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I found 3 puppies. They are 10 weeks old and two of the three have been growing and gaining weight. The third has been the same size(besides gaining a few ounces) since I found them 4 weeks ago. The boy is 6.3 pounds,the first girl is 4.8 pounds and the smallest and the one I’m worried about most is barely 2 pounds. I’ve called the vet a few times about my concerns and they finally let me schedule an appt but it isn’t until next Friday. I feel like they aren’t taking my concerns seriously so I was wondering if I should find another vet.

I first started noticing her not growing a few weeks after I found them. I took them to the vet and he said all of them were healthy,a little underweight and dirty but nothing alarming. I feed them on a regular schedule and I’ve been separating her from them during feeding since I first thought she wasn’t getting enough to eat. It’s not that,even when she’s by herself she’ll only eat a 1/4 cup of a food out of the whole day(that’s with small puppy treats included). It’s hard to look at her brother and sister and know she’s the exact same age as them when she looks so much smaller. She hasn’t grown at all. I’ve explained all of this to the vet only to hear, “It’s nothing.”. Shouldn’t a puppy not growing be a red flag raiser? I’m really worried about her. She’s playful but gets tired faster than her brother and sister. She also naps longer and more often then them. What do you think? Should I find a different vet and have her seen ASAP or just wait? Do you think it’s the food I feed them(Wellness Super5Mix Just For Puppy—a friend recommended this one)?

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They have been wormed already(the vet gave them the stuff but I’m not sure of the name).

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Yes i would be worried, you may have the runt of the litter, it could be worms (have they been wormed yet?) the puppy could have a liver shunt (serious health defect) It may be hypoglymic or any number of other things. Your vet must be really busy cause my vet would have had you in yeaterday. Little puppies are not to be ignored or they die easily. Try a different vet or a different clinic.
The food you are feeding is fine but something sounds not right with your pup.
good luck

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I own my own home and had two dogs already,a 9.5 year old Great Dane. I adopted her when she was 7. I also have a 1.5 year old Dalmatian. I’ve been thinking about getting another puppy/young adult since my Dal likes to play a lot and my Great doesn’t always feel like playing(she’s almost 10 so I understand).

My friend and I were out today and there was a guy on the side of the road selling Bernese Mountain Dog puppies. We just stopped to look(we both were curious). He was trying his best to sell the remaining two pups to us. He said he had fallen on hard times and couldn’t care for them anymore. I should’ve known that was most likely BS but when I picked up and held the one puppy,I just fell in love with her. She chose to come to me and I held and petted her and her tail was wagging and going crazy and I bought her. My friend bought the second one also. Now that I’m home I feel like the biggest idiot in the world because all I have to go on is the “he said” from the guy. I’ve made her a vet appt tomorrow(my friend has done the same with hers) but I can’t help feeling like a dumba$$. I love the puppy,I honestly do,and I have the means to care for 3 dogs but it’s just the fact that I let him talk me(or us) into buying them. He sold them for $55 each.

My questions are since we don’t have any paper on the puppies(besides CKC registration),do we just take the puppy to vet’s office or do we take the papers too? Also should we quarantine the puppies away from the dogs we already own(my friend has a Chihuahua)? Would it be okay to keep them together if we do keep them away from our other dogs(so they won’t get lonely)? And what should we look for tonight that would mean there was a serious/life threatening problem?

They both appear to be healthy besides dehydrated a little bit from being out in the heat.

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CKC papers, are Continental Kennel Club papers. They are worth spit!. No, the Vet doesn’t care about any registration papers, only the health of the pup. Assuming that all other dogs are fully vaccinated, I don’t feel a need to quarantine the pup, because you would have to quarantine it in a whole different location. Most diseases can be carried in on the bottom of your shoes, and clothing, so if the dogs are living in the same house and using the same yard, there is always the possibility of transmission. Just use common sense for now and clean up the poop and use common practice sanitation. I would be more worried about the pups themselves, as they could already have been exposed to Parvo and other things, that may not be apparent for another 10-14 days. Make sure that when you do go to the Vet, that you take a FRESH stool sample with you, and tell the Vet that you bought these pups off the street and have NO idea of their background. Yes, you were a sucker and I know it’s hard to not want to give a pup a new home. Let’s just hope these pups are healthy and this guy isn’t going to turn around and be selling more pups on the street in another 6 months, when his b*tch comes in season again. If he’s come on hard times, the best thing for him to do is to use that $110.00 to get his b*tch spayed. Hope all goes well, but you sure don’t need to take any papers with you, let alone CKC papers.

