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sheltielovr....I think I found a sheltie for you. Sharon is eargly awaiting to hear from you. Her pups are so precious. Good luck. I sent you all the info.

The intestinal problems my baby had was diagnosed by both blood work and ultrasound and MRI. I would be leery about getting a supplement that contains lipase and amlayse, These are things that when elevated in the system can be signs of kidney issues. Before I would consider adding this to...

Please don't be. I did not go into extensive details since my heart is still in so much pain. I feel like I sent her to her grave by giving her this stuff. This is one of those deaths that is literally hurting my heart, so I try not to go into too much detail since it makes me fall apart and...

Smudge....Unfortunately she passed on 8/15. It was my little Shanny She had all the blood work done and her MDR1 were considered in the not so normal range. I need to find the test results to get the values My vet always runs one on my dogs since shelties are considered more susceptible to...

Recently one of my little girls had dental surgery with several teeth removed. She did have and had had for many years an enlarged heart due to genetics and poor breeding. After her surgery she was given Metacam for pain. Normally I do not give my dogs Metacam after surgery since they...

The only problem I had with the vets was the fact they never informed me and never called me like I requested. The only issue I cared about was the length of time they kept her off of oxygen as she was failing. I wanted to thank you all for your kind words

along with the suggestions here I have a pet first aid kit...it contains the following along with the suggestions here I have a Pet First aid kit. It has the following things in it. It sounds like a lot of stuff, but during a disaster like this it really is amazing what is needed It's...

Oh gosh. This is especially hard to hear for me. I have 2 shelties. Both with enlarged hearts. They are both very small shelties. Maizie is 9 years old and is doing ok. My little Shanny had a severly enlarged heart. For 3 years she was watched closely. The meds she was on (Benezapril) was...

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Hi Donna. I live in Az and have a bi blue, 3 tri's and 5 sables. I have 4 males and 5 females. Best pets I have ever had. Welcome aboard...enjoy

This sounds more like a stomach issue or intestinal problem. One of my dogs had horrible horrific breath. One vet put her on antibiotics and her breath cleared up. Within a week after the antibiotics, it was back even worse. I took her to my vet after he opened his clinic and ran some tests...

You never forget, time does not make it better, and your heart really does not heal. I have lost 6 now...one sweet little girl the 15th. I lost my first little girl 5 years ago. I still think about her everyday. Every one of my furkids who have passed have left this huge whole in my heart...

Last week my little girl Shanny had to have her teeth cleaned. It had been three years since they had been done because she had an enlarged heart and the anesthesia was risky for her. In the past couple of years Shanny had started to lose her hearing and developed a cough almost like croup...

THE 2011 Nationals will be in Utah. Since 2010 was in Az , they went with a fiesta theme to mirror the state in which they were held

As an owner of 10 mostly rescue shelties, we have run into this many times. Poor Scarlett would only go outside once a day when she first came here. Took about 4 months for her to feel secure enough to go a couple of times a day. Maizie can go all night and half the morning without having to...