@zande - That is so true Zande, when you have a pack of bitches, the one "low" on the totem pole may be the last to come in heat in many cases... "want a be's" many times will come in first... depends on the pack.

@dres_actually - Also that looks to be about the spot that a micro chip is placed? My Franie has a lump there but it doesn't bother her.... might be something for your vet to explore.

@debradownsouth hopefully it has been to the vet by now

@debradownsouth said in Incontinence and thirst:

1⁄2 a potato twice a day and she isn't starving

How are you preparing the potato? I'm guessing not raw, although I enjoy a salted slice of raw potato once in a while.... are you boiling, nuking, baking... I'd consider trying this to see if I can shed some of doodles extra weight.

WeGreeCo Washable Female Dog Diapers

I would never take a chance with heart worm... I use NuHeart that is just for heart worm... small pill once a month... we do not have issues with heart worm in NoCal but I do not take a chance. I use it year round. In the area that there is frost/frozen for the winter you can use it just in the spring/summer/fall months.
For fleas/ticks I use frontline but only when I see fleas... again in NoCal not too much of an issue.. I need to use it maybe about twice a year and only when need or if I am traveling with the pups.

@senjisilly - I believe that she was seen by a Ophth so they would have seen if it was PRA since she had already been losing her sight

@allisonmosley
You can order the Pet-Tabs Plus vitamins from Chewy.
https://www.chewy.com/pet-tabs-plus-vitamin-mineral-dog/dp/167551

@jengosmonkey good info, thanks.

Thanks everyone, big help as always.

@bill-t said in Painful Medical Care:

@eeeefarm
What I mean was I am using 100% redirection or going into a training session after a firm NO, not popping or any other corrections. This is nothing like that because its pain in response to...nothing. I am not overly sentimental, I just dont want my dog to slink away and avoid me or attack pillows after I try and help him.

I understood what you meant, it's just that the terminology is very specific and to quote the "Princess Bride", “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” 🙂

@jkent it continued the blood!

@jengosmonkey said in Beware of Bully Sticks:

just open a back door and say "SQUIRREL!"

🤣

Sometimes seasons take several cycles to settle down. This is nothing to worry about, just another reason why you should let nature take its natural course and not spay a bitch before it has, and you know she is hormonally fully mature. By which time you will probably have found there is no need to, anyway, because keeping her safe from the boys is no big deal

@kembe you will

My Valentino had terrible dandruff. His vet said it was due to dry skin. She had me add Goat's milk and coconut oil to his diet. His dandruff lessened dramatically after about a month. The amount of coconut oil (solid or liquid) per day should be no more than 1 teaspoon per 10lbs of body weight. Valentino is about 27 lbs. so I give him about 2.5-3 teaspoons a day. I divide the amount in half and add it too his meals. I feed goat milk rarely because it is so high in calories.

@tanza I wrote a response yesterday and it's gone, lost in the "idiot failed to send it" drawer.

I totally agree the dog needs a vet now! My concern is that too many vets then doom the dog to weekly/monthly etc. expressing without discussing diet and how it can help avoid the manual expressing.

I'll just add this in case the testing doesnt give you answers.

Anorexia exits. Although nearly ALL cases of dogs who do not want food has an underlying medical cause.

But some dogs simply have anorexia. There are drugs that work very good for it..At one point they stopped making one type so we had so we had to switch. They increased Sayblees aggression. So from then on i handfed her.

https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/anorexia-in-dogs

@chenke thank you for your input! When I went to the vet, they had a shorter and more flexible plastic cone. The one I had was from them but from long ago. It definitely was from a plastic that is more able to brake. She's more content with this cone.