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It may depend on the cause of the low thyroid function. If it’s simple sluggishness you might see response fairly quickly but if it’s a case of something Hashi’s, where there are anti- thyroid antibodies floating around, might take several momths. Here is a link to an article by Dr. Jean Dodds, who...

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Im looking for a camera system that I can monitor with a cell phone, or with my computer at work. Anybody have anything like that they are really happy with?? Would be used inside a metal barn, which has been the problem with set-ups ive tried in the past. That, and Im about as electronically inclin...

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Rio wrote:
dog dr wrote:Who needs to reload? Daily limit is 3 right? My gun holds 3 shells!
I’ve been know to go through a whole box of shells for a limit if 10 quail

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Me too... im just being a smarta$$!

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average water requirements would be 1 oz per pound of body weight per day. If hes drinking more more than 120% of that in a days time, consistently (assuming hes not exercising a lot or its hot), I would get him checked out. that being said, sometimes puppies just like to drink water...

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Who needs to reload? Daily limit is 3 right? My gun holds 3 shells!

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is the dog lame? i dont think i have ever seen a cracked nail that didnt correct itself with time. your vet did the only thing you can do for a split nail.

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If your giving heartworm prevention, your giving intestinal worm prevention.

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How old is the dog? What signs are you seeing? Is it both sides or just one? Im wondering if this could be something more serious than an anal gland "infection"...

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nothing that does it all, but products like Trifexis and Adantage-Multi will prevent fleas, heartworms, and most intestinal parasites. For my clients that need to worry about ticks I usually recommend Interceptor (for heartworms and intestinal worms) along with Nexgard (for fleas and ticks). Seresto...

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the lab that did the allergy testing can make hypo-sensitization shots for you.

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that's just the poodle coming out in her!

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Dog Dr. Why do you say I am not going to believe what the information I get. I do not know about titers that is why I asked. I clearly stated I was looking for a better way and thought it might be titer testing. I also tried to be clear about the fact that I am not "throwing my vets under the bus"....

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, Cj, for a retired building contractor you seem to know a lot about what vets are taught in school and how they treat animals unnecessarily... I think your painting with too broad a brush. I really had hoped a few of the vets on here would weigh in with some information that was sensible. I think ...

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Cj, for a retired building contractor you seem to know a lot about what vets are taught in school and how they treat animals unnecessarily... I think your painting with too broad a brush.

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Any update??

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Dry discolored coat along with sloppy stools make me think of whipworms. You can't see them in the stools, so take a fecal sample to your vet for an exam. Whipworms can be difficult to eradicate. depending on the dog's environment. Good call. Monthly Interceptor will keep them under control after y...

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would be worst case scenario, but almost sounds like EPI to me. Young dog for it in my experience, but you might mention it to your vet. That's assuming your 100% sure hes not wormy.

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Have seen demodex a number of times, and they are actually pretty easy to find on a skin scrape. Sarcoptic mange are the hard ones to find, but they respond quite well to the ivomec, in my opinion. Ivomec will get demodex as well, but you have to give it every day. Also, in my experience if it was m...

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if they have been vaccinated at all, the chances of an older dog getting sick with parvo is very slim. Are you sure its parvo?? the vet should be able to rule that in or out in about 5 min.

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ask the vet about methigel

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Looking at a dual fuel hybrid. Any recommendations?

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I was always taught as long as they are dry, protected from the wind, and insulated from the ground or concrete, they should be fine. Assuming they are in good health and body condition, of course.

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What kind of crystals

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Unless you can watch him like a hawk and be in total control of his access and interaction with the baby, the dog goes in the kennel. IMHO

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Anybody ever do this?? ive got a nice hide from a deer my brother killed, and I feel like I have all the fat and muscle off of it and am ready to start the tanning process. BUT, it seems like there are a hundred different ways to do it, according to the internet. Anybody have a fairly simple method ...

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Yes, spaying before first heat will reduce chance of mammary cancer by something like 97 Percent. But what is the incidence of mammary cancer anyway? If its 20 percent then that's a pretty good reduction. But if it's 1 or 2 percent then to spay for that reason isn't worth it in my opinion. There are...

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No product will kill the fleas in the corner... They have to get on the dog to be exposed to the pesticide. Temps are starting to drop in many places, fleas are looking for a warm food supply for the winter.

