yep, i give water bottled to my girls, but sometimes i think is a bad thing because they dont make the way to reaction to parasites, but well sometimes before i get noticed they drink dirty water.. here is very hot and we have plenty of lepto, salmonella, hartworm and such other bugs, so i give my girls every vaccine avaliable..and giving the heartguard and still get Maca infected with that worm :-( well i stop some months.. my fault, now i give everymonth. she is fine. In few months will make new x ray of maca cheast to check her hart and new blood panel..

great news.

Maca is not well welcome at the vet, she was there for one day, and the vet was so happy that i was pick up her the same day hahaha she destroyed a cage… they were there because Maca bites Laika and Laika had to stay there several days until i get fixed the garden door, But she was sad and quiet. I dont want to repeat that.. poor girls...

Sorry Pat I meant "some" not some types. And yeah, baby steps but exciting ones. :)

Pat, yeah, it was many but the specialist from GA (who does CERF btw, or did, could be retired at this point) said all were iris to iris and none should cause her issues. But you can still see them. I am comforted to know that a lot of strands don't pass as I honestly don't remember seeing that limitation, only on placement. Been a long time since I looked at CERF. But the issue was and then, the person LIED. She sent me a puppy for my child, who already had more on her than any child should with my health issues, that she obviously had no clue about– a puppy she had no clue about it's eye health. And then wanted her back if I wasn't going to breed her as she would. Yeah, over my dead body.

So happy to hear you'll have a whole girls day between yourselves.,.glad things are going well!!

You would be surprise what the tax is going to hit. I am in the medical equipment business with a manufacturing company and it is amazing what is going to be taxed, down to the smallest little nut and bolt…. Day to day Vet care may not be directly impacted, but for surgery centers/specialists and care involving surgery (which is expensive enough), these costs for procedures will increase. Something to keep in mind when putting money away for that "rainy day"...

My first girl got carsick. I used Dramamine (Gravol) for her. Luckily she outgrew the problem, because every time I had to pill her the neighbours thought I was killing her. She screamed her head off! (and of course spit out the pill). She did best riding loose in the back seat. That was in the '60s, and we didn't worry about such things…...

NEW ORLEANS 3/7/13 City Council Passes Ordinance to Reduce Rabies Vaccinations from Annually to Once Every 3 Years http://nolacitycouncil.com/content/display.asp?id=54&nid=%7B8172B5EB-B475-47B9-B1D0-812EAD34FDFE%7D

I live in Arazona, US, now it is too cold for me but Basenji feels good enough to bear such cold, so this is fine to Basenji below normal temperature.

Pat, I will email it to you separately. Apparently, it just wants to save is as a picture and when I reduce it, it goes all blurry. If anyone else would like it, email me to shadow_brat2004@yahoo.ca This is just on more thing on my list of why not to stop strip testing.

I just bought this. It really helped my Paolo, a r/w 5 years old I just adopted in August. His coat looks great and he looks and feels better. http://www.onlynaturalpet.com/products/Only-Natural-Pet-Immune-Strengthener/999032.aspx

I give the deglycyrrhized root kind. It is chewable and I cut it in half and give it to my dog about 1/2 hour before feeding. He does not chew it as I give it to him like a regular pill. I believe the brand is Natural Factors and comes in a bottle of 90 tablets. Here is the company website for the product: http://naturalfactors.com/products/detail/4463/dgl-licorice-chewable-tablets Jennifer

@Buddys: all those male dogs at your front door! I mentioned to my brother who is a first time girl puppy owner, and he laughed when I told him to look out for the male dogs. The other day, a blind dog who never goes outside ended up sniffing at his front door from down the street!!!! talk about a sex drive! Exactly, most people do not believe you when you tell them that male dogs will do most anything to get at a bitch in season. Years ago when I had 3 bitches in season at one time, there was a very old in-tact Lab that lived 4 blocks away… He had to be at least 14. But as soon as the girls were "ripe" and ready, there he would be walking back and forth in front of the house.... never saw that dog any other time

Michelle, I am so very sorry. :( I know it is hard, but try to not focus on their screw up. They didn't hurt HER, they stressed you. Focus on how much loved that dear dog was and that you gave her a fantastic last day. I wish caring could ease your hurt, but it doesn't– but know you are, in fact, cared for. Thank you for sharing her with us. ((hugs))

That is wonderful both to cut to fewer (albeit larger) pills and getting such a good price.