I'm not saying it's impossible but food allergies aren't typically going to manifest themselves as upper respiratory issues. Some cats just have environmental allergies.
Chlortrimeton is really safe and is more effective than Benadryl in cats. It comes in 2mg tablets, you can give one to two...
This is a good chance to remind everyone to think before you commit to a dog! There is nothing calm or "easy" about labs or border collies, they are both high energy and need lots of training and exercise as young dogs.
That should have been addressed before the dog was adopted and the OP could...
She needs more exercise!
Obviously you wont be able to in your condition but someone needs to get this dog running every single day. She could easily run a few miles a day.
If she likes frisbee or ball I'd say to do as much of that as possible.
I personally think she would do excellent without...
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Yeah, putting a 17 year old dog that's never spent more than a few minutes outside sounds like an excellent idea, she'd be better off putting it to sleep than to traumatize it like that.
The young dogs I could compromise on if it were me...maybe they spend the day outside and sleep in...
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There is nothing disgusting about keeping animals in the house if you take care of them right. I have a dog and 2 cats and there is nothing gross about walking into my apartment, you wouldn't even know they were here unless you saw them walking around.
Wild pigs are about the easiest animal to keep. Put them in a secure pen and feed them anything and they will be fine.
My DBF has kept them for 10+ years now. They eat everything from pig pellets to corn to feeder bread to leftovers from the garden and the house.
Your pen looks pretty small...
If you don't want to use concrete or need something easier to do than pouring concrete try pave stones. They make 1'x1' stones that are like $1/stone (or less) and it's easy to lay them although it is best to have a wooden border around to hold them in place.
I found these pics online.
One appears to be the bottom part of a crutch maybe? Another looks like just a piece of shaped plastic and another looks like a wooden pirate leg. All the goats look happy and healthy.