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    Muscle Atrophy

    Background: Wylie was a stray that had a broken elbow when we found him, and the vet thought it had been broken for a couple of weeks or more. His shoulder muscles had begun to atrophy - you could feel a difference in the hurt shoulder compared to the good one. There was a chunk of the end of...
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    Pack Dynamics

    Background: Adopted Shy, female sheltie mix, at two years old. A year later added Rotten, female rottweiler, eight weeks old. Seven years later added Boomer, male pit mix, eight weeks old. A year and a half later added Wylie, male lab, five years old. All are altered, Shy and Wylie at unknown...
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    What would you do if your trusted vet said...

    "I think so" when asked if he could perform a surgery. The dog in question has an appointment for x-rays under anesthesia Monday, so for now this situation is still hypothetical - but here it is... 5 year old dog doesn't use his front leg at all. During the physical exam the vet thought he...
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    Hybrids are NOT hip!

    The normally intelligent magazine Marie Claire sent a luxury gift guide full of high-priced gift ideas with their December issue... fun to read up until this: Designer Fido A big, brandy-toting companion sounds great but won't fit in your condo. "Mini Saint Bernards" to the rescue! The...
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    Nightshade veggies and oxalic acid

    Forgive me for all the questions here, I'm a little confused. So if you have a dog with joint problems, you should avoid foods in the nightshade family AND foods with high oxalic acid content? For some reason I thought they were interchangeable, but I guess not since some nightshades...
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    Hi from Oklahoma!

    Hi, I'm Kelly and I'm here with my pack, Shy the 12 y/o sheltie mix, Rotten the 9 y/o rott and Boomer the goofy 8 mo old pit bull mix. :)
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