Recent content by Boxer Nat

I use an ear cleanser that the vet gave me after one of our boxers had an ear infection. I usually take about 3 cotton balls, squirt the solution all over the cotton, and then stick it in their ear, shut the ear and press/rub for a few seconds...then take it out. That let's the ear solution...

I'm not sure I'm the expert on "what's normal" but every boxer I've ever seen has had eye boogies. When I switched my two from commercial food to human-grade food the amount of eye-boogies went down considerably (usually only in the morning or after a long nap). My younger boxer has really...

Hi Everyone.... I'm having more problems with my 1.5 year old boxer Hudson. He has lost probably 5-6 lbs. over the last few months and lately his stools haven't been so great. I haven't been too concerned about that since we are switching his food to "California Natural" from EVO b/c of his...

Sorry for the rather "direct" title! But my boxer is 1 1/2 and he poops 5-6 times a day. Does anyone else's dog poop this much on a human grade food? I thought Canidae was supposed to keep him from pooping as much b/c it had less "fillers." Any thoughts would be definitely appreciated!! Thanks!

I'm sure many owners will disagree with me... But i have relied on rawhide to clean my boxers teeth. However, I'm very careful about letting them chew it. I only buy them rawhide that is large enough so that they can't do significant amount of damage in a small amount of time (i.e. the largest...

Hi Everyone - Hoping you can help... Hudson, my 1 year old male boxer, has white bumps on the insides of his eyelids. He also has a rather large "blood bubble" on the lower left eyelid. He has very droopy eyelids, and we go to a very good vet. This is the 2nd time this has happened. We...

I'm with Sashamom.... I had my 2 boxers on Nutro (Natural Choice)... and they had goopy eyes. I never really thought anything about it...and I didn't think it had to do with the food...just thought it was a boxer thing. Then I switched them to Canidae... my older female has very little if any...

I do too... I've had my puppy on it since he was 5 mos. old... (he's now 8 mos.). I would have put him on it from the beginning had I known about it. It's a great food. You'll see a HUGE improvement in their coats. Very very soft and shiny.

I have my 2 boxers on Canidae. My 2 year old female's coat is as soft as a mink coat. It's unbelievable... I can't stop petting her! And my 8 month old male's coat has improved as well... but he still has some pet dander. They both eat it up very quickly. I highly recommend it!

too funny, i live in herndon... right on centreville road! i've been to both of those dog parks.... but i've stopped taking hudson to dog parks b/c of his weak immune system. i get nervous that the other dogs aren't up to date on their shots, etc. he's just too fragile. :rolleyes:

lhahne - we are thinking about moving to fairfax in the spring... if we do, i will definitely check out pender vet. i just went to the website and it looks great. we currently are at clocktower animal hospital, and they've been great...but a lot of times i get the "i don't know, i've never...

Thank you Debbie, I will definitely take that suggestion into consideration. I do feel he needs a break.... he's had a rough little life.

Hudson is currently on Canidae. We switched him from Nutro b/c we thought he may be allergic to the corn/wheat in it. His skin was always dry and he'd scratch it. He's stopped that... so we thought the Canidae was working. I was thinking maybe we should try a hypo-allergenic food?? I'm...

Hi Everyone - Our vet tells me that my 8 month old male boxer has a very weak immune system. He is at the vet every month for a different reason. This time it is pyoderma around his muzzle and his eye lids were swollen with little white bumps. Last month it was dry skin and little sty's (sp?)...

Thank you all for your replies. We took Hudson to the vet and it turns out that he has a bad case of puppy pyoderma. The "2nd opinion" vet told me that he has a very weak immune system that will get stronger as he grows older. He just can't fight of normal bacteria like other pups his age can...