schnauzer_mum

Urgh! My 10 month old puppy schanuzer loves his own poo!! Happy to read i'm not alone! Recently he's been eating it and then throwing up - i've been so diligent in cleaning up after him when home, but it's like he hides some for later! Gross!! I've been feeding him crushed pineapple every morning/night, even allowing the kibble to be soaked for a few minutes - doesn't appear to be a deterrent. Anyone have any other ideas? My vet has mentioned that he can grow out of it in adult-hood, tell me that's true ....

Hi! Just a quick one - I collected my 9 week old (just today) mini schnauzer puppy last Saturday from my breeder. My breeder called me yesterday to mention she forgot to tell me about his worming requirements, that he hadn't been wormed at 8 weeks. So i ran out and bought the Drontal Puppy Suspension to give to him - my question is : will it be a problem to worm him a week late, should I then delay his further worming by one week to make up for it? or should i just keep to the regular weeks (12 weeks and then every month until six months of age). Your thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

Reading this thread makes me want my puppy now!! I'm excited to be picking up our new black male mini schnauzer on October 9! It's too far away! We lost our 6 y-o bichon 7 months ago and since, my standard Schnauzer, Selwood has been sad and now during the day when we're at work, bored! So i'm looking forward to the new energy of a puppy in the house and a new best friend for Selwood. I'm getting geared up with the re-reading aspects of crate training and organising my days off work to settle puppy into a routine. We're getting him from the same breeder we bought our current Schnauzer so I know he's being well cared for. Most of all i'm excited for Selwood who doesn't know what's soon to arrive and how excited he'll be to have a new mate to boss around!!

Thanks Becks! Much appreciated! Very cute mini Beanara!!

Hello fellow dog lovers! Our Schnauzer had a weepy case in his left eye of conjunctivitis, rushed him to a vet appointment and got Amacin drops. The vet put the first dose in around 6pm, with the advise of twice daily. Question - do i put in another dose tonight before bed to make it twice today? Don't want to over-do it. Over cautious I know. Your thoughts?

It is with much sadness in my heart that i advise the passing of my beloved dog, Ralphie. He was a fighter till the end. RIP Ralphie 04.04.2004 - 17.03.2010

Thank you cavNrott for your thoughts and candle. Showdog - i'm of the same thoughts - I feel the vet was so gungho to operate on him which ultimately has made him worse. The vet who operated on him called me yesterday to see how he was, but I feel she wanted more to justify herself than care for our well being and his. I questioned her why the pancreatitis didn't show up when she first operated and she said the pancreas was fine, but the surgeon after the second operation told us it was certainly there because he was displaying symptoms from the first time i brought him to the emergency hospital to get checked out. Currently Ralphie is still in the hospital, last night they increased his feeding amount via his tube, but he has been throwing up today and they are concerned for his intestines as he's very tender still. It brings me to tears that they are talking about putting him down. I dont want to think of this option. We are awaiting the results from the pancreas to check if it is cancer. I'm just heart broken, i had to take the rest of the week off from work. I just pray for him and hope.

Just back from the hospital - Ralphie is doing ok, still very sleepy and drugged up. He did have a little bath to clean up his rear end today as he is doing poo's! The nurse assures us it's a positive sign as it means his stomach and guts are working through the liquid food their feeding through his tube. We keep our fingers crossed, our candle lit and prayers to keep him making these small positive steps.

Thank-you Sticks1977 for your kind words I did read about Fraser when we finally found out what was happening with Ralphie. Many tears were shed reading your situation. We're about to head off to see how Ralphie's holding up tonight, I just hope within the next 24 hours he starts to pick up. I'm bringing him my pj top which will just reek of me, so hopefully he'll feel i'm close and always thinking of him.

Hello! We've been through a bit of an ordeal with our almost 6 year old male Bichon Frise, Ralphie. About a week and a half ago he became very lethargic, but still held his appetite for his dinner and water. I encouraged him to play with his brother (2 year old, standard schnauzer) outside and found when they played, Ralphie would cry out in pain around his back legs / abdomen area. That same night he became quite distressed and shaking so we took him to the emergency hospital where they conducted some x-rays, with only the conclusion of a possible foreign object blocking his intestine. The next day I brought him to my local vet, who was concerned with the abdomen area and gave me some Tramal to ease the pain. The next day he seemed ok but not his usual self and so i brought him back to the vet for a follow up urine and blood test - both came back clear. The vet then suggested I bring him back the following day again for a further x-ray to check the foreign object situation. The second round of x-ray was conducted, with a call from the vet advising that she believed there was something there and to save my dog, they would need to operate. I was devastated, I love my dog and of course I said yes. The vet surgeon took biopsy samples of his intestines as there was no foreign object to be found but his intestines were inflamed. That night we collected him from the vet to transport him to the emergency hospital where he was monitored for a number of days. Ralphie refused to eat when at the hospital, so they released him (his vital signs were still good) in the hope that it was just where he was as to the reason why he wouldn't eat. We brought him home and he slept for a whole day, refusing to eat and only minimal water. Later that night he had his first throw up, an awful yellow bile which then continued through the night until we brought him back to the emergency hospital where they admitted him for dehydration. Several days later he was in good spirits but still refused to eat or drink so was on a constant iv drip. Then one of the vet's contacted us concerned with his abdomen and requested for a third round of x-rays - of course I said yes, i wanted to find out what was happening with Ralphie. She came back with a picture that he held a large amount of fluid in his intestines. We were still waiting for the biospy results to come through the next day, so we decided to wait to find the results before deciding the next step. The biopsy results came back clear. We were then told that the next options were further surgery as the fear of all the intestines were stuck together or putting him down. The second was not an option. We decided to go to a specialist surgeon, transporting him there to have his second operation in a week. The outcome confirmed his pancreas was one of the worst the surgeon had ever seen, he told us in fact he couldn't see it! It was so inflamed and infected, he inserted a feeding tube through his bowel and told us the next 3-4 days would be critical to his survival. We're now at the 72 hour point and Ralphie is still a trouper. His vitals are still good, he occasionally wags his tail, but is very much sleepy and dazed from the drugs. He is stable but no change. The vomitting has subsided just this morning. My husband and I have been emotional wrecks from this ordeal - to add insult to poor Ralphie, the first vet who operated on him, their manager called me to advise they are liable for what happens to Ralphie due to their operation and have offered to contribute to the costs (mind you this was the day of the operation, 3 days ago and we haven't heard from him since). I am desperate to hear of anyone else's situation with such a serious case of pancreatitis. It's cost us a small fortune, but what's money when you have an unwell dog? Any thoughts will be appreciated.

Couldn't help but notice that Eukanuba wasn't mentioned in any of the dog diets ... I'm such a big advocate for Eukanuba - i feed the kibble to both my dogs, a 5-y-o Maltese x and 1 y-o Standard Schnauzer. Particularly my schnauzer, he's been raised on it. They both get their appropriate size with minced chicken carcass. To add to the variety, they will get it with Tuna or boiled chicken and rice. Both get chicken necks for breaky in the morning.