something gross? This reminded me of a question I've been meaning to ask, just for curiosity's sake. I have two dogs, both chihuahuas. They both live the exact same lifestyle, eat the same food, do the same things. I think I could never bathe the cream one, and he'd still never smell. There's just no odor, barely even a 'doggie' odor, his crate/bedding never smells, nothing. The tri, on the other hand exhibits a definite doggie odor a week after a bath. It's not horrible or anything, but compared to the almost zero odor of the other one, she's definitely smelly by comparison. If I wash her crate bedding every week then I can go longer without bathing her....the cleaner her bedding stays the longer I can go before I have to bathe her again. Just curious. With the exact same lifestyles, same breed, how come one has zero odor, but one gets doggy smelling after a week?
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Amberlyn posted:This reminded me of a question I've been meaning to ask, just for curiosity's sake. I have two dogs, both chihuahuas. They both live the exact same lifestyle, eat the same food, do the same things. I think I could never bathe the cream one, and he'd still never smell. There's just no odor, barely even a 'doggie' odor, his crate/bedding never smells, nothing. The tri, on the other hand exhibits a definite doggie odor a week after a bath. It's not horrible or anything, but compared to the almost zero odor of the other one, she's definitely smelly by comparison. If I wash her crate bedding every week then I can go longer without bathing her....the cleaner her bedding stays the longer I can go before I have to bathe her again.
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Superconsndar posted:The stinky one COULD be allergic/sensitive to an ingredient in their food, sensitivities can definitely contribute to doggie odor. Some dogs do just naturally smell more than others though. It might be attributable to dental health as well. How are her teeth? (Long shot, but it does happen.)
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It's very rare that I have to bathe Shadow. If he goes out and gets wet/muddy, I just towel him off and then he grooms himself like a cat. I love my dog.
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My dogs get bathed every couple of months, usually when I spend 30 minutes walking around trying to find the source of a smell and realize it's the dogs. 
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Of the five dogs, I only recently had to bathe Bea because she got food crust on the entire back of her body, standing underfoot in the kitchen when it was dishwasher time. The others haven't been washed in a long while and no one smells at all. If they roll in something unfortunate it fades in a day so no big deal. Quinn has had a steadily fading blue streak going sideways down the back of her neck from knocking into some food coloring for Easter cookies. It didn't seem pressing to bathe her for a 3 inch blue line If anything, it tempted us to dye the rest of her.
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My best friend's cat suddenly died out of nowhere while she was at work. The cat was originally a stray, about a year old, and had received all of her shots and did not have any recorded diseases or ailments. She was pretty much 100% healthy, and the apartment (which my friend lives in on her own) was 75 degrees with plenty of food and water and there weren't any poison bug traps, loose strings, stray aspirin pills, or anything else that could've been lying around to kill her. There wasn't any vomit or blood by her either -- she was just lying stiff with her eyes open. The cat had been fed Fancy Feast, which worries me because of the brand's checkered history regarding cat illnesses and random deaths. Otherwise, I have no idea what else could have killed the poor kitty. Any ideas? Also, what does one do with a cat body? She doesn't have a lot of money, so I suggested taking it to a shelter that would know what to do. I'm going to go hug my cat now and pray that this never happens to him. Jesus.
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