Recent content by jacquim

He did much better throughout the night and we didn't have to take him in. He still has diarrhea but hasn't thrown up since last night. He doesn't have his regular boxer spunk but isn't just laying on the floor at least. Hopefully he is back to his old self soon!

To follow up on my post about his food (I figured this section is more appropriate than the feeding one).. he had to take a trip to the vet tonight. He continued to have mucousy diarrhea and then this evening started vomiting and got really lethargic. My vet told us to come straight in. He...

I sent the company an e-mail alerting them with the product number and expiry date and returned my opened bag to Costco. The lady said that another bag was returned today as well with the same complaint... I bought a new one and made sure that it was from a different batch. I also opened up the...

I have been feeding my boxer Kirkland chicken and rice food for a little bit now as it seems to be one of the few foods that doesn't upset his stomach ... until now! I bought a bag from Costco on Sunday and noticed right away when I opened it that it didn't smell right. Stupid me fed it to my...

My border collie had a similar issue about 6 months ago. She woke up and couldn't stand. I would help her up and she would just fall over. I got her into the vet that morning and he did a thorough exam on her and couldn't find much of anything wrong. He ended up giving her a shot of metacam to...

I agree about calling the breeder about it and getting your pup in to the vet sooner rather than later. The breeder should never have sold you the puppy without discussing the murmur with you. Raiden had a grade 2 murmur (which did close eventually) but the breeder discussed it with me prior to...

My dogs love antlers. The cheapest I can find them is about $8 for a small antler but it lasts months. They prefer bully sticks (and devour them in a half hour) but always carry around their antlers. I take them away sometimes because Raiden likes to throw them across the floor, which is...

Thanks for the suggestions! I will venture out and see what I can find.

Thanks for the responses! Bug bites was my first thought since normally his hives are not quite so raised and more like red welts on his belly/legs. My other dog doesn't have a mark on her though, which was making me think more allergies than bites alone. It's possible that he got attacked by a...

We moved into a new place a week ago and unfortunately don't have a yard yet (new build and waiting for the rain to clear before they grade our lot so that we can put down grass). In the meantime, we have been taking the dogs to a field a block away to pee (they absolutely refuse to pee on the...

The weirdest thing that Raiden is afraid of is my daughter's backpack. If it is sitting on the couch he jumps back from it and runs away, then approaches it slowly, then barks and runs again. It is pretty funny. He is sometimes scared of hats. He also jumps if he has his back turned and you...

When Raiden was a puppy, we started putting him in our room/bed to sleep. I initially wasn't going to crate him ever (my other dog doesn't have a crate and I've never had to use one with any previous dogs) but after learning that boxers are a little special and get into mischief, we now have one...

Raiden is 11 months and just recently stopped doing his 2am pee. I can't make it through the night without getting up either, so I didn't mind too much. He is also in our room with the door closed all night with no water during that time. If he was up and wandering and drinking during the night...

Poor bird.. I am happy that my dogs have yet to kill anything, although Sadie has come close when she chases rodents and birds. I had a baby bird fall out of a nest a number of years ago and my previous dog (a sheltie) was so sweet. She laid outside a few feet away from it guarding it for...

Hopefully you guys can figure it out and either diagnose and treat with something or if it is just a puppy thing, he works past it soon. I can see how it would drive you crazy! Raiden drank TONS as a puppy and peed a fair bit (to the point where I had people visiting mentioning diabetes to me)...