Dog Shows

Aloha! Upcoming dog shows this August:

Type: All breed

Show Title: Philippine Canine Club Incorporated

Show Date:August 18 and 19, 2007

Venue: Tiendesitas, Ortigas Pasig City, Philippines

Show description: PCCI All breed Championship Dog Show

Judge: Col. Ken Roy (Pakistan) ; Mr. Partha Chatterjee (India)

Check it out>>http://www.pccionline.org/upcomingshowsandevents.php

Mommy and her wriggly pups

Bea, my brother's beagle, and her litter of 3 pups

Chiqui, the pekingese who started it all...and her litter of 6 pups

She is now retired from breeding.

Rutrott, the rottweiler, The "gentle giant", and her pup

Muymuy (dark yellow), and her 6 month old only puppy (light yellow) soaking up the sun

Heartgard for Heartworm

Protect your dog from HEARTWORM infection by giving him heartgard once every month. That's all you've got to do to safeguard your dog's heart.

Heartgard is not an ordinary preventive medicine, it comes in a chunky, meaty-looking preparation. Dogs love this stuff, it has a very inviting smell, I myself wonder how it tastes like, (but i never tried one of course, if I were a dog, I know I would...hehehe)

Heartgard comes in three doses:

Small breed = chihuahua, pekingese, Shih tzu
Medium breed= beagle
Large Breed=Labrador, Golden retriever, Rottweiler

You may also follow the dose equivalent to the weight of your dog which is indicated on the box.

Need more info?

http://heartgard.us.merial.com/home/

GreenLeg's Poultry Shop

Welcome to my favorite poultry shop!

As you can see, they have everything from Grooming supplies, Accessories...

To Vitamins, supplements, medicines...

And Dog food!

Owner: Marichelle Alcala
Location: #3 Ford Ave. Dona Manuela Subdivision, Pamplona Las Pinas City
Tel No: 8710165

Akita Pup For Sale!

4 mos. Male, with papers, vaccinations are up-to-date, dewormed
13,000 asking price, negotiable
Pls contact 09195657088 (Mars Landazabal)

Heartworm, Cause & Prevention

Above, a picture of heartworms inside your dogs heart.

Below, a picture of Mikee, my 5 yr.old Shih tzu, tested positive for Heartworm at age 3.

Pathophysiology of Heartworm
(Dirofilaria immitis)

Mosquito bites Infected Dog

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Mosquito bites another uninfected dog

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Microfilariae live in dogs Bloodstream

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Microfilariae becomes adult heartworms and live in Dogs heart

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Adult heartworms die, obstructs blood vessels

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Heart failure

WHY is it fatal to our dogs?

Simple, when the adult heartworms die, they can obstruct blood vessels to the lungs (these are called pulmonary embolisms). If only a small part of the lung is involved, there may be no clinical signs. However, if the vessels to a large portion of the lung, or a small area of an already diseased lung are blocked, severe signs may result.

SYMPTOMS:
These include fever, cough, coughing up blood, and even heart failure.

Okay, now we know what heartworm is, what causes it, its fatality, now WHAT?

First, in mosquito infested areas, it is recommended that you have your dog checked by a veterinarian for heartworms. This is done either by direct observation of blood sample under the microscope. A positive result would mean, tiny microfilariae are seen in the blood sample. Or, by undergoing AGEN test, whereby, a few drops of the blood sample is administered to a "pregnancy-kit" looking apparatus, wait for a few minutes, then like a pregnancy kit, one line is negative, two lines indicative of a positive result, something like that.

If it's a negative result, good for your dog, now, all you have to do is prevent heartworm from infecting your dog by giving him HEARTGARD plus once every month. http://heartgard.us.merial.com/home/

If it's a positive result, talk to your veterinarian about possible treatments.

For detailed Information click on link>> http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1621&articleid=743

Ehrlichiosis, the silent Killer

My beloved Goofy, murdered by ticks

Picture taken from http://compassionforcamden.org/mean1.html

Ticks are filthy, filthy creatures. Where a dog goes, ticks follow. They are blood sucking parasites and are very hard to get rid off. You think the worst part is seeing them attached to your dogs skin (and even you)? Wait till you read what I have to share about this carwling devils.

Ticks are excellent vectors for disease transmission. More than 800 species of these obligate blood-sucking creatures inhabit the planet. They are second only to mosquitoes as vectors of human disease, both infectious and toxic.

These are only some of tick borne-diseases I know, Lyme disease, human granulocytic and monocytic ehrlichiosis, babesiosis, relapsing fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Colorado tick fever, tularemia, Q fever, tick paralysis, boutonneuse fever, tick-borne encephalitis. As you can see, ticks can also cause harm to HUMAN beings, not dogs alone.

Ehrlichiosis is evident in our coutry, the disease can mean death to your pooch if not treated promptly. It is a silent killer. So when your dog starts to lose weight, becomes weak or lethargic and refuses to eat, have him visit his next bestfriend, his veterinarian.

I wrote this article in tribute to my dog Goofy, a happy, seemingly healthy golden retriever, who passed away at age 3 years old. Final diagnosis: Renal failure secondary to ehrlichiosis.

For detailed information on ehrlichiosis click on link below

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1556&articleid=430