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Shar Pei Health Topic: Overweight and Obesity Discussion "Loving Them Too Much"
The Boos
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:44 pm
Replies: 9 76
We used to really struggle with Moe's weight. The poor guy was just one of those dog's with a very slow metabolism. When we first rescued him, he was under nourished as many rescues are. He must've really been starving because he packed on pounds so easily. After his initial weight gain, we put him ...
Member Profiles/Tell Us About Your Pei Topic: Roscoe the Rescue Pei
The Boos
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2013 3:57 pm
Replies: 7 146
desensitize him to handling by pairing very reinforcing treats. Something like cheese or meat..... Rub his feet and/or ears while feeding him and slowly work up to nail trims, ear cleanings, etc. He should only get those treats when those things are happening so they stay special and are specificall...
Shar Pei Behavior Topic: Boarding Tugg in a Kennel where he will have to be handled
The Boos
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 2:04 pm
Replies: 12 188
I am hopeful because he's stayed there before and did great plus they've known him at that practice for five years and he is not on the "banned" from boarding list. I'm just worried that the cone was the mitigating factor last time. Although, he is pretty smart and I'm guessing he realized...
Shar Pei Behavior Topic: Boarding Tugg in a Kennel where he will have to be handled
The Boos
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 7:38 am
Replies: 12 188
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.
Shar Pei Nutrition Topic: there's finicky and then there's
The Boos
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 8:22 pm
Replies: 22 286
Circe is pretty finicky and sometimes goes on hunger strikes. She is a little bacon butt, so it's not like she's starving though. When she's really picky I start feeding her less at mealtimes, eventually she gets hungry enough and comes around. Also, now that the weather is nice and she's getting mo...
Shar Pei Behavior Topic: Boarding Tugg in a Kennel where he will have to be handled
The Boos
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 8:17 pm
Replies: 12 188
Usually when we go out of town, I board Tugg at our vet in an indoor/outdoor kennel, so he has his own dog run and they just can feed him and let him out without touching him. He hates being touched by strangers. He gets snippy. Anyway, they are doing construction and didn't tell me when I made our ...
Shar Pei Health Topic: Are Micro-Chips a Health Risk to Shar-Pei?
The Boos
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 8:07 pm
Replies: 15 216
Both of mine have moved. We can't find them anywhere and they've had their whole bodies' scanned. It sort of makes me nervous to think about where they possibly could've gone :/
Shar Pei Health Topic: Life Span
The Boos
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 7:58 pm
Replies: 17 280
My pei with FSF is almost 6 and a half. Her full blooded brother is 7. They are both very wrinkly meaty mouthed peis. Circe (FSF) takes colchicine, msm, bromelian, fish oil, glucosamine/chondroiton and dog gone pain. She has a sensitive tummy, but is otherwise healthy. Her brother Tugg is plagued wi...
Member Profiles/Tell Us About Your Pei Topic: Ladies, Gentlemen, and Canines: May I Introduce - Nana
The Boos
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:16 pm
Replies: 9 171
She's absolutely gorgeous. Welcome to the forum!!
Shar Pei Health Topic: Hairless Section on Pei, looks like Yeast Infection?
The Boos
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:15 pm
Replies: 4 121
oops sorry, just saw you said it was itchy. It doesn't even look very irritated! What kind of topical medications have you tried?
Shar Pei Health Topic: Hairless Section on Pei, looks like Yeast Infection?
The Boos
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:14 pm
Replies: 4 121
Is it bothering him? In my house, if a patch isn't itchy, swollen, oozing or being messed with we just don't care anymore, ha ha.
Shar Pei Health Topic: Mikki's not well
The Boos
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 9:30 am
Replies: 104 1136
Hey! I'm just catching up on this. So glad to hear she is on the mend. Sounds like you guys did a fabulous job getting her through this crisis. Hope for many more good reports to come!!
Shar Pei Health Topic: My unusual discovery about Dog Gone Pain.
The Boos
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 9:24 am
Replies: 8 123
I bought it on amazon. I think it was about 20 or 25 per bottle. If their skin stays like this, it's worth every penny. They are also on bromelain, msm, fish oil and glucosamine chondroitin, but they've always been on that stuff. This is the only thing I added.
Rescue or Adopt a Shar-Pei Here! Topic: need to rehome our pei
The Boos
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 3:10 pm
Replies: 34 673
Did it work out? You asked about muzzling... I don't think it's unreasonable to muzzle around new people. One of my dogs hates being touched, so if we have guests that I know won't respect Tugg's space, I put him in our bedroom with treats and toys and he stays there the whole time. Dogs bite for a ...
Shar Pei Health Topic: My unusual discovery about Dog Gone Pain.
The Boos
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 2:36 pm
Replies: 8 123
A few months ago, I went on a quest for a natural arthritis supplement and decided on Dog Gone Pain. I give one a day to each dog, which is a little less than the recommended dose, but it's pretty expensive. I don't really know how well it's working for the pain- neither one of them was particularly...
Shar Pei Health Topic: Sharpei wobbles, won't eat or drink.
The Boos
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 5:48 pm
Replies: 14 213
Poor baby- watching that video breaks my heart. Since recovery is likely soon to occur (if it is indeed vestibular disease) then supportive care seems your best option, particularly sub q fluids. Checking the ears is a great idea as well. Please keep us posted on how he's doing.
Shar Pei Behavior Topic: is this normal? help
The Boos
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 5:41 pm
Replies: 8 197
Ha ha, so cute! Puppy dreams!!
Shar Pei Health Topic: Pain from arthritis
The Boos
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 5:40 pm
Replies: 5 73
both of mine have arthritis. I use glucosamine/chondroiton, MSM, fish oil, bromelain and I just recently started them on Dog Gone Pain.
Shar Pei Health Topic: Help
The Boos
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:52 pm
Replies: 4 85
Hi there, so sorry to hear of your pei being so sick. What sort of tests has the vet run so far?
Shar Pei Health Topic: When is a dog fat?
The Boos
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:26 pm
Replies: 8 114
Shar Pei Health Topic: Inflammatory Bowel Disease inquiry
The Boos
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:23 pm
Replies: 20 168
Hi Janna and welcome. I'm so sorry your peiby is so sick. It sounds like you have been through quite an ordeal. My girl has IBS, but she has never had symptoms like this. When she is sick, I feed her a bland diet- rice and boiled hamburger. I'll also give canned pumpkin and sweet potato as it's good...
Shar Pei Behavior Topic: How to solve my little guys boredom
The Boos
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:21 pm
Replies: 8 237
I use kongs, puzzle toys and "treat treasure hunt." That's when I hid bits of treats around the house and let them sniff it out. You can also put little dots of extracts around the house- like vanilla extract or almond and that keeps them busy running around the house sniffing things out.
Shar Pei Health Topic: Sharpei wobbles, won't eat or drink.
The Boos
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:19 pm
Replies: 14 213
Hi and welcome to the forum. I'm sorry such unfortunate circumstances have brought you here. Exactly what tests/exams has the vet done thus far? Can you give us a little more on his exact behavior. When it started, how often it's occurring, etc... If you could upload a video to youtube, that might b...
The Rest of The Issues... Topic: Ridiculously cute farm-peiby!!!
The Boos
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 6:41 pm
Replies: 5 191
That is pretty damn cute.
Shar Pei Health Topic: What about Duralactin?
The Boos
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 10:13 pm
Replies: 4 111
I emailed Dr. Tintle about the zeel and trammel- I'll ask her about this one after she replies. I was just curious to see if any of you had heard of it. Seems like it addresses inflammation system wide.
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