Dogs can get pancreatitis from eating high-fat foods. But not all dogs are susceptible to dietary-related pancreatitis. As we know, some dogs can eat high-fat stuff all their lives w/o a problem. I believe that Schnauzers are one of the breeds that are considered to be high-risk for dietary-related pancreatitis. Dogs can also develop pancreatitis from having some other intestinal upset. My dog developed it secondary to another issue (the vet suspected giardia, but it was never confirmed). But regardless

I don't know. I've never heard of a dog developing pancreatitis due to stress. But I think it's definitely worth asking the vet about. It sounds as if Freeway might be a candidate for Clomicalm or some other med for separation anxiety.

[quote user="Liesje"]I personally am not comfortable pouring any sort of liquid in my dogs' ears. [/quote] Same here. Plus when my allergy dog was younger he reacted pretty horrifically to every single ear cleaner we tried, including one my vet said he'd never known a dog to react to in all his years of practicing. So on the very rare occasions that mine need their ears cleaned I just use a damp paper towel wrapped around my finger to swab their ears out. If I'm really motivated

I've had extensive experience with humidifiers and vaporizers, from the smallest units to a whole-house unit we had added on to our heating system. And all in all I prefer the inexpensive Vicks warm mist vaporizers like this one . They don't need filters, are relatively easy to clean and aren't prone to mold. I've never had any luck at all with the cool mist humidifiers that require filters. The filters are expensive, often hard to find, don't last nearly as long as they say they

[quote user="cakana"]Has the Restasis helped him?[/quote] He says that so far he can't tell that it's helped much. But he's only been using it for about three months, and his eye doctor said to give it six months.

I haven't completely changed litter in about 18 months. Now, before anyone goes ewww yucky yucky nasty, let me explain. I follow this method of litterbox maintenance. It involves scooping at least twice a day, including cleaning/disinfecting any stuck-on residue with a bleach solution. It works great for us. The litter actually stays cleaner than it did before, when I changed it at least once a month. It's not for everybody, as it requires more time each day to maintain, and the self-discipline

[quote user="dyan"] BUT.......................is this seasonal flu or H1N1? Or does it matter? Thats what is getting me.....do we know which flu is which? What are the symptoms of each? There are tons of people sick right now.....just look around...but do they know what they have? Each year there are school closings because of flu.........are they closing now because of H1N1...or the regular seasonal flu??? Are they even saying? I mean really, not knowing this is scaring people more than

Yay! So glad it's nothing to worry about!

In most hospitals in this area, the traditional "maternity ward" morphed long ago into birthing center type places. They were that way before my oldest was born, and that was fourteen years ago. All the furniture (including the bed) is very home-like, there's a couch or recliner for dad, etc. They're nothing at all like a traditional hospital room.

Yep, I'll definitely get it when/if it's available. But what I really want is to get it for my kids. So far their pediatrician group, one of the largest in town, has only been able to get about 100 doses of the vaccine, which of course went to their most at-risk patients. Their pediatrtician isn't normally very gung-ho about vaccinating healthy kids for regular seasonal influenza, but he's highly recommending the H1N1 vaccine.