My friend is asking me to ask you all: I have an 8 year old female boxer dog that has started to get athritis in her hip. She has a hard time getting up in the morning, or just getting up from being inactive for a while in general. Once she gets up and gets going though, she seems to be doing just fine...

ACE (or ACP) is acepromazine. It is a pre-surgury tranquilizer, but not the only one. If ACE is used on an Aussie, the dosage (see below) would depend on whether or not the dog has the MDR1 gene. This comes from a vet school researching the MDR1 gene. The presence of this gene causes a flaw in the blood...

I have been researching the boxer breed. they say they are intolerant to heat and cold. But I can't find anything to say what extremes of cold and hot they are talking about, so I figure people that have them would be the best source of info. Also, tell me what you love and your dislikes about your...