Depends on the week of gestation and the size of the dog. Most dogs probably won't be interested during actual pregnancy anyway. Early on I wouldn't worry -- later on in gestation it's probably best to take care of her and support the pregnancy -- she will feel all sorts of strange and new sensations and need plenty of care from you.
In general, yes. Ejaculate volume certainly decreases, as does sperm motility, with age. 3-5 years is the sweet spot. Because the knot swells in coordination with the different ejaculate fractions, the time spent is indeed less as the volume decreases. This is a general guideline though -- biology can do what it wants!
Parrots get fat quickly, especially as they age -- and seeds and nuts are very high in fats among other things. They should compose around 20-30% of the total diet, with most of her diet composed of a good balanced pelleted or complete food for parrots. I would guess the full seed/nut diet is behind some of the diarrhea. See if you can transition her over to a complete parrot diet, supplemented with the seeds and other of her favorite foods on an as needed basis rather than composing the whole thing of seeds.
Thank you for your answer. Fortunately, there was no infection.
I read some times the dick of a horse needs some times to be cleaned? first why is that so because nature dont have planed that some one clean the horse dick... second it soudns a bit wired but it is possible to clean it by licking it clean
If owned a horse rather obvious. And kinda common sense. Second yea but couldn't be more fantasy reality based question.no offence creepy in waysI read some times the dick of a horse needs some times to be cleaned? first why is that so because nature dont have planed that some one clean the horse dick... second it soudns a bit wired but it is possible to clean it by licking it clean
I'm sorry for your loss ? ?
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That’s smegma—a substance composed of dead skin cells, skin oil, and moisture. It normally is secreted to provide a protective covering and lubrication for the penis. (If you’ve ever seen a horse let down his penis and thought it was super dirty—that’s all smegma, not dirt.) some horses can be goopy, and some dry and flaky—both are normal.I read some times the dick of a horse needs some times to be cleaned? first why is that so because nature dont have planed that some one clean the horse dick... second it soudns a bit wired but it is possible to clean it by licking it clean
I don’t know! I wasn’t able to find any research on it. Based on the way a dog drinks though I would think the average air would be around the same. You can get “slow drinking” bowls that don’t allow dogs to gulp down water so fast, if that’s an issue.
Yup. A less is more approach is best!
I'm just curious to know if you ever heard females co-workers joking or talking about doing sex with some species?
Nope, never. It’s not something that ever comes up in day to day veterinary practice at my clinic. The only real jokes that happen center around me and how good I am at collecting dogs for semen analysis and shipment.
Adding to the matter, you will find less Smegma with stallions that are actively breeding because they extend and retrackt their penis more often than Stallions not in breeding programs or Geldings. Not saying that you shouldn't check those as well, but with Geldings you find more of this stuff. I heard from some vets or Chiropractors that they often coakse horses to extend to check for smegma or to remove it from the Penis.
Hi there! Thank you for your informed knowledge. It’s really interesting, and helpful!
Lap spays are fabulous. Far less pain, much smaller incisions, fewer complications, and a shorter recovery time. They can get expensive though as they usually require going somewhere that does them vs a traditional general practice vet.
I suppose that, since only ovaries are removed and uterus temains, I suppose this way it will still yeld high chance of pyo?
Not really. Pyo relies on the cycle of progesterone and estrogen to consecutively thicken the uterine wall to allow bacteria to set up shop in the folds. Without that cycle, your risk is dramatically decreased.
Keep in mind the cost of land over here can be quite expensive, depending on where you live.
Sure! Just send me a DM or post here, I’m happy to answer any questions you’d have.
A quick literature search didn’t turn up studies validating using that solution of 2% chlorhex internally. I would recommend against it.
Thanks for this great reply. This put me at ease a bit more. Said friend appears to have blown it out of proportion a bit, because from his perspective it sounded a lot more serious and horrific. I'll take a look at that article later tonight. Thanks again for your great reply!Toxoplasmosis is a fascinating disease. It’s caused by a single celled parasite called Toxoplasma gondii that looks like a cool space alien, and is even more likely to be contracted from contaminated meat as cat poop. It’s the number one cause of death from food borne illness in the US.
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See? Cool space alien
The only species that it can complete its life cycle in is felines, everything else it just forms muscle cysts, little fibrous capsules in your body, pretty much anywhere since it can’t complete its reproduction. The parasite breeds within these cats and is released just as you mentioned. Cats are such good groomers that it is rarely found in their fur, and people then become infected via litter or by ingesting the eggs. These eggs are shed in the soil, and picked up by mice, where they form the muscle cysts to then be consumed by cats and infect them.
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Here's the CDC life cycle -- complete with suspicious looking cat with forward facing eyes like a primate. Nobody said scientists are good at drawing!
This article from the Scientific American is much better written than I could share, and goes into a lot of the history and background, but to answer your “heightened risk taking” question – it’s based on the fact that in mice, the parasite finds its way to their brain and modulates their behavior, removing their species aversion to cat urine and places cats frequent – scientists call this “fatal cat attraction!” It is speculated that this could occur in humans as well, and several studies seem to point to some sort of behavioral modification in folks infected with it. Granted, those sample sizes are small, and toxoplasmosis has no reason to evolve to affect other mammalian brains than rodent ones – primate brains like ours have a lot of differences. Still, the research is still out as to what exactly happens with toxoplasma infections in human nervous tissue. If anything, the most common thing it does in humans is make benign cysts in the muscle.
It absolutely is a very successful worldwide parasite -- Europe and the US and everywhere else. But if you're a immunocompetant you will be totally fine, won't even get symptoms, and not need treatment. Some people get flu like symptoms, and it's especially dangerous for immunocomprimised folks, pregnant people (because of the risk to the fetus) and if you're older (when your immune system is naturally decreased in effectiveness).
I wondered about that myself, but assumed it might be just a bit of the tissue making up the scrotum, as male rabbits are known to have scent glands in hard to reach spots (kinda like pouches I guess) near the scrotum that should be cleaned regularly. Wouldn't mind getting clarification about that myself, though.
