Recent content by kristynron

Hi all, my 2 1/2 year old has suddenly developed a flop ear after having petfectly tipped ears for two years. Does anyone know why this would happen and is there anything we can do? Thank you. Kristy

Great ideas Jacque. Thanks!

Missy, it sounds like Clara and Lexi are quite similar. Lexi plays with us the same exact way, pouncing and chasing fingers under the covers. I will just step back and wait and see as far as the toys go. She is such a sweet girl and we are so lucky to have found her. Thanks for replying...

Thank you for your insight Trini. Just to clarify Lexi plays with humans and dogs, just not toys. I'm pretty sure her former owner plays with all of her dogs as they all live in the house! Lexi only hides when you try to toss a frisbee to her. It scares her. We'll back off on the toys for...

We just got a 6 month old puppy a little over a week ago. Her name is Lexi and she is the cutest thing ever! Extremely sweet, a little shy, unfortunately, and has no clue what to do with a ball or a frisbee, or a tug toy. She came from a pretty good sized kennel. There were 10 other shelties...

Our Hearts Are Breaking The news from our vet could not be worse. Mattie has 4-6 weeks to live. She has inoperable kidney cancer. One kidney has already stopped functioning. I couldn't be there at the vet's office due to being non-ambulatory right now from foot/ankle surgery so my husband...

Ultrasound day Hi all, Mattie is at the vet and will have her ultrasound done early this afternoon. I'm not sure, at this point, what I'm hoping for. :cry: I don't want them to find a tumor and if they find bladder stones it could very well mean surgery. If they don't find anything then...

Hi Sable, I might think what you're suggesting if it wasn't for the fact that Mattie is straining to pee. This indicates to me that there is a problem. She didn't pee in the house for the time she was in yesterday. We are going to let her in this evening and see how it goes. Most likely...

Trini, thank you for responding and for the suggestions. I am going to talk to our vet again today about the ultrasound and also about the cost. Kind regards, Kristy

Mattie Mattie is not drinking excessive amounts of water. Today she seems better and was in the house for a little while and did not pee on the floor. She does still appear to be straining when she pees. She does not act sick, ate all her food tonight and seems happy. I'm so confused.

I am so sorry for your loss. No matter how many pets we own, or own us, it will never get any easier losing them. They are family and it hurts. Only time dulls the ache a little but it can take some time to even get to that point. Hang in there and keep trying to remember all of the good...

Hi all, I have not been on the forum for a very long time but here I am again searching for help. Our Mattie who is 8 years old is having issues. Out of the clear blue about 2 weeks ago she started peeing in the house. At first it was just a few times but it quickly escalated to a lot. We...

Ashley and SheltieLuver I didn't see your posts until after I replied to Lightplums post. I don't know what to think about the former owner at this point. She was not the breeder as far a Mattie is concerned. Mattie came from a kennel in Oregon, Winter Creek Shelties. The former owner...

The former owner never indicated that Mattie was missing any teeth. She only said that her teeth were not tight together. It did not keep her from making champion. Would she have been disqualified if she was actually missing teeth? I do know that she said that Mattie's daughter's teeth look...

Well I managed to find a few minutes to take some pictures of Mattie's teeth. You will have to go to Flicker to see them. In the pictures where her mouth is closed....her teeth always show. She can't close her mouth over her teeth so it looks like her mouth is always open to some degree...