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Yep, that's typically what happens... BIG bones are best used in soup. It may be OK, with supervision, to offer a long shank with the big knuckle end attached, and let the dog chew away at the cartilaginous ball end. Anything they can make a dent in is OK to give, as are vertebrae like necks and...

Agreed, Nancy. There are many other options for edible bones - I have never seen the need for what many raw feeders call "wreck" bones. Of course, edible bone should never be fed to the point of causing constipation. And, IMO, dogs should not need to be "sedated', "occupied" or "charmed" in...

Yep; it's a possible tooth chipper....but we take chances in life, eh? I'd much rather see him get something he can consume, like a chicken back. His exact behavior with the bone - is he carefully nibbling at edges or protuberances, or chomping down repeatedly on solid areas, for instance - and...

Yep; smaller, more edible bones:) Chicken necks, for instance, or backs. Small slabs of two or three pork ribs. Turkey wingtips, or smaller neck vertebrae. Sections of oxtail, one bone at a time. Bones are extremely nutritious - a valuable source of nutrients not found elsewhere. A large marrow...

Some very good suggestions in here, Andrew....could you tell us a bit more about what, exactly, you are looking for? All the modalities we recommend here are likely to be of a similar sort: looking beyond the single symptom for ways to bring more power and comfort overall; as Christina...

Definitely diagnostics, looking for joint issues, localized pain, muscle wasting, nervous function, etc. Then just don't panic, whatever you discover. Find a skillful animal chiropractor, perhaps, and/or a Chinese medicine practitioner/acupuncturist. An animal communicator might also give you...

Well, your goal here would be to encourage and support normal populations of gut bacteria - long term. So, keeping a certain level of those populations in his diet is the easiest way to ensure that. I like products like Fido's Flora or Gussy's Gut - these are more supplemental foods than...

If it's very difficult to go, I wouldn't. Perhaps call and say you just cannot do so, and that it is draining well and you are continuing the compresses - and that you will definitely check in should things become worse - which they will not:) You're doing fine - says ginny, not a vet. On the...

Perhaps start working on the touch issues, with her favorite treats or simply lots of praise. Pick a "success" signal word and use it every time as you reward: "EXcellent touch!" or similar. You can also use the old "tuna can on a stick" method of catching urine, which is what the vet people...

I'm wondering if this might be a kind of "flehmening", a curling of the lip and chattering of the teeth. We see this commonly in horses; I've seen it in several dogs, and it has been observed in wild game and some large prey animals. Could be to enhance odors, smell dinner or threats - not known...

Holy cat turds! What amazing stuff! I am blown away - it's as if the most astute practitioner took hours to compile these thoughts... There's something there for everyone to implement, recall, sort. This changes a lot....

OK, I'll tackle these: Yes on feeding salmon, with all the usual considerations about source, parasites, etc. - i.e., if you are a west coast feeder, be wary of salmon poisoning in local fish. Canned, cooked, or east coast/Atlantic sounces are fine. The bacterium in question is found in the...

Oh, heck - that photo of the TV watching is just hysterical:)))))) ginny and Yuji, who doesn't watch at all. OTOH, this is my former girl:

I, too, have fed garlic-containing foods over years, only recently - a year or two - become aware of its potential to provoke anemia along with any other alliums. So I have been careful to avoid them since then, greatly diminishing the flavor in my soups and stews. I'd love to be able to forget...

I'd suggest that the skin is the body's largest - and likely most effective - organ of elimination. I'd feed him well, love him a lot, and stand back:), at least for the time being.

Wow; just terrific! Anyone who thinks we are full of woo-woo needs to pay big attention to this article on mTOR. I can personally vouch for these principles having made a huge difference in both my dogs' and my own health. Thank you, Dr. Jeff!

Aloe would be great. Not messy or greasy, and edible, too.

In the last mentioned case, the technique to use would be to hold the nail itself between thumb and forefinger and trim beyond that where it sticks out. Again, it doesn't take much at this stage - just a touch.

I agree majorly with Nancy! Try to do them incrementally - I mean REALLY incrementally: Touch, reward. Touch, reward. Use a grinder, and do one at a sitting - MAYBE two, but DON"T push it! Give the best treats you can imagine, and use them ONLY for this. Change them up if she loses interest or...

It might help to think of vomiting as you had begun to do - it's a normal reaction to certain stimuli - not dangerous, and not signifying a problem or onset of disease. Dogs toss up quite easily, and most times will eat it back up - this is not harmful in itself, as often the meal just needs...