Question by Tink: I need advice from those who use reiki for animals in distress?
Yesterday my dog wasn’t acting right – he was acting scared and shaking, and wasn’t interested in his favorite things – and that wasn’t like him – so we took him to the vet, and by evening he was doped up on heavy duty narcotics, and on the floor shaking and whining in pain, and couldn’t even get up to eat, drink, etc. We took him back to the vet today, and had x-rays done, etc. Turns out he has a moderate case of dysplasia, arthritis and really bad bone spurs in the hips. Now the vet has no idea how the poor guy could have gone from being in such good shape to such bad shape literally overnight – thinks he might have pulled a muscle or something along those lines that just tipped him over the edge…

But anyhow, he’s still sleeping off the effects of sedation – he’s under the care of a vet, but he’s not doing well emotionally because of all this – and I’d like to do everything that I can to make him more comfortable.

Now I don’t know very much about Reiki except the basic principles – but I know a lot of people who claim to have been helped by it. And I know there are a number of folks on here who use it on animals who are in serious distress: shelter workers, those who foster animals, etc.

I have to assume that there can’t be any hurt in me giving it a whirl.
But for someone who is “giving it a whirl” – what advice might you have?

Thanks

[btw - this pic of "Zeke the Spotted Wonder Dog" was taken last week when he was a happy-go-lucky-ball-chasing-kinda dog.
http://de.tinypic.com/view.php?pic=mjxuo4&s=5
Hope that works -
If you have a couple of moments to send him some universal love, it would be much appreciated.]

Thanks again – Be well all

Best answer:

Answer by dvdclarke
see a vet

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Question by Tink: I need advice from the Reiki Masters about a dog in distress?
Yesterday my dog wasn’t acting right – he was acting scared and shaking, and wasn’t interested in his favorite things – and that wasn’t like him – so we took him to the vet, and by evening he was doped up on heavy duty narcotics, and on the floor shaking and whining in pain, and couldn’t even get up to eat, drink, etc. We took him back to the vet today, and had x-rays done, etc. Turns out he has a moderate case of dysplasia, arthritis and really bad bone spurs in the hips. Now the vet has no idea how the poor guy could have gone from being in such good shape to such bad shape literally overnight – thinks he might have pulled a muscle or something along those lines that just tipped him over the edge…

But anyhow, he’s still reasonable sedated from doing the x-rays, and laying under my massage table. He’s not doing well emotionally because of all this – and I’d like to do everything that I can to make him more comfortable.

Now I don’t know very much about Reiki except the basic principles – but I know a lot of people who claim to have been helped by it. So I have to assume that there can’t be any hurt in me giving it a whirl.

But for someone who is “giving it a whirl” – what advice might you have?

Thanks

[This pic of "Zeke the Spotted Wonder Dog" was taken last week when he was a happy-go-lucky-ball-chasing- kinda dog.
http://de.tinypic.com/view.php?pic=mjxuo4&s=5
If you have a couple of moments to send him some universal love, it would be much appreciated.]

Thanks again – Be well all

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Answer by Alakina
The kids and I have already started sending Zeke some Reiki….. Basically, If you haven’t had a Reiki Attunement, you probably can’t do Reikik yourself, but some people do have the natural ability…. I am a Reiki Master, and even tho I suspect that my grandkids have the natural ability, I still give them attunements. Blessings on you and Zeke, please e-mail me and let us know how he’s doing !!! Best of luck!!! P.S. One way to tell if you have any ability is to hold your hands together over someone, with the intention to send Reiki, and if they can feel heat from your hands, well, you do !!! (about 6 inches away )

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Question by miaugh: How many responsible breeders would advertise here?
Just a question, in reference to a question recently deleted. Someone was looking for a rottweiler stud, and appeared to have all the answers. Titled and shown, parents were titled and shown, OFA, hip & elbow dysplasia tests, brucellosis, the whole nine yards. Apparently the studs recommended by this person’s mentor were not avaible, so the asker was looking for studs here. There seems to be a spate of questions here where people have the right answers, but do you trust that information is not just parroted back from what they’ve read–or have they “done their homework”?

So the question is:
How likely is it that a breeder of caliber would search for a dog to be bred with theirs on YA?

Thanks for the answers, that’s what I thought. The asker seemed to have it all together–if so, why would they look here? Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t being overly suspicious
Lol dreamer, yes it was a short-lived question. As soon as the responses questioned them, the question was gone.
Rosalie- agreed! It did all sound good, but it does serve as an example to show not everyone is as they seem.

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Answer by Kip’s Mom ***WFM***
About as likely as me winning America’s Top Model.

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Question by Schmemdog loves fields!: What are signs to look out for for genetic diseases in labradors?
I’ve adopted a 1 1/2 year old, male, neutered chocolate lab from the humane society and I’m wondering about what to watch out for. He’s been amazing; affectionate, laid back, not hyper at all and very handsome. I know the breed is susceptible to hip and elbow dysplasia, CPRA and other eye problems and seizures. Is there anything I should look for now? Is there any way to see or feel for dysplasia? He’s a very athletic dog and appears sound, but I’d like to know if anyone has experience and could point out warning signs.

