Comments on: 5 Favorite Urban Myths

By: Chile

Chile — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:19:21 +0000

I just noticed that it didn’t have FDA approval right now. I used it for a long time because my vet at the time was over an hour away. So you think it’s safe to use it again? With Cookie’s age, I may just keep her on Heartgard since she has no problems gobbling it down but I was happy to see it come back. It was so easy.

By: Dr. V

Dr. V — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:07:53 +0000

Lisa, that’s an interesting question. To be honest I don’t know the exact answer on that, but I can do some research. My understanding is that those fetuses are completely resorbed, usually within a fairly short amount of time (weeks) depending on the cause of resorption, and would under normal circumstances don’t leave grossly visible evidence.

Chile, I loved ProHeart. I think people are scared of it now, but I didn’t have any problems with it.

By: Chile

Chile — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:47:39 +0000

There was an article in our local paper last week talking about the influx in heartworms in dogs. I shook my head because heartworm medication is one of the easiest things to get Cookie to take. On the first of every month she eats her foul smelling liver chew. I do miss the ProHeart 6 injection although I saw that it’s back on market. I’ll stick with Heartgard for now though.

LOL at the tooth brushing. I tried so hard with Blade to do it but it got to the point where he was just licking the toothpaste off the finger scrub thing I had. I did it every other day and was successful about half the time. The other time we both had poultry toothpaste on our noses.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:25:40 +0000

I read #3, shook my head and said, ’Huh?’. Lol, I’ve never heard that one in reference to hw!

I have a question that was brought in part to the National Geographic show that was on last night about dogs and the conception/gestation/birth process. I’ve heard about the females absorbing puppies. The show last night mentioned that the fetus shrinks and becomes a bump on the uterus wall. My question is: how long does that bump stay? Over 6 mos. or a year does it become totally absorbed or is there always a bump, like an adhesion? Thanks for answering!