Posts made by pelican

Thanks everyone for your input. She has been on glucosamine & chondroitin for several years. I have observed that she only walks and no longer runs like the wind. I guess I will have to cut back even more on her walks and eliminate dog park activity.

My vet just put my senior B on Metacam oral suspension. She (B not the doc)probably has arthritis in her hip joints. She is also prone to colitis.

Has anyone had any experience with this medication (good or bad)?

I feel redeemed that I was not the only person who had to administer Hydrogen Peroxide.

thank you all for commenting.

Clomicalm didn't work for Zorro. The vet told me that there is now a cannine approved version of Prozac coming on the market. I think I am going to hold off on that.

OK, so Zorro is weird to begin with but we love him.
He watches TV. I mean that if a dog is on TV, he watches it and moves with the TV dog.

The other night there was a dog on the screen and Zorro went to the screen and sniffed the TV dog's butt :eek:. I assumed he was just sniffing the screen, but when the TV dog moved to the other side of the screen he moved too. He SEES the TV dog.

Is this normal?

A preface….
Our dogs ring a string of sleigh bells when they need to go out.

Sleigh bells ring. Are you listening?
I have to pee. The snow is glistening.

A beautiful sight, yellow snow in the night.
Be careful in the winter wonder land!

We got Candle as a puppy, so she is known as Pupples.
Zorro weighs in at 26 pounds so he is Big Z.

I think we need some basenji Christmas songs such as:

Santa Senj is coming to town.

I'm dreaming of a new chew toy.

Jingle Bells, I want new smells.

Silent Night, until I bite
the burglar's leg, by the window frame.

I have a string of 6 sleigh bells hanging by the kitchen door. It is pleasing and very useful sound. I can tell the urgency of the request by how loud and how long the bells ring.

My brat B would chew the line holding the bells and play with the bells. I would come home to bells all over the floor. So I went to a fish bait and tackle store, picked up some wire fishing leader and crimps.
Bells are still used but haven't been down on the floor since.

Now if I can just get the darn dog to stop lying about signaling to go potty when actually he just wants to go out and sniff…

Candle used to scream (and I don't mean whine) when I would give her a bath. It is embarassing that her chart at the vet's offics has a big sticker on the front… "Bad with bath and nails". I have learned she hates being cold more than wet. So I put her in the shower with me, but I pre-warm the shower walls and floor. No shivering - no screaming.

Where in Maine are you?
We summer in Boothbay. I am still looking for a good vet that knows Bs in that area. Any suggestions?

What kind of camera and settings are you using to get such great photographs?

I am pretty sure that one of my B's is alergic to most meats.
Veggies are popular, surprisingly this includes radishes. Lettuce must not count as a veggie in the basenji reality.

For a biscuit type snack, I have been buying Nature's Animals - Gourmet Select Carrot Crunch. Both dogs love it and it doesn't have chemical preservatives. Petco sells them.

www.naturesanimals.com

The picture of the group sleeping together is adorable. I wish I could get mine to sleep in the same bed. Even when they are both on the same couch, there is at least 3 feet between them.

Candle is eating Science Diet ZD Ultra. The vet said this is the lowest allergen food. Comments?

Ok so it is not about coats. But my B's get very cold feet when we visit Maine in the winter. Most booties fall off their feet. I am looking for suggestions on booties that stay on the feet.

Thanks,
Rich

Thyroid test came back normal.
She is grouchy and her hair is thin.
Now what?

My next B will be named Elliott Ness. The rest of the tribe will be known as the "Untrustables"!!

What is the forum knowlege about allergy shots for B's?
My vet is suggesting shots for dust mites and grass. My B licks her belly and legs bald. We have tried changing food, benedryl. and loratadine. Nothing has helped.

Thanks

I guess there are situations where it is the best solution, but not for my dogs. My older B is not the most friendly dog when other dogs get in her face. I think her head was chomped on while she was at a dog sitter's house. The sitter said my dog tried to run under a chain link fence and cut her face up.

I have tried an outdoor park and an indoor facility. In both situations, I sawseveral dogs become defensive/agressive when they felt cornered or surrounded by an comfortable amount of dogs.

Severl times I witnessed the owner of an agressive dog being giving a "warning" and the dog was not removed. In one instance the owner encouraged his dog to be dominant over the other dogs.

I also worry about an increased risk of parasites on the ground or in shared water.

Just my two cents.
Rich