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We just inherited a new member to our family.  His name is Brady and we are told he is an American Mastiff.  He's five months old but seems very small compared to the Mastiff's I'm looking at online.  I would guess he weighs about 40 lbs.  The person we got him from swears he is a purebred American Mastiff but was the runt of the litter, thus the reason he was sold for $200.  My concern is that he seems thin (ribs are showing but not really bad) and we are noticing blood in his poop.  We are going to schedule a vet appointment for him but I thought I would post here and see if anyone has any thoughts.  He's eating 3 cups 2x a day, Pedigree Puppy.  No other signs of him being sick other than the blood in the stool.

I will post pics as soon as I figure it out!

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Saint Bernard Pictures / My Beautiful Girl Bella!
« on: July 27, 2011, 01:23:51 pm »
Here is our girl, Bella aka BooBoo!  She is just about to turn 7 next week.  She is one of the most loving dogs we have ever had (also have 2 Newfs)!  Lately Bella has been peeing inside the house though which she has never done before.  Usually near an exterior door.  Any thoughts?[/b] ???



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Newfoundland Discussions / Re: Sheba is Limping on her back paw! UPDATE!
« on: December 01, 2009, 02:00:36 pm »
Sheba is doing pretty good.  She goes back to the vet on Friday and we will find out about surgery then.  She is walking with just a slight limp on the back leg now so I don't know if it was actually a full tear or not!  How do we make the decision of surgery when they aren't even sure she tore something?  And to top it all off, my St. Bernard Bella is losing use of her back legs!  She was diagnosed with moderate hip dsyplasia when she was 8 months old but has done very well.  She just turned 5 in August and I am starting to notice her falling more and more - it is so sad!  She is the most loving dog and it is killing me to see her like this!  I don't know what they do for this but I certainly don't want to watch her become crippled from it!  I knew going in that 3 large breed dogs would be tough but we've been very lucky and they haven't ever had any major health problems until now.   :'(

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Newfoundland Discussions / Re: Sheba is Limping on her back paw!
« on: November 17, 2009, 10:45:10 am »
We just got home from the vet and it is not something in her pad as we thought.  The vet said she has a torn (or partially torn) ligament and meniscus, which may require surgery.  :'(  My husband and I want to try and treat it conservatively with meds, rest and time.  I have done a lot of reading on the topic because this is one of my worst fears with my 3 giant breed dogs and surgery is not always the best option.  She seems a little better today and is putting some weight on the leg now as opposed to none at all so I am hoping that is a good sign.  Of course she was a big hit at the vets office!  They don't see many Newfie's down here in Florida and she was eating up all the attention. ;D  Right now I've got her locked in the bedroom with me so she will rest.  The biggest challenge is going to be keeping her away from my other two giant breed dogs because they tend to play rough and I don't want any further damage done to her knee.  I'm almost tempted to crate her for a few hours a day.  The vet showed me the x-ray and I could see arthritis build up in there and the ball was not sitting nicely on the tibia like it should.  They have sent the x-rays to Tampa Veterinarian for further review and I should know more at her visit in 10 days.

Anyone that has gone through this and can give me some advice, I would really appreciate it!

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Newfoundland Discussions / Re: Sheba is Limping on her back paw!
« on: November 15, 2009, 02:35:09 pm »
We gave it overnight and she still won't bear any weight on the back leg.  However, she does seem to have full Range of Motion without pain so I think that is a good sign!  We just finished wrapping her paw in hydrogen peroxide and are going to see how she is tomorrow.  Most likely a vet visit tomorrow.   :-\  It was like she knew I was trying to help her because she just let me wrap the foot in gauze and put a sock over her leg, which is not like her! :'(

I'll keep you guys posted tomorrow!

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Newfoundland Discussions / Sheba is Limping on her back paw!
« on: November 14, 2009, 11:50:26 am »
I got home this morning and I noticed that Sheba was walking funny so I took a closer look and she is not putting any weight at all on her back left leg!  She tends to limp here and there after resting for awhile but nothing like this - she wouldn't even come to me for a cookie!  I always worry about the ACL tears with my 3 Big Paws and I fear that we may be facing just that with her.  We noticed a prickly branch near where she was sitting but I don't see anything in the pads.  Of course, the vet just closed at 1:00 so I don't know if I should take her to the Animal ER or wait until Monday and have her checked.

What do you guys think?  Advice anyone? :'(

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Newfoundland Discussions / New Pictures of ShebaLou & Guinness
« on: May 27, 2009, 03:09:27 am »
I know I said I would post some pictures of Sheba & Guinness and have taken forever to get them done but at long last, my beautiful girl and my handsome boy!  Guinness is the landseer/mix.  I couldn't leave out Bella, the St. Bernard either!  Bella has been limping on her right front leg lately and we can't pinpoint it down.  She was diagnosed with Moderate Hip Dyplasia when she was a puppy and will be on Rimadyl for the remainder of her life.  It breaks my heart to hear her cry out when she tries to get up off the floor and she can no longer get up on the bed.  All this and she is only just turning 5!!  Any suggestions, other than Glucosamine?  Someone told me that Fish Oil helps too.  Has anyone heard that one?

 ???

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Newfoundland Discussions / Re: New to BPO - Meet ShebaLou!
« on: January 15, 2009, 09:28:57 am »
Wow, you guys are awesome!!  We are having a little camera difficulty at the moment or I would have posted their pictures by now... >:(

Thanks so much for the warm welcome!!  It was definitely an "interesting" journey driving the three of them from New Hampshire down to Florida!  Especially when we had to sneak them into a hotel in Virginia and Bella decided to start barking at 6:00am because she saw someone out in the parking lot (darn windows)!!  We high tailed it out of there pretty quickly... ;D  But we made it and they are adjusting pretty good.  I take Sheba to the beach to go swimming all the time and she just loves it!  Our male Newfoundland, Guinness, that we rescued has a little shepard in him so he doesn't like the water and Bella is just plain trouble and I think she would cause quite a comotion at the beach... ;D  I hear it's been pretty frigid up North so VERY happy to be here in Florida now!  We live in Bradenton, which is right on the Gulf of Mexico...beaut iful beaches, sun most every day and pool all year!  What more could I ask for?!   ;)

Just wanted to say thanks for the big warm welcome and I will be sure to post pictures as soon as we figure out what is wrong with the camera (I had plenty on the computer but hubby had to reset the hard drive and lost all of them... >:(

Looking forward to getting to know everyone and their babies!

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Newfoundland Discussions / New to BPO - Meet ShebaLou!
« on: January 11, 2009, 03:46:40 pm »
Hi Everyone!

We are new to the BPO posts but definitely not new to the forums!  We have visited regularly and read everyone else's posts and thought it was about time we say hi!

We are proudly owned by our two Newfoundlands, Sheba and Guinness and our St. Bernard, Bella (my love)!  Our girls are 5 and 6 years old and our big guy, Guinness is now 7 years old.  My how time flies!!  We recently moved down to Florida from New Hampshire and I think the kids still haven't forgiven us...LOL!  They want to know where all the snow went!!  Although, I took Sheba swimming yesterday at the Palma Sola Causeway and she absolutely loved it (pictures to come later)!  These forums are great and I have come here many times when I wasn't sure about something with one of the kids but I always found my answers here!

Looking forward to sharing stories and getting to know everyone on the BPO forums!

Tami

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