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Don't Ever Feed Your Dog Macadamia Nuts!

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 11 Oct 16

Many humans love to eat nuts. If we have a dog then the dog will quickly appear at our side while we're eating nuts. They want some, too. But nuts are not good for a dog's digestive system. For the sake of our dog's health it's...

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Chocolate for dogs?

jstrjnjimenez @jstrjnjimenez (192) • Philippines 18 Feb 11

Hello mylotters. we have a pet female dog of a common breed (i'm not sure but she's 3 years old, about 1 foot in height, 3 ft. in length, very short and light brown/beige fur) and i'm wondering if dogs could really not eat...

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Canine Distemper

jamuls @jamuls (530) • Philippines 14 Sep 10

i thought this was associated with the dogs... "temper" i've done some research and this is like Parvo. it's a viral disease. tsk! my girlfriend's brother's dog has this and the vet says it's a 50/50 chance... do you know of...

canine distemper

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E-Coli

spiritwolf52 @spiritwolf52 (2300) 7 Sep 10

Does anyone here have any experience with E-Coli in dogs? Our Siberian Husky was diagnosed with it last month. The antibiotics that he is on do not seem to be working. He has the occasional bloody nose, not too bad though. He...

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my dog ate a chicken... a live one!!!

jamuls @jamuls (530) • Philippines 26 Aug 10

i was out the whole afternoon and came home around 8pm, dinner time for my dummies. while i was giving them their food, i noticed some feathers inside one of the cages that belongs to my biggest dog, a Labrador/Shepherd mix. all i...

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Do you feed your dog chicken bones?

jamuls @jamuls (530) • Philippines 15 Aug 10

there's a restaurant near our place that sells chicken bones for 25php a kilo. i bought 4 kilos yesterday and my dogs seems to love it. i know what you're thinking, them bones have got some saliva from different types of people,...

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Parvo: The Worst Virus I've Ever Known

fechandl @fechandl (14) • United States 7 Sep 09

About a month and a half ago, my life was affected more than I could have ever imagined by Parvo, or Parvovirus. Petey, my American Bulldog, was the best dog I could have ever asked for. He was my big 100 pound baby. He was the...

dog vaccination

pitbull terrier

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Your opiinion solicited

uwiniwin @uwiniwin (61) • India 20 Mar 08

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Dogs and Mosquitoes

DJ9020 @DJ9020 (1594) • United States 19 Jun 07

With all the rain we've had in Texas, the mosquitoes are coming out in droves! I'm worried about my dogs. They are on heartworm preventative, but there are other diseases they can get from bites. Not to mention the discomfort and...

Why 'hybrid vigour' in dogs is a joke

breepeace @breepeace (3014) • Canada 16 May 07

Any litter of dogs, whether they be purebred or mutt is just a roll of the dice. Responsible breeders take the time to compare the pros and cons of the sire and dam to try to ensure that the puppies will be as close to the...

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Dogs in Apartment Buildings

CoffeeAnyone @CoffeeAnyone (3210) • Canada 24 Apr 07

I lived in a condo for a couple of years. We had a white Laso Apso named Missy that we took outside for a bathroom walk about 3 times a day and one walk in the park next door at least 4 times a week. On those potty walks for my...

dogs in apartments

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Little bumps on the inside of my rat terrier's ears

maniacsewer @maniacsewer (1) 23 Mar 07

My 19-month old rat terrier has recently aquired little bumps on the inside of his ears near the tips. After eating something that he likes, he sometimes puts his ear to the floor and scoots in a circle. I don't know if he's...

dog ear infections

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Friend NEVER bathes her dogs.

pheonix6209 @pheonix6209 (155) • United States 13 Mar 07

I have moved in with a friend of mine so I could save money and pay some bills. She has a minature poodle and a bulldog (pug). I asked her how often she bathes them, she said not very often. The pug looks ok, but the poodle stinks...

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Dog skin problems

ControlledChaos @ControlledChaos (179) • United States 16 Jan 07

My chocolate lab puppy has lost all of the hair between his hind legs and a little ways up onto his belly. There only seems to be mild irritation for him... a little scratching now and then. It sort of smells bad some days -...

chocolate lab puppy

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Diet Pill for Dogs--Take the Flab Off of Your Lab

enchantedemerald @enchantedemerald (454) • United States 5 Jan 07

I saw on the news tonight that Pfizer is coming out with a diet pill for dogs. It's called Slentrol and it is suppose to be an appetite suppresent and reduces fat absorption. The news report continued on to say that obesity in...

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