Thanks!

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Answer by Bansheese7
Congratulations on your new Lab. They are an amazing breed.
He is still too young to develop any characteristic involving a genetic disorder. He seems very healthy in what you describe. If you haven’t noticed any strange behavior please don’t worry. You can always take it to the vet and they would do a general checkup to ensure he is fine. I’m an expert with Golden retrievers, which are similar to labs.
Best of luck.

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Question by A: Is it safe to breed a dog after miscarriage on her next heat cycle?
Hi, just after some more opinions on this subject. My 3yr old Golden Retriever miscarried her litter a couple of weeks ago at 7 & half weeks gone. This was a planned pregnancy & she has had all her health tests including hip & elbow dysplasia & eye tests all af which were either clear or better than breed standard. As did my stud dog, so please don’t think that I am any kind of back yard breeder.
She was of course seen by a vet the moment I noticed something was wrong & has been on antibiotics for a few weeks. The vet advised that it would be safe to try breeding her again on her next heat cycle which is likely to be in about a years time but I just wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this & could offer some advice? I just want the best for my girl & am unsure whether to go ahead with plans for breeding on her next cycle – she was expecting 8 puppies from the lost litter all of which already had loving homes waiting for them & the same people are happy to wait for her next litter.
Just to clear up a few things:
-ALL her health tests were done including Brucellosis and a full blood work for any inherited diseases. All were clear.
-Both Hips, Elbows & eyes were scored. Eyes were unaffected & hips & Elbows were both below the breed average score.
-I have bred pups before so I do have experience however this is the first miscarriage I have dealt with, so no I am not a back yard breeder.
-My dog was seen by a vet on more than one occasion qualified to deal with uterine issues.

While I understand some comments made which are quite frankly mean & unhelpfull I hope you can see that I obviously have my dogs best interests in the fore front of my mind otherwise I wouldnt be asking for advice on breeding after miscarriage – I have not experienced this before and neither has my dogs breeder either. Vets can give good advice as mine has, but it can’t hurt to hear from others who have actually gone through this too.

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Answer by JenVT
Lots of people do, but it depends some on how far along in the pregnancy she was (ie how much of her resource reserves did she use)

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Question by Onika: Mixed Breeding with a Purpose?
Well, I was chatting with my mentor and some of her show buddies and we were talking about those who mix breed for the hell of it, versus those who mix breed for a purpose.

Here is an excerpt from a dog forum I’m apart of talking on the very same subject:
“There is a far difference between throwing two dogs together and calling it “a new breed”, and actual breed creation. For the past decade of so I have been researching the idea of building my ideal dog from existing breeds and selective breeding.

I want to create an area-guard dog the size of a small horse, but largely free of problems like hip and elbow dysplasia, as well as the drastically shortened lifespans many of the giant breeds have. I want something massive, healthy, and long-lived. Also with a moderate length double coat: something that can function well outside, but doesn’t become matted like a long-coat breed.

As such, I’ve been studying all manner of existing breeds to see if what I want already exists. No sense in reinventing the wheel. I like the Caucasian Otcheva(sp?) and Tibetan Mastiff, but dislike the long coat. If I could find short-coated representatives of the breed my search would be over. Alas it has not yet been so…

So, I start looking at dogs that have aspects of what I want, and working on how I would start interbreeding. It is a lot of theory right now because I do not have the resources to begin in practice; and I’m still researching bloodlines of pure dogs for this.

I want to produce an estate guard that would actually serve to protect my investment of GSDs. I’ve had 2 dogs stolen at shows, I want to know that while they’re kennel’d at night I have my own varient of guard dogs on patrol.

But it will take a long time, and in the end I may never even do it.

Either way, that is how a breed’s creation begins: FUNCTION then FORM.”
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I personally agreed with the poster. And I’m just wondering YA!s take on the subject that seems very controversial in these days were people are trying to profit from designer disasters.

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Answer by Bri
I totally agree with you, because that’s how a lot of breeds we have today came about. But people who just, “oh this dog is cute and this one is too lets breed them”, are stupid. But modifying a dog to better it with getting the proper tests done and such is ok.

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Question by Nimistad: My Dog is favoring her back left leg….?
I have a 7 year old standard size poodle. It started two days ago when she would lift her back left leg up and did not put weight on it. She would actually run around on three legs. Today she is walking on it but it is shaking. I have scheduled a vet appointment but wanted to see if any one knew anything right now. I did not know if hip or knee dysplasia was prominent in this breed.

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Answer by brussel sprout farmer
Hmm… It might be something stuck in her pads on her paw. I would still go to see a vet though.

