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HelloSailorSign posted:Surgery on the leg? They could do an exploratory arthrotomy without a scope too? (I mean a specialist could...)
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Goddammit my vet stopped carrying Trifexis, argh. They only carry Sentinel in the shop now which Tater's been on before and I know doesn't work for fleas. Think I'm gonna have to call around find a new vet at this point :/ Or is there another flea/tick/heartworm med that actually kills fleas? I know Sentinel only sterilizes the fleas which is why I had found fleas on him while he was on it.
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Oct 8, 2013 22:42
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Eegah posted:Goddammit my vet stopped carrying Trifexis, argh. They only carry Sentinel in the shop now which Tater's been on before and I know doesn't work for fleas. Think I'm gonna have to call around find a new vet at this point :/ Could you ask another vet office to just fill the Trifexis order without going there? Do pet drugs work like a a human prescription?
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Oct 8, 2013 23:24
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Yeah I think that's what I'll have to do. They still offer it through an online store but at at $30 markup, and going to another vet means a fecal analysis for heartworm first which would make the difference moot. Guess I'm in a vice either way. Annoying. That's $30 that could go toward a stupid toy for him to ignore 
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Oct 9, 2013 01:28
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Eegah posted:Yeah I think that's what I'll have to do. They usually do a blood test to check for heartworms. We usually tell people to try 1800PetMeds or something and if they go to another vet we don't mind faxing their recent heartworm tests over. As for just fleas there's also Comfortis. I don't have dogs, so I'm just going off of what other people do. Personally, I give my cat's Revolution v  v
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Oct 10, 2013 15:27
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Zoso was in the middle of pooping last night, and suddenly had a massive sneeze. His poo shot out the other end and through a chain link fence, out of reach to be picked up. Thanks, Zoso 
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Oct 10, 2013 17:46
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Abbeh posted:Zoso was in the middle of pooping last night, and suddenly had a massive sneeze. His poo shot out the other end and through a chain link fence, out of reach to be picked up. Thanks, Zoso "I'm not even mad! I'm just impressed!" Neigé came back from the dog park limping again, so guess who's on restricted activity again for several days. I need to be more proactive about stuff like making her use the ramp and not leaping off the furniture. Why you gotta make me cramp your style, dog?
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Oct 10, 2013 18:12
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ButWhatIf posted:
I'm having the same problem. Neige is a corgi, right? (Or am I remembering someone else's dog?) What kind of ramp do you have? I've tried a couple of different steps for my corgi but none of them are made for stubby-legged dogs.
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Oct 10, 2013 19:33
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Hey Zenithbliss, can you do this for Halloween pleeeease?
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Oct 10, 2013 19:35
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Pile of Kittens posted:Hey Zenithbliss, can you do this for Halloween pleeeease? That's hilarious, pretty scary though!
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Oct 10, 2013 20:19
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Lefty Lugubrious posted:I'm having the same problem. Neige is a corgi, right? (Or am I remembering someone else's dog?) What kind of ramp do you have? I've tried a couple of different steps for my corgi but none of them are made for stubby-legged dogs. Yeah, she's a Cardigan. I ended up pulling the trigger on this one after deliberating for ages. She kind of goes halfway up it and then uses it as a step between the floor and bed, but that's better than a blind leap. Part of the reason she's been ignoring it lately is that I switched which side it was on and now she has Opinions about which side of the bed she wants to get onto. So I guess don't do that, or spend some time going back over "this is how we get on the bed" with the clicker and treats if you ever switch.
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Oct 10, 2013 21:58
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Yeah, I think I'm going to try out this ramp, because like you said, one small hop is way better than him jumping (well, in his case it's "elaborately leaping") onto/off of the couch.
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Oct 10, 2013 22:32
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Pile of Kittens posted:Hey Zenithbliss, can you do this for Halloween pleeeease? that sam is way ugly, do not approve.
