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re: eye goobers -- one of my dogs had the same problem, turned out to be a dry eye. Drops helped a bit but not completely -- the goobers come because the eye gets a bit inflamed and puts out some mucousy stuff.

He's on an ointment called "optimmune" now which seems to work great -- a little bit in the eye each day and it seems to stimulate the natural tear production; no more goobers. Not sure your cat has the same issue, of course, but wouldn't hurt to ask.

>>The best part was he'd play fetch!

I had a burmese/siamese back in university days, raised with dogs, loved to fetch. The whole litter turned out to be a bit brain-damaged (started walking into walls etc... at a couple of years old), most of them didn't make it past 6-7 years but this guy made it to 19 living with friends out in Portland and only passed away very recently.

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as well as the bills soon to come for spaying, shots etc.

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Lexxen, My wife works in the veterinary field. Let me know when your cat is due for shots and I will see what I can do about getting you a deal...............and enough with the cat talk already! Real men have dog's, snakes etc but kittens?

lol Can you tell I'm not a cat person!

i am late, and the conversation has changed several times, but i will chime in anyway.
i dont like cats. we had one when our first son was born, and he went wacko.. i dont know if the baby scared him, or if he was jealous of the lack of attention, but he just went crazy. he started attacking peoples feet when they walked in the door, he would jump on peoples head when they sat on the couch, and he started pooping on himself, then rubbing it on the walls and door jams.. needless to say, he was gone not too long after that.

now we have a chocolate lab named 'mocha'. she is great. super calm, and lets the kids climb all over her.

spiff- i used to have a whippit when i lived in memphis back in the early 90's. they are great urban dogs. very calm, no shedding, and very obedient. and fast. i have never seen a dog run like that, except when i was betting on them

bigjohn

bigJ, your post helped me more then you know. My kids have been all over me to get them a dog and the wife is pushing hard for a Chocolate Lab. I'm glad to hear they are good with kids. You may have just made it on to my kids Christmas card list!...........Dad may be leaving a little puppy under the tree this year!

labs are really great. they have an awesome temperment with children. i can only think of three downsides.

1- they do shed, but not bad. if it will be an inside/outside dog, expect light shedding year round, with it being a little heavier when the seasons change. we always pick up big clumps of hair in the spring as she gets rid of the winter coat. but if you vacuum regilarly, and keep a clean house, it wont be a pbob.

2- they will BARK, but no bite. i call it the 'whos there' syndrome. if there is a commotion outside the fence, or in the alley, she will give a few yelps, but not the constant yapping like german sheppards do. but, once she knows it is safe, she lets it go, and calms quickly.

3- and last.. they are diggers and chewers. you can count on during the first year of life, that they will dig multiple holes and chew multiple things. the digging will be less if you play with them alot. i think they do it cause they are bored. if you have three kids to keep him company, i reckon you wont have a prob with this. and they LOVE to chew as puppiues, even more so than most other breed of puppies. so have LOTS of jerky, and pig ear treats. chew bones, and other various tough, long lasting chewables. trust me, they are worth it. if not, the dog will chew your kids toys, shoes, table and chair legs, and just about any stick of wood or piece of paper thay can get their paws on. this WILL pass with age and maturity, but you can help by offering the dog alternatives to chew on.

mocha is now 7, and she is super great. one of the better dogs i have ever owned.

bigjohn

Yeah, and I've known dogs that can't be controlled and attack children. There are bad animals of all kinds...

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Yeah, and I've known dogs that can't be controlled and attack children. There are bad animals of all kinds...

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............and the cat lovers come out, hair up and claws ready to go!

Pit bulls are cool. Mine's actually a pit-lab mix (a.k.a. "Pitrador Bulliever"). She's super gentle with Steven, and basically thinks he's a puppy.

I'm just sayin'....

Heh... speaking of that you should have seen how my gentlest cat, Gypsy, reacted to Peter's pit bull. Arched back, puffed up fur, hissing... slash slash! I've never seen her do anything similar.