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Addisons?

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define skinny. most dogs i see are overweight. in my opinion, all 7 month old dogs should look skinny. especially pointers.

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arenus.com/steadfast-canine/ We have a lot of success with this product. Dont know why its better than the other joint supplements, but it has been for us. In my experience, many dogs no longer require pain meds after a few weeks of the steadfast. Clients come back for more, to me that says volumes.

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Looks like he truly is just a rather thin set pup, who has a crazy metabolism that burns through the calories we're feeding him. .... resulting in episodes of low blood sugar. He may continue to have some issues until he gets a little more "meat on his bones", and his body gets used to mobilizing h...

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only problem with low blood sugar is that most of the time the dog is fine when the vet pulls the blood sample, so it doesnt show up on the bloodwork. you would need to get a blood sample when the dog is acting lethargic/drunk etc. I cant remember how old you said the dog was, but i have seen young ...

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low blood sugar

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depending on how old he is and how advanced the curvature is, you may be able to find someone who would do corrective surgery. I had a young lab with the same problem 5 or 6 yrs ago. I cut a chunk out of the middle of the ulna, and replaced it with fat taken from the dogs flank. this allows the rad...

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depending on how old he is and how advanced the curvature is, you may be able to find someone who would do corrective surgery. I had a young lab with the same problem 5 or 6 yrs ago. I cut a chunk out of the middle of the ulna, and replaced it with fat taken from the dogs flank. this allows the radi...

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i think the "vet tech" is a moron. only way you can definitively tell an enlarged prostate is to perform a digital rectal exam.

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rabies vac date is not that critical. Why take the chance. My choice would be to wait til the puppies are born......................Cj I agree. IF the dog has had a rabies vaccine in the past, I would wait AT LEAST until you are sure she is pregnant. Rabies vaccine is a killed vaccine, so it should...

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the dog just eventually stopped having the seizures. I suspect that as he built endurance, his body got used to the stress and learned to compensate.

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Apparently the answer is yes, some dogs will grow out of it. The original dog in question no longer has a problem and is doing great.

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I have sutured them before, but have also just treated as listed above and they healed up okay. The only ones I sutured were the really deep cuts.

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is your coop big enough for 8 birds?

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I have a client that trains all age pointers, and of course his number 1 prospect suffers from this malady. He asked me if I had ever seen a dog grow out of that condition. I had to say no, but wondered if any of you had seen such an affected dog eventually not have problems with it.

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I had a female I took to two diffent males & she fought with them . The next time as she was coming in I took her To the male & left them kenneled next to each other & every day let them run together a short time in about 2 or 3 days they mated no trouble . over the years I have found that the best...

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if you want another opinion here it is. Put some miconazole cream on it at least twice a day for a week or so and see how it responds. Worst case scenarioo, yes it COULD be a mast cell tumor, but ive never seen one of those on the head and they are USUALLY still covered in normal skin and hair. That...

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does she have a recessed vulva?? that can predispose them to a UTI, and yes, will often correct with the first heat. Personaly I don't understand how spaying her now would help prevent a bladder infection.

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within any population of vaccinates, animal or human, you will have a very small segment of that population that will not respond to the vaccine appropriately. AND, what I have been told in regards to cattle and particularly swine vaccines (so I would have to imagine it would be similar across all s...

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As always, i could be wrong, but i have never seen a rabies vaccine with a 5 yr duration of immunity on the label. And what the label says doesn't match current science (look up "Rabies Challenge". This research has shown that a rabies vaccination is good for at least 5 years and probably much long...

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Pull your pants up Neil, your starting to show your a$$, just a little bit... Arkansas state law says a rabies vaccine has to be given by a veterinarian. If your giving your own, presumably after buying them from one of your vet hunting buddys, then both of you are breaking the law. Not to mention t...

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Hernia - it depends on how big the hole is. Many just have a very small opening and the only thing coming thru is a small amount of abdominal fat. Can you feel the hole, and how big is it? The only hernias i have ever seen strangulate are inguinal hernias, never an umbilical one. Retained testicle -...

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Werent you just last week bemoaning the fact that you couldn't afford to take your GSP to the vet? Everything go okay with his surgery?

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