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Very sad story. Kudos to the news program though -- education is huge!

Thank you Anna, I am going to check on that tomorrow....I might just change my mind on keeping the insurance then.

ok thanks for the link!

 Originally Posted By: Riley's Mom I had checked w/my vet on the time thing and she told me that walking is considered moderate exercise so none of that an hour before or after eating. I'll play it safe and heed that anyway. I realize that NOTHING is a guaranteed prevention and I worry all night long I'm at work that I'll come home to dead dog(s). It's very scary. Riley's Mom - Stop it. Right now....

I"ll add my 2 cents on the SD also. I have a cat that if you feed him any other cat food (at least the ones I"ve tried) he has diarrhea and ends up on an antibiotic to clear it up. He's been on ID for years and has done fine. When I was told I had to bring him in for a checkup and yearly shots or they would not give him anymore food I switched him to RAW and will never, ever give him commercial food again. However, the ID did...

Hope the pup is okay now. W/D is not bad food. It is not the best food either, but it does what it was intended to do, get things moving through the digestive tract. That last can will not hurt your pup. I would not feed regular SD either but the prescription diets have a specific purpose and are beneficial for certain things.

Update: Scout seems to be doing better. Pooping is still uncomfortable for her but she isn't screaming. She is back to wanting to play with her sister. We were going to bring Scout to the new vet but since we just took her in for the bone incident, we brought in her sister, Ranger, a Golden Retriever mix. We did discuss Scout with the Dr. and all the meds and food she was given. Both pups have never had great poop so he tested Ranger for...

Lisa, When I had a foster dog with kennel cough (and a runny nose) I used Homeopet's Nose Relief and it worked well. If you want to steam him then I recommend tea tree oil. It's amazing.

Good evening all I am feeling a wee bit of cautious optimism this evening I have managed to get two good meals into Willson today. I mixed his kibble with a good canned puppy chicken in gravy and added a cup of 5% probiotic yogurt (the other dogs are so jealous!). The change in him is nice to see. Does anyone know how long it takes to see results from the Ketoconazole? I just have a feeling that we may have turned a corner this aftermoon. I...

and please .... let that be the ONLY can of Science Diet she ever gets. Not only do find that kind of stuff you mentioned in some vet's offices ... they sell things foods like Science Diet and Iams ... both of which get big fat F's in the food grading category and use toxins/poisons as preservatives.