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MAtt got a smile out of me with his antics. He has learned that the dogs get special breakfasts, whereas he has an auto feeder. But if he shows up at bowl time, I'll make HIM a special something too. You should SEE him, purring like a motor boat, with every fur standing on end in anticipation...

That makes me feel much better! She feels fine, so my only concern at this point is infection The vet had given clearance for walks, but not running or excessive jumping but to be honest, she's been jumping since 48hours after the surgery in spite of our best efforts. We finally added a mild...

Trixie pulled her staples. She's 17days post spay. House arrest is driving her mad and even the mild sedative I insisted on is not enough to take the edge off. My girl needs a RUN. I contacted the ER vet, and sent pics....they aren't concerned. Said she can wait til Monday. Of course I'm...

Just a quick note of support from me. It's nerve-racking, I know. Not just the bite, but the days after as you deal with the fall out. And Simba won't understand why you are all stressed out. How are you holding up? Defending himself from something he doesn't understand and makes him...

Well, at checkup, Trixie's outer wound is healing well but they've left three of the staples in and sent home some mild sedative to slow her down because as far as SHE'S concerned...she's fully healed. And she's not had a run in 12 days. So she's getting very restless. I DID tell them when I...

I have a teen, who is watching. It's just that so close to surgery, and her refusing to stop, the teen was in a tizzy. Trixie sees them as a playmate/cuddlebug. Definitely not an authority figure. So she sort of shrugs off about half of what they say. They rely heavily on re-enforcement and...

Trixie is too. I had suspected that she'd bounce back quickly, which is why the mattress is in the living room. The actual bed is waist high. I can't imagine her NOT making that jump if the alternative is sleeping in laminate floor or in a crate. She likes to stretch out alongside me with her...

Yes...she was at risk of injuring herself. She had at that point already hopped a waist high gate, and attempted to hop another (only my quick reflexes prevented the second jump) and because it snowed, she's been doing her level best to throw herself into the snow. To the point of attempted to...

Me too! I hope not to have to repeat this lol. She's not a stay at home dog. 2 days tops. After that, she's climbing walls. But....I had planned to do this either at the coldest, or the hottest part of the year to make confinement easier and that's worked out. It's-18c plus windchill tomorrow...

Well Trixie is now spayed. She's not liking the restrictions placed in her. Especially in light of the snow. She desperately wants to toss herself into the nearest snow bank. Instead, she's confined to the house except for leashed pee trips and drives to stores to walk. Because our bed is so...

I'm the only healthy eater in my place. Hubby is a fried food fan. Teen....more processed foods. My plates, if I come home to make only my food, look like this

I might have found a 24% protein in the blue buffalo line of foods. I'll try that. I have no problem cooking once a week, but I dont know enough about nutrition to create a balanced diet. I want to get a crock pot...I saw somewhere, some really appealling recipes for dog food where you put all...

Oh--she met her first baby today. He's 4 month's old. My nephew. She was very good with him. I had beef liver handy and was playing a variant of engage/disengage with her.

I don't know...I read somewhere that carrots are higher in sugar. Perhaps it's something to do with the limited factors we want in her diet? She's go for Celery, bell peppers, and melon. Not carrots, which she's very fond of, or her usual variety. I've finally given up feeding this vet food...

Spay is booked for January 10. Vets doing 50% off stays booked by the end of the year. I'll bite on a $500savings. Meanwhile, we're still having trouble getting her to eat the urinary food in the day, but she will nibble if it's free fed overnight. So she's getting some but is also eating...

I'll ask the vet next trip what he thinks of tin feeding her I asked about raw feeding, as I know she likes actual food. And he gave me a whole lot of information about salmonella, and how dangerous it can be to the pet if you get it wrong nutritionally. He's anti raw feeding and very much in...

Perhaps that's where her recurring problems come from. Trixie loves vegetables, and is on kibble. The issue with kibble is the moisture content. A dog fed on kibble, with a Bowl nearby is often chronically dehydrated, causing urinary issues, skin issues, digestive issues. Dr Firth has me...

Vet says no to that, but her dry skin, ear and foot infections could be. Then again, a quick Google produced this screenshot What I know regarding the Urinalysis is that her ph tends high, and she intermittently develops struvite crystals

Well, we're in for another 800 dollars. This dog....ugh Double ear infection Apoquel, ear medicine inserts, oral antibiotics. I'm seriously considering allergies testing....it would cost about the same as the next infection. 🤔 Don't know how I'm supposed to come up with 1200 for her...

Goodness, that was the saddest looking dinner I ever saw a dog eat. I topped with cottage cheese, to try and entice her to eat....and she flat out refused after indicating she liked the actual cottage cheese. So I left it there a few minutes whilst shamas gobbled his. Anyway, I needed to pass...