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coliejo

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Posted: 04-23-08 12:54pm


yeah i would too, ok so mow i am thinking about a different kind of dog that my boyfriend wants. Does anyone know if english bulldogs are good pets?

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Posted: 04-23-08 13:30pm


LOL! Well, it seems to have kicked off the pet forum. I think its a great idea. They could definitly make it a category.. DOG forum. dog sickness, dog pregnancy, dog depression....Cat forum, cat pregnancy, cat sickness. cat despression... etc. Lots of different types they could have wild life, birds, fish...

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Posted: 04-23-08 16:19pm


Well I took Boudreaux to the vet today and he got another cortisone shot. I told the vet that I was really concerned that we are only treating the symptoms not the underlying cause. He said that Boudreaux could undergo a thorough series of allergy tests...but even then we may not figure out the cause. I'm begining to think that some of it is maybe behavioral, because he really seems to bite and chew more when while I am gone, which is only about 7 hours Mon- Thurs. Vet said that this could be a form of seperation anxiety, especially considering the fact that he was a rescue dog that seemed to have been abandoned. He gave me a script for Elavil, and suggested giving it to him before I leave for work. Hopefully this will help if not we will try the allergy tests! Thanks for all of your responses I hope that we can get this resolved ASAP! What is really worring me is that Hubby and I are going on a cruise in about a month and we will be gone for 10 days. Boudreaux has never been away from me more that 2 days. He and Daisy (she has never had skin or anxiety problems) are staying at my mothers...I'm just worried that I'm going to come home to a depressed and bald Boudreaux!

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Posted: 04-26-08 13:54pm


Taco is in the hospital. He had a bad attack of diarrhea. He couldn't walk straight anymore and kept falling over. He would try to meow and nothing would come out. He has been in for 2 days now. He has lost tons of weight and is now only 1 1/2 pounds at 13 weeks old (about half the size he should be). His temperature was 6 degrees below normal, and he is severely dehydrated. His protein levels are very low. Everything he eats comes out without being absorbed. I'm worried :/

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Posted: 04-26-08 17:51pm


[quote="StacyHoll"]LOL! Well, it seems to have kicked off the pet forum. I think its a great idea. They could definitly make it a category.. DOG forum. dog sickness, dog pregnancy, dog depression....Cat forum, cat pregnancy, cat sickness. cat despression... etc. Lots of different types they could have wild life, birds, fish...[/quot well we could but i think one category--pets would be best---saves room that way

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Posted: 04-26-08 18:58pm


True! I am wayyyyyy toooooo organized! LOL

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lele25 Posted: 04-26-08 19:36pm


Give the Nutro Ultra "all natural" Pet Food a try - I buy it at Tractor Supply.

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Posted: 04-26-08 21:41pm

eeyore46 wrote:

Give the Nutro Ultra "all natural" Pet Food a try - I buy it at Tractor Supply.

Thank you but I already have him on that. He's on the Nutro Ultra and Daisy is on the Nutro weight contol.....yes she's a chucky girl! I tried putting him on the Nutro Lamb and Rice but it made no difference in his skin plus he seemed to not like it very much. I did give him the Elavil the Dr. prescribed along with a prescription spray that we got...Genta Spray, and those seem to help but I just hate the idea of keeping him drugged up. Today they both went swimming for about an hour, we live on the bay, and I don't know if it was the salt water or if he's so worn out, but he has not scratched once tonight!

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Posted: 04-26-08 21:48pm

PenguinsRus wrote:

Taco is in the hospital. He had a bad attack of diarrhea. He couldn't walk straight anymore and kept falling over. He would try to meow and nothing would come out.

He has been in for 2 days now. He has lost tons of weight and is now only 1 1/2 pounds at 13 weeks old (about half the size he should be).

His temperature was 6 degrees below normal, and he is severely dehydrated. His protein levels are very low.

Everything he eats comes out without being absorbed.

I'm worried :/

I soncerely hope that your baby is okay! My thoughts are with you and your furbaby!

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Posted: 04-26-08 22:13pm


Oh, I am sorry. I know he is miserable. I hope you can come across something that will help. I know what you are going through. The Ultra Nutro works great or Girly, but we can't give her any treats because of the allergies.

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Posted: 04-27-08 11:35am


Penguin! I promise I'm not stupid....I do know how to spell Sincerely! Aggg...sometimes I just don't pay attention.

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Posted: 04-28-08 18:09pm


Is taco doing any better yet? i hope so... poor little guy I amk excited! i am getting a puppy this weekend. I havent decided between two of them i want yet, my boyfriend wants one that i want too and the other one he does not want me to get so i cannot decide. This is a bulldog/boxer mix that we both want This is the chihuahua that i want I cannot wait to get one of them!

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Posted: 04-28-08 19:46pm


The bulldog/boxer mix too cute! Get the one You like!

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Posted: 04-28-08 19:57pm


i know, but it is so hard because i like both of them. I think i am getting the bulldog boxer one on thursday! i cannot wait! I will post some new pics of him if i get him

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Posted: 04-28-08 22:11pm


I would never be able to choose...they are both too cute!

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Posted: 04-28-08 23:29pm


i know, it is so hard! i think I am going to go with the bulldog boxer though becuase his owner can not keep him, so if i dont take him he might end up at the shelter ithink and there are lots of people who want to adopt the chihuahua, so she will find a home easy

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Posted: 04-28-08 23:39pm


I have heard that chihuahuas are very hyper dogs and bark a lot, beware, but you would love it anyway! Again, pick the one you want, it may be in your life for a long time. I have a 17 1/2 year old dachshund.

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Posted: 04-28-08 23:47pm


That is an old dog! how long do dachshunds usually live?i think they are kind of hyper too, but i had a boxer before that was really hype too. i guess it just depends on what traits that dog shows from which breed

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Posted: 04-29-08 00:43am


I do not know how long their life span is? We got her when she was 6 weeks old. I love her so much - it will hurt a lot when she is gone. She has been the PERFECT dog. I hope she passes in her sleep, and that she does not suffer.

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Posted: 04-29-08 11:38am

coliejo wrote:

Is taco doing any better yet? i hope so... poor little guy Sad

Not really Sad

Last night was his 4th night in the hospital.

He is still not absorbing nutrients. We just got referred to a different hospital today that specializes in these things. They are fasting him for 12 hours and running more tests.

I'm really worried

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