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Thank you for the info. I will definitely discuss this with the groomer as well as make more of an effort to do her myself. As I mentioned, I used to do it on my previous dog but haven't been able to with her. I will have to try harder (after she is healed of course). I will quit checking if there i...

My toy poodle has an abcessed anal gland. The poor thing is in alot of discomfort. She was just at the groomers 2 1/2 weeks ago so I am pretty upset that this has happened. I have a few questions. Should this be happening if the dog is regularly at a professional groomers? She went to the vet Saturd...

First of all, I am NOT giving my dog a rawhide chew again. I made sure I got one from a reputable company that was properly processed and my toy poodle was having such fun. After I noticed she had finished off one end in relatively short time I took it away from her. That was 3 days ago. This mornin...

Thank you all for your posts. I spoke to the vet and we are going to try metacam. Unfortunately her first evening did not go well. Tia has never done well to changes in diet (we had to give up putting her on high fibre senior food) so she puked quite soon after the medicine. Tonight I will give her ...

Thank you for your replies. I really do appreciate the posts. I do not think she is being startled because often I call her name softly and she starts to growl right away. I have thought about whether or not she is in pain and I don't really think that she is. We are in a very tough position right n...

Please help as I am at my wits end. My toy poodle age 11.5 years is getting very grumpy. Some background is that she has a thyroid problem (thyro-tabs), diabetes (blind from cataracts and on insulin) and Cushings (taking Anipryl). She does not let us know when she needs to go outside to pee so we le...