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[microchick]

I am so Sorry both are hereditary and can be eradicated by breeding more selective and always knowing your bloodlines genetics.. I will step off my soapbox now

I agree 100% penny. Jamie's dame belonged to our neighbor. I helped her whelp Jamie's litter mates and they gave me Jamie as a thank you gift. He was a sweet natured boy who's mom was purchased at a local pet shop. Strange thing was he was the only pup out of 3 litters to develop PRA and early onset kidney failure.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Feeders done in the coop feed all in it will get a few more bag tomorrow but hope I do not waist as much now

Mine is drying, i used some silicone for the glass. Next one will be wider than this one.

 

[CapricornFarm]

My pleasure Peeps!

Meant to welcome Sylv to the home earlier! Glad to have you join us! Always an empty rockin chair for newcomers no matter how old or young at heart they are.

Picked up a new tarp to put up over the big bird's run so I don't get drenched taking care of them. Should have bought new bungies while I was at it.

I was noticing how full of holes the tarp on the hoop coop is. I need to get up on a ladder and put a new one up. One year , those things are not very durable.
I got the divider finished in the hoop coop. Tomorrow i will move the young guineas in there.

 

[1muttsfan]

PRA is especially pernicious, as it doesn't show up clinically until dogs are older and have already been used for breeding. An eye exam when young can identify it, but too few people are willing to pay for it, just as way too few do hip and elbow x-rays for dysplasia

 

[Peep_Show]

And then, sadly, some dog breeds are just predisposed to certain maladies, which you cannot tell until onset. My two favorite breeds -- St. Bernards and Greyhounds -- both seem to have osteo cancer problems. And, it seems, all dogs lately seem to have an onslaught of kidney problems and renal failure. Could it be the Chinese importation of chews? The manufacturing processes and ingredients of commercial kibble?

Our first Greyhound, Tibbs, was a kidney failure casualty. When we discovered Molly was at Stage 2 we switched off of commercial kibble and canned food to prescription kibble and homemade dog food. Norman, another Greyhound, had numbers that flirting in that direction, but we pulled him off commercial kibble and canned food and his numbers are back to normal...well, as normal as a Greyhound can be since they're always a little askew. The lesson learned was D-I-E-T and the avoidance of additives, much like people thrive better on food that has been processed less. Sad to have lost Tibbs as a hard learning lesson.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I was noticing how full of holes the tarp on the hoop coop is. I need to get up on a ladder and put a new one up. One year , those things are not very durable.
I got the divider finished in the hoop coop. Tomorrow i will move the young guineas in there.

think I may going to lay a small dish of food on top of the wholes maybe then the stupid birds will figure it out I think half are afraid of the new thing in the coop

PRA is especially pernicious, as it doesn't show up clinically until dogs are older and have already been used for breeding. An eye exam when young can identify it, but too few people are willing to pay for it, just as way too few do hip and elbow x-rays for dysplasia

That is why we need to educate the general public of these people that do not test or even consider what they are creating

 

[pennyJo1960]

Goodnight everyone all be safe please

 

[perchie.girl]

I had a miniature schnauzer with progressive retinal atropy. He went blind at 6. Never would have guessed until the day I left a kitchen chair pulled out and he ran headfirst into it.. Vet confirmed it was PRA. He did very well. I had a large yard and he would make it down the porch stairs, knew to follow the other dogs and find the fence. He would put his shoulder against the chain link and walk around the entire yard that way. His only problem was with my fish pond. One dunking later a fence was up around it. No more problems. He died of kidney failure at the age of 9. Poor little guy just got the dirty end of the gene stick.

But it is amazing how well they adapt to a handicap like that. A vet once told me that a three legged dog doesn't realize he is handicapped. It just thinks, three legs, well that's normal for me and goes off and plays with it's 4 legged friends.

horses do that as well adapt. Moon blindness is one of the ones I know about. Often times people get a pony and if they are friendly to each other put a bell on the pony. Its like having a seeing Eye dog.

deb

 

[getaclue]

Cap, I agree about the tarps. It seems things are being made so flimsy nowadays. I've said for some time now, it's as if we're running short of resources, so they're making things cheaply, but not charging less.

 

[1muttsfan]

It seems more likely that dogs live longer now, and that when things do go wrong people are willing to spend more money on diagnostics and treatment. Dogs used to be utility companions, and only in the last 20-30 years have become more like family. The best pet food companies invest millions of dollars in making sure their foods are safe and of good quality - quite frankly most dog foods are probably better in quality and balance than the diets of many people.
I find some of the current diet fads, such as grain-free (REALLY not necessary) and RAW diets (highway to food poisoning for everyone) to be quite disturbing. Unfortunately it can be hard to find information that is plausible, backed by rigorous evidence, and realistic. But all that goes back to the internet being a prime source of misleading, malicious and damaging falsehoods.