Email Support Groups
There are a number of email lists for specific medical conditions that I have heard of. Although several of these lists come highly recommended, others I know nothing about, but they may be a good place to start learning more about any condition your dog has been diagnosed with. Remember, though, that not everything you hear will be reliable.Some of these lists are inactive, but may still have useful information in their Files and Archives.
General forums where vets will answer questions
- JustAnswer (charges a fee for a veterinarian to answer your question)
- Med Help (scroll down to "Ask a Veterinarian" section under Pets on right-hand side)
- PetDocsOnCall
- PetMD
- WebMD Pet Health Exchange
Addison's Disease
- K9Addisons
- AddisonDogs
- Addison_Dogs_UK
- Also see Addison's Disease section.
AIHA (autoimmune hemolytic anemia)
- Vetnet.co.uk (message board)
Allergies
Amputation: see Cancer and Orthopedic Problems
Bladder Stones: see Kidney Disease (calcium oxalate) and Cystinuria
Blindness and Eye Problems
Cancer
- BoneCancerDogs (frequently recommended)
- TriPawds web site and discussion forums on bone cancer and amputation
- CanineCancer
- CanineCancerAwareness
- CanineCancerComfort
- CaninesWithCancer
- Amputee_Dogs
- Artemisinin_and_Cancer
- Canine_Cancer
- Canines In Crisis (message board)
- CircleofGrey (for Greyhounds and Whippets only)
- EndlessLove
- LymphomaHeartDogs
- PetCancer Support Group
- TheBlackSalveOpenForum
- Also see Cancer page.
Collapsing Trachea
Cruciate Ligament (Knee) Injuries -- see Orthopedic Problems
Cushing's Disease, Hypothyroidism, and other Auto Immune Diseases
Cystinuria
- CanineCystinuria (highly recommended)
- Also see Urate, Cystine and Other Bladder Stones article (available December 2010; contact me if you need to see it sooner)
Deafness
Degenerative Myelopathy
- DegenerativeMyelopathyList (frequently recommended)
- DMDogs (new in 2009)
- NeuroDogs new list as of 7/09 for dogs with vertebral instability, wobblers syndrome, vertebral disc issues, degenerative myelopathy and other assorted spinal problems.
- DM (message board)
Diabetes Insipidus (for what is typically called Diabetes, see Diabetes Mellitus below)
Diabetes Mellitus
- PetDiabetes
- PetDiabetes.com
- DiabetesPet
- Diabeticritters
- MuffinPetDiabetes
- Oscars_animaldiabetes_support
- PetsWithDiabetes (message board)
Disc Disease (also see Degenerative Myelopathy, Orthopedic Problems and Wobbler's Syndrome)
- AbleDogs
- Dodgerslist
- NeuroDogs new list as of 7/09 for dogs with vertebral instability, wobblers syndrome, vertebral disc issues, degenerative myelopathy and other assorted spinal problems.
Epilepsy
- Epil-K9 (frequently recommended)
- Canine-Epilepsy-Guardian-Angels
- Canine Epilepsy Network (message board)
- K9Epilepsy
- K9Epileptics
- CHAFWU
- Bull Terrier Neurological Disorders (not just for bull terriers)
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI)
- EPI * Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
- K9-EPIGLOBAL (frequently recommended)
- Also see EPI article.
Heart Disease
Hip Dysplasia -- see Orthopedic Problems
IBD and other Digestive problems
- IBDogs (frequently recommended, but recently started requiring a definitive diagnosis of IBD to join)
- Also see Digestive Disorders page.
Kidney Disease
- K9KIDNEYS
- K9KidneyDiet (also covers dogs prone to forming calcium oxalate stones)
- Also see Kidney Disease section.
Laryngeal Paralysis
Liver Disease
- Canine Liver Support
- DogLiverDisease
- CanineLiver-d
- Liver_Shunt_And_MVD_Support
- LiverShuntChat
- Also see Liver Disease page
Megaesophagus
Meningitis
- AMBerners/ (Asceptic Meningitis)
Nail Problems -- see Symmetrical Lupoid Onychodystrophy
Neurological Disorders (also see Degenerative Myelopathy, Laryngeal Paralysis and Wobbler's Syndrome)
- BullTerrier_neurological_disorders (open to other breeds as well)
- NeuroDogs new list as of 7/09 for dogs with vertebral instability, wobblers syndrome, vertebral disc issues, degenerative myelopathy and other assorted spinal problems.
Orthopedic Problems (also see Degenerative Myelopathy, Disc Disease and Wobbler's Syndrome)
- Orthodogs (frequently recommended)
- CanineHD
- TPO
- K9Orthopedics
- WheelChairDogs
- Amputee_Dogs
- PetsDisability/ (message board)
- HandicappedPets.net/ (message board)
- ConservativeManagement
- Also see Arthritis page and Arthritis article.
Pancreatitis (also see Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency)
- DogPancreatitis (formerly CaninePancreatitis)
- Also see Pancreatitis article.
Perianal Fistulas
Symmetrical Lupoid Onychodystrophy
Tick Disease
Wobbler's Syndrome
- Wobblers
- NeuroDogs new list as of 7/09 for dogs with vertebral instability, wobblers syndrome, vertebral disc issues, degenerative myelopathy and other assorted spinal problems.
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