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Question by Halcyon: Does anyone have an American Bulldog?
I have an American Bulldog who is three years old. For the past couple of days he hasn’t been eating as he normally does. He leaves his breakfast alone and barely touches it when it comes to dinner even when we add in a little bit of his dinner portion (rice and some other stuff). Today he left his breakfast alone again and didn’t even touch. It came to about seven o’clock PM so we decided to throw out that food and give him plain rice. He ate that.

Today he also began to have some trouble getting up after he sat or laid down. He can barely jump anymore either. When he first begins to walk he has a little trouble but then afterwords he walks fine with a little bit of a shake in his hind legs.

I’ve researched a little bit online and saw that the American Bulldog breed is affected by hip dysplasia. My mom is going to take him to the vet to see what is wrong tomorrow.

Does anyone have an American Bulldog? Has your dog been through this? We take him on walks whenever we can and we have a yard as well that we play with him in. Could it be his diet or should he be taken out more?

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Answer by CC
American Bull dogs are big dogs and they are prone to hip dysplasia, you should have him checked out by the vet, best of luck. Oh, and I have an American Pit Bull Terrier

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Question by Halcyon: Does anyone have an American Bulldog?
I have an American Bulldog who is three years old. For the past couple of days he hasn’t been eating as he normally does. He leaves his breakfast alone and barely touches it when it comes to dinner even when we add in a little bit of his dinner portion (rice and some other stuff). Today he left his breakfast alone again and didn’t even touch. It came to about seven o’clock PM so we decided to throw out that food and give him plain rice. He ate that.

Today he also began to have some trouble getting up after he sat or laid down. He can barely jump anymore either. When he first begins to walk he has a little trouble but then afterwords he walks fine with a little bit of a shake in his hind legs.

I’ve researched a little bit online and saw that the American Bulldog breed is affected by hip dysplasia. My mom is going to take him to the vet to see what is wrong tomorrow.

Does anyone have an American Bulldog? Has your dog been through this? We take him on walks whenever we can and we have a yard as well that we play with him in. Could it be his diet or should he be taken out more?

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Answer by CC
American Bull dogs are big dogs and they are prone to hip dysplasia, you should have him checked out by the vet, best of luck. Oh, and I have an American Pit Bull Terrier

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Question by Cassie-Dane & Bully Breed lover: what do I do about this…?
OK. I will admit. I was stupid from buying my puppy from a petstore and I will aknowledge that I made a big mistake and whatever
BUT.
I bought my puppy from a pet store called ‘pets and more’ in IL. she was diagnosed with hip dysplasia less than a MONTH after her first birthday. so the pet store is like ‘oh I’m sorry, but we cannot do anything about this…you should have gotten her diagnosed before her first birthday-and we could have givin you a refund or get you a new dog’
and another staff person I talked to said ‘o well I can contact the breeder for you’ and took my information. then a few weeks later after not hearing from them I called back. that SAME girl said ‘O well the manager should have done that she will only be here until 3 tomorrow’CLICK…leaving me pissed off.
so I looked up the ‘breeders’ number. and I talked to HER
and for one…she claimed the pet store never contacted her. and THEN she was like ‘well I cant help you out-the mom doesnt have anything and
neither does her brother that we have here. bye’
so I am stuck thinking ‘B*tches!’ but I am told that I cannot stop people from buying puppies from there because it is ‘illegal’ to do so.
and what am I supposed to do about my ONE YEAR OLD GREAT DANE
who has hip dysplasia?? the surgery would cost twice the amount that we got her for. what am I supposed to do about this???? I cant pay for a freaking surgery!!! I give her MSM with Glucosamine from NATROL. and the vet tells me thats the most I can do for her.

and she is obviously still in pain

I’m freaking pissed.
and so obviosuly (in my eyes) this chick is a BYB. what do I do to spread the word? without getting in trouble for breaking some sort of stupid f*cking law??
you are so not helpful Nicole..if you didnt see in the beginning I admitted to being stupid.
and screw you. how would you know if I’m not responsible? I’m 16!! and I DID research the breed. ugh. I just answered a questoin about people like you.

would you like me to tell you that you should give your dog away?

B*TCH

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Answer by ♥PomMom♥®™
Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do to hold them responsible. That is the downfall of buying from pet stores – you never know where they came from and what the health problems are going to be.

I made the same mistake as you did. I bought a Min Pin from PetLand and she had problems throughout her life. She eventually had to be put down due to an enlarged heart. Many of us live and learn.

Just warn people. This is a good place to start. Educate your friends, family and co-workers about pet store puppies. Word of mouth goes a long way.

ADD:
My Min Pin had severe luxating patellas on both of her knees which required surgery. It was very expensive, but she didn’t deserve to die because of some irresponsible person.

Call around to different vets. Here is a link to some places that may be able to help.
http://www.help-a-pet.org/home.html
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/what_you_can_do_if_you_are_having_trouble_affording_veterinary_care.html
http://handicappedpets.com/services/PetFinancialHelp.html

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