Diamond_Dog
Diamond_Dog's JournalDo you have a dog that throws up once in a while?
and you can't figure out why?
Did you know that one of the side effects of Heartgard is vomiting?
My very alert husband looked this up today. According to the Heartgard website, vomiting can be a side effect of Heartgard.
Our 60-lb. Lab, Sophie, has been vomiting maybe once a week this summer .... we were at a loss as to why because we give her high quality food and we're always in the yard with her to make sure she doesn't get into anything she shouldn't (as much as possible, if you're a dog owner you know what I mean).
Today Sophie was due for her heartworm pill. We have a package of Heartgard for dogs 51-100 lbs. since she weighs 60. My husband got to thinking that here we were giving a 60 lb. dog enough medication to suffice for a 100 lb. dog. So maybe she was getting too much Heartgard and that was why she was throwing up. He is a retired math teacher and he figured it out mathematically that she could probably do fine on 3/5 of a pill for 51-100 lb. dogs. We were a little reluctant to cut it back that far, so we gave her 4/5 of the pill. Now we'll see how she does. Next time we take her in for her checkup, we'll ask the vet what he thinks. Our vet had told us once before you could probably go every 6 weeks with that stuff instead of every month, so we're optimistic that this could be why Sophie was getting sick. I promise to update everyone here in about a month and let all of you know if this is the solution to her vomiting.
BTW we took a stool sample in to the vet's office already and they found nothing wrong.
Another thing -- the guy who purchases the dog food at the pet store where we often buy her food told us that a tablespoon or two of plain canned pumpkin can help settle a dog's stomach. We tried that first and had a little bit of luck with it. I never knew that, either!
Just thought I'd share this bit of info with all the dog owners here!
BTW, Heartgard makes pills with dosages for dogs up to 25 lbs, 25 to 50 lbs. then they go 50-100. I wish they went 50-75 and then 75-100. Might contact the company and ask why.
Trump likens immigrants coming from the south to "vomit....blah."
This is from a statement he made in 2015 but it makes me want to cry nevertheless.
That so many so-called Christians would support a monster who calls human beings "vomit".
“Illegals” are “pouring across.” [snip] “These are not their best and their finest. These are not you coming across,” he said, gesturing to the audience. “These are people ― and some are very fine, I’m sure ― but they’re sending their killers, their rapists, their murderers, their drug lords. This is what we’re getting.” [snip] “Everything’s coming across the border: the illegals, the cars, and the whole thing. It’s like a big mess. Blah. It’s like vomit.” [snip] “[Undocumented immigrants] are coming over by the millions through the border like it’s water, like it’s a sieve.”— Donald Trump, April 30, 2015
The Mexican Government is forcing their most unwanted people into the United States. They are, in many cases, criminals, drug dealers, rapists, etc….Likewise, tremendous infectious disease is pouring across the border. — Donald Trump, July 6, 2015
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/while-obama-humanizes-undocumented-immigrants-and-calls_us_59b6e4dee4b0465f75880936
Do you ever hear Trumpers say
"Now you know how WE felt when Obama was president!"
Um .... no .... I guess I don't.
They say that Obama gave too many "handouts" to the "lazy" and poor. That he "apologized" to other countries and made us look "weak". That he favored immigrants over American citizens. That they felt ashamed that Obama was so weak and spineless.
If faced with a choice, I'll take the president who has compassion for the vulnerable and owns up to America's mistakes, over a shameful blowhard whose obsession with not appearing "weak" only makes us cruel and hateful.
And F you Nikki Haley, poverty in America is a HUGE problem and only gets worse under your boss' willfully ignorant policies.
OK that's all I have to say......
I guess she wanted to play NOW
Even though it was dinner time for the humans ..... my dog got her ball (bigger than a tennis ball) and tossed it right into the middle of the dinner table and just about got it in the pizza box, missed it by inches. I told her, okay Sophie, just don't do that when we have company. Have to teach you some manners, little lady.
Anticipation .....
Such a beautiful song, and listening to it takes me back to a wonderful time in my life.
America's Poor Becoming more Destitute Under Trump
Just heartbreaking. Especially for the folks who are trying to work and just can't keep their heads above water.
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Americans born into poverty are more likely than ever before to stay that way, according to a United Nations report on poverty and inequality in the US.
"The United States, one of the world's richest nations and the "land of opportunity," is fast becoming a champion of inequality," the report concluded.
US Ambassador to the UN Nicki Haley said, "It is patently ridiculous for the United Nations to examine poverty in America."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/un-report-americas-poor-becoming-more-destitute-under-trump/ar-AAyZXYP
************** Nikki Haley .... you are one delusional twit. But you're not the only one.
Weaponizing Government
From the WaPo.
"Just as Republicans pretend to care about the deficit only until they get the opportunity to cut taxes and raise military spending, their concern about overbearing government bureaucracy turns out to be extremely selective. If you’re the right kind of person — a large corporation that would like to pollute more or mistreat its workers, or a payday lender charging usurious interest rates, or a for-profit college scamming its students, let’s say — they’re committed to liberating you from government’s oppressive hand. But if you’re the wrong kind of person — an immigrant or a poor person, let’s say — they’ll use government bureaucracy to increase your misery in any way they can."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/06/21/how-the-trump-administration-is-weaponizing-government-bureaucracy-against-those-it-doesnt-like/?utm_term=.ff591bab2719
**********and this is apparent to anyone with more than two brain cells and a heart! Obvious and sickening.
My dog Sophie
Loves children .... and would like to challenge all dogs out there to line up behind her and bite a chunk out of Trump's ass. She asks, who's with me?
Trump wants to pull U.S. out of U.N. Human Rights Council
Of course he does .... we don't care about no stinkin' human rights!
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"The Trump administration plans to announce its withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday, making good on a pledge to leave a body it has long accused of hypocrisy and criticized as biased against Israel, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley plan to announce the withdrawal at the State Department in Washington at 5 p.m., said the sources, who asked not to be identified discussing a decision that hadn’t yet been made public."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-is-said-ready-to-pull-us-from-uns-human-rights-council/ar-AAyRNOd?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout
What it Means to be Loved by a Dog
NASHVILLE — There’s a story my husband has been telling for nearly 15 years, since not long after United States forces invaded Iraq. In a news report, American soldiers were going door to door with bomb-sniffing dogs, trying to persuade the citizens of Baghdad to adopt a well-trained pet.......
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/opinion/a-dogs-love.html
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