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King of the hill. Dude thinks he's a lapdog.
I don't know how to respond to that information.I just read an article on Huffington Post that the worst treat to give a dog is a bone or any really hard chew. They can break their teeth on them, causing severe dental problems. I wish I'd known that before giving my guys those little antler pieces to chew on. All three have lost teeth. Bad dad.
Pitbulls really want to exercise those big jaw and head muscles and I've not had any teeth problems in any of the Pits I've had here.
They also chew into little tiny pieces everything but a NylaBone.
I'm sure four or five of the items Momo is currently working on are all on the NO list.
I never give a dog a cooked bone that will splinter.
In the wild, canines eat raw bones don't they?
I'm a bit confused and torn about it.
He would really hate not chewing stuff and when real chewer type dogs don't get things they are supposed to chew they find things to chew that they are not supposed to chew.
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I think that you're good to go. If no problems so far, then A-OK.
I do think that the cautionary note is worth sharing, and that dog owners should be on the lookout for dental problems in general with their puppers. All three of mine have had teeth removed (they are 15, 13 and 8 years old). My senior guy has lost 18 teeth. Years ago, he wasn't chewing his dry food the same. I checked his gums and didn't see anything, but the mistake I made was that I only checked the left side, due to the angle he sat on his bed (where he wanted his meals served) and the right side was turned away from me. It turned out that his gums on the right side were super inflamed. The vet removed 15 teeth, but then a few months later had to remove 3 more. Sigh. Bad dad. I felt terrible.
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Dog owners beware! Here's an AP article from the Huffington Post this morning, pasted below the URL for your convenience.
Dogs Are Getting Sick And Dying From A Mystery Illness In Several States
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Veterinary laboratories in several states are investigating an unusual respiratory illness in dogs, and encouraging people to take basic precautions to keep their pets healthy as veterinarians try to pin down what's making the animals sick.
Oregon, Colorado and New Hampshire are among the states that have seen cases of the illness, which has caused lasting respiratory disease and pneumonia and does not respond to antibiotics. Symptoms of respiratory illness in dogs include coughing, sneezing, nasal or eye discharge and lethargy. Some cases of the pneumonia progress quickly, making dogs very sick within 24 to 36 hours.
The Oregon Department of Agriculture has documented more than 200 cases of the disease since mid-August. It has encouraged pet owners to contact their vet if their dog is sick and told state veterinarians to report cases as soon as possible. The agency is working with state researchers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratory to find out what is causing the illnesses.
Dogs have died, said Kurt Williams, director of the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Oregon State University. But without a clear way to define the disease or test for it, he said it's hard to put a number on how many died from a severe form of the infection.
Williams had a simple message for dog owners: "Don't panic." He also said dog owners should make sure that their pets are up to date on vaccines, including those that protect against various respiratory illnesses.
Labs across the country have been sharing their findings as they try to pinpoint the culprit.
David Needle, senior veterinary pathologist at the University of New Hampshire's New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, has been investigating the mysterious disease for almost a year.
His lab and colleagues at the university's Hubbard Center for Genome Research have looked at samples from dogs in Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Massachusetts and more will be coming from Oregon, Colorado and possibly other states.
He said his team has not seen a large increase in dogs dying from the illness but still encouraged pet owners to "decrease contact with other dogs."
Dogs Are Getting Sick And Dying From A Mystery Illness In Several States
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Veterinary laboratories in several states are investigating an unusual respiratory illness in dogs, and encouraging people to take basic precautions to keep their pets healthy as veterinarians try to pin down what's making the animals sick.
Oregon, Colorado and New Hampshire are among the states that have seen cases of the illness, which has caused lasting respiratory disease and pneumonia and does not respond to antibiotics. Symptoms of respiratory illness in dogs include coughing, sneezing, nasal or eye discharge and lethargy. Some cases of the pneumonia progress quickly, making dogs very sick within 24 to 36 hours.
The Oregon Department of Agriculture has documented more than 200 cases of the disease since mid-August. It has encouraged pet owners to contact their vet if their dog is sick and told state veterinarians to report cases as soon as possible. The agency is working with state researchers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratory to find out what is causing the illnesses.
Dogs have died, said Kurt Williams, director of the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Oregon State University. But without a clear way to define the disease or test for it, he said it's hard to put a number on how many died from a severe form of the infection.
Williams had a simple message for dog owners: "Don't panic." He also said dog owners should make sure that their pets are up to date on vaccines, including those that protect against various respiratory illnesses.
Labs across the country have been sharing their findings as they try to pinpoint the culprit.
David Needle, senior veterinary pathologist at the University of New Hampshire's New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, has been investigating the mysterious disease for almost a year.
His lab and colleagues at the university's Hubbard Center for Genome Research have looked at samples from dogs in Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Massachusetts and more will be coming from Oregon, Colorado and possibly other states.
He said his team has not seen a large increase in dogs dying from the illness but still encouraged pet owners to "decrease contact with other dogs."
D
What a sweetheart! Congrats on finding your forever home! No more cages!
Silas can't get enough college football. He was a little sad about his Bears losing. This was before all the shouting about mom's Longhorns.
D
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I have a pittie, and a bullmastiff/sheppard mix. I no longer give *any* kind of actual bone to either, having paid thousands for emergency surgery after one of them ingesting bone fragments (NOT cooked). They really like antlers, but as they get smaller, I'll take them away. My pit managed to get a small piece to break off, and thankfully, I heard her chewing it and got it away from her. But in general, the antlers are the only things that have a chance against them.
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The hard cheese ones are great too, and when they get small, you can microwave them and give your dog a giant cheese puff
Morning energy walk:
Night sniff stroll:
Night sniff stroll:
Momo likes the antlers (sort of a black horn thing) chews them and gets little chunks off and then grinds them into powder basically.
Loves the NylaBone toys, has three of them.
I stopped giving bones to Loki just because they didn't last very long and they were gross on carpet.
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