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    dog's name

    i want to thank all of you who responded to me. I think I have come up with a name like lucy. She just is brown with white patches on her face. So cute. Maybe call her lucy belle. that's certainly different. I have a dog named duke. he is a marvelous companion.
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    names for boxers

    I'm new to this site and am getting a new boxer female puppy. Have a 9 year old male. Love him to death. Is there anywhere on this web page that has boxer names.
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    Heartworm Medicine

    heartguard heartguard is what i have been using for years. I also use frontline from time to time. Both are great. My dog is 8 years old and hasn't had any problems.
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    update on eye ulcer

    duke had a keratomy done last week. The vet had to sew his eye together because duke would not leave it alone even with a "dome collar." He was so smart he figured out how to rub it with that thing on. He had a huge ulceration and it has healed except for a small little spot. I am still...
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    Eye ulcer

    my duke has had two months of treatment and lots of drops, with a scrapping, debridement and finally a keratomy to promote healthy tissue to heal the eye. Is that what you went through. He will start steroid drops next week. His humongous ulcer has healed excep for a little spot. Amazingly...
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    scratched in the eye

    eye scratcg I am going through treatment as we speak concerning my boxer's eye scratch. They are notorious for having eyes that do not heal. I went through 2 months of eye drop therapy all over a scratch that go bigger and did not heal. Eventually I had to have him undergo a keratomy that...
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    Grey Film on Eye

    eye trouble had the same thing. Turned out to be an eye ulcer. Good thing I took him. It was small. However, after six weeks of treatment with eye drops, etc. still didn't heal. Had to have surgery. Strongly advise to go to vet. I'd be willing to bet ya its an eye ulcer. If you don't...
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    dog food you buy in grocery store

    i have an 8 year old boxer and have been feeding him the commercial dog food in the store until I read from what someone posted is this forum about what goes in them. BHA, Ethroxygum or something like that and propyleneglycide. Is there anything out there that would be good, particularly a...
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