Postings by Jinx's Family

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Mojo If it exists,- I'll steal it!     Barked: Wed Apr 24, '13 9:58pm PST  Hello! Mojo here is a one year old Chihuahua, lively and happy and a bit of a troublemaker, too. However, he's done one thing for months that concerns me. At least once a day or so, he'll take a drink, walk a foot or so from the water bowl, and proceed to hack it right back up. He doesn't drink any more than usual, he doesn't urinate any more than usual, and he acts just fine. But sometimes he'll randomly hack up water after drinking it two to five times a day. I spoke to the vet about it, and the vet was of the opinion that its just something dogs do, and blood testing would be a bit of a waste. He seemed incredibly confident that it was nothing. But it still bothers me. Does anyone else's dog do this? He drinks normally, and I can't exactly predict this, or not have water down with four other dogs. Is the vet right? Am I worrying too much? Is there anything I can do for my weirdo dog so he doesn't hack water all over my floor? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Zeppelin Bounce!     Barked: Wed Apr 24, '13 9:51pm PST  Zeppelin is doing fine! The tests came back chock full of Giardia, so he's three days into the specific mess for that along with the antibiotic, and his stool is already back to normal. So after this round he should be parasite free! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Puppy with Bloody Stool?

Zeppelin Bounce!     Barked: Sat Apr 20, '13 9:08am PST  Took Zeppelin to the vet, and they sent out the fecal sample to be tested and put him on antibiotics. Should find out on Monday for sure what it is, but he's good for now! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Puppy with Bloody Stool?

Zeppelin Bounce!     Barked: Fri Apr 19, '13 10:29pm PST  First of all, no one panic, going to call the vet first thing. XD Zeppelin here just came home a week ago. Today he's had loose stools all day, but he's been acting normal and playing normal, and seems to be eating just fine. But this latest time he pooed, it had a small amount of bright red blood in it. Internet research seems to say the most common cause is worms or intestinal parasites. He was dewormed three times before 8 weeks, and then got Iverhart/Frontline (half dosages because of his weight) on Monday after seeing the vet for a kennel cough and one other vaccine. He bounced back just fine from that. Is there a parasite he might have that deworming and the heartworm/flea/tick stuff doesn't cover? He's not showing any other symptoms, which I would expect if it were something horrible like Parvo. I just want some insight, I'm a paranoid mom and would call the vet right now at 2am if he were showing any other symptoms aside from the blood in his stool. But other than that, he seems absolutely fine. Am I overreacting and stressing over something small? If his stool is better in the morning, should I put off the vet till Monday? (Small town, they're closed over the weekend, but if I call they'll return the call right away. They're awesome like that.) my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Neighbors Have Aggressive Dog

Kujo That's mine.- That too. It's- all mine.     Barked: Tue Apr 16, '13 12:19pm PST  My neighbors have a beautiful white pit bull mix named Balrog who I almost never see outside- and today I found out why. The neighbor was outside with Balrog when I checked my mail, so I walked over to the fence to say hi, since my neighbors have generally been cool people. Balrog comes trotting over to the fence- and immediately goes into that awful, silent stare, the one dogs do when crap's about to go down. Well, that's a big dog, and I didn't want to provoke it further, so I looked down so I wasn't meeting its stare and crouched down on one knee so I wasn't towering over it. I wasn't super worried since the fence was between us, and the owner was right there. No dice. Balrog lunged, and would have attacked the fence had his owner not grabbed his collar. There was no growling or snarling- he just ran to the fence, froze, planted his paws, hit that stare, and waited maybe two or three seconds before lunging. He's a perfectly sweet dog with his owners, though obviously now the neighbor has admitted he has a problem with strangers. I'm a bit worried for my dogs, though they rarely even see Balrog (I have chihuahuas), and my yard is fully fenced in about 3 feet high. I'm more worried for me, though- what if Balrog gets out? They have a fence that's open in the front, no gate, so if he escapes the house, he can go anywhere. If I'm outside my yard, I might be in big trouble. I don't want to cause conflict with perfectly nice neighbors who have been there for almost a year and always been perfectly nice and have thus far controlled their dog perfectly well. My question is, what should I do? And if the dog does get out and I do encounter him on the street, what do I do THEN? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Zeppelin Bounce!     Barked: Fri Apr 5, '13 11:12am PST  I just have to SQUEE or I'm going to explode! I'm adding one more Chihuahua to my tiny army of tiny dogs, and I get to bring him home a week from tomorrow! His name is Zeppelin, and I'm getting him from the same breeder I got my other three Chis at. (She's amazing- all of us who have her Chis are in a Facebook group with her, and we all chat and share stories and pictures and advice.) He has SO much more fur than my other long-haired did at this age- he looks like a bag of cotton! I have the feeling his ears won't be winning the fight to stand up, but that's fine by me. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Puppy Place > Chihuahua to...Lab?!

Jinx Koala Bear     Barked: Fri Mar 1, '13 9:27am PST  A happy update for everyone! I'm not much of a big dog person, but luckily, I found someone who is- and not only that, her little girl's birthday was coming up. So, I got to be the happy witness to a 6 year old girl getting a puppy for her birthday. They'll be the perfect family for him! The DNA test came back, too- as mostly Rottweiler! I informed the new family of this, no worries, and they're doing incredibly well with the new puppy. Their little girl loves him to death. I'm sticking to my more travel size friendly pets. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Walks Are Boring...For Me! (Need All-Terrain Rollerblade Advice!)

Kujo That's mine.- That too. It's- all mine.     Barked: Sun Feb 3, '13 8:23pm PST  With spring coming up, I'm looking forward to spending more outside time with my dogs. There's a very nice park two blocks away, and we go walk around it, which is nice...but while my dogs have a blast, I find walks a bit boring. I've been looking into those all-terrain rollerblades to start working with, something that will make the walk more fun for me and maybe give my dogs and me a little more of a workout, too! But all the ones I've found are around 250-500 dollars, and while I know how to rollerblade, I certainly don't know which ones would work best, or which brands have the best reputation. I'm willing to spend a good amount on a pair if I know it will last and work well. Does anyone here own a pair, and rollerblade with your dogs? Any suggestions? I know Cesar Milan uses LandRollers, and they look really fun and nice, but I've heard they're difficult to stop in, and I don't want to not be able to stop quickly! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Puppy Place > Chihuahua to...Lab?!

Jinx Koala Bear     Barked: Sun Jan 27, '13 5:48pm PST  I was too curious for my own good- I went ahead and ordered the Wisdom Panel DNA kit. We'll find out once and for all just how "purebred" this supposed Labrador is! > my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Jinx Koala Bear     Barked: Sat Jan 26, '13 11:46am PST  Some pictures of Cas! Let me know what you think- Black and Tan Labrador, or all American Mutt? http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/320988_101009996671 90938_1599209016_n.jpg http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4 /251941_10100999668104108_128418410_n.jpg http://sphotos-a.xx.fbc dn.net/hphotos-ash3/553029_10100999667410498_1400698580_n.jpg my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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