Postings by Jazzy's Family

(Page 1 of 53: Viewing entries 1 to 10)  
Page Links: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  [Last 10 entry]  

Jazzy momma's little- monster, the- terrorist,     Barked: Sun May 19, '13 3:42pm PST  Thanks natcho. So do I. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Jazzy momma's little- monster, the- terrorist,     Barked: Sun May 19, '13 3:38am PST  So my dachshund Jazz is having surgery to correct his LP. since I had heard from one of the vets I worked with that jazz has a luxating patella I had kept him from doing strenuous things to keep him from putting pressure and stress on his knee. My vet told me it was a mild case of LP. Last Sunday jazz had slipped and fell on his bad leg. And of course that had to happen a day before his recheck. My Dr said that his knee is so bad that it won't even stay in place and that he needs surgery asap. I guess that fall was so extreme to have his LP go from mild to severe in a month. His surgery is on Monday. I hope everything goes smoothly as I will be watching the surgery. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Puppy Place > Husky puppy questions!

Mishka &- Luna 1263406     Barked: Sun May 19, '13 3:12am PST  Luna was about 15 - 20 pounds when she was 3 months old. Keep in mind puppies grow fast. If you can feel her ribs but not able to see them then she is ideal weight. My huskies don't do well on BB and I have known dogs to poop a lot with that food. When it comes to a premium or high protein content food, you don't have to feed as much. My girls get about 2 1/2 cups a day and they are both full grown. So 2 cups for a 3 month old puppy may be a bit much. Not all huskies are vocal. Mishka talks all the time but Luna talks very minimal. The only time mishmash talks is when my doxie gets riled up or when she's playing with mishka. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Luxating Patellas In Dachshunds

Jazzy momma's little- monster, the- terrorist,     Barked: Fri Apr 19, '13 1:02am PST  Billy - Well the good thing about the vet I talked to is I work with him every day. I work at a 6 doctor hospital which is nice because each vet is specialized in something that I have. Dr. Snead (the doctor I have spoken to numerous times about Jazz's condition), He specializes in orthopedics and exotics, my BOSS specializes in orthopedics, reptiles, and exotic big cats (tigers, lions etc. All the other doctors have their specialties too but that's not the point.. And being a vet tech I tend to understand what is actually going on with my dogs or any of my other patients and why doctors order certain procedures to be done. When I was talking to Dr. Snead today he explained to me that Patellar problems NEVER go away on their own nor do they resolve itself. The only time patella surgeries are actually successful is when the surgeries are being done on a patient that is still young. Jazz is fairly young. He will be turning 3 in June. Plus if no action is taken now then there's another risk that one of the cruciate ligaments that are attached to the patella can snap and that will be another surgery he needs. Beanster - I have to disagree with you about frenchies having a more pronounced curve in femurs than dachshunds. I Have taken enough x-rays of frenchies and doxies to know who's femurs are more curved than the other. Dachshunds have more of a curve to their femurs than frenchies do. Dachshunds have short, stubby legs that are meant to carry a elongated body and that puts more stress on the dachshunds knees. Frenchies on the other hand have longer legs and a composed body. Sure they both can get LP but a frenchies structure isn't going to put more pressure and stress on the knee caps like a doxie. The way my mindset is that I'm thinking now and for the future. I'm thinking if i can nip this in the bud then jazz can have a happy life and not having to worry about his knee. Also from what the dr. told me is that i can prevent arthritis now by doing surgery instead of waiting for the condition to progress and giving it a chance to produce arthritis. Plus it doesn't help that Jazz is "accident" prone. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Luxating Patellas In Dachshunds

