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Anti Inflammatory Drugs are killing my Shelties

In December, we lost 10 year old Chloe to acute renal failure. The vet said it was caused mainly by long term use of Rimydal. We took our Mattie in for teeth cleaning last week, had blood work done and she showed stage 1 signs of Kidney Disease. Vet said take her off anti inflammatory [...]

Buffy’s Update 10-18-11

We have been fostering Buffy for nearly two years. He has been a good companion for Mattie since Chloe died in December of kidney failure. Buffy has struggled with weight since before we got him. I noticed a few months ago that he drank an excessive amount of water. We had him tested for Diabetes [...]

Update on Buffy, wonderful Buffy

Buffy, who we began fostering on Valentine’s Day, has proven that the human heart has no limit in its ability to love. He is  a delightful Sheltie;.  It tickles me to come home from work and hear him excitedly barking before I even open my car door.  He had a bad bout of diarrhea the [...]

Buffy's First Day in Ogden Foster Home

We met Buffy yesterday at the headquarters for Utah Sheltie Rescue. He is a handsome 11 year old sable. Buffy has very good social skills and has fit in nicely with our two Shelties and two cats. He respects the boundaries our dogs have set with him and there is no fussing among them. We [...]