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What do you carry? Any recommendations?

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Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb Alanine % protein 8.5 0.6 7.5 9.6 57 Arginine % protein 3.0 0.3 2.5 3.4 62 Aspartic acid % protein 5.8 0.4 5.1 6.7 57 Cystine % protein 1.8 0.2 1.5 2.1 53 Glutamic acid % protein 20.1 1.3 18.0 22.2 57 Glycine % protein 2.5 0.3 2.0 2.9 58 Histidine % protein 2.0 0.2...

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That is pretty unusual for an adult dog. He should get a thorough check-up to see if there is an underlying problem. Demodex is a secondary problem. The vet did a scraping and concluded it was Demodectic Mange? It does look like it. Best also to feed better, more protein coming from animal sources ...

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Volunteer to answer your vet's phone in the days following Christmas, Easter, or other hammy holidays. Lots of sick dogs that got into dinner or leftovers. It's not small bits of pork that generally make the trouble, but the ingestion of rich high fat goodies like pork in quantity that cause distre...

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I say hunt the dog. Be good for both of you.

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Try soaking in Epsom salt and hot water solution, at least once a day. There may be some foreign material still in there, but it can be very hard to find and often you end up causing more damage digging around in there. If he's walking on it I would just be patient for now. Easy for me to say, I know.

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They need their hormones to be considered "mature". That doesn't happen until atleast 2yrs old. If the dog has had 2 heat cycles, trust me, the hormones are present in full force. Hormones are what causes a heat cycle. Chronological age has no bearing on physiologic maturity; its all based on hormo...

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They need their hormones to be considered "mature". That doesn't happen until atleast 2yrs old. If the dog has had 2 heat cycles, trust me, the hormones are present in full force. Hormones are what causes a heat cycle. Chronological age has no bearing on physiologic maturity; its all based on hormo...

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if shes already been in heat twice, then those growth plates are closed. shes "mature", physiologically anyway.

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Ive never seen hypocalcemia in a sporting breed. not saying it cant happen, i just think its pretty rare. i doubt the dog needs any supplementation. she should be able to mobilize enough calcium from her body to go into the milk. and it is a known fact that if you supplement, then that process of dr...

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update??

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Never had a Johnny house but most I've seen have been taller than yours. I would try feeding them up top too, that way they are forced to fly up there every day.

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are you feeding them at the top?

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long term antibiotics and possibly surgery are about all you can do. No magic bullets unfortunately. good luck

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is the dogs stool normal otherwise? just taking longer to pass it?

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talk to your vet about getting the dog on some type of monthly heartworm prevention. That will take care of intestinal worms as well.

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I cant believe im gonna waste my time doing this, BUT... NJGriffNut, I just went thru every one of your posts, and not 1 time, NOT ONCE, have you provided a reliable, peer reviewed, scientific study or research to back up any of the claims you have made. Not even a POOR scientific reference! You hav...

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a positive test just means your dog has antibodies against the bacteria that causes lyme disease in its system. and antibodies mean that the dog has been exposed to that bacteria, not that they actually have an active infection.

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Just wondered if anybody here has any experience with remote camera systems mounted in your barn/kennel/stable, etc., that you can view on your computer. Im looking into getting one, but looking for any and all suggestions or advice i can get. Thanks

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Lots of good products available... just remember, whatever you decide to use, there is NO product that will kill the fleas over in the corner of the room or kennel! they have to get on the dog in order to come into contact with the insecticide (thats where they are gonna be anyway, becuase they just...

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looks like it would be very easy to remove, maybe even with local anesthetic so the dog wouldnt have to be put under. could just be a simple skin tag. I doubt it would come back after removal.

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is her water consumption normal?

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I've found far more good veterinarians than good veterinarian office hollow bosses....those ladies, mostly, can negatively affect the customer attitude toward a practice, ime. you are exactly right!! I would throw the receptionist in that mix as well. Often the first person the client talks to can ...

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birddog1968 wrote:Curled feet is a sign of problems with humidity during incubation....

I wondered about that. Humidity was staying around 50% most of the time, but i let it get low towards the end. Thank you

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Interesting post. I was wondering what was meant by a "good vet". My vet trials her retrievers so understands hunting dogs. That is important to me. I have wondered about this too. I really think what people mean is they found one they like and that has little to do with how good they might be. I a...

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the vaccine is safe, Ive had 2 doses of it. heres the issue with your boys and the health department - the preventitive treatment for rabies is an expensive series of very painful shots in the abdomen. Granted, its a better alternative than dying of rabies, but if they started administering those to...

