Question by A Picture of my Pooch: average vet rates in southern california?
What is the average rate for a checkup on a dog that may have hip dysplasia/arthritis? I live in lompoc which is in santa barbara county in california
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Answer by Pilot’s ~ mom is home!!! You would need to verify rates by calling. Just passed your way today on the way home from Mammoth!
Legit: There is a Vet in Newport Beach, Ca……that I hear is highly qualified to treat in the area of hip dysplasia. Sorry, it’s been a few years that I heard of this treatment center, but I would think that if you go online and search, you could find it. I spoke with a quality breeder of golden retrievers at that time, who highly recommended this Vet. Gosh, wish I could remember it.
Sorry I do not know of one up your way. I’ve heard this place in Newport mentioned a few times, if you don’t mind the commute.
Question by Butterfly: Is it ok to breed to better the breed?
Is it ok to breed a pyr to a retriever to better the breed in the litter of longer life span, less health issues(like hip dysplasia). If you breed them only once? Or just don’t breed them at all? The dogs are not related to each other. You are not doing it for money. You are not doing it because it looks cute. You’re not doing it because you want to see puppies being born when you can see that on Youtube.
after you’ve researched the breeds, the risks you’re going to make and receiving recommendations from vets.
And you’re not going to sell the pups.
Wow that’s new “you’re not bettering the breed”
This is interesting.
I AM NOT PLANNING ON BREEDING ANYTHING!!!!!! JUST ASKING QUESTIONS!(the bold button doesn’t work on here)
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Answer by CAT S If you are breeding two different breeds then you are not bettering the breed you are making mutts so no it is not ok.
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Silent historic movie of Perry Greene kennels. I put this video up because it shows the general type, size, and proportions of dogs of this era which appear similar to dogs from Walden era appearing on photo-postcards. Note that body styles are rectangular with approximately a 1.1:1 length to height ratio and a 1:1.1 chest depth to leg ratio. Although some of these dogs were reported to exceed 100 lbs, it’s clear that most seen in this video are fat and I doubt that many would exceed the height or 55 to 85 lb weights typical of dogs today if they were in fit condition. What is clear is that the extremely tall, lanky dogs that some breeders are favoring today are losing angulation and type in favor of maximum height as breeders chase the legend of “the big one.” It should be noted that even the Byrd Antarctic Expedition listed the breed founder, Chinook himself, as only 90 lbs with the average weight of all other male Chinooks on that expedition being a mere 76 lbs. I also find the puppies in this video to be interesting. I wonder if these are sale puppies that don’t have the desired characteristics to be retained for Perry Greene’s breeding program? One puppy clearly has a large white blaze and Collie-like neck mark and another, appearing more timid, clearly has tall white stockings. Could this be an indication that the occasional white markings appearing in modern litters are not a recent occurrence? Also of note are the dogs at the end of the video. One is clearly lame … Video Rating: 5 / 5
Question by Dustin: What kind of questions should I ask a Golden retriever breeder before I buy? How young should they let them go
How can I be sure that the dog will not get hip dysplasia? Does it run in the dogs family? Is there some kind of certification?
My mother paid 1000 dollars for her golden and was told that hip dysplasia did not run in the dogs family. It now has hip dysplasia, the lady she bought it from told her that she could have a refund but she had to return the dog. Problem is the dog had been with her almost a year before we found out and we are to attached to let go . How can I avoid problems like this?
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Answer by judithia Why go to a breeder and pay thousands of dollars?? Go to www.petfinder.com and see how many beautiful Goldens you find that desperately want loving homes. Then go and bring home your new best friend…and please DO spay or neuter!! Good luck!!
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We are fairly sure that Annie is sick because today and yesterday she was/is crying while trying to get off the ground, acting uninterested in everything, getting really slow… she was yelping and crying and it scares the hell out of me!!! SHE’S MY BABAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my mother and i think its arthritis because she is old (9 human yrs.=63 dog yrs.) or it could be hip dysplasia… or poisoning from bug spray… she eats grass outside and thats where the bugman sprayed it. he said its safe for kids & pets. he never said SAFE TO EAT tho. IF ANYONE HAS A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT MAY BE WRONG WITH HER WE NEED YOUR OPINION!!! HEEELLLLPPP!!!! and if your wondering what i said in the video, i said, “you a pretty girl, but you sad!” Video Rating: 5 / 5
Question by Mr. Le: What’s a safe place to buy a Alaskan Malamute.?
