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When I was working with Guide Dogs ... washing/drying feet was a normal grooming thing ..dirty feet>dog licks>dog curls up to sleep /licks somewhere else ... and the smell/bacteria can travel . Your boy might indeed just have that extra oil being secreted , and feeding a colony of little bacteria .... sorry, no great ideas here - but I hope you can find & fix it :)

check for yeast infection? anal glands? teeth? maybe just his sweaty feet ? try rinsing /drying them well every evening ...

a comfort , at least :)

So sorry, kiwioz .... he chose his time, and saved you the decision... R I P little man ...

Where was he raised ? did he have dirt? it may just be a novelty ...but, ingesting amounts of gravelly stuff will likely lead to problems no suggestions ..if all you have is dirt/gravel - just make sure he is getting all his minerals .....

:) after many many years of owning pups/dogs .. I have the gruff/scruff working well... usually only takes one or two attempts for them to realise the consequences.

That's nice - he is enjoying himself :) Living in the moment has a lot of advantages ! Thanks for the updates...take care

sounds frustrating , and uncomfortable for her, too. No suggestions from me ... I hope it gets sorted soon.

No..today he relaxed and is acting like a normal puppy with inexperienced owners :) Puppies bite- they don't have fingers & hands. I do recommend , as you have a breed which will need a lot of direction and smart owners ... that you start N I L I F There is also good info in THIS LINK and a good idea or three in THIS LINK , to do with a malamute pup.

Lovely expressions :) :) .but my monitor shows them as all over exposed , darn it

So// offer him 3 small meals ..morning, late afternoon..bed time? leaving food out does bring birds..and ants, and rats ,and ......

How is he today?

pirahna!! :D

a good trainer in real life is even better..as they can see you & your dog :)

Good. Ask for spinal xrays ... I hope all goes well.

x2 yes, please......

Stomach tenseness may also be seen in back problems ..as they try & hold still .. incontinence, hiding from pain ..just about everything you have written could also apply to a disk problem or something .. Not saying it is ..but it could be. a UTI is not the first thing which came to mind when I saw the symptoms ..was his temperature normal at the vets?

It sounds awful... What part of him was the ultrasound of? The 'specialist'...what is his specialty? What were they testing for in his blood tests..anything specific? I can understand how worried you are ..not knowing is just awful

What was the specialist a specialist of ? has he had ..some spinal xrays, and blood tests ? - poor little fella..he sounds very very uncomfortable and unhappy.

I have never really picked a dog..they have all found me!! :p and as for my current beast.. *covers head* ..... I dread to think!

*nods*

..yes, there is that factor as well .... LOL.

I think it depends on the state? I know some are being bred as pets.....

Psyllium husk is used because of its ability to absorb a LOT of moisture ..then act as a smooth gel lubricant/bulking agent. Absorbing so much fluid from a dog gut MAY cause problems..as it travels thru and swells . I don't have any studies on this ..but when I first started using it I was advised by the vet to soak it first, then feed the resulting gel .This made sense ..so now that's what I do ..for the dogs and me :)