Dog, 9-month-old intact male Dandie Dinmont Terrier, about 23 lbs.
He was sick for five days before he had to be put to sleep.
Symptoms: Mouth quivering; regurgitating clear, foamy vomit or mucus; and seizures.
I took him to two different hospitals and they did blood work, x-rays, a comprehensive test, checked his liver enzyme levels, and gave him fluids and Cerenia.
What could have caused this?
I got a female Dandie Dinmont Terrier puppy yesterday who will be 18 weeks old tomorrow. Since I brought her home, she's been whiney and nervous. She won't come to me excitedly, and sometimes not at all. If I go back into the house from the backyard, she'll follow me, but if I turn around to go toward her and pick her up, she'll get away from. If I open the crate to tell her to come to me, she'll just stay there looking apprehensive, but if I leave the door open and walk away, she'll come out. She has no obvious desire to bond with me, but she'll cry to high heaven if she's left alone in the room. Last night, she howled and cried in her playpen-and-crate setup for two hours before she gave up.
The breeder said she'll happily take her back if I don't want her (she wanted to keep her for herself), but I don't want to give up so soon, especially since she's such a beautiful example of the breed.
Is her personality pretty much set at this point or can I get her out of her shell and turn her into a happy, confident social butterfly with training?
Breed: Dandie Dinmont Terrier (18-24 pounds at maturity, so a small breed). Sex: Male. Food: Gradually switching from Pro Plan Focus Small Breed Puppy to Open Farm All Lifestages Grass-Fed Beef. Total Daily Food Ration: A little less than 1-1/4 cups.
My fool of a dog is a fussy eater, has almost no food motivation. Feeding him is a daily struggle and I'm sick and tired of it.
I'll let him out of his crate at 5 am to do his business and then come back inside to the kitchen and sitting room, which are connected and closed off from the rest of the house. I'll then pour his food and he'll just look up at me with his head down like he's trying to tell me he knows what I want but he doesn't want to do it. I'll time the feeding for 15 minutes and then I take his bowl away.
I've fed him on a consistent schedule since day one; I've never given him human food and have praised him many times for finishing his food, and yet he is still a pain in my ass when it comes to eating.
If he doesn't eat breakfast, he'll eagerly gobble up all the food at dinnertime.
Is it okay to feed my small-breed puppy only once a day, or will that lead to improper growth?
