My eldest dog, Chorizo was diagnosed with Diabetes a couple months ago. He's very young, turned 2 on Dec 24 and the vet and I were both quite shocked. He's been eating Prescription Diet W/D and getting only boiled baby carrots as a treat. He gets two shots of 4 units of insulin every day, once after each meal. He's a trooper about it, I call him and tell him it's time for his shot. He reluctantly walks into the kitchen and patiently waits while he gets his poke. Doc says we caught it in time to treat it and keep him healthy, he was on 5 units after every meal, but we were able to get him back down to four. It's tough when your buddy is sick.

 

I dunno who owns who in my house anymore. :pointlol:

 

Chorizo ...ahahahahaha best pet name ever!

 

Spanish sausage...... :tantrum:

 

Our 2 year old pit bull scratched a spot behind his neck raw. We have to put some kind of lotion on that. And he didn't lose any weight after being put on Science Diet. So they ran blood tests and said he has a thyroid problem. So he is on thyroid medicine to lose the weight (he is at 110 lbs). He is the nicest dog I've ever had, a lot nicer than our 5 year old dachshund. The pit bull is so annoying though. He is paranoid and really territorial. So he flips out at any noise or anything that walks within a few hundred feet of our house. Its a pain when I'm trying to read.

 

We had a stray pit bull take up here. My daughter fell in love with him, took him to the vet etc. Now, since she travels all over for AFLAC, guess who baby sits the dog...yep, that would be me and Danny. She drops him off on her way to the airport and picks him up on her way home.
He's such a big baby and very good natured. Loves to wrestle and play with my sons lab.
He's so clumsy tho'. He runs into things and blunders around. We have to watch him around every thing.
She takes him to the vet and to be bathed etc. He's really a spoiled brat.
So, now, we have the grandgirls, a pit bull, my sons lab and his daschund ruling us. It's a real mad house around here at times. (the lab only comes in once in a while)
Tebow, named after the gator, chases the daschund and skids all over the house, furniture etc.
The moral of this story: Just like Bill Cosby said. Even if your children leave home, they always come back and bring more with them!:yes:

 

call the dog whisperer

 

My 2-1/2 year old Bichon, Yoshi, does the same thing. You always know when the mailman is coming!

All you other dog lovers might find http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/ interesting. I found this site after switching Yoshi to a grain-free (Wellness Core) dog food. I wanted to find a review of it, and found that this site has reviews of EVERY dog food on the market.

 

What an awesome name. :up:

 

I have 5 dogs:

Kenya


Bronx


Memphis


Juneau


Emmie Lou (after the beach)


All are rescues. Emmie & Juneau have skin conditions similar to the ones mentioned above. Kenya broke her leg once. Bronx just got back from the vet with stitches because he cut himself to the bone near his armpit. And Memphis...well, (this is the truth) when he was a puppy a tech at the Humane Society dropped him on his head. He's completely functional, just incredibly stupid. Sometimes, we have to remind him to quit drinking, I'm not kidding.

 

I don't own any dogs myself per se but my family has a purebread german sheppard, a mini white eskimo (that thing is loud), a mutt, a black lab, a black lab mix, a yellow lab.

I also have two cats.

I consider all these pets mine.

I want a huskie.

 

Sadly, I found those same words posted an another MB. By my father. :cry:

 

I just laughed pretty hard at that. Its funny, cause its true, isn't it?

 

What am I? A clown to amuse you? :tantrum:

 

Here's a Christmas shot, little resentful about the t shirt, I think.

 

seems more of a dog thread, but i have two hairless cats. they are amazing

 

Poor, mis-understood opie.:sad:

 

My wife has a "hairless kitty" and yes they are amazing. :wink2:

 

You went where i was headed. :knucks:

 

:lol:

+1

 

hairless is the way to go

 

Things to do today:

1) Ruin innocent family pet thread: Check! :lol:

Actually it's all Maynards fault...... I mean come on that was served up on a platter man.

 

Did I say "misunderstood"? Wonder where I got that?? :no:

 

Multi-personalitied?

 

he sounds pretty smart.. are you sure he's your Dad?

 

Oh, good one Marty.

 

Maybe. All I know is that your something else.
Love ya...........:wink2:

 

:yes::shifty::no::sad:

:cry:

:up::pointlol:

 

I's in yur bed
smokin yur reefers

 

"I hope that was good for..."

"yeah, yeah, it was great. Get me an ashtray."

 

I have a Bean to go with Opie's chorizo. :tongue2: She's 4 and quite the character. Loves to get attention. :up: She's pretty healthy thank goodness. Your dogs are very cute John - especially Daisey.

Bean

 

I was going to post this same site. You would be surprised at the foods that are listed as bad. They say that corn is the most common problem for dogs, since it isnt a natural food for them. It causes more health problems than any other food. Check out the site and possibly do your dog a favor. This is an independant site in the style of consumer reports, only for dog food.

 

My babies. Both are a bit older now. I'll have to find or take a newer pic of the two of them.