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How did you remove it?
the vet was able to shave a lot of it off and then remove the rest with acetone
How did you remove it?
Garlic is bad for dogs isn't it? I swear that was on the harmful list.I should probably also mention that their combined "flea, tick, and heartworm "prevention" was to feed each of their dogs a tablespoon of garlic powder. They claimed "everyone on the show circuit does this." Wtf?!
Some owners just don't understand. We had a few cases of possible flesh eating bacteria (incredibly gross to see by the way) and we told the owners to be super careful and be diligent with meds and rechecks. One of them did so and the other not so much. Unfortunately the diligent owner had the worst case and he opted to euthanize her because she was missing half her skin. I have no idea what happened with the other one because I don't think they ever came back.recently had a dog come in with what looked like a peeling sunburn. The owner had noticed the dog itching and had red skin on the ventral abdomen. He put on some gold bond. When it did nothing, he put on 2-3 other types of ointments. I told him no more home remedies, your dog has a first degree burn.
Garlic is bad for dogs isn't it? I swear that was on the harmful list.
Sometimes those seem to be the hardest cases. I always want to look them in the eye and say, "Really? Really? Do you not care at all?" Had a man bring in his lab mix a few years ago because he had run it over with his four wheeler (accidentally I hope). On the phone, it sounded like it had just happened. The dog's right front leg was SHATTERED, in every sense of the word. It wiggled like jello. Turns out the accident had happened on Friday, and it was now WEDNESDAY. He showed absolutely no emotion and it was so infuriating. I guess it didn't help that he was stumbling drunk....but he finally shed a few tears when he opted for euth. Then he changed his mind at the last minute and sprung for rads (which were horrendous), and a Robert Jones bandage. However, he let the dog loose on 10 acres of land right after taking it home. UGH. I think it took him a month to come back for a recheck. With people like that, I tend to be baffled at their lack of emotion. I usually try to reason that they don't understand the severity of the situation, or they are pretending they don't to protect themselves. It helps to tell yourself, "at least they brought the pet in".
Also, that story reminds me of a HBC we had a while back. Again, a front leg, and on the xray, half of the ulna was completely gone. The owners actually went back to where the dog was hit to look for it. We ended up amputating.
It's toxic. Can cause hemolytic anemia and gastroenteritis. I think the only reason the dogs weren't dead was because they were huge St. Bernards and could probably handle the dosage a bit better.
Ah ok, I thought so. We thankfully have no one that tries "home remedies" for heartworm preventative so I haven't come across that. We do have one woman that has her animals on a strict vegetarian diet. She wouldn't even use a product from the clinic because it had some animal byproduct in it. I don't remember what product though. I'm also guessing that the owners did little to treat the lyme disease even though it can cause so much damage if untreated. So much for using that dog in a show.It's toxic. Can cause hemolytic anemia and gastroenteritis. I think the only reason the dogs weren't dead was because they were huge St. Bernards and could probably handle the dosage a bit better.
Edit: Oh yeah, and one of them tested strongly positive for Lyme disease, surprise surprise.
I should probably also mention that their combined "flea, tick, and heartworm "prevention" was to feed each of their dogs a tablespoon of garlic powder. They claimed "everyone on the show circuit does this." Wtf?!
I'm not trying to rag on show dog people, but this reminds me of something. About a year ago, a friend of mine on facebook (who shows setters) made a post saying that one of her dogs was losing a little bit of hair. This was a 2 year old healthy looking dog that was a good weight.
Her other show friends commented to her post, saying that she should get a hold of Thyroxine and give it to the dog, saying that they had used it on their own dogs. No blood work, no veterinarian visit. Just give it some thyroxine. I was astounded
Ah ok, I thought so. We thankfully have no one that tries "home remedies" for heartworm preventative so I haven't come across that. We do have one woman that has her animals on a strict vegetarian diet. She wouldn't even use a product from the clinic because it had some animal byproduct in it. I don't remember what product though. I'm also guessing that the owners did little to treat the lyme disease even though it can cause so much damage if untreated. So much for using that dog in a show.
