Recent content by lirpa23

I just caught this thread today... and wanted to say how sorry I am that you had such a scare. I am glad that sweet Sophie at least seems to be getting along as she was before, and I wish her all the best. I was looking at your gallery and she is so beautiful.

thanks for the response. He didn't seem to be concerned about kidney trouble, so I don't know what to think. This is the clinic I normally use, but there are several vets there, and this particular one I am not real familiar with. My regular vet had the day off, so when i go back I'll make...

I took 6 year old rescue boy Diesel back to the vet again today. Kennel cough is better, although he is still on 1 1/2 tablets of 500 mg Lincocin 2x daily. Neuter infection has cleared up. He was just neutered 2 weeks ago. He has been having a little incontinence. He drips a little upon...

Well, that is interesting. Do you still plan on having him neutered? There are many reasons to do so, if you choose not to show. My Rocco had an undescended testicle when we got him at 12 weeks, but his never did drop. It didn't make much of a difference to us, however, because we had...

I have to take him back to the vet in a couple of days to remove his stitches, so if it hasn't cleared up by then, I have him checked for uti. Thank you all for the help.

Thanks, Holden's Mom. I wonder about the uti though because he is already on a pretty high dose of antibiotics for the kennel cough, so wouldn't that clear it up? He is on Lincocin. I'm in Arab, AL. Birmingham is about 60 miles south from me, and Huntsville is around 30 miles north of me.

Well, our 6 year old rescue is finally starting to perk up. His cryptorchid neuter was 10 days ago, he his healing from an infection of the incision there, he developed kennel cough, which he is finally recovering from. When we went to pick him up from the pound, we noticed a large mass on...

I need your help again. Six year old Diesel is feeling better from the kennel cough, and his neuter incision is healing nicely. I noticed 2 days ago that he started dribbling urine in the floor when he would stand from a sitting position. Also, at times a little leaks out while he is lying...

Well, personally, I like the look of no "accessories" hanging there. lol. They aren't exactly pretty things to look at. Anyway, good luck with the surgery, and I'm so glad to see another responsible pet owner do the right thing. Not only will you be helping your dog with the health issues...

Well, in my opinion, if you did tell her that you wanted a show dog, and if you paid the fee for a show dog, and she indeed sold you a pup with a retained testicle, without mention of this flaw, than you certainly have a right to be upset. I thought that you had made it clear to the breeder...

Well, it's kennel cough.. Just got back from the vet with the diagnosis. Poor Diesel coughed all night last night. I took him in this afternoon and he was given a shot of antibiotics and a shot of antihistamine in the office, plus some more antibiotics and antihistamine in tablet form to take...

thank you all I appreciate the comfort and advice. He is still coughing today, and it still sounds bad, but it seems less frequent. He seems to have even more energy than he did yesterday. He doesn't really seem to feel that bad at all. Today is the first time he has ever attempted to play...

Hello again. I mentioned in another thread a couple of days ago that we adopted a 6 year old male from a shelter. He is still recovering from a cryptorchid neuter, and is on antibiotics for that. We saw the vet 2 or 3 days ago because his neuter incision was leaking, and the vet found his...

Doing better. Cough is getting better. Much better. He is already on antibiotics for the wound, so that may be helping. We have seen some spunk today. He is getting in and out of the dog door very well now. He even barked at the door when my Dad was knocking on it late this afternoon. He...

I'm a little confused. You said that you paid more for him because he was to be of show potential, but then in the same post said you had full intentions of neutering him, regardless of the testicle issue? Were you planning on showing Cody? If not, it isn't really an issue, other than the...