Where do we go from here?
My name is David and my wife and I live in Louisiana with out standard and miniature poodles. Our miniature poodle [Cosmo] is 6 years old and for the last six months has been loosing hair over his...
View ArticleRusty has runny poo every afternoon and evening
He has been to the vet and had acupuncture and is having mashmallow on his food. He is now on wet puppy food recommended by the vet but it is still happening. He has a normal poo in the morning, well...
View ArticleI did the stupidest thing…
We were outside with the dogs, my daughter and my dad. I had a brain freeze and gave the dogs 1/3 of a big grape each. My daughter said « mom, isn’t that dangerous for the dogs ? » because she was...
View ArticleHelp with bug bites needed !
I’m still at my parents and my daughter came visiting this week-end. Yesterday, I realized I had what looked like bites below my belly button, a bit on the side and on one arm. I thought it might be a...
View ArticleSome hopeful news
Hi everyone, I have recently moved Cooper to a different vet and after initial thoughts regarding his jaw dysplasia, we discussed it further at his first appointment with them. The vet firstly told me...
View ArticleStruggling with New Spoo Pup with Giardia
Hello all, Big Ben and I welcomed a new Spoo pup named Josephine, “Josie”, on July 2nd. At her first vet visit 4 days later, she was positive for Giardia. She was 9 weeks old at the time. I was...
View ArticleHalo, Bloat, and Gastropexy
We’ll Saturday night late Halo went spazzy. Like he took a hallucinogen and then planted an wouldn’t move. I immediately thought bloat. And sure enough his tummy is a volleyball. So off to the 24hr ER...
View ArticleCar Sickness
I feel so bad for poor Limerick - he gets carsick every single time we drive anywhere. I know it's pretty common with puppies and he'll likely grow out of it, but... how do i get him to like the car if...
View ArticleGastropexy information
I'm considering having a gastropexy done in conjunction with Elroy's neutering somewhere in the 18-24 months time frame. I have a question for a veterinarian or surgeon, or other well informed persons....
View ArticleSP puppy with discolored adult teeth
I have a 5 month old black Standard Poodle. His baby teeth were all white and nice. His adult teeth came in discolored with a yellow-brown stain. Not all his teeth are stained. Perhaps 60 % or so. It...
View ArticleCooling vests?
I wasn't sure what forum to put this in.... My silver spoo, Skye, gets incredibly hot incredibly fast. I don't remember ever having a dog that seems to heat up this quickly. She is shaved down...
View ArticleGrooming nightmare!
My poor spoo--she is 10 months old and my husband lost his job so I was trying to save money by not taking her to the groomer too often. It wound up being nearly 4 months since her last appointment (I...
View ArticleSymptoms of Addison’s?
Hey all, what are the symptoms that led you to get your dog tested for Addison’s? Archer (standard) is 1.5 years old and has had chronic problems with diarrhea and bouts of low appetite. I’m thinking...
View ArticleWhat size is normal at 8 months
I saw both parents when I put my deposit down for Mr T. Both were quite decent sized standard poodles, I thought both where a little heavy boned for poodles infact and wondered whether the mother at...
View ArticleAllergy season again…..sigh
Well, Bobby’s allergies have kicked in. He started the feet licking and chewing yesterday. I’m pretty sure it’s environmental as August begins the fall allergy season. He had the same thing at this...
View ArticleYard Safety - Unknown Berries
I don't know if this is the right place for this, or if anyone would have any ideas, but here goes. Worth a shot to try. For the first time in the 8 or so years since i've moved in, at least that i can...
View ArticleLeaky Anal Glands When Relaxed
This has been an ongoing part of Life With Peggy and I'm ready to find a solution. Does anyone's poodle leak when they're relaxed? It only seems to happen when she's on the couch or bed with us, and...
View ArticlePolymicrogyria
My nearly 4 month old standard puppy, Murphy has been diagnosed with polymicrogyria. I had suspected from day one that he was blind (I posted about that about 3 weeks ago), but the breeder assured me...
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No More Yak Chews...Neo Has A Fractured Upper 4th Premolar * Follow up
We were finally able to get in and see a vet yesterday, fist time since Things Changed. In the course of the exam it was discovered that Neo has a fractured upper 4th premolar. There is no proof that...
View ArticleTopper Tummy Trouble
I just retrieved Topper from a kind vet in Grand Marais, Minnesota, who squeezed him into a packed schedule today. This is a very rural area with few vets, so I think we were lucky. The incident...
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