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You may have to work on getting her desensitized before actually clipping. First start by just handling the paws. Give treats and lots of praise. Take baby steps. Then just let her see the dremel but don't use it. Eventually touch her paws with the dremel. Now some dogs hate dremels and prefer...

Unfortunately we have poisonous snakes here which share many of the same places that ticks love. So I need to restrict my two 10 pounders from sticking their nose where I cannot see them! Nancy

I have always lived where there are lots of ticks. I try to avoid ticky areas like tall grass, shrubs and woods, especially during peak tick season. In spite of this, my dogs have had many ticks on them over the years (me too!). I try to do frequent tick checks and use a flea comb, however they...

If the digestive issues are ongoing sometimes it is necessary to tweak the diet. The ingredients sound good but every dog is a bit different as far as what works for them. For example, some dogs cannot tolerate quite as much fat as others. This may take experimenting as for as how much is right...

I was wondering what you are feeding for his diet. As far as soothing, I have always used slippery elm powder in times of digestive distress. I understand that marshmallow root powder can also help, however I have not tried it myself. If he is having loose stools I would feed a more bland diet...

I am sorry you are having this problem. I am not knowledgeable about cutting them under sedation, however if you want to try to get the quicks to recede I would suggest cutting them at least once a week and try to get as close to the quick as possible. I would also suggest the 90 degree angle...

I came across this which is just bovine thyroid without anything else. No experience with it. Says it is from New Zealand cows and 3rd party tested. Raw Desiccated Thyroid (65 mg capsules) Long ago one of my dogs tested low for thyroid on a regular blood test. I then did a complete thyroid...

I wanted to report back on my seaweed calcium experiment. As I said in my previous post I was attempting to transition to seaweed calcium because my dogs are very old (17 and almost 18) and I thought reducing phosphorus might be better on them. However, they do not have kidney disease or any...

I am sorry Luke is having problems. You mentioned him throwing up the beef liver treats. I was wondering how much beef liver you are including in his diet because it is very nutrient dense and too much can cause issues from excessive vitamin A and copper. It is easy to overdo it, especially if...

Maria said not to use seaweed calcium unless the dog has kidney issues. For healthy dogs, she recommends bone meal because that more accurately reflects what a dog would naturally eat and contains all nutrients in the appropriate ratios. Seaweed contains calcium carbonate vs hdyroxyapatite and...

Just FYI...I talked to Animal Essentials. They actually advise a gradual transition from bone meal to seaweed calcium to avoid issues. Here is what they said. "Great question, and you’re absolutely thinking about this the right way. When transitioning from bone meal to Seaweed Calcium, we do...

Thanks Dr. Cristina. I may try the seaweed from Animal Essentials. The Pet Health and Nutrition Center does have some certification on their seaweed calcium and have many high quality products. This could be a unique reaction from my dog. The other dog tolerates it but his poop is now black for...

I wanted to give an update on this. I talked to the pet Health and Nutrition Center. They advised me not to use seaweed calcium unless my dogs have kidney disease. Since they do not have kidney disease, I decided to go back to bone meal for now. However, I am interested in what others think. I...

My two dogs are 17 and 17.5. They have eaten a raw meat, bone and organs diet almost their whole life. They are still in good health. About a year I ago I started using Four Leaf Rover Better Bones (freezed dried bone meal) for calcium vs raw meaty bones as they seemed to digest it better. I...

If it were me, I would just monitor. I have two dogs who are 17 and almost 18. They have had one rabies shot at one year old. The last time I titered for rabies was when they were 12 years old and they both still had good immunity. One dog had a horrible reaction to the shot which is why I quit...