New Basset Owner

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WatsonBoy

Discussion Starter · Oct 31, 2010

Hi Friends!

I am new to the site (and to the breed!) and thought I would introduce myself and ask a question or two of you seasoned basset owners

My fiance and I adopted Watson, a 10-month old basset hound, about a month ago. He has brought so much joy and laughter to our lives. Of course, there have been frustrating moments, as with any puppy, but for the most part he is an angel. (We got new carpet installed after a flood in our house, and about 48 hours later he had eaten/dug/tore a giant hole in it...) Y'all have really helped me understand some of his habits and personality traits, and I really appreciate all the wisdom that circulates this forum!

So I have a few (probably basic) basset hound care questions. What kind of ear drops/cleaning solution do you recommend for bassets? Also, do you have your bassets on any sort of supplements or vitamins (ie, for bone or joint health, etc)? We want to make sure our little guy is as healthy as possible, but we don't want to do anything unnecessary, either.

Again, the wisdom, advice and anecdotes on this forum have really helped me in this first month with Watson. Bassets certainly are a unique breed, arent they?

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Mikey T

· #6 · Nov 1, 2010

Also, do you have your bassets on any sort of supplements or vitamins (ie, for bone or joint health, etc)? We want to make sure our little guy is as healthy as possible, but we don't want to do anything unnecessary, either.

Provided you are feeding a quality food that the dog is thriving on it is ussually counterproductive to supliment, More often than not you end up doing more harm than good. Over nutrition is as bad often mores so than undernutrition. such as calcium suplimentation is known to cause a whole host of orthopeadic problems in puppies from ocd to hod.

What kind of ear drops/cleaning solution do you recommend for bassets?

any of the comercial cleaner will work well but I tend to look for ones that do not contain alcohol because it is irratating to many dogs. The purpose of acohol besides being antimicrobial is as a drying agent, ie removing moisture wich makes the enviornment more ideal for microbial growth. Vinegar is antimicrobial but not astringent, Witch Hazel is astringent but not antimicrobial combining both in a homemade solution achieves the same effects as alcohol with less irratation

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