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Shar Pei Health Topic: Itching and elephant like skin
lil'enzo
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:55 am
Replies: 3 30
Sorry to hear about your pei's problems. First, a pei shouldn't be fed puppy food. It can cause them to grow to quickly which can result in carpal laxity: http://www.drjwv.com/faq/?view=26 Elephant skin is often caused by yeast overgrowth. Diet can cause this, as well as general gut imbalance (which...
Shar Pei Health Topic: Tick populations and subsequent tick diseases exploding.
lil'enzo
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2013 5:39 am
Replies: 9 135
Last year we used beneficial nematodes and trichogrammatic wasps. The insectary we used to use was sold, and the new one didn't have the nematodes..so we didn't apply this year. I think the bugs are definitely worse; however I haven't seen any ticks. If you find an insectary, please share their info...
Member Profiles/Tell Us About Your Pei Topic: Today Miss Menchi...
lil'enzo
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 5:30 pm
Replies: 11 172
Menchi is such a good looking pei. And always so happy!
Shar Pei Behavior Topic: Boarding Tugg in a Kennel where he will have to be handled
lil'enzo
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 1:55 pm
Replies: 12 180
I have no friends or neighbors here in Milwaukee capable of dealing with Tugg. We used to have a pet sitter, but Tugg stopped letting her leash him. Oh Tugg, you and your brotha from another motha certainly don't like to make things easy, do you? When I lived in the midwest, I had no family or folk...
Shar Pei Health Topic: Tick populations and subsequent tick diseases exploding.
lil'enzo
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 1:52 pm
Replies: 9 135
Well this isn't good news.
Shar Pei Health Topic: Bump on Foot that has been there awhile
lil'enzo
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:49 am
Replies: 10 154
I think ours was about $750 or so. I have pet insurance, so I only wound up paying my deductable.
I Need Help!!! Topic: Any advice appreciated!
lil'enzo
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 6:35 pm
Replies: 22 521
If you're giving probiotics, you might not need the yogurt. I would hold off on adding that, until you try the new diet for a few weeks. I found some of my dog's conditions improved when I stopped giving yogurt each day. I don't think he tolerates dairy well. Solid gold green tripe is also good for ...
The Rest of The Issues... Topic: Desperately seeking help
lil'enzo
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 6:27 pm
Replies: 8 134
Have you tried giving MSM? You can get it from puritan's pride and it seems to help with mucinosis.
Shar Pei Health Topic: MCT has metetasized...............
lil'enzo
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:58 am
Replies: 29 292
Member Profiles/Tell Us About Your Pei Topic: Ladies, Gentlemen, and Canines: May I Introduce - Nana
lil'enzo
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:56 am
Replies: 9 166
Breeding and Show Issues Topic: studding! where to start??
lil'enzo
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 2:26 pm
Replies: 8 156
If you bought him as a pet, and your contract specifies this... then you have to neuter him and keep him as a pet. If he wasn't bought on a contract that specified that he was either a pet or intended to be used in shows/a breeding program - then I would question how good the breeder is who sold him...
Shar Pei Health Topic: immune system
lil'enzo
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 7:34 am
Replies: 17 212
I'm not sure the apple cider vinegar works for all - simply b/c some refuse to eat/drink anything with ACV. Our dog won't drink water that has even a few drops of ACV in it. I've soaked raw meat in it - and he refused the raw meat. If your pei is similar - ACV might just not be an option.
Member Profiles/Tell Us About Your Pei Topic: Update and pics of the terrible two! And a few more pics!
lil'enzo
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 7:31 am
Replies: 11 201
They both look great. Storm has grown into a very handsome boy.
Shar Pei Behavior Topic: Thinking of Getting a Shar Pei. Advice?
lil'enzo
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 7:30 am
Replies: 7 160
Our pei has strong guarding instincts - despite lots of training to make him more accepting of strangers. He loves going for walks, and hikes - though has much less stamina during summer months (doesn't do well in heat). However, when at home, he is a bit of a couch potato. We sort of prefer this, a...
Shar Pei Health Topic: Shar Pei Skin cyst question
lil'enzo
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 12:29 pm
Replies: 2 39
How do they know it is benign? Have the bumps been aspirated?
Shar Pei Health Topic: Bump on Foot that has been there awhile
lil'enzo
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 12:26 pm
Replies: 10 154
I think your best course of action is to go to a vet and have him/her aspirate it. Anytime you get weird bumps that change in size, but don't go away after an extended period of time, you have to be concerned about a mast cell tumor. The only way to know whether it is/isn't something to be worried a...
The Rest of The Issues... Topic: Woofstock 2013 in Toronto (lots of pics)
lil'enzo
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 9:32 am
Replies: 10 175
Awesome pics. Pablo looks like such a well-behaved pei.
Shar Pei Health Topic: Bulging eye
lil'enzo
Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2013 5:39 pm
Replies: 6 100
Rescue or Adopt a Shar-Pei Here! Topic: Found Sharpei in NJ
lil'enzo
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 1:15 pm
Replies: 8 144
I needed some good news. Thanks Sassy!
Shar Pei Health Topic: Benadryl Diphenhydramine hydrochloride buying it for UK
lil'enzo
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 2:40 pm
Replies: 14 186
Shar Pei Health Topic: Life Span
lil'enzo
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 2:39 pm
Replies: 17 275
I think the projected lifespan is something like 8-10 years. My dog is a little over 7.5 yrs.
Shar Pei Health Topic: Rise in BUN and creatinine
lil'enzo
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 2:39 pm
Replies: 15 137
That's a good idea. He's usually good about drinking enough - but the last couple of weeks he hasn't been drinking as much I think he should, given the heat.
The Coffee Shop Topic: Orphaned Foal sleeps with teddybear
lil'enzo
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:08 pm
Replies: 1 48
The Rest of The Issues... Topic: my new addition
lil'enzo
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:09 pm
Replies: 21 260
Keztats wrote:
Congratulations lulu. Are you going to keep the foal when she gives birth.
The Rest of The Issues... Topic: First time!!!!
lil'enzo
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:08 pm
Replies: 5 109
Looks like you need to buy some "dog-scented" laundry detergent...
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