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Nope! looks like I'm all set! Extremely likely. he's never been medicated for it though which makes me wonder why it disappeared and then came back.....

we have an answer! they called me today. fecal sample came back. Hook worm. i came in immediately and they gave me a big dose of SOMETHING (two pills) and recommended that since he probably picked it up just walking around the neighborhood that he go on a year-round interceptor dose. so problem...

finally got in contact with the vet 1) fecal sample dropped off tomorrow 2) vet appointment Monday evening 3) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SWITCH HIM BACK TO RAW she was very adamant on the last point. I'm tempted to think she's one of those that don't like raw..... but she has the degree so I'm...

thanks for your kind words guys. i still think i'm going to take him to the vet on the off chance that maybe a simple med might fix it or a dif kind of kibble might be better but i do feel better about what i think will inevitably my decision to feed bax raw again. ........ he does love...

yeah i have a sneaking suspicion its going to be raw to. but im going to do my due diligence to assuage my conscience and take him to the vet. if i dont hear anything super compelling about other options its gonna be raw again. its hard though because im essentially saying that my dogs life is...

For those of you that haven't been with Bax from the beginning, I got him from a really crummy breeder and I 100% blame all his gut issues on them. From the beginning he pooped blood. just a little bit every so often. I got him in September I think. On Christmas eve I dragged my new puppy to...

Bax usually acts hyper excited when he sees another dog. i know Dominance is a bad D word around here but when he "plays" it 100% looks like a competition to see whos top dog. he usually isnt fearful it's just this one big oaf that he's afraid of. im def going to bring alot of treats and find...

So Bax has gone from super dog-friendly and sucky with humans to awesome with humans and sucky with dogs. I've been very careful for some time with him to limit dog/dog interaction given a few growls and snarks on his part indicating a general lack of interest. Today we were going on our usual...

yeah im careful to, like for the bedside visits i try to limit it so he doesnt climb all over and i try not to let him stand in peoples laps. ill usually just pick him up and hold him. i do like the idea of a nice thick blanket in peoples laps though, that might work.

are you saying i shouldnt bring bax in?

Bax is very active with them, he likes to smoosh himself against their hands and put his paws up on their chairs for wuffly kisses. i have on resident that calls him "our dog." or "My dog." he loves him so much and theres a couple that ask about him every day even if he hasnt been in in weeks...

a blanket is an excellent idea! ... but i worry cause he likes to put his paws on their chest for face wuffling and those claws....... what i also do is i pick him up and hold him for them but his patience is limited for that particular activity. maybe i just need to practice holding him more...

So Bax returns. He works as pseudo therapy dog on weekends going into my local nursing home to say high to the residents. He's very affectionate and mostly polite. His problem is that he's very inconsistent. Some days he goes in and he wants all the love and affection. Other days he's a...

what happened to me and @Mad Murphy posts? O.o

agreed @Mad Murphy

yay another convert! welcome!

Bax HATES the cold and he does little dances on cold pavement that he doesnt do for hot. i think it hurts? we tend to not go on long walks once it gets down to single digits (F) cause he hates it so.

Speaking as someone from the physical therapy side (human) im agreeing with judyN. id actually lean more towards skeletal before anything else. but again, my realm is more homo sapien and less canine :p

talk to @JudyN !!! she's the queen of big jumpy nippy dogs!

oh shes just preciouse!