Puppies and Services
Boston Terrier
Prospective Show Puppy for SALE
Male born 12/17/2009
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There are no Bulldog Kipataki puppies available
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previous pups, grown up
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Don't be the VICTIM of a SCAM
A lot of scam artist are stealing pictures of puppies from LEGITIMATE breeders websites
and posting them like the pups belong to them.
NEVER send an UNINSURED/UNTRACEABLE money order.Ask for Veterinarian name and health records.Always insist puppies have shots BEFORE receiving
NEVER send money or checks to a PO BOX.ALWAYS call the states Attorney General and BBC to see if there have been complaints against the breeder.
ALWAYS DEMAND that an object be put in the picture with the puppy you want to buy,Do not accept the *excuse* that their scanner,camera or anything else is broken.
disposable cameras are $4, Say "take a picture of my puppy with a daisy or vase, stuffed doll.
WHATEVER, just make them prove they actually have a puppy..
Be very AWARE that most, if not all puppies from Russia and The Czech Republic are from puppy mills.
LAST BUT NOT LEASTThere is NO SUCH THING AS A GENETIC BREEDER it is the verbal invention of a high dollar Arizona puppy mill. The only Geneticist are in scientific laboratories, with Masters degrees & squinting into microscopes. ***
Contacts
Pet Transport
From one pet to entire kennels
For those who think to highly of their companion to toss them in a luggage hold.
Lisa Marchori (Owners)
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American Kennel Club
Breed, shows, registration information
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Dialated Cardiac Myopathy
This is the type that leads to congestive heart failure (CHF) in our pets. Canine Dilative Cardiomyopathy
is one of the causes of CHF.
It is rather common for a dog’s failing heart to enlarge and no longer pump sufficient blood throughout
the body.
The most common cause of this in our pets as they age is damage to the valves that control the flow of blood
within the heart.
Pets are usually over five years of age when the condition is first noticed.
Cardiac exams prior to this show no abnormality, even though you *know* something is wrong.
It is common for serious heart rhythm abnormalities to occur while enlargement of the heart stays minimal.
As the failing heart enlarges, the left side looses its ability to contract forcefully to pump blood through
the body’s blood vessels.
When this occurs, blood begins to pools in the right side of the heart, which supplies blood to the lungs for oxygenation
and receives spent blood from the thorax and abdomen.
Sometimes the damage is more apparent on the right side of the heart first,
sometimes on the left.
But, eventually, both sides are affected because one relies on the other.
The dog’s heart works hard to compensate for these changes but eventually
your pet can no longer perform the activities it once did.
This stage of the disease is called congestive heart failure.
In congestive heart failure, the heart is no longer able to provide blood with
adequate oxygen to supply the body.
Without adequate oxygen, the body's cells become desperate and trigger a
series of responses.
Various hormones are released by several organs in an attempt to correct the problem.
These hormones conserve and retain fluids in an effort to increase blood volume and the output of blood.
For several months, these compensatory responses help the situation.
However, increased fluid retention eventually becomes harmful. More and more
fluid leaks out of the capillaries, causing increased gagging and coughing, and
reduced stamina. Fluid in the lungs is called pulmonary edema.
What Are The Signs of Heart Failure?
Dogs in the stage of congestive heart failure become less active and tire easily.
Their appetite usually falls of and they show signs of difficult respiration, panting
and coughing and blowing water out of their nose while at rest.
Their tummy enlarges and takes on a pear-shape as fluid accumulates in the liver and abdomen.
Xrays and Sonograms, might show a greyish shadow around the heart BUT
Electrocardiograms of these dogs taken at this date, are always abnormal.
The color of the membranes of the mouth are grayish rather than healthy pink
and blood vessels on the surface are abnormally congested with blood.
These dogs often have a condition called a jugular pulse in which the beating of the heart can
be seen in the large jugular veins of the neck.
The sounds of heartbeat that are rapid, echoing to some degree.
By the time dogs become symptomatic with cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure,
they rarely live beyond a year.
Many will die in six months.
The disease is known to run in families so families with this problem should not be bred.
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HEATSTROKE
What are the signs of heatstroke?
* Excessive panting * Increased salivation * Bright red tongue * Red or pale gums * Thick, sticky saliva
* Depression * Weakness/Confusion/Dizziness * Vomiting (sometimes with blood)* Diarrhea
As heatstroke progresses, it can cause seizures, coma, cardiac arrest, and death.
What should I do?
Immediately, remove the dog from the hot area.
Lower his temperature by wetting him thoroughly with cool water
(for very small dogs, use lukewarm water),
Increase air movement around him with a fan.
CAUTION: Cooling too quickly and especially allowing his body temperature to become too low
can cause other life-threatening medical conditions.
The rectal temperature should be checked every 5 minutes.
Once the body temperature is 103ºF, the cooling measures should be stopped
and the dog should be dried thoroughly and covered so he does not continue to lose heat.
Even if the dog appears to have recovered, he should still be examined by your Veterinarian.