Posts made by jmnyc

I am looking for someone to stay with my 2 Basenji's in my apartment while I am traveling September 7th thru 14th.
We live uptown Manhattan, just below the Cloisters, and my boys are 10 + 11.5 years, very friendly and easy to be with.
They need 3 walks a day (around the amazing Fort Tryon Park, across the street for our house), can be left during daytime
for 8-9-ish hours, eat once a day at night and need no medication. We live one block from the A-train for easy access to downtown.

Hi,
I will be living in Guyana, South America for a year and are bringing along my 2 B's,
and are now looking for advice on heart worm and tick/flea protection.
The vets I have spoken to in Guyana say there is no point in using FrontLinePlus
or similar (which I have used since their birth) as the ticks and mosquitos are so much more resistant and aggressive there. I live a very active life with my B's and spend a lot of time hiking and being with my dogs outdoors, and do of course plan to do the same while in Guyana,
but are getting somewhat concerned that my dogs will get all these insect bites and ticks
that I cannot protect them from. We lived in Florida for a couple of years so I am familiar with the climate and how to take care of the B's, but realize that the South American environment is so much more intense.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Thanks!

Hello,
one of my B's have had lifelong allergy to corn and grains, and now suddenly chicken.
When he was a bit over a year old a vet gave him benadryl and steroids which turned him into an agressive and constantly urinating dog, so I stopped all medications. For a period I applied Animax when the blisters were too bad, but it only helps the topical issue, not the deeper reason for the allergy. Since then I have given him a table spoon of local honey with yogurt every morning, and The Honest Kitchen food (currently the Zeal version) and I havent seen one sign of the severe outbrakes he had before.
He is now 8 years old. Eventually he picks up something he finds under a bush on the walk which usually is a chicken part (afterall he is a Basenji) so then I use the Animax for a day or two, then it is gone.
I hope you find your way to help your B.
JM

Hello, one of my B's did a happy flip in a field of grass that happened to have oil spots in it and he is now looking like a red dalmatian…Any suggestions how I can get it off...? As any proud Basenji, a bath is out of the question...:)

The ultra sound cleaning would be great, but here in NYC that is nowhere to be found…so the bill for each dog lands on $750+...and with 3 chewing boys (2 brothers and one rescue) it picks up pretty fast...so I am relieved that My oldest is the oly one with the periodontal...so far...

Hello, Pat! Wow, so it really must depend on so many different aspects how their dental health develops…all My 3 B's does yearly cleaning so that is why I an so surprised it suddenly happend now and not before...but to Your point, reaching all the way back is like putting your fingers in a horizontal food processor...

Thanks for Your note and product suggestion! I have never heard about Maxi/Guard but looked it up on-line and it seems like something I should try on him if you say it has worked…

Hello, I had My olderst B do dental cleaning at the vet today,
and he came back diagnosed with severe periodontal disease and had 2 teeth's pulled…I was somewhat taken by the fact that despite trying to brush his teeth's (which not always is a particularily successful project) he got this diagnose...He is 7 years old and I have never had an "older/ageing" dog before (My other ones are 5 and 3) so please, would someone tell Me if this is something common with the B's, or if I have just failed to keep him in shape...I feel horrible to have caused him so much pain today, because he is still laying in his bed whining, dizzy and sedated...

Thanks! Is there any other raw food programs that could be better than Nature's Variety? Like Primal Pet Foods for example…?

Hello, Thanks!

I started My B-boys on Nature's Variety raw organic chicken medallions
18 days ago, due to one of them developing allergies that I could not trace…so after 3 years on Fromm 4star, I switched to the frozen raw food...already after 3 days his rash and outbursts where gone, and I see a significant difference in temperament (calmer) in all of the B's as well as an amazingly shiny and clear coat...Now, what puzzles Me is that their poop is rock hard, and I mean rock hard...it is so dry that I can hear when it hits the ground, and when I press it, the "stones" turns to a sand grainy texture...I have tried to add lettuce, squash, spinach as well as adding almost half a cup of water to the goo (yes, it does not look particularily pretty) and still their poop is hard and dry...any suggestions for what I can do...? If this goes on I must concider going back to their previous food program as I can see how they struggle every time, and then find a solution for My allergy struck B...Thanks!

Hello!
Thanks for Your comforting advice! Much appreciated!

Hello! Thanks for Your reply! He has been "low" for 2 days and today He felt warm, so I took His temperature and it was 104…I immediatelly went to Our vet, and during the exam He reacted to Her pressing on the spine, by shrugging His coat, so the vet asssumed He had a type of back pain...thats where the Rimadyl comes in...He got a Rimadyl injection and tables for the rest of the week, which I haven't started to give Him yet...The antibiotics are for the fever and the assumed infection, which I do not yet know what is the cause...I will get blood work back tomorrow, but wasen't sure about the Rimadyl as I found so much negative info that are liver and kidney related...I trust Your judgement about the drug if You have used it before, but We have already been out 4 times tonight to pee which is very unusual, so I cannot but believe this is an effect of the Rimadyl injection from this morning...I will await tomorrow test result before I continue any more meds on this little guy...just too many chemicals for one day...Thanks & Stay Safe!

Hello! Today My Basenji boy (4yrs) was prescripted Rimadyl
for a sudden infection that might be back related…He is also got Zeniquin
antibiotics...
As I do research about this drug I discover the most horrific stats
(as well as successful ones) about the effects of this drug...does anyone have experience of this drug from a Basenji perspective?
Please share Your thoughts...I am worried beyond belief...Thanks!

My 3 guys (1.5, 4 and 5 years) eats Fromm Four Star kibbles, and I alternate the flavours from the 4 various types they have each day
…They get 1 cup kibbles and 1.5 cup fresh chopped veggies
like carrots, broccoli, kale, cucumber and spinach mixed with the kibbles
and finally I pour 1 cup of warm water over it all...they love it!
certain days I also mash in some freeze dried fish or chicken, some fresh egg yolks or even raw chopped chicken liver...

Hello, I just got back home and found that My basenji (1.5 years)
have managed to jump up onto the fridge and pulled down a can with smoked and salted almonds…The can was cracked open by thee fall
and He has probably eaten a full cup of the nuts...I have no
idea how He will react to this unplanned dinner...Please share any
insights! Thanks!