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Westie paw licking too My Westie does the same thing. However, it is localized to her front right paw/leg. I need to take her in as well. I was thinking anxiety or dermatitis sicne it is very prevalent in the breed. I have also been giving her figh oil capsules to see if it helps. No...

I have a 5 month old female Westie. She has had trouble with intermitent soft stools for as long as we have had her. She did have Coccidia and we managed to get that cleared up. Now th soft stools have returned. There is a drop or two of blood after she poops. The stools are soft but not...

Hang in there. I picked my Westie up at the beginning of the summer. I had this romantic idea of how we would play and be best buds. I think that the frustration comes from the conflict between expectation and reality. I lost 10 lbs without really trying. I sunk into a depression that...

My westie is almost 5 months old. I plan on spaying her and was told by the clinic that they normally perform this procedure at 6 months. What is so magical about this age? Also, what is involved? Will she stay overnight? What do I do when I bring her home? How do I prevent infection? Help!

My Westie will be 5 motnhs old on teh 21st of August. Several of her baby teeth are missing. She is chewing like crazy. I give her ice cubes and encourage chewing on good things. Last night and today she has had soft stools. Nothing is different with her diet or schedule. Could the...

I have a 4 month old wesstie. I also teach school. I am off for another three weeks and then the school year begins. I have been crate training the puppy and we are almost there. However, I have been home all the time or have the ability to come home for lunch. Once the school starts, I...

Well, we were back to the vet for more i/d. I went on my own to just ask some questions. Apparently had had not been as truthful as I had liked. He said that she had coccidia really bad and would probably take atleast 21 days to rid her system. Now I am leary that this is not the whole truth...

Wrigley is a cutie! So what you are syaing that if I am at home and I am not in the kitchen, she should be crated. I guess I feel bad because I can not stay in the kitchen all day and feel like I am just ignoring her. However, I am trying to get things done....laundry, bills, etc. She has...

Wow...your dog sleeps in! You are so lucky. If I am not up by 6:30am she is barking!!! My poor husband is back in town and thinks that he will get to sleep in tomorrow...not so fast! To answer your question, she weighs 5.4 lbs. She is 15 weeks old. Shame on me...I don't even know how...

Can't really tell if she is over the illness. She continues to have really soft stools so I am not sure if I should discontinue the i/d. We have an appointment on Monday so he will check for the coccidia again. I guess I am wondering if I should just feed her i/d only or kibble only to see...

Well, she has changed her schedule this morning. We cut back the food. She acts like she is starving. Not losing weight just really hungry. We went out before breakfast...nothing. Ate breakfast...nothing OUt again 15 minutes after that...nothing. I think she must have pooped herself out...

I have been feeding her 2 TBS of i/d and 1/3 cup kibble at each of the three feedings. Am I over feeding her? She seems to eat almost all of it every time. She is not losing weight but maybe she is not getting enough of the nutrients. Is it normal for her to poop about 15 minutes after she...

Thanks Herschel. We will try this schedule. However, it looks like the hubby will only be home about two days a week (Sat. and Sun) for awhile. Hopefully he will be home more regular as school approaches. Is a walk better than playing? Just curious.

Thank you silvrpawz. I think that I am a resonably bright person but this puppy training is whipping my tail. I can't seem to get things together. I know that my husband senses it because he asks occassionally if I am sorry that we got her. I usually reply "no, but I need some help." He...

I guess I was getting conflicting advice about walking the puppy. She is 15 weeks old and a lot of people in different posts were saying not to walk this young of a puppy very long because of developing joints and bones. I thought this odd but am new to puppy ownership. We live in Texas so it...

I feel your pain. I have a thread about confusion with crate and potty training. I have a similar problem. We both work and Scout has to stay home alone for atleast 7 hours. I am out of school right now but that is not forever. I don't want to start an expectation that i will always be home...

She eats around 6:00pm and then out the door at 6:15 pm. We come inside and then my husband and I eat our dinner adn he plays with her. We go for our evening walk at 8:30. We walk and play until 9:00pm then we are inside. She usually lays down a minute from all her adventure time. At 9:45...

I got the crate that has the divider so I don't think that it is too large. Until this last week or so, she slept throughthe night so we had no soiling incidents. I will need to take her out at night. It is usually #2 so I think it may be part of the illness still. However, I don't want her...

I have been reading the posts on this website and numerous books on puppies and dogs. I have a 15 week old female Westie. She was doing so well with her potty training and then she got sick(coccidia and had a two night stay at the vet). All her training basically went out the window. She...

I did speak with the vet and he assured me that unless the poop was all bloody, watery and no form that she would be fine. I continued to watch her last night and she seems to be improving. She did poop during the night but no blood. This morning she was more frisky and ate like a chow hound...