It’s Spring cleaning time and there’s dog hair everywhere. I can’t help but wonder while throwing this mess away if there’s some other use for it… Pet owners who wear their dogs
My puppy ate the “deoxidizer” bag inside of the Veggie Life Chicken & Apple package. Please advise how dangerous this is to a dog. Also, what are the contents of the deoxidizer package? Is the deoxidizer poison? Are there any cases where ingestion of the deoxidizer has proven fatal to a dog? Please provide recommended steps to follow if a dog eats the deoxidizer.
Hopefully you sought out advice on this one already, but for future reference, here goes.
Anytime a pet ingests ANY non-food item, always consider it poisonous and reach out for help immediately. The first thing that you should do is call the Animal Poison Control Hot-line. There is a fee but the $50-70 that they charge is a lot cheaper than a trip to the emergency clinic a few hours later when your pet starts getting sick!
Here are two choices for Pets:
ASPCA Animal Poison Control Hotline: 888-426-4435
APH: Animal Poison Hotline sponsored by North Shore Animal League 888-232-8870
Please post these numbers by your phone for handy reference. Or visit their websites and ask to be sent a free magnet to put on your fridge for quick access.
Lastly, keep in mind that local veterinary clinics can answer over the phone whether your situation is an emergency or not. So, it doesn’t hurt to call for advice, just to be sure! As with any problem, the earlier it is addressed, the more likelihood for success in treatment!
Don’t tell me you’ve never wondered! okay, maybe you never have, but life is all about finding the answers to questions you never knew you had!
its been a silly day in this blogger’s house. In an effort to cut spending and feel better, we went out and bought a bunch of deli meat to make sandwiches. Stranger is also very pleased with this decision as he gets bits of ham and chicken. I’ve also reclaimed my love for cucumber and chicken sandwiches, which while feeding Stranger scraps of made me wonder “do dogs like cucumbers?” Stranger seemed much more pleased with the chicken and ended up using the cucumber slice as a puppy puck around the kitchen. Online, later in the day, I affirmed that cucumbers are definitely non toxic but preference for cucumber is far far far below steak as a dog food.
Another bit of hard hitting journalism from yours truly.
A couple days ago, my boyfriend and I got into a fight. We were both stressed out and sleep deprived, and a misunderstanding had us at each other’s throats. As I shouted, “do it yourself!” at him, something stopped me in my tracks..Stranger was watching. He seemed alert and nervous. I immediately calmed down, comforted him, and decided it would be nice to cool the temper with a nice game of fetch.
The experience got me thinking though. Animals are so intuitive to our emotions, routines, and anxieties; what happens when these emotions are dark, the routines are interrupted by crisis, or our anxieties are running on high? What happens when couples start fighting all the time or divorce. What if our new boss is a tyrant, and we come home angry?
Dog therapists agree that dogs are both incredibly in-tune to our moods and creatures of habit, and change (especially negative change) can invite all kinds of anxious & destructive behaviors like howling or house soiling. They recommend being deeply considerate to your dog’s insecurities. Help him reestablish a sense of safety and routine. Try not to expose him to fights. But don’t lock him away either as dogs interpret this as punishment. Another great piece of advice I came across said that in the event of a divorce, keep the children and the dog together, as they will comfort each other.
Sorry i haven’t been posting and commenting as much. I was out of town & uninspired. But, I’m back in the presence of my tail wagging muse! And I can’t wait to catch up on what you all have been up to.
Did you know that K9 Cuisine has two experts always ready for your dog care questions? Dr Sandra Miller and Ami Moore are prepared to answer questions ranging from dog psychology to veterinary care.
Our latest question:
We are adopting a dog with unknown background. She is a sweet yellow lab with odd dark colored spots of varying size all over her skin. The shelter vet says for almost a month now nothing has changed with these spots and she doesn’t know what they could be. They appear to be scab like but she does not itch at all. I don”t know if they might be a fungus, parasite, or allergy. In any case, I want her to have the best health. What do you recommend? What questions for a vet, what type of ingredients in food and what specific food? Thanks very much!
And our latest answer:
This question is quite vague. It actually results in more questions, rather than an answer. Has the shelter veterinarian ran any tests? Has the dog been tested for ringworm? Mange? Fleas? Is she an older dog? If so, I’d also recommend thyroid testing. Is this animal from an area where Blastomycosis is prevalent? Some of these things are contagious to humans, and some are contagious to other pets. So, I would suggest running tests until we determine the cause of these lesions prior to adoption.
As for the food question, I always recommend a high quality diet and treats (which can be hard to find in some areas). Nature’s Variety,, Merrick, Wysong and Wellness Core, are a few suggestions.
Good luck on finding the cause soon, and being able to adopt her and bring her home!
Thank you Dr. Miller.
If anyone has any other questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. That’s why we’re here.
The most predominant theory about tail wagging is that it is a gesture of friendship or even submission, but what about reports in which men are bitten by tail wagging dogs or dominant dogs wagging towards submissive dogs? I dug up an interesting theory today:
“ Tail wagging is indeed a state of conflict. But the conflict is arising from the following condition, it is the state of the body vibrating with more energy than the body at that moment is able to conduct given whatever action is currently available to it. In other words, there is more energy trying to go through the pipe, the dog’s body, then the pipe can accommodate. Wagging the tail is the body’s physiological response for dissipating the excess energy. It would feel better to the dog if the body could process the energy in a straightforward active range of behaviors, for example making hearty physical contact, but for a number of reasons which we’ll discuss when we consider the nature of fear, it can’t. Hence the state of conflict.”
Animal lovers are concerned about a new rent a dog company. Flexpetz is an American concept that allows busy dog enthusiasts to have a dog “partime.” Flexpetz now has an operating service in Britain where one can borrow a pet at a cost of £279 for once a week for a month.
Dog welfare agencies such as the RSPCA protest that dogs need a secure routine to feel safe and happy. Flexpetz assures concerned parties that dogs are only rented to responsible and capable patrons.
Personally, I think that the entire operation must put a certain amount of stress on the dogs, but I also know that dogs are incredibly adaptable. We’ll try to follow this story, see if anything comes of it.
