Dog Owner Chat V. 5

[Imzadi83]

have any of you used martingales?

Martingale collars? If so, then yes. My boy uses one and I like it a lot. It differs from a choke chain because it has a limit on how tight it can go, while choke chains can get as tight as it pleases. I find it's really good for control!

I don't like attaching a leash to a collar because it can cause physiological damage to the dog...https://dogmantics.com/is-it-harmful-to-attach-a-leash-to-your-dogs-neck-2/ and since that's the only reason you'd need one I wouldn't have need to use one.

Be sure if you do use one to teach your dog not to pull, and do not leave it on the dog when you don't have the leash attached. I've heard of dog's strangling themselves or being strangled accidentally by another dog, especially when tags are attached to the D-ring. So if you are going to use one, use it for on-leash walking only.

My best friends dog died this morning
Please pray for her
His name was Andri, and he was a French Britney Spaniel (one of the black spotted ones)

My deepest condolences to your friend on the loss of her dog.


Chloe Update: We went to the cardiologist today. They checked her blood pressure, did an exam, and an echo and said that her heart and lungs didn't look worse from the last exam. The echo showed her heart was a little smaller this time, indicating that her medication is working. There was nothing indicating that is was a heart or lung problem that caused the episode yesterday. What the vet thinks happened is that the coughing she did that woke her could of caused a temporary change in her lungs/blood pressure that could cause her to have a syncope or pre-syncope event. Essentially she likely felt temporarily light-headed. The cardiologist said if it would happen again we could always put her on a Holt monitor to check for arrhythmia, but that she wasn't seeing signs indicating that that was what was going on. So for right now it's just a matter of continuing to monitor her at home and it's a judgement call whether I feel she needs to go to the ER again if she has another episode. I'm glad to have even a partial answer, and to know she hasn't taken a sudden turn for the worse. Next time I'll probably monitor her at home instead of rushing her in so soon, but jeez was that scary.

@fortnite. - Thank you for the well wishes! She is feeling better, though she's tired after a long day. She hate the cardiologist even more then the regular vet because she gets held down for the electrocardiogram, but she did better this time.

[drift.]

Here's a picture of Calvin, photo belongs to the rescue- I haven't had the opportunity to go and photograph all their adoptable dogs and cats yet <3

[cornspurrd.]

@Museatatron ~ Yeah... Unless you had an albino dobie.. I dunno if thats healthy or not so anywaysss.
I love deacs little patches of white they're so unique.


@Drift ~ That color is gorgeous

[drift.]

@Deac.
aah I know don't tempt me! cri
I already want to bring him home

[.muse.]

@Deac,
Eh yeah, albinos are not known for being healthy in an already problematic breed health wise.
They are pretty, but not at the cost of their health risks.
I believe it's AKC acceptable for them to have a small white blaze on their chests, but it can't be over a certain size.
My dork is just standard marking "red" and tan though. Red in "" cause he's more dark chocolate brown than red, so definetly not going to hold any dye color decently.
I have been toying with dying my chihuahua mutts toes blue, all his tan point markings have turned white over the last couple of years. >.<

[cornspurrd.]

@Museatatron ~ Thats what i was thinking. I think the dye adds such a beautiful pop of personality I love it.

[Stumpy.]

Anyone have advice on tick repellent for small dogs? My poor pup got a really bad tick, and it makes me really nervous to think about all of the bad things that could've happened.

[Imzadi83]

Anyone have advice on tick repellent for small dogs? My poor pup got a really bad tick, and it makes me really nervous to think about all of the bad things that could've happened.

I use Mercola's Flea & Tick defense https://shop.mercola.com/product/269/1/flea-and-tick-defense-8-oz-per-bottle-1-bottle It also comes as a spot on topical and a collar. Sometimes I spray her whole body (she hates that) other times I spray a bandana that goes onto a collar. I've never had a tick on her while using this, the only times I've found ticks on her I had forgot to put this on, but we also don't spend a lot of time in tick prone areas either.

[Marley.&.Me]

@imzadi
I just saw you responded to me, Im glad she’s better! Poor thing! My friends dog Zeus (the coonhound I’ve posted in the past) was rushed to the emergency vet on the fourth of july, apparently he took prescribed medication out of his wife’s purse and almost died by one pill. Luckily he’s back to normal and healthy again, he played with Oppie yesterday and you can’t even tell he did anything.

[Eremite]

Tate turned 9 months on the 7th! I can't believe how fast time has gone by! He's maturing ok-ish, a lot straighter than I hoped with t-a-l-l hocks but not the complete end of the world.




But look at this nerd, I love him.