Recent content by Prangus

I may be way off, but could it be ringworm? If it is it's pretty easy to treat but also contagious, even to people. You might want to have a vet take a look just in case.

I'm a big fan of Brasilian food. A friend of mine is from Brasil and his mom makes the best stuff. She makes a cheesy shrimp dish that's one of my favorites. We also have a Brasilian restaurant here that serves a meal with 4 meats grilled 12 ways. It's amazing.

I agree, anyone who is willing and able to have a dog should get one. The rewards are far greater than the cost. Although, a couple of your points don't work on me. For #2, I don't eat less, because I usually get a spicy chicken sandwich from Wendy's. I don't think Chief should get something...

I wouldn't dare try to use boric acid near my dog's eyes. That just can't be safe. I would also be really careful with cornstartch, since it's gritty. I've heard that apple cider vinegar works, but I have a black dog so I've never needed to try it. Hopefully someone with some experiance can make...

I don't remember where, but I heard if your dog wasn't a universal donor type, you could still have blood taken to store for your dog. I'd donate if Chief was able, but he's only 35 lbs. Is it true that greyhounds are more likely than other breeds to have the universal blood type?

Thanks Mordy, looks like I'll be switching to Interceptor. I found a little information on flea prevention, but could still use any advice or information on it. I keep reading that a clove of garlic a day in a dog's diet helps repel fleas, but I swear I heard garlic was bad for dogs. I...

Since it came up in the yearly vaccine thread, but is kind of off topic, I figured I'd start a new thread and ask my questions here. Chief is currently on Revolution, but with everything that I've been reading lately, I'd like to get him off of that soon. I'm in Arkansas so we have plenty of...

This isn't my dog -she's my mom's- but it's one of my favorite pictures I've taken, so here it is. Her name is Bridget (the dog, not my mom).

Name: Chief Breed: Unknown (chow/schipperke or chow/kelpie maybe) Age: 3 years or so Sex: Neutered Male Favorite Food: Wendy's chicken nuggets (a rare treat) Aspirations: To eat more, sleep more, walk more and never have to go to the vet again.

Chief goes to doggy daycare once a week, just for the socialization. I don't know if your friend's dog is a puppy, but this one doesn't accept dogs under six months old, because they can't have the right shots yet. As for house breaking, my daycare walks all the dogs every two hours. They...

Do you mean crush as in getting it close to powder texture, or just crunch it up a bit?

I just read this and I'm so sorry. I've had rabbits and I currently have guinea pigs. They both do such a good job of hiding symptoms by the time you know something is wrong it can be too late. At least she got to be at home with you for her last moments. I'm sure that was a great comfort to you...

I just recently decided to order some, actually. I ordered the force and it got here today. It smells kind of funny, but I put some in Chief's dinner and he loved it. I'm definitely impressed, because he can be pretty picky. I plan on using it as a base for his diet and adding other things...

I'd love to read that. I've liberated a few "used up" lab rats in my time. If you could, my email is threegreensheep (at) aol.com.

That was very helpful. I guess I developed a bias against dry foods after reading so much about them. I may have misjudged. I'd love to try Evo if I can manage to find a place that will ship it to me. Everywhere I've seen it online says they can't ship it out of their state. I have a guinea...