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Oct 11, 2013 04:22
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Shnooks posted:They usually do a blood test to check for heartworms. Mine does fecal for heartworms for whatever reason but that's their choice I guess. As far as just fleas, probably not a great idea since we practically live at the dog park and Tater's predilection for eating poop whenever my back is turned. Damned dog. At any rate I bit the bullet and ordered the Trifexis anyway. Oh well.
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Oct 11, 2013 23:07
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Eegah posted:Mine does fecal for heartworms for whatever reason but that's their choice I guess. There is no heartworm test that I'm aware of that uses feces. They're all blood based.
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Oct 11, 2013 23:34
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Well then what are they doing with Tater's poop 
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Oct 12, 2013 04:33
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Eegah posted:Well then what are they doing with Tater's poop Intestinal parasites probably, you cans also find lungworms depending on the type of fecal test. Or, you know, eating it. Dogs eat their own poo poo and have great coats, they must be onto something.
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Oct 12, 2013 04:57
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For comedy value, this is the best dog toy I've ever bought. He only gets it for a minute or two at a time because otherwise he'll rip it to shreds and I can't have that because I love it. It's a pig with realistic pig sound.
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Oct 12, 2013 06:21
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6-Ethyl Bearcat posted:For comedy value, this is the best dog toy I've ever bought. He only gets it for a minute or two at a time because otherwise he'll rip it to shreds and I can't have that because I love it.
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Oct 12, 2013 10:58
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Husker had a big plush hedgehog that made that noise, and I hated it. It also rattled, though, and he mostly just shook it, so I didn't have to hear the grunting much.
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Oct 12, 2013 13:58
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My new cat has a cold and wont eat. We took him to the vet and he had a fever so he's on antibiotics now and still won't eat. Eat, stupid cat t t
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Oct 13, 2013 00:34
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Shnooks posted:My new cat has a cold and wont eat. We took him to the vet and he had a fever so he's on antibiotics now and still won't eat. Eat, stupid cat t Pour tuna juice over it. Cat crack.
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Oct 13, 2013 01:43
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Shnooks posted:My new cat has a cold and wont eat. We took him to the vet and he had a fever so he's on antibiotics now and still won't eat. Eat, stupid cat t 1. Put wet food in microwave 2. Heat until it smells so bad you want to gag 3. Check it's not so thermonuclear that it will burn your cat 4. Serve
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Oct 13, 2013 01:49
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Serella posted:Pour tuna juice over it. Cat crack. We meant to get tuna today and forgot. That's the one thing I haven't tried. Tamarillo posted:1. Put wet food in microwave We've been doing that with 3 different wet food flavors to see which one stinks the most. I got him to eat beef fancy feast this morning (it was REALLY stinky) after heating up the shower to make a sauna for him. I'm going to wake him up and see if he'll eat again. He's so congested you can hear his little nose bubble 
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Oct 13, 2013 01:54
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6-Ethyl Bearcat posted:For comedy value, this is the best dog toy I've ever bought. He only gets it for a minute or two at a time because otherwise he'll rip it to shreds and I can't have that because I love it. My aunt's dog has one of those, and the last time we were staying up there, I was sleeping on the couch downstairs. I was awakened in the middle of the night by 20+ pounds of ugly Cav/Bichon landing on me with that goddamn grunty pig. THANKS, COOPER.
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Oct 13, 2013 02:23
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I think I hate the grunty toys because when I was a kid my dad brought home just the squawker out of one that his coworker's dog had destroyed. My sister used to sneak up on me and squawk it and scare the poo poo out of me. So I sliced it up with a kitchen knife. The end.
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Oct 13, 2013 02:57
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Shnooks posted:My new cat has a cold and wont eat. We took him to the vet and he had a fever so he's on antibiotics now and still won't eat. Eat, stupid cat t Canned green tripe, nothing works better.