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I can’t explain this very well but I’ll do my best.
I was at work Saturday night and everything was normal, until I started having what seemed like an anxiety attack. So I told my boss I had to go to the bathroom and sat in the stall for a little. Then I couldn’t breathe out of rhythm or else my ears would explode with pain. That’s when things get a little blurry, next I remember I was sitting in the corner of the stall crying. I am not sure why I was really crying it was just happening. I couldn’t comprehend anything I didn’t know where I was, who I was, what I was doing and why I was there. I didn’t understand how to move although my vision was shaking, I couldn’t make a noise and I couldn’t hear any noise other than the explosions of pain in my ears. I also vaguely remember saying things to myself trying to get me through it and also things like “I’m going to die here”. Everything goes blurry again. Next thing I know I’m standing at the bathroom sink washing my face off, and everything seemed as normal as normal gets. What happened to me? Should I seek any help? Will it happen again, that’s the most terrifying question because that was honestly the scariest thing that’s ever happened to me. I’m fine now I suppose. Someone please help me.

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I’m not going to shoot down any ideas here because they are all very helpful. I’m only 18 and things do get stressful at times but it was probably my easiest night at work until after that, and well I haven’t been really that stressed out lately, I’ve been more apathetic then anything. A repressed memory is a possibility, and so is an anxiety disorder. I want to go talk to someone but my parents don’t have the money and I sure as hell don’t so I don’t know what to do there. That and I don’t want someone to tell me I’m crazy that would make things worse if they should even be considered bad in the first place. The biggest thing is I hate drugs, especially pharmaceuticals. Anything that makes me feel even slightly like I need it to be in control or even help control myself I don’t like the idea of it, but that’s because of a childhood issue with ritalin that lead to me feeling like I was different and also anorexia. So that’s something completely unrelated.

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what happened to you sounds a lot like a panic attack. Panic attacks are triggered by the accumulation of anxiety. Anxious thoughts cause the body to “act” as if something dangerous is about to happen. So, naturally the body prepares to fight. This somatic response is very useful when a real danger is present of course. But when the danger is not real, but only a perception, a thought, the body won’t fight, yet all the system remains activated and therefore you feel all these strange somatic sensations that you don’t know where to attribute. And because the symptoms are somatic, ie ears, chocking sensations, dizziness, nausea, tingling in your extremities, etc etc. your natural response is “i’m going to die”.

Good news, nobody ever died of a panic attack.
Bad news, panic attacks are traumatic experiences and this characteristic forces the person to start taking safety measures out of fear that it will happen again (avoidance of certain people/places/situations that have been associated with the occurrence of the panic attack). This avoidance response is unfortunately what makes the situation worse, what maintains the problem.

Now, your problem SOUNDSvery much like a panic attack. Yet, this is just the internet and nobody can ever derive safe conclusions here. My advice, go for a medical check up that includes blood/urine analysis, and a regular visit to a medical doctor. Explain to the doctor what happened and ask for his/her advice. This will help rule out any organic problem. When a bodily malfunction has been excluded, you can proceed to a mental health specialist. If your problem is indeed an anxiety disorder a psychologist can help you. Be hopeful, and don’t think this is the end of the world. Anxiety disorders are extremely common. They happen to people a lot, regardless of age, gender, status etc. The reason they happen is not the same for everybody because as you understand everybody has a unique combination of genes, experiences, perceptions about the world etc etc. What is known is that some individuals are more vulnerable to certain disorders compared to other individuals. The causes for each person vary, but it is usually a combination of the factors above : experience, genetic vulnerability, perceptual system, and precipitating factors.

One type of therapy that is very effective for the tretment of panic attacks/panic disorder and anxiety disorders in general is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. This approach works with thoughts and feelings to make them more realistic, more applicable to reality. It changes a faulty perspective to make it logical. You can find a lot of information on CBT on the internet. My advice is to seek a therapist that practices CBT.

As for the financial problem, you can talk about it with your therapist at the beginning of therapy. Most therapists understand, and can offer their clients alternatives that best suit their needs.

One final word. Don’t get into the trap of telling yourself this will go away on its own-it won’t. Get the help you need on time, the sooner you get it, the less you suffer. Don’t consider yourself crazy or sick. You are neither. You just need to learn how to best control your thoughts so that your body stops responding to false alarms. I know you are scared, and you have a million questions about what this was, and how to make it go away. You will see, as soon as you start working with a professional, you will start feeling better.

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I have a debate at school and the topic is ‘Euthanasia should be legal’ and I am on the negative team.
I need some good points…

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Euthanasia devalues human life
Euthanasia can become a means of health care cost containment
Physicians and other medical care people should not be involved in directly causing death
There is a “slippery slope” effect that has occurred where euthanasia has been first been legalized for only
the terminally ill and later laws are changed to allow it for other people or to be done non-voluntarily.

“Slippery slope” is when something that is allowed to occur could inevitably lead to an outcome.

Making it easier to get guns will make the crime rate go up is a slippery slope.