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  1. Thread: my puppy

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    Until there is indication

    of a weight problem as in too much weight, give them free choice. Some of the large breeds you have to watch to make sure they don't grow too fast. But in general the first few months, keep a dish...
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    Clavamox is

    the equivalent of doggy Augmentin which is Amoxicillin + Clavulanate. It's usually very effective in combating Strep and Staph infections. It's most common use is for respiratory infections. Other...
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    Cysts are strange

    If the skin can keep up in growth rate, it may never open. Others as you have observed will pop early on.

    My previous dog started with lipomas at 5 yrs, then came a couple of small cysts at 8...
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    It can't be emphasized enough

    If your puppy has a lump it needs to be needle aspirated, with the sample sent off to a Pathology lab. Sometimes a Vet can see fatty globules on the slide, and make a diagnosis of a fatty tumor. But...
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    Lumps and bumps

    Were one of those shots or pills Prednisone? Make sure a needle aspirate is taken and sent off to a Pathology lab for diagnostics. That is the only sure way to know what is really going on.
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    Let's hope it's not...

    Feel just above the crook of the hind leg (either side) just as the upper leg muscle is starting. If you find a lump there, the lump is a lymph node.

    The sudden swelling especially along the...
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    Benedryl is an effective treatment, and should be...

    Benedryl is an effective treatment, and should be used continuously until winter has arrived. With my previous Lab puppy I would throw the gel-cap Benedryl up into the air, and she would catch and...
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    Three possibilities

    1. Mites or mange. A Vet would have to take some scraping to confirm. Dogs whose immune systems are compromised or undeveloped (e.g. puppies) can readily get mites.

    2. Severe untreated allergy....
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    Food for thought

    Weight loss in a growing puppy is not normal. For the most part the weight especially in a large dog will gradually increase until growth stops anywhere from 9 months to 1.5 years. For some of the...
  10. Thread: chunks

    by dragondawg
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    Yes you could have an esophagus

    problem. A way to tell would be to have Xrays made of the esophagus. A possible solution to your problem is to make the food mushy by adding water. If there is a constriction then that would give...
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    Spindle cells

    can be associated with many different types of soft tissue cancers such as cutaneous fibrosarcoma, haemangiopericytoma or schwannoma.

    Surgery with clean margins is usually the treatment for these...
  12. Thread: Fasting ???

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    Fasting

    The only health benefit to a dog fasting would be that an overweight dog would lose weight. Outside of that...
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    Tummy meds

    I've yet to see a dog that likes Pepto.

    You could try Cimetidine. For a 75+ lb dog the dosage is 200 mg twice daily. Also the Rantidine (Zantac) at 75 mg might provide more prompt blocking of...
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    The value of spaying

    The incidence of mammary cancer among spayed dogs is near 0%. After the first heat they have a 7% chance of developing mammary cancer later in life. After the second heat and there after the...
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    Collasping trachea

    is most often seen in very young dogs or puppies of small size as a genetic defect. It is caused by the absence of the cartlidge rings in an area of the trachea. It is characterized by a "gag"...
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