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Oct 13, 2013 16:20
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Milo ate some dry food this AM, so I can't complain too much. Ollie tries to play with him and he just yells and then they stare at each other for 5 minutes and walk away. Hopefully when he feels better he'll be up for playing. Meanwhile, Ollie was licking his butt with a 2" piece of paper hanging out of it. I guess that's why he threw up yesterday. Gross.
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Oct 13, 2013 16:38
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E: ^^^^ I think your cats are trying to drive you to the nuthouse intentionally.RazorBunny posted:I think I hate the grunty toys because when I was a kid my dad brought home just the squawker out of one that his coworker's dog had destroyed. My sister used to sneak up on me and squawk it and scare the poo poo out of me. So I sliced it up with a kitchen knife. The end. I think I'm the opposite. I love grunty toys and rattle toys are alright, but the bottle crushers and the really super high squeaks are like nails on a chalkboard. Normal squeakers are fine, but the piercing shrill ones are ick. Thank god the only dog I have that likes either of those is Ires and she'd rather have a bone over anything else anyway.
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Oct 13, 2013 21:32
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I'm away overnight as have to work in London tomorrow, and whilst animal free I've been wondering who I'll get for PISS, as you do in mid October. Made Artie wear a coat today in the torrential rain, if looks could kill I'd have been in trouble at least and it wasn't even waterproof! That's probably why it was reduced to £10.
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Oct 13, 2013 22:23
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When do you guys start getting snow over there? Because I wanna see how well he blends. 
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Oct 13, 2013 23:15
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:When do you guys start getting snow over there? Because I wanna see how well he blends. Snow is the way we discovered that Psyche is actually a creamy off-white. Who the hell could tell otherwise?
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Oct 14, 2013 00:18
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:E: ^^^^ I think your cats are trying to drive you to the nuthouse intentionally. I grew up with cats and they never drove me crazy like these two do. Not in the same way, at least. Milo ate all of his food today while we were gone, but now he won't even look at the food we're going to feed him forever. Come on, stupid cats  Zenithbliss posted:I'm away overnight as have to work in London tomorrow, and whilst animal free I've been wondering who I'll get for PISS, as you do in mid October. Oh I should start preparing for PISS now
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Oct 14, 2013 00:58
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Shnooks posted:Oh I should start preparing for PISS now  Vet bills have kinda knocked me outta the running for it this year as far as I know, but it's only mid-month. Maybe I'll get some more "write about good mcdonalds social skills" orders and make the cash for it. If not, at least people post pictures in the thread and I get to help out with SASS so yay, still holiday spirit-y. Shnooks posted:Milo ate all of his food today while we were gone, but now he won't even look at the food we're going to feed him forever. Come on, stupid cats Is it possible he's just super full? Like, maybe after a bit of not eating he's not as hungry as he was?
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:Is it possible he's just super full? Like, maybe after a bit of not eating he's not as hungry as he was? I hope so. He was really excited for the beef Fancy Feast earlier...
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:When do you guys start getting snow over there? Because I wanna see how well he blends. There are rumours of snow next month though that could be weather scaremongering. Anyway Artie's so grubby/ yellow that he'll never camouflage with snow. His sister is beautiful white and qualified for Crufts on Saturday so Artie's the poor grubby relation 
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Oct 14, 2013 07:40
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:
Yeah there's a pretty much 0.1% chance we'll participate this year! Zenithbliss posted:There are rumours of snow next month though that could be weather scaremongering. Ah gently caress that. We'll get it first too
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Oct 14, 2013 17:34
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It feels like snow weather. Just rain so far. Lots and lots of rain.
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Oct 15, 2013 12:54
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It's been raining here for a solid week and a half, yesterday was the first break My sister says Browning dug a big hole in the back yard so he could sprawl out in the mud, and now has muddy belly. Murphy is super prissy about heavy rain and will do her business right next to the door so she can get back inside, Browndog just wants to wallow.
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Hell, at least Murphy will go out. We have to pitch the dogs out half the time. The only ones that don't complain much are Ires and Kaydee.
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