Help. I’m not planning to buy a dog soon but I will someday and I like to plan ahead for this. I’ve read this somewhere and I got frightened.
“The Alaskan Malamute is generally a very hardy breed. Be careful that you are not buying your Alaskan Malamute from a puppy mill, as some dogs have been having health and temperament problems. They are prone to hip dysplasia, but no more than any other large breed and less then many others. Some are prone to chondrodysplasia, which is dwarfism. Some clubs require OFA, CERF, and CHD (dwarfism test) certification of both parents. Prone to bloat.”
What is a puppy mill? Is there a specific place that is safe to buy the Alaskan Malamute from? If so, where? I live in Minnesota BTW, so yeah.
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Answer by karmadogma123 puppy mill=bad!!!!!!!!. get one from either a licensed breeder that the animals look comfortable in, or a shelter (you can find any kind of animal if you look hard enough). a puppy mill is a place where the females are constantly breeding and they live in bad conditions and don’t get enough health care.
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Question by cal74sb: Short-term prednisone use in dogs …?
Has anyone ever heard of Prednisone being used short term (5 days) on a dog to alleviate problems caused by arthritis and hip dysplasia (pain management)? Has it worked? I always thought Prednisone, if at all, needs to be given longer than just a few days.
It would be great to hear from people who’ve actually gone through this. Thank you
Also: My 15 year old lab mix is running out of options for his arthritis. I’m just trying to gather info on how to help him. He’s got a great spirit still, but his legs have become wobbly and he stumbles a bit. I know what this means, I’m just trying to keep him comfy for as long as possible. Right now he’s on Adequan and Previcox … I’m not sure there’s anything left but Prednisone (which personally, I’d rather not give). Thanks.
Grinninh: Actually he is on NSAIDs. He is on Previcox. He used to be on Deramaxx but had complications after a year and we switched him to Previcox. He’s also on Adequan, which I understand to be even better than glucosamine. I inject him once every 3 weeks, but now I shortened it to once every 10 days to see if it makes a difference.
I’m curious about all those supplements you are listing. I’m currently looking at them and will address them with the Vet to see what the best course of treatment is. Thank you so much for your input
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Answer by walking lady RIP Tom I can’t comment on the short-term use of prednisone for arthritis. I had a dog with arthritis and he was on Rimadyl for it, but he was on prednisone (for many months) after he got autoimmune disease.
If this were my dog, I’d find a vet who does acupuncture to see if that will help keep him pain free. It’s done amazing things for all my greyhounds. And it’s better than drugs if it works.
Rocky-Would you ever beable to tell he has hip dysplasia?He has been dealing with HD for the last almost 2 years now,and with his meds,you would never know.(knock on wood)
Exactly 3 years ago, I was at a vets office where they were trying to convince me to put Striker on medication because she was “not right in the head”. They were doing this because of her fear aggression. On Feb 3, 2007 Striker and I were kicked out of our first trial because the judge along with an akc rep decided she was aggressive, mean, and a hazard to have around. The vets, along with many others wanted me to put Striker on some sort of tranquilizer for her “nervous fear issues”. Others told me it was a bad idea to try to compete with Striker, because we were only going to get ourselves kicked out….3 weeks later we proved them wrong, getting measured and coming home with 4Q’s and 4 1st places. Exactly 2 years ago Striker’s body was breaking down and we had no clue why. I knew not to run her, and I wasn’t, but there was still a part of me in denial that it was her health (since 4 vets told us she was perfectly fine), thinking maybe people were right ..maybe she no longer wanted to do agility or jump or even play ball because she was crazy…turns out my gut instinct was right and they were wrong..Striker had Hip Dysplasia. Exactly 1 year ago we had been doing physical therapy for 9 months, and I was desperately trying to make money so that I could pay for the extremely expensive treatments. Most vets said she would never do agility again, or even be a normal dog…but I trusted my gut instinct and gave every penny to my name for just that small chance that it would … Video Rating: 5 / 5
. How can I avoid problems like this?