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My bad, Lily is currently taking Metacam (it's supposed to help with pain and a little bit of an anti-inflamatory)  - she took Rimadyl some time back.  I asked my vet about the Glucosamine and he said it wouldn't hurt her to take it, but that it won't "fix" the problem either. 

We have had Lily on Rimadyl pretty regularly.  The vet said it was okay to decrease the inflamation and pain.  The x-ray was also read by a veterinary radiologist who also had the same opinion about it being and OCD lesion.  Our vet was very encouraging regarding her not needing surgery, saying that very few dogs truly "need" the surgery.  That made me feel better knowing he wasn't one of those vets that views surgery as a quick fix only option.  I would be very interested in hearing more in detail about your supplemental regimin.  I have heard something about glucosomine for dogs - is there a such thing?  I wonder if it might help.  I know my grandma had a lot of success with it for her arthritis... 

I really want her to be back to her old self.  She is so playful and loves to run our property (only 2 acres, but she just loves having a job and running the fence lines).  I hate feeling self helpless, and I wish I could just explain to her why she has to be taken out on a leash now without freedom.  It is just heartbreaking!

She's pretty spoiled, she usually sleeps in bed with us - on a pillow

Hi - my name is Lori and my husband is Jason.  We have only 1 Kuvasz, Lily.  She is a family dog, so she's inside most of the time.  She looks for trouble I must say, and a thief.  She keeps us on our toes, that's for sure.  She is so affectionate though, you can't stay mad at her long.  

What cute puppies you have... In the litter Lily was born in the mother had 15 pups, 3 still born.  The breeder was breeding her again a year later...that's very honorable that you're spaying her...I am sure you must have been in disbelief when all those puppies kept coming...  

Michelle, I am very sorry for your loss also...I bet it was so emotional...I love the photo of mommy with her new kitty baby, what a great idea.  They look so sweet together.

Her name is Lily.  Intelligent? Yes, too much for her own good!! She has always been very photogenic, I guess because we have taken so many pictures of her from day 1. 

Oh no, the itchies...  Our dog began itching the day we got her from the breeder (2 yrs ago).  She had little bumps on her tummy, which we thought were fire ant bites.  Don't feel bad about the vet thing - I too thought I was a hypochondriac. .. we have finally narrowed it down to yes, she has allergies, not a yeast infection, etc.  We have had vets that told us it was her food...so we put her on the expensive dog foods from the vet.. Finally we moved to San Antono and just miraculously ended up choosing a vet that specializes in allergies.  We are getting her tested in 2 weeks.  So hopefully we'll get an answer.  Allergy tests cannot tell you if the dog is allergic to food (chicken or beef).  It will eliminate pollen, cats, etc.  Our dog's itching seemed to migrate to different places on her body.  One week it would be under her arms, the next week her neck, the base of her tail...it just kept moving, well, it still does.  A food trial is very easy to do if you have only one dog...we use Purina LA from the vet.  We had a vet giving us duck and potato dog food, but when we started going to our new vet he said if she's allergic to poultry we wouldn't have noticed a difference in her itching...so I would recommend the above to try out.  It's made with fish product.  That is if you are going with the food allergy thing.

Does your pup have any bumps?

It just breaks your heart because they just seem so miserable...if they could only tell us...

Some things to think about, which you probably already have...  Does the breed have skin allergies?What about the dog shampoo you use?  Do you put carpet fresh or any chemicals on your carpet?

She quite a little character - she's inside most of the time, so I think she lacks some of the aloofness that most outside Kuvasz possess...