Healthy4Paws

it may be something called Black Skin Disease, it is a genetic disease, and does not otherwise effect your dogs health, but your vet can help you relieve symptoms. Other things that can cause this are mange, flea allergies and food allergies. Please see your vet for diagnosis and treatment to prevent secondary infection from scratching.

a problem of racing Greyhounds characterized by dislocation of the proximal interphalangeal joint (the top joint on the digit) through rupture of the medial collateral ligament. The toe is displaced laterally, usually overriding the next toe.

Can I also suggest massage therapy. Just some benefits are: Increases flexibility of muscles Relaxes and soothes the muscles Increases blood circulation Reduces inflammation With arthuritis the muscles surrounding the bone often become very tense, adding to pain. A massage should help release that muscle inflammation and pain, increase flexibility of the muscles surrounding the bone and relax and soothe the muscles too. Hope this helps

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They are adorable

Them pics are amazing

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Alexander's Peanut Butter Dog Biscuit Treats Whole wheat flour, creamy peanut butter, vanilla, rolled oats, white lour, eggs, vegetable oil. Yield: About 30, 3inch treats I N G R E D I E N T S 1 1/2 cups water 1/2 cups safflower oil 2 medium eggs 3 tablespoons peanut butter (sugar free if possible)* 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 1 1/4 cups unbleached white flour 1/2 cups cornmeal 1/2 cups rolled oats Additional flour for rolling I N S T R U C T I O N S Preheat oven to 400 F. Mix water, oil, eggs, peanut butter, and vanilla with a wire whisk. Add flours, cornmeal, and oats. Combine with a mixer. Take one-third of the dough and place on a floured surface. Flour top of dough. Gently knead, adding more flour as necessary to form a pliable dough (This will require a substantial amount of flour). Roll out to 1/2 - 3/4 inch thickness and cut shapes using cookie cutters. Repeat until all dough is used. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 400 F, 20-25 minutes, depending on thickness of biscuits . Leave in oven 20 minutes after turning oven off to crisp. Store in an airtight container.

Yeh that is why I had to use Tinia cream, which is for Athlete's Foot normally. But I have unfortunatley had it 2 or 3 times. It must love me.

ha ha that is brilliant

I know, I felt awful the couple of times I have had it, having to wash your clothes, bedding towels, everything all the time is annoying too. Feel like a right lepa.

Oh right. I have had ringworm a couple of time & it is a pain to git rid of!! When you see the first spot on your body start putting the cream on & try to stop it as much as possible because it gets worse before it gets better. You're prob best going to buy some tinea cream from the pharmacy as soon as you can.

what do you mean incubation period?

I mean here- photos not copying - :p I can't see what pic you are selecting but all of them are of Blue, I only have the one dog............couldn't have more than 1 of her............she is a handful to say the least!!

ah yes, i did wonder what the subject heading meant no wonder i am sitting here wondering why everyone has these great pics & mine are so bad. right well I know what I am putting on the xmas list now!! thanks for the info

what camera's are you using to take these pics? are they expensive? would you need to do a course in photography to get the benefits? i just think all the pics are amazing

Wow your pics are so professional Becandcharch, put me to shame Yeh that's my little Blue, she is adorable, she is 6 months & her ears are still sticking up in the air, so strange, people think she is a French Bulldog!! And she has one green eye & one brown eye.

Some dog chiros I have been to over the years have been pretty rough, so much so I've only used them when I really needed to and couldn't find an alternative. But the 2 I use in Canberra I find great, if they did people I'd go to them myself. I haven't found a canine massager locally though - anyone have a recommendation for someone resident in the Camberra region? Try http://www.dogtoys.com.au/healinghounds.html I am unsure of what she is like but she is listed as qualified canine myofunctional therapist on my college website.

And yet I have the reverse, where human massage does nothing and I need a chiro to sort things out. I had a Doctor who showed me this neat trick to fix my rib/back problems, to gently lay off a table - didn't work. The Doctor ended up cracking my ribs back into place. Just cos it doesn't work for you doesn't make it wrong. If a dog is not improved from Chiro then you look for other options - Muscle manipulation, reiki, massage, acupuncture etc. Yes I agree that just because it doesn't work for one person doesn't make it wrong, not once did I say that Chiro's aren't good, I just don't agree with some 'cracking' on dogs, doesn't mean I don't believe in Chiro's, just that it is such a powerful thing to do to a dog when they can't speak. But I do beleive that we should look for all options to make ourselves & our dogs healthy.......all options

Yeh that is what I was thinking of doing. She doesn't mind all the massages she is getting tho to compensate

Brilliant news. Floors can be a nightmare, I am renting a place with wooden floors & my 6 month old puppy just charges around & slides everywhere. I keep looking at her thinking 'this is not going to be good in years to come' so I am going to start laying carpet down in places. Wish I could put carpet in but think the landlord would have something to say about that.

Yeh I guess a lot of it is personal opinion as well, because I found a human chiro not helpful at all & found that human massage was the best thing for my own back, so I guess we all tend to think what works for us works for our dogs too. I just hate to think of someone 'cracking' a dog in so many words, as the poor things can't speak to us. I have seen chiro's cracking dogs just for the sake of cracking so to speak when it hasn't been needed. But yes muscle manipulation & joints do go hand in hand. As long as our dogs are getting more healthy & are not in pain then I am happy. PS very cute dog, Zero is just gorgeous

My little Blue Amstaff

I am glad that your dog has been helped by both & at the end of the day that is all you want, a healthy dog But like I said....it is a quick fix, cracking an area does not fix it long term. It is quite shocking really. I don't think I need to get out more as I know that people do all kinds of things for relief for dogs nowadays but like I said, I have studied the muscles, bones & treatments for dogs so I do have my own opinion on what I feel is right & wrong. :p

Wow I just read what was said about 'cracking' this is really not good, please do not take your dog to anyone that 'cracks' this is only a quick fix & will not solve any problems. I am a Canine Myofunctional Therapist (dog massage therapist) and think that you should try dog massage first, it is very beneficial, by warming areas & increasing blood flow this will release tightness & increase nutrient supply, also it can help to find other parts on the dog that are stiff & tight as they may be compensating for the bad side. Releasing these tensions or adhesions with massage is not painful for the dog & very relaxing too. Hope this helps.