I guess I should be happy that boys do not like to go anywhere. Ann sent from Ann's IPAD
On Jan 27, 2012, at 4:14 PM, Joan Croft <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes…and that is another reason that I can’t always take Desi with when the > appt is about Dolly. I can hold both of them…for a little while. But then I > go and sit down on the benches, and I don’t know what germs or bacteria are > there when they are sitting on it. > > About three years ago, my vet’s office started posting that they had the > canine influenza vaccine. I had a friend in Florida that had a Yorkie that > got the flu and then had really bad COPD. She and her vet worked for four > months to figure out what human meds could help, because there are not too > many – if at all – for dogs. They were using Singulair, Albuterol, and a > bunch of other things. Then one evening she was holding him and he passed > away in her arms. So when I saw the notice for the vaccine, I was in there > to get Dolly & Desi their shot. The receptionists said they probably don’t > need it because there haven’t been any cases here…but I just wanted them to > be protected…just in case. (I don’t think that the vet would have been very > happy to hear the receptionist shooting down something that was posted for a > reason.) A week later, a neighbor across the street told me that their > friends had a poodle…she got the flu and she passed away while she had the > flu. I was glad that I had got the vaccines for Dolly & Desi after hearing > that. > > Yesterday when I was in there with Dolly, there was a notice posted that your > dog must have the influenza vaccine (and the first one is done in two > shots…the first one and then the second one a month later.) if you are > leaving it to be boarded. I questioned one of the receptionists about that > yesterday and she said that they have been having quite a few cases of the > flu here. This is a military town (Nellis AF Base) and a lot of people are > also moving from more expensive places to here. This all started on the east > coast about three years ago and now it is starting to affect the dogs here in > greater amounts of cases all the time. I know that some of you don’t want to > give your dogs vaccines – and that is your call – but I just wanted to post > this for all that would be interested. > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Ann Banks > Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 10:23 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] How to socialize puppies > > > > > > That is why I never let Pedro and Chico on the floor at vets or any where > public. Too many germs, but they really don't care to go. > > Ann > > sent from Ann's IPAD > > > On Jan 27, 2012, at 1:50 AM, Joan Croft <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Desi will go over and meet every dog and cat that are in the lobby of the > animal hospital. Today Dolly was very enamored with a german shepherd…and > then the owner told me that he had mange…oh…please no mange for Dolly. > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Shelley > Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 7:20 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Chihuahuas] How to socialize puppies > > > > > > Hello, > Gimili, my almost 3 month puppy has already learned how to be very brave when > I am holding him and barking his head off and growling viciously at strange > dogs. And I, his master, have learned that other dogs like to bite Chihuahuas > and one bite could kill my 2 and a half pound baby. So I am holding this > crazy, barking creature, trying to let him get to know other dogs and trust > them, but they see this barking thing and think he's a bunny or something and > want to bite him! Okay, I am exaggerating a bit. But he has already gotten > bitten twice (not hurt), I am much more cautious now, but I still want to > teach him that other dogs can be his friends. Do your Chihuahuas act like > this? > Gimli even growls and barks a lot to our dogs, but he wants to play and they > just tolerate him and give him a warning growl when they get tired of him. > > Shelley > > >