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the rabies virus is shed in the saliva of an infected animal, and needs to come into contact with mucous membranes (eye, mouth, etc) or raw tissue (open wound or scratch) to infect another animal. as long as your dog is current on rabies vaccination, and you or the kids had no open wounds/scratches,...

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Use Band-Aids. Cut the sticky ends off the Telfa pad. Put one sticky pad down, sticky side up and place the foot with toes extended on it. Put the other sticky pad down, sticky side down on top of this to make a "Foot Sandwich". Keep this on for at least 24 hours. Usually this is enough time for th...

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I have a couple of newly hatched bob whites (2 days old) that seem to be doing well, but their feet are still curled under. they are up and moving around, but walking on the tops of their feet. Any thoughts?

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make sure he doesnt have a cleft palate. probly fine, but just a thought. think there is a name for a nose like that but cant think of it right now.

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Get the vaccinations started and booster in three weeks. The HW test will be negative at this age so just begin a preventative. Depending on which brand you choose, these will take care of most intestinal worms as well. The pup is 4 months old---it only takes a little more than a month for heartwor...

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Listen to shags... Best advice in this whole thread.

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I usually do 1 mg per lb with Benedryl, which is pretty similar to dramamine.

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birddog1968 wrote:Yup normal....you'll see worms in his stool if he has them....I too rarely worm my dogs.

wont see hooks or whips. usually dont see rounds unless they get bad.

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birddog1968 wrote:Run the full tick panel....dog could have multiple infections....one setter recently from that area had Lyme, anaplasmosis and erlichia.....30 days of doxy didn't do it. Dog is now on 30 days of amox

30 days of doxy didnt help the dog improve, or didnt render a negative test??

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Interesting and informative discussion. I think it comes down to a personal choice based on what is happening in your area.. I also suspect it is just a matter of time before Lyme disease and heartworm is common in most areas where they currently are not. What I find interesting in northcentral Mon...

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I have a framed picture/chart/diagram, whatever you want to call it, hanging in the clinic that shows number of heartworm positive dogs reported by veterinarians in each state. Its old, from the late 90s I think. BUT, heartworms have been found in every state in the union, with the exception of Alas...

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Brazosvalleyvizslas wrote:
Montana wrote:Ha!!! We don't have heartworm or lyme desease either.....yet.
I'm calling BS on this.

Me too. Especially the heartworm part.

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I have a Weatherby Orion that I have been very happy with. Its an over/under, but i really like the gun and get a lot of compliments on it.

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I would have your vet (or a different vet) do some more diagnostics and then give you a recommendation, instead of just throwing some random meds at the dog at the advice of folks who may or may not know what they are talking about. :) Not saying the vet is always right, but they should have a littl...

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Only problem I know of with supplementing calcium is that if the bitch has extra calcium in her system, then her body wont be forced to mobilize calcium from her bones when milk production starts. Then, when the serious milk demand hits her later, she will be more susceptible to hypo-calcemia. Don't...

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RoostersMom wrote:I have a Rooster - my red dog. I decided much before I started pheasant hunting. I do get a lot of crap from people about his name, but I'm a huge John Wayne fan so I went with it.

Yep, Rooster Cogburn, that's why I liked it too. The wife hates it though, so I would probly get vetoed anyway.

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Karen wrote:

Doc, where's this pup coming from? Just wondering if we're gonna have brothers.

Gene and Nevetta Salmons. Same place as the last one. Ive had him since Friday, but cant decide on a name. Really like Rooster, but might be a problem when pheasant hunting?

thanks, and keepem coming!

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I know this has been done a hundred times before, BUT... for the life of me I cant come up with a name for my new Brittany pup. Its a male. Last one was Chief, and i currently have a Ranger. Suggestions please!

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Oh for crying out loud, if the man wants to breed his dog, let him do it. He came here asking for advice on when and how, not to be looked down our noses at and questioned to determine if he and his dog will be allowed into the "bird dog breeder" club. sheesh :roll: To the OP: basically you need to ...

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how long has she been bleeding?

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ask your vet if he has a recipe for a homemade diet that would be easy on the kidneys (basically low protein, low phosphorus, etc). might need to contact a nutritionist at a university. also might ask about a product called Azodyl.

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Lepto is one of those things that doesnt always get diagnosed definitively, so the statistics regarding reported cases may be misleading. My opinion is vaccinate your dog. Everything that pees can carry lepto.

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you might ask your vet about doing the 2 shot protocol (2 shots 24 hrs apart). That should reduce the cost.

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