My only problem with people saying this is, you never know when your dog will have reached a limit and will bite. My dog who never growled, never snapped, never snarled at all finally did so with my cousin after she repeatedly wouldn't leave him alone and kept stepping all over him (we warned her multiple times to back away and kept pulling her away, she just kept going back to him)... it took him over 5 minutes to start growling and then finally he gave a warning snap... he had never, ever done that prior and never did so since (he didn't even fight back when he was attacked by another dog).
I had a rott mix that we were admitting the other day that was known to be a devil dog. True to form, she's standing in a very aggressive manner and barking up a storm. Over the dog's booming bark, her owner says "oh you just have to put your hand in front of her mouth and she'll stop barking." Nope, I think I'd rather not put my hand in front of the mouth of a barking rottie. I just had to smile and do my job. The more I was around her, I quickly noticed it was more fearful than anything. She settled down the moment she was out of mom's sight and we're now buddies!
Good to know. Not that I have ever used garlic, but I have been told by veterinarians that garlic in small doses can be a "holistic flea preventative for large dogs." Or garlic powder. I was told the same thing about small dogs, too, but that it's a lot riskier and so should be avoided. I had thought garlic was bad for dogs, so it's good to have it confirmed somewhere else.
Had a chocolate lab puppy have surgery 3 times in less than two weeks. First was a neuter, then he presented a few days later with vomiting and we removed a penny and some rocks from his small intestines. He returned two days after being discharged and we removed stuffing, screws, and an Invisalign! I clearly remember the owner a few weeks later saying "he's doing great, just pooped out a whole pencil the other day!"
This dog has his THIRD foreign body removal today.
perhaps it's time for a basket muzzle around the house?
perhaps it's time for a basket muzzle around the house?
This is exactly what we did for a dog that we removed 2 foreign bodies out of 2 months apart. He is only a few weeks into the muzzle and has already still eaten a dryer sheet. He ate a leash... the same leash... twice for each foreign body. Apparently he hides things around the house.
Urinary calculus in a reptile (iguana or bearded dragon, maybe?).
Holy cow! Her uterus was almost as big as she is!
Holy cow! Her uterus was almost as big as she is!
maybe its that the o2 isn't on the bunny, but did the bunny make it?
perfect occasion for use of this emoticon:So. My roommate just called me frantic because my dog had gotten her toe stuck in her kong wobbler. I came home and had the great idea to grab the lube from my dresser drawer and we popped the toe right out. So glad she was home when that happened.
Moral of the story- thank god for lube.
Did an exporatory on a puppy that swallowed a beer cap... Bud light lime in case anyone was wondering. The x-ray was pretty cool.
Of course a bud light lime drinker would let their dog swallow a beer cap... just kidding. sort of. Husband is a beer snob, I can't help that this is my first thought!
So. My roommate just called me frantic because my dog had gotten her toe stuck in her kong wobbler. I came home and had the great idea to grab the lube from my dresser drawer and we popped the toe right out. So glad she was home when that happened.
Moral of the story- thank god for lube.
Seriously?? They hit their own dog and didn't man up to admit it. Makes me think it wasn't on accident. I would be crying and saying I hit my dog on accident and begging the people to fix him so I don't hate myself for the rest of my life. Maybe that's just me?A few weeks ago we had a 6 mo old Great Dane HBC, didn't make it unfortunately. Owners weren't very forthcoming with info and I had chalked it up to being distraught until they pulled around back to to pick up the remains....with a truck that had a very fresh looking Dane-sized dent in the front fender.....
Seriously?? They hit their own dog and didn't man up to admit it. Makes me think it wasn't on accident. I would be crying and saying I hit my dog on accident and begging the people to fix him so I don't hate myself for the rest of my life. Maybe that's just me?
Just because someone doesn't have the same emotional response to a horrible event that you would, doesn't mean you should accuse them of intentionally killing their own dog.
Seriously?? They hit their own dog and didn't man up to admit it. Makes me think it wasn't on accident. I would be crying and saying I hit my dog on accident and begging the people to fix him so I don't hate myself for the rest of my life. Maybe that's just me?
I'm sorry, you're right. I've had a long, stressful/crappy week and don't have much faith in people right now. I fully apologize for that statement.If they did it intentionally, why would they bother bringing the dog to a vet? Presumably that was not a cheap visit.
Yeah, it sucks that they hit their own dog and didn't fess up, but saying they did it on purpose is a little cruel.