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the knee is not difficult to pick... but the HD and neurolgical problems may need re assessing by a specialist .

My BC X had a bad luxating patella .. he used to suddenly go lame when racing around ... Once I knew what it was- I would "click" it back in again when it happened.. it wasn't painful all the time - just when he twisted, and it popped out of its groove ;) and we did get a specialist to do corrective surgery . He was weeks bandaged and recuperating , but then had another 7 or so years absolutely worry free . make sure. also your boy is nice & lean .. his joints will thank you

yes. please see an orthopaedic vet - a specialist - ... who deals with these things every single day , and who knows how to do the correct xrays, and interpret them , before you rush into anything. is the 'new' vet an orthopaedic one or just another vet? It's a shame your dog has fathered a litter I agree with letting those owners know of your dog's health concerns - and hopefully stopping more problems being passed on down th line.

sounds as if it could have been an injury ?

Ooh ! I like that B/W No distacting flashes of colour to distract from teh detail of the dog's eyes and muscles

I like all those effects

It does not look like 'collie nose' I've seen .... but I am at a loss as to what they are , sorry ....

Our dogs always have a lot of white poo when on raw ..cos they eat all their meat on the bone But they usually get hair/fur /offal as well to help .

perhaps because she is FIT ..and does exercise which uses those muscles?

She can still have the chicken necks- but perhaps reduce by 1/3 or 1/2 ?

It is so sad Years ago- I held a friend's guide dog as he went over the bridge . I had seen this dog born, seen him trained,and working - I knew him well - and he was a sweet and gentle boy - Unfortunately, some years down the track,he bit a few times- absolutely out of the blue. and yes, he had a brain tumour ... he was PTS.

Best of luck Hope it all works out for you (and your dog)

That's good - dehydration /electrolyte imbalance is not a good thing . Hopefully he will start to improve now-

Any reason the vet didn't keep him in ,on a drip/obs? It's hard for you to juggle things ... Poor Gus. Fingers crossed.

vet is the best spot.... I hope he is Ok and that you all travelled safely.

VET app't sounds good - tonite would have been better ... .. hope it's just a bug .

;)

Not really All I will suggest is that you spend some time re training her - like housetraining a puppy . reward her madly for toileting outside .. and use a word when she is going to/does ... so , in a while, she will associate that word with toileting ..and you can take her out last thing at night,and have her wee . This is no quick fix, though. May I suggest one of THESE or a canine equivalent? I used one of these recently for our incontinent poor old girl ... it worked very well . I am sure there will be other helpful ideas for you Also ,when it's cold/wet.. go outside..take your dog for a walk/play in the wet!! let her see that a bit of wet is no reason to stay indoors ;)

Oh Just make sure a crate is wide enough for her to lie, on her side, with legs stretched out straight ..and to turn around in comfortably, with little knee twisting /pivoting .

*nods*

That's good news, raineth ....

guess it was all my years of guide dog training... dogs were trained from pups to toilet on command .. were emptied out before walks/training .. and not allowed to sniff/toilet on walks (0pbviously if they HAD to go from illness they just did ;) ) Dogs were trained toileting ON lead , given the command word .. so if needed, they could be allowed to empty out in a suitable spot . Toilet on command is such a useful thing to keep your dog comfortable, whilst not having it toilet in inappropriate places It means toileting only takes a minute or two .. and is an absolute godsend when travelling/visiting I always expected the same from my pet dogs - walks on lead are usually 'work' ... runs off lead in parks/paddocks are 'freetime' .. as are runs on longlines in parks - peeing on grass/trees etc is allowed .

I couldn't do that to a dog ... forbid peeing off leash at a dog park and correcting/disciplining all the time NO peeing on leash unless given permission , and no peeing indoors etc . is a sensible rule ... .. when free running and in the presence of other dog scents /other dogs, though, It's a doggy thing to do ,IMO

it sounds as if something gave her a decent allergic reaction ! Glad she's happy again :)

Don't have to - I've been pee'd on several times...... I know the feeling ;)