Archive for Miniature
Vet-aggressive dog..muzzle size for miniature american eskimo? Tips?
Posted by: | CommentsMy miniature American Eskimo dog gets EXTREMELY aggressive when we go to the vet. It’s like a switch flips in her brain; her eyes glaze over and she’ll snarl and bite anything that tries to get close. Her last vet said she was the only dog she’s never been able to draw blood from, and she couldn’t get a muzzle on. Her previous owner had only taken her to the vet once as a puppy when she broke her leg, so now that I have her, I want to correct that and get her used to normal visits. She’s come leaps and bounds in dropping the aggression at home (thank you Caesar Millan!), but I’m still concerned about the vet. Anyone have any tips for making it better? I have yet to choose one here in town for her.
Also, does anyone else own a mini American Eskimo who can tell me what size muzzle to purchase for her? The nylon ones don’t work…she rips em right off with her paws, and it’s impossible to get on her. I want to get a basket one, maybe a plastic basket. But she won’t hold still to let me measure the circumference. Keeps shaking her head away!
Sigh. I’ve got a long way to go with this dog, but I want to give her a chance at a better life. At her previous home, she never got the attention, health care or discipline she needed.
My Shihtzu is 4 years old and not completely housetrained. She likes to urinate on rugs and there are spots throughout the house that I am currently treating with Urine-Off. We do take her outside twice a day and she almost always ‘goes potty.’
Now I wish I had crate trained her when she was little so I can better control her accidents as well as have her sleep in it at night instead of by the bed.
Help! Is it too late to crate train her?
I am very sad and scared to say that my best friend of 11 years was just diagnosed with Lymphoma in his lungs. A mass was identified on a chest x-ray in his left lung as well a spot in a secondary lobe. He was exhibiting many symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, shaking, loss of appetite, lethargy, and stomach upset. I had a single dose of chemotherapy given by injection 5 days ago and he is remarkably better. Like a new dog! 
Does this mean that I could continue these treatments for the next year and expect the same results and quality of life for him. The medication was alsparze.
Miniature Pinscher Dog Health *Please Help*?
Posted by: | CommentsHello, I have a 4 year old miniature pinscher. Today, she threw up 3x a yellow foaming liquid, and her stools are kind of bloody drops..it is a bright red mix with brown. She hasn’t been eating anything besides some cheese. It might be because of a new dog food from Purina to Pedigree. It is hot over here if that is a factor. Pretty cool in the house. She seems alert for the most part and pretty much normal. In the morning her stool was normal but there was a red spot (think it was blood now) that I didn’t take into account. The past two times she pooped, it hasn’t been much or regular shape. It is like bloody small circular blobs (maybe diarrhea). I am about to make some rice. If you need any more details, please let me know. Also my dog can still jump and bark.
PS: I am not sure if she is stress because I moved her from my father’s house to my grandma’s house. She went from living from a Suburb to Chicago. There was more opportunities to look outside from my father’s house than my grandmother’s house.
My miniature poodle had a big bowel movement then peed which had some blood in it?
Posted by: | CommentsAnyway, my poor dog seemed as if he was constipated. It finally came out and I thought it was going to hurt him. Shortly after, he went to pee and it had blood inside of his urine. Could the big bowel movement had something to do with this? He is acting fine and eating regular.
Miniature english bull dog
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miniature english bull dog humping
Where can I buy a pig? What are miniature pigs bred for? Pets?
Posted by: | CommentsI would like to save a pig. I am a vegetarian and I want a pig as a pet. I am doing my reserach to do so. So far, I know that pigs are like dogs, and they have the intelligence of a three year old child.
I would like to know, where do the pigs that are slaughtered for meat come from? Where could I buy a baby pig that would grow up and go to a slaughterhouse? I want to save a pig, just one, from a slaughterhouse. Where can I buy one? How big would it grow? I know that they give pigs growth hormones and therefore they grow bigger, but do they give these hormones to the mother pigs tat breed the pigs for slaughter also, or just the slaughter pigs? Do they even have breeder mother pigs?
Also, I was wondering why are miniature pigs bred? Are they bred for pets? If they are I wouldn’t get one because the point is to get a meat pig to save it from the slaughterhouse.
Thanks everyone, VEGETARIANS/VEGANS SAVE A PIG! haha
I have a very sick miniature schnauzer and need some reassurance.?
Posted by: | CommentsHe is almost 3 years old. Late Monday he had his yearly shots. Then around Wed/Thurs he started not acting like he was feeling well… then he started vomiting on Thursday night and Friday. He does have a sensitive stomach so we did not think much about it. By Saturday he was getting worse, but no vet here on Sat or Sun. By Monday morning he would not eat or drink anything. We took him into the vet and they started IV fluids and running blood test. The vet told us it was a problem caused by his heart Murmur. That his heart is having to work harder than it should and causing blood to back up in his liver causing his liver enzymes to be high. We brought him home last night and started him on his heart medicine and liver medicine and no improvement, if anything he is worse. Today he is completely lethargic, refuses to eat, so not my normal, happy, energetic dog. My husband just rushed him back to the vet, because he is so lethargic he will not even move, his tongue is hanging out of his mouth. I am so worried that my little dog is not going to make it and his is just like a child to us. Please anyone that has had any similar experience or any advice help me! Thanks
