Am I crazy? I must be crazy. But this creature will be 8 weeks old next weekend... and will be living with me by ChristmasView attachment 226331
Oh your certainly not raining on any parade. I know this is a legitimate possibility...and why I’m still not really sure about it.It's not the worst idea ever but...there's no way to know that New Kitten will want to play with First Kitten, or that they BOTH won't join forces and irritate Adult Cat. I swear a big portion of cases I see are somehow related to having more than one cat. Not to rain on the parade, just adding my $0.02
Foster a kitten as a trial run?
Picking him up tomorrow! Pushed it back a bit until my schedule was better and since none of his littermates had started leaving yet either. I've been visiting him weekly though. I'm currently attempting to puppy proof the houseHow did I miss this?! Do you have him? What's his name? How's it going? Aahhh!!
His name is Túndra
Stinks for you, but at least you're breaking an icie in cold weather? I bet your bigguns love the snow.
Omg he is adorable pls send him to me I need him
He’s also used to always having another dog in the house :/ in the meantime, please enjoy this photo of him wearing a too-small Christmas sweater
We actually had a separate thread about this about a year ago!I’d like to hear about people’s experiences bringing their dogs with them to vet school... I’m starting to get nervous about my 1 year old, active, 45 pound dog having to be left alone for so long while I’m in class
You rock. Thank you!!
You’re welcome! Happy to help!You rock. Thank you!!
CANNIBAL!!!!!!! HOW COULD YOU LET AN APPLE EAT APPLES
I definitely approve of this cannibalism!
I got Mocha a set of...I think the brand was Fantastic Zone? Went through reviews on Amazon. She hated them, but as anyone who knows her knows, she's a finicky little butt. So not entirely surprised. I would look for like, waterproof ones specifically. That was not much of a concern here because I bought them for the heat (AZ summers are hell on paws), but.
It's okay, little dogs can be finicky.
I found a set on Amazon that looked fine, waterproof, etc. The information was clearly badly translated English but OK 
It's weird because he's definitely a big dog in a smaller body-type dog but the poor guy just stands there hopping from foot to foot or even sitting down. He's fine in the snow or on wet pavement separately - I wonder if it's like licking a frozen flagpole feeling from the snow to the pavement? We'll see how it goes!
If it's mostly the transition that bugs him, you could also try Musher's secret. It's easy enough to find so might help you buy some time to find corgi friendly boots!Thanks
Have you tried pawz? They are like balloons. My dogs don’t mind wearing them at all. Sure they wear out over time, but I think 12 come in a pack. Keeps paws clean and dry too.
I agree, they wouldn't be good for long walks on pavement. My dogs hate the snow/cold, so walks are short in the winter, and we are only on pavement for about 10 feet, so they work well for us.
OH MY GODDDDDDDD HES TOO PRECIOUSSSSS
all the cute animals!
My dogs are all on interceptor plus and vectra 3D.DANG. I can't believe I hadn't entered this thread before.
Ok - question - Currently live in Seattle, we don't really have heartworm here. So my pup takes Nexguard (its flea/tick only). But its looking more and more like I'll be attending NCSU in the fall. What do you guys like for flea/tick/heartworm preventative? I was thinking Revolution? But I'm curious what you guys like to use.
I’m sorry, but HOW did you manage to clone my dog? Only difference is that mine is a corgi mutt and she’s like 9 now.
Simba’s on Trifexis and we like it a lot.DANG. I can't believe I hadn't entered this thread before.
Ok - question - Currently live in Seattle, we don't really have heartworm here. So my pup takes Nexguard (its flea/tick only). But its looking more and more like I'll be attending NCSU in the fall. What do you guys like for flea/tick/heartworm preventative? I was thinking Revolution? But I'm curious what you guys like to use.
Have you found vectra 3D to still work? I'm not sure what part of the country you are in but my clinic has had a lot of complaints about the product not working. The fleas were BAD this year though
I actually don't have a dog, although I'm getting another foster greyhound in Feb. My cats are indoor only and haven't had fleas since I got them (and they were infested for a bit, advantage 2 did nothing but they were too young to get anything else. I also had to treat my entire apartment, twice
) but I have used comfortis, cheristin, and catego for them. I also brush them like 3x a week and haven't seen a flea in over a year, regardless of using products or not.
I’ve found it to still work. Where I am we see more people complain about frontline not working.
The only thing I know of in the shape of a bone is drontal plus which does tapes, rounds, hooks, and whips, but not heartworm or fleas (so I doubt it’s that haha).I actually don't have a dog, although I'm getting another foster greyhound in Feb. My cats are indoor only and haven't had fleas since I got them (and they were infested for a bit, advantage 2 did nothing but they were too young to get anything else. I also had to treat my entire apartment, twice
We've (by that I mean the vets and I pass this info along) been recommending nexguard for fleas and ticks and that seems to be working for everyone much better that vectra 3D. Or comfortis for just fleas. I think for heartworm we have been carrying heartgard and interceptor. Honestly a lot of people do not give heartworm prevention because I work at a nonprofit and they just don't have the money or aren't going to spend it on that. We do carry advantage multi to cover fleas and heartworm prevention but I know one vet doesn't like it and also it hasn't been working for fleas well at all. I honestly can't remember what product the organization gave me for my last foster greyhound but I think it was some sort of bulk thing they do. It was in the shape of a bone so if anyone knows what that is that would be great.
It wasn't a wormer I know. The foster had rounds and hooks and was given fenbendazole (I think) several times.
Have you thought about and/or tried the seresto collars?
Interesting! I've never used them and not a lot of people buy them but the ones that do tend to like them.
You can bathe the dog once a month and the collar is still effective for the full 8 months. Won't work for dogs who like mud, but I feel like the average person doesn't have to bathe their dogs more than once a month (or doesn't even do it monthly). If your dog bathes/swims more than once a month, they claim flea prevention for 5 months and tick prevention for 7.
Yeah, I see your point for a 'regular' dog, but my dog gets a bath (usually with medicated shampoo) twice a week to keep his superficial pyoderma manageable. So that's only 7x as often as they recommend... I know they say it works quite a while even with frequent bathing but I beg to differ that it will last that long with bathing him as often as the dermatologist told me to do it.
