I stopped by the heath food store today and they did not have any corn silk supplement. I'll have to order it online. I did a bit of online researcch and did find out it is simple to make the tea at home using the green cornsilks. A couple cups of water pured over the silks from two ears of corn steeped for about 10 minutes. I want to find some organic corn to do this, but I am going to give it a shot. I found corn silk teabags online as well as the capsules and I am going to order some. There was also a suggestion that going "grain free" with food would provide some relief. Natures Variety (Instinct) makes a grain free/high quality food that I bought a bag of today and I will begin to transition Fern to that. I'll let you know how it works. The vet knows less than I do about some of the options for alternative treatments. Not his fault--Traditional treatments work in most dogs so he probably hasn't had a need to do much research.
Fergi has Cystitis in her leg cause by a puncture wound she suffered in her tussle with Lizzie. She is on antibiotics now. Can't really seem to slow her down even with the injury. Hopefully we will avoid an abcess. She also had a puncture would above her eye that I wouldn't have even known about til she scratched the scap off and it started bleeding. The vet shaved around the wounds, so she looks a bit like a bruiser right now, but healthy and happy for the most part. Thanks for your help!

I think the limp may be as the result of a tussle between Fergie and Lizzie. Both trying to be Alpha. Her leg is swollen near the elbow and down to the knee. Not huge, but noticeable. Hopefully it is nothing major.Is '"corn silk" just that? I live out in the country with cornfields all around. I wonder if I could just boil the dried silks and make the "tea". Interesting. I will probably try capsules or the oil if I can find it and visit with the health food storekeeper to see if they know any more. I'll let you know how our vet visit goes.

The article you sent was so informative. I am going in to the vet today with Fergie--she has developed a limp and we need to check that I and I will also talk to him about some more options for Fern. Do you know where you can get corn silk? Perhaps the health food store. Might have to try combining the PPA and DES as well.

Thanks!. I've printed it off and will read it. I still haven't heard back from the vet. We have tried the PPA and DES treatments, but should give one onf the natural remedies a try before any medical procedures.

Sounds like the search was worth it! Yes, the Doodlebug Corgis can be hard to find.

We have 3 pups, one PWC, one CWC mix & one Swedish Lapphund. As soon as I get one of those "round-tuits", I'll post more pictures! In the meantime...here are links to their Dogster pages:

Phoebe: http://www.dogster.com/dogs/187530
Yoli: http://www.dogster.com/dogs/39458
Dink: http://www.dogster.com/dogs/39459

Talk soon!

Ginny, So. Cal.

Thank you for the invite and for telling me about that other website. I will look into it for sure!!

Thanks for the friend invite & wow! You've got some cute Corgis! I look forward to the friendship!

Ginny, So. Cal.

We are not having much luck getting the inconinence issues under control. I am going to visit with the vet again Monday. I've heard of a new treatment where they inject collegen into the uretha. Don't know much about it, but I want to learn more. She knows to lay on her blanket or a people incontinence pad most of the time. I still have drips on the floor to wipe up, but she is a sweet little thing so it is worth the extra effort. Fern had a few things to learn as well. She spent almost six months in foster care before coming home so she had already come a long way. She still seems easily scared, but has become more and more social. She is a "mommy's girl" and loves to follow me around. She too FRAPs and plays with the others. She has learned what toys are and loves to play in the water.

I know what you mean when you are claimed by a corgi. It changes you in some way...a good way. I can't imagine being without them. The hair...now thats another story, but we take the good withthe bad!

Thank you for the friend request!

Welcome Cagney and Chapin!

I have a 4 week old mini male if you are still looking.

his name is Lex

How small are corgi mini's? Molly thought she was a mini until the vet weighed her! My male pem is an XL! :)

Hi, Thanks for the add. Yes the Fredrick's. They are friends.

Hi there ~ thanks for the friend request ~ it's great to see other Corgis in our area! Yours are gorgeous!! I think our next corgi will be tri-colored. :)

Thanks for the friend request! What a couple of cuties you have.

They look like sisters! They are adorable!!!

Thank you. We are rather smitten with them. I have always loved the black and tan type color combo and my other half has always loved corgis. I got won over when I saw we could have all the loving fun of a corgi in a tricolored pup. Suddenly the woman (me) who said she would never have a dog in her house has two, one of which has clearly claimed me as her human! And as you know, when a corgi claims you, you are good and owned :-) but we wouldn't have it any other way, would we?