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I'm in agreement here- I think it needs an answer as to what it is so a vet is where you need to be.

All of the evidence from humans show that supplements like glucosamine, chondroitin and MSM can be useful, but aren't any use at all until there are signs of joint disease, so now is probably the time to introduce a good supplement like Yumove or one of the equivalents. Again, research in...

Some of this comes down to breed as much as anything else. The dear departed Molly in my photo had a very German Shepherd smell, particularly when damp, but current pooch Narla has very little smell in general. She's a mongrel with a face that is either a bit collie-ish or a bit husky-ish but...

Yep, I'm afraid that puppies and kittens alike experience the world through their mouths, which are full of nerves and sharp bits that they have to learn to use properly. At this age, just squeal, turn away from her, tuck your arms away against you and refuse to interact until she's calmed down...

I'm afraid that I probably understand better than most people what this may be. One of the things that you very rarely hear mentioned when it comes to nerve damage is the itch. There are painkillers to take the edge off the burning sensations, shooting pains and aches, but nobody tells you how...

Molly was a Molly for a year before we got her and she knew her name so I couldn't change it. As it is (when she could still hear properly) if anybody other than me called her, the first thing she did was to look at me for permission to approach the person, even if it was my OH. She's the kind...

The best way I found to confuse Molly was to give her a pig's tail to eat. She looked at it, barked at it, pawed it around her bed as it sproinged and wobbled, then she looked at me with her head and ears at 'huh?' position, moved it round the bed a bit more, retired to a safe distance to lie...

She was a true show dog, was Ailsa.  She lived in a house with 7 cats, including her best buddy and partner in crime, a lovely Bengal called Alfie.  They invented several new sports, including doberskiing (dog picks up one end of the hall runner and runs the length of the house with it, cat sits...

I see anxiety in the posture, that dog is not a happy dog howling along with something for fun, he looks alarmed and on the defensive to me (for contrast check out my friend's Dobe Ailsa, sadly no longer with us, and her happy Pink Floyd rendition):

For anybody else reading this, the alternative (in a situation where the chip details really cannot be changed) is to explain to the vet that the chip is an old one from another country and most will happily insert another chip and allow you to register your details for the new chip, providing...

BTW, if you can find a way to help him burn off his boisterousness without it needing to impact on the girls then that will be helpful.  Tug/ chase/ agility/ schutzhund/ swimming/ scenting/ finding games/ going running together/ lots of choices of ways to challenge him so that he can be a bit...

Bravo!  Sounds like your boss lady is truly a boss lady :) If she can stop him in his tracks with a look then she will be doing a far more effective job at telling him what is inappropriate than you could ever do, and hopefully he will learn to toe the line really quickly and they can start...

Do you know when your new boy was neutered?  Did he get old enough to mate before he was neutered?  The neck grabbing is so overtly sexual (and just plain rude) that I can't help but feel that this is still an issue between them and would hope that this will change when your girl is neutered. ...

Oh yes, they have to learn to slow down for us strange bipeds who don't take advantage of the speed and stability of moving on 4 legs, and that takes time and effort from them.  I used to walk Molly on quite a short lead (by lead standards) but she learned to be very aware of the sensation of...

Yes, I think you need to inform Rosie's breeder as any family history of immune conditions really does need noting down and may affect breeding from both parents in future if any other similar conditions arise in close relations.  I wouldn't imagine that a condition this severe would be...

For the future Terry, please be aware that this area is about pedigree whippets and your first post started off dredging up an old thread to share way more information than most people can take in from one post, but also talking all about other breeds and then taking everything very much off...

When I'm doing a home check for any sight hound I take them through the sight hound rules.  With a sight hound you can NEVER be 100% sure that they won't chase something that they see moving out of the corner of their eye- that's why they're called sight hounds!  If it happens that there's a...

I know a huge number of people who have tried all sorts of posh hypoallergenic foods and still had upset stomachs but then move onto Chappie and see a huge improvement.  I have no idea what is the difference with that one food, but it's clearly not a fluke if it works so many times. it's great...

^^What she says! As a 'noisy breed' person I can also recommend teaching her to bark on command and stop on command, in case you have no choice but to interact with her, so that you can give her the stop signal rather than any greeting. If you know that the she knows the command for stopping...

I'd love to be able to give Molly fish as I know how many beneficial oils etc would be good for her, but sadly one sardine causes projectile diarrhoea for about 36 hours.  She lives on raw chicken, raw beef, liver jerky and some fruit, with only tiny treats of other stuff.