Recent content by Ralbert

Thanks for your feedback. Changing his diet would be a mess. It took me months to find the right food for Finn (in term of normal bowel movement) since I moved to New York City. I might ask my vet what she thinks. On the back of his hindquarters, the skin looks flaky and dry, so maybe its just...

My dog Finn seems to have dandruff. When I take him for long walks or he's pulling a lot on his leash, he usually gets white flakes around the back of his neck. So after our long walk this Saturday I decided that it was time for a bath (which to Finn means run for your life!). Immediately...

I'm sorry to hear about Sadi! My boxer, Finn, has surgery to fix his entropian in the Summer of 2002. It was his bottom lids that were rolling in, and the surgery went well without any problems (except for him having to wear the "lamp shade" for 2 weeks while the stiches were in...not fun for...

My boxer, Finn is 2 1/2 years old and was diagnosed with a 1 grade heart murmur in October. I took him to another vet for a 2nd opinion, and said she would grade it less than a 1. Finn doesn't like vets very much (he had surgery to correct his entropian when he was a year) and shakes almost...

At my dog, Finn's, annual checkup, the vet detected a soft heart murmur (grade 1). He said that while it was very light, he was bothered by the fact that it came out of nowhere (Finn is 2 1/2 and has not had any heart problems to date). Is it normal for boxers to develop heart murmurs at this...