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Medical Conditions & Diseases / 1 yr Bernese--Whine, neck/nerve issue? MRI? Help??
« on: May 30, 2007, 05:21:44 am »
Our 1 year old Bernese Mountain Dog had been whining <10 times/day when you pet him around his neck and he pushes his head back, when he stands up too quickly from laying down, etc..he also limps a little on his front-right paw after he yelps.  The vet says she thinks it's a nerve in his neck sending pain to his paw. She prescribed an anti-inflammatory and steriod (starts with a "p") for 10 days and it went away. But, now he's off the meds and he's doing it again.  Now they want to send us to a specialist for an MRI...around $2000 after initial consult, blood work, etc.

Anyone have any suggestions or similiar experiences?  I thought it might be wobblers syndrome, but he doesn't have any of the normal other symptoms.  Help please???

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Treatment & Preventative Meds / occasional dry heaves??
« on: January 24, 2007, 11:15:21 am »
Our <10 month old Bernese has been having occasional dry heaves/gagging for a few days.  He usually gags 3-4 times and then swallows like he's throwing up in his mouth.  He has thrown up on the carpet a few times but it's always about 1-2 ounces of clear liquid with no smell (water/saliva).  His eating, drinking, playing are all normal so I have no clue.  The only thing that is consistant is that he seems to always do it after running up the stairs.  Anyone?

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Bernese Mountain Dog Pictures / Pics of Murphy--9 months
« on: January 12, 2007, 11:04:53 am »
I posted when he we first got him..now he's about 9 months old, about 95 lbs and still thinks he's a small dog.

The first pic is halloween..it was hilarious watching him chase kids with his sheriff uniform on. 

The second pic is from our blizzard in colorado a few weeks ago.  We can't keep him out of the snow.

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Bernese Mountain Dog Discussions / Hotspot on puppy during Colorado blizzard...great..
« on: January 11, 2007, 03:18:43 pm »
Murphy is 9 months old and two nights ago he would not stop biting/scratching himself..and my wife found a silver dollar-sized hotspot developing on near his front shoulder.  Of course, we freaked and took him to the vet...$200 later they bathed him in medicated shampoo and gave us some pills and drops for the area.  Now, I know this breed gets hotspots a little more than others, but there is about 3 feet of snow in our backyark and it's really dry here.  But, he loves laying in the snow and I think he was just wet all day and then the sun is so intense here that I think it was ripe for making him itch.  Thoughts?

The good news is he didn't scratch at all last night and we are buying some shampoo/spray-stuff from foster's and smith so we don't have to pay the ridiculous vet fees.  I've read pages and pages about people's recommendation for hotspots so I figure I will just try stuff and see what works.  He's never itched before and then all of a sudden--BOOM!  Poor guy was trying to get on our bed all night (and succeeding) because he couldn't stop itching. Anyone else have itching/hotspot issues in the winter?

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Bernese Mountain Dog Discussions / Potty Train your Berner--how long?
« on: June 13, 2006, 04:21:40 pm »
We've had murphy for 3 weeks now and he mostly goes outside, but still uses the frontroom when it's convienent.  There is no doggy-door and we mostly leave the door open, put him out after he eats, etc.  He even whines when he has to go #2 and the door is closed.  But, he still is not afraid to go #1 on the carpet.  We don't use puppy pads...mostly just watch for signs he has to go/praise him when he goes outside.

Question
How long did it take before your puppy was no longer going in the house at all?

Any suggetions on how to speed up the training process?


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