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Should I get a puppy? Question for parents of senior dogs?

Max is almost 14 and in really good health (annual vet exam next week so we will know how healthy he is shortly). I would like to get a Cavalier puppy…

ASKED BY Max 2 weeks, 2 days ago
IN Senior Pet 2 ANSWERS

Can someone please help me?

Ok i want to put Shasta to sleep but she is my sisters dog and now that my sister has moved and is pregnant she doesnt see shasta as much as the…

ASKED BY Shasta Sue on 4/22/12
IN Senior Pet 2 ANSWERS

My male min pin turned 16 yrs. in March. During his last health exam the vet said he has a "significant" heart murmur?

During this vet visit no tests were done. This diagnoses was made only by stethescope. We were given a prescription and sent on our way. Should I have…

ASKED BY Member 1106478 on 4/18/12
TAGGED heart, senior IN Senior Pet 2 ANSWERS

Why is my dog roaming the house?

Bailey has started going from room to room, over and over again. This "routine" can go on for 15-20 minutes, sometimes more, a few times a day…

ASKED BY Member 911915 on 3/12/12
IN Senior Pet 2 ANSWERS

Has anyone tried the Thunder Shirt for an older dog?

My 14 year old lab gets anxious at night and I wondered if it might help her.

ASKED BY Member 1031477 on 7/28/11
TAGGED thundershirt IN Senior Pet 4 ANSWERS

Is it possible my 9 year old black lab is going crazy?

He is a known sock eater so we have been cautious about leaving clothes lying around however 6 months ago he ate a whole thing of yarn (that we had…

ASKED BY Member 1079339 on 12/23/11
TAGGED chewing IN Senior Pet 3 ANSWERS

Should I get a puppy? Question for parents of senior dogs?

Max is almost 14 and in really good health (annual vet exam next week so we will know how healthy he is shortly). I would like to get a Cavalier puppy…

ASKED BY Max 2 weeks, 2 days ago
IN Senior Pet 2 ANSWERS

My male min pin turned 16 yrs. in March. During his last health exam the vet said he has a "significant" heart murmur?

During this vet visit no tests were done. This diagnoses was made only by stethescope. We were given a prescription and sent on our way. Should I have…

ASKED BY Member 1106478 on 4/18/12
TAGGED heart, senior IN Senior Pet 2 ANSWERS

Have any ideas on how to help a boxer who has injured her chest muscle? Her walk is a drag-step with both legs?

9 year old female boxer slipped on ice & apparently tore a muscle in her chest, her walk is a drag-step with both legs on her right side. X-rays…

ASKED BY Member 965984 2 weeks, 4 days ago
TAGGED adultboxer, hurtmuscle, treatment IN Senior Pet 0 ANSWERS

12yr old eskimo spitz what to look for if have retinal atrophy?

2nd question, she tend to squifer /shake her bottom jaw like shes scared. But I've seen it when the weather is nice, could this be a sign of…

ASKED BY Member 835613 on 5/12/09
IN Senior Pet 0 ANSWERS

I have an 8 yr old Eng Bulldog. 2 months ago he developed symptoms similar to lipoma. What should I do?

My vet aspirated the cyst and what came out was what looked like watery blood. My vet is hesitant to aspirate again but the cyst came back and is…

ASKED BY Member 734622 on 9/11/08
IN Senior Pet 0 ANSWERS

Please Help! I have an 11 year old female German Shepherd (spayed) with incontinence, vet prescribed Proin, not working?

Imipramine can also help with pain, I read, and she has hip dysplasia, also on Rimadyl. Vet dosed her at 50 mg twice a day, she's 105 pds. I read…

ASKED BY Sable on 6/27/08
TAGGED expertvetanswers IN Senior Pet 0 ANSWERS

Does anyone know of a air blowing pet bed?

I have a 14 year old Shih Tzu, completely deaf & sight now beginning to fail, who because of her age sleeps most of the day. The problem is her…

ASKED BY Member 1081941 on 1/4/12
TAGGED bed IN Senior Pet 2 ANSWERS

Okay why is Shasta's fur not growing back fast enough?

Its the middle of winter and Shasta's fur is not that heavy she only has a couple of centemeters of fur her fur has grown so slow grant it it hasnt…

ASKED BY Shasta Sue on 1/3/12
IN Senior Pet 2 ANSWERS

My 14 year old dog is losing her fur around her eyes, why?

ASKED BY Member 1072986 on 11/24/11
TAGGED skin, fur, losing, older IN Senior Pet 2 ANSWERS

Big ball on my dog's foot?

A couple of months ago we found a big red ball on my Shih Tzu's foot, it was making it hard for her to walk so when I showed it to my parents they…

ASKED BY Lilly (RIP) on 8/9/10
IN Senior Pet 2 ANSWERS