Jazzy momma's little- monster, the- terrorist,     Barked: Thu Apr 18, '13 12:13am PST  Well I've been thinking a lot since I took x-rays on him. Other breeds can have a normal life with LP because their femurs are naturally straight. Dachshunds on the other hand have a lot of curve to their femurs no thanks to breed selection. A curved femur can do a lot of harm than good in a dachshund and It's not going to get any better on its own. And when i was speaking to one of my vets today, we agreed that since he's young, we can do the surgery now and it will do more good for him now than later on in life. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Mishka &- Luna 1263406     Barked: Mon Apr 15, '13 11:24pm PST  As being a Siberian Husky Owner, I think it would be a wise decision on your part to wait till your husky is a a year and a half to neuter. If you can try to wait til he is 2. My female husky Luna is a year and 3 months old. Physically she's mature but mentally she is not. She still has the puppy mentality. So Luna is still intact. She has gone through 2 heats already and we have never had an accidental breeding even though we live in a apartment complex. If we see another dog while she's in heat we walk the opposite direction and tell the other owners to keep a safe distance away from her. If you start your training now and be consistent with the training it will be easy later in life to control an intact male husky. If you wait til he's 2 to neuter, don't leave him out in the backyard for extended periods of time without supervision as you do not want him to find a way to escape. Huskies are notorious escape artists, and they are very good at it. If you leave the house for any reason, crate him. Any dog that is under the age of 6 months should not be neutered or spayed. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Abscess or something like it...

Mishka &- Luna 1263406     Barked: Mon Apr 15, '13 10:53pm PST  Abscesses usually don't go away on their own. I work in a vet clinic and see it all the time. Majority of the abscesses are from either dog fights or are anal gland abscesses and need to have surgery. I would consult with your vet again. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Luxating Patellas In Dachshunds

Jazzy momma's little- monster, the- terrorist,     Barked: Mon Apr 15, '13 10:50pm PST  So last night after returning from the dog park my boyfriend and I had noticed that our mini wirehair dachshund Jazz was limping on his left back leg. Being a vet tech I had assessed his hind leg to find out what may be bothering him in his left hind leg. I did a toe pinch to see if he pulls his leg away. Sadly, he did not react to the toe pinch the way I would have liked him to. I also flipped his toes upside down to see if he would immediately correct his foot which he did. So that was a good sign. I brought him to my work so one of the doctors could take a look at him. He told me that Jazz's hip, femur, tibia, and fibula felt fine. But he had noticed that Jazz has a Luxating patella. I do know that Luxating patellas occur more in small dogs than large dogs. I just don't know a lot about the luxating patella besides the fact that the patella slides in and out of the knee joint. I will be taking Jazz into work with me tomorrow to do knee rads to see how severe the luxating patella is. My question is how severe does the the luxating patella need to be to have surgery on it? If its just a mild case of Luxating Patella, can Jazz live a normal life without having surgery? How can it affect him if he doesn't have surgery? Has anybody ever had a successful knee surgery for their dogs? If so please tell me about your experiences. Being that Jazz is a dachshund, we all know that they have short stubby legs, I'm wondering if the Luxating patella affects the dachshunds more than other small/toy breeds. I'm very concerned for my baby boy and hoping and praying that he doesn't have to have surgery. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Puppy Place > Sad, Sad day for ranger (one of the orphan puppies)

Mishka &- Luna 1263406     Barked: Mon Apr 15, '13 10:22pm PST  Thanks! If it wasn't for everyone here from dogster and from the veterinarian that I did my vet tech externships I don't think the puppies would have lived. So i have everyone here to thank you for the great advice. And if it wasn't for the family that had ranger he probably wouldn't have a great home with my mom. It feels good when everything works out for the best. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Mishka &- Luna 1263406     Barked: Mon Apr 8, '13 10:56pm PST  I work in a vet clinic and we do have dogs that go through toe amputation due to unknown medical causes. And the dogs seem to do fine with just two or three toes on a foot. So I wouldn't be too worried at this point. Just keep an eye on her in the future. If you notice any such problems take her to the vet for further observation. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

(Page 1 of 53: Viewing entries 1 to 10)  
Page Links: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  [Last 10 entry]  

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the rapid nature of forum postings, it's quite possible our calculation of the number of ensuing forum posts may be off by one or two or more at any given moment.