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Oh! the roller ocaster of hope and despair and hope !! My heartfelt wishes for you all and that Bucca recovers and is well and happy again.

Naturally you are "all emotional". You love your girl and you are very worried for her. I don't think you'll find too many people here who think along the "just a dog" lines . Chin up. . Keep us informed as to how she goes. Belgian.blue, is there any way you can get the dog away from your ex to somewhere where she'll be given love and attention? What breed is she?

What a nerve wracking time you and the breeder have had. I am glad you are taking the puppy. I wouldn't have been able to advise you one way or the other, but if I'd been so bold I would have said go ahead :p . I had a puppy diagnosed with a heart mumur on the day I collected her and took her to my vet. People asked me why I didn't take her back, which astonished me, because by then she was my dog, the way you have felt with your little one. She had lots of other things go wrong and didn't live very long, sadly, but her situation was entirely different from that of your puppy. Looking forward to the first day home photos.

Just remember that when you're cut, you're cut. Can't be undone.

Oh! Bonnie is just gorgeous. What a little sweetheart

Thanks for restoring the photos. Well worth waiting for. Of course the model is pretty damned gorgeous

How wonderful to have a "proper" Fox Terrier. You just don't see many around these days - they look so regal and special. I had a dog who just loved the water and would play and squeal for joy in the days when we could still water freely. She also loved water at the beach - still water with only little ripples coming in. She would run in and "bite" the top of the ripples all the time squealing with joy. How I wish I had a video of those times. She is long gone to god, sadly. Good luck with Rosie, it sounds as though you are having a wonderful time with her and she with you.

How tragic, BB. You and the owners must be devastated. Are they making investigations?

Why were the photos deleted?

Looked an eye to me too .... and I thought very Dali-esque.

Great idea. I will watch with great interest. Wowsa sure is a beautiful boy. I love the little Piglet at the bottom of the first photo.

Even at the risk of being jumped on from a great height, I have to say how wonderful he looks with a TAIL !!

Thanks for the replies. What I go through is nothing compared with what you two describe . I just get a bit scared from time to time with the breathing difficulties. I thought it could be the preservatives as well, as I use all different brands - anything that I can get Tirra to eat.

To ensure he actually eats, I feed Tirra a mixture of canned food and raw. However, I regularly (just had one now) have sneezing, streaming eyes and coughing fits which develop into difficulty in breathing. In fact, the episode I just had was so bad, I was thinking if I sneeze one more time, I really won't be able to breathe. What on earth could be in the food to bring on something like that? ETA: Tirra is 16 and there is no point in trying to feed him BARF. He would starve to death ... truly!

Dear Anna You of all people mustn't ever feel guilt, but no matter what happens, no matter what we did or didn't do, for some unaccountable reason, we do. We torture ourselves with the "what ifs". Was it something I did; was it something I didn't do; should I have tried a little harder; should I have tried a different medication? Did I keep her going too long? Should I have given her more chances? And so it goes on. You have had Button Powerlegs for all your adult life. She has been a part of all you have done, all the moves you have made, all the big decisions and momentous events of your life. She is an integral part of all you are. She is immersed in your heart and soul. And she will always be there. She was a beautiful little dog who couldn't have had a better or happier life anywhere, or a more loving mum and dad. Goodbye little Button. xx Cynthia

This is all very worrying and my heart goes out to you both. Healing vibes heading northwards and look forward to your morning post saying she is doing well at the vet's and is on the improve. :D for little Charlotte.

Actually, it is impossible to tell the cause of any particular attack. An attack can be extremely sudden. It is known to be aggravated by fatty foods and excessive food intake, but generally speaking the cause is unknown. It can be EXTREMELY painful and the dog can feel very very unwell. Immediate treatment is to the vets, on a drip and nil by mouth. I didn't see this thread before starting mine on the fat content in foods. And, yes. Pancreatitis can kill and it is an extremely unpleasant death.

One of my dogs has had a very severe bout of pancreatitis. Luckily the morning I noticed she was off colour, I took her straight down to the vet and less than 24 hours later following the results of blood tests and nil food, she was on a drip for hydration, pain relief and antibiotics. It developed so quickly: one day she is 100% (although she may not have been, of course, just not showing it) and the next not a happy girl. After I brought her home 4 days later, she was on i/d for a week (which luckily she loved - is she the only dog in the world to love i/d? ) and then more tests were taken. All is now well, but obviously I have to/will be strictly watching her diet from now on. She is allowed 15% fat in dry matter. BUT . . . . all the different ways fat content is displayed. :D Not less than Not more than Broken into various sorts of fat Per serving Per 100g Crude Fat Definitely doesn't make it easy for those of us trying to ensure we don't do the wrong thing. My dogs get a mixture of raw and processed, the processed being a little bit of dry and a little bit of canned. For the dry I have been buying Optimum, but tonight when I went shopping, I looked for the first time at the fat content. It said NOT LESS THAN 14%. Well that could be anything from 14% upwards. I read a long time ago on this forum that people thought highly of Beneful, so I looked at that (the Healthy Weight packet) and as it said Crude Fat 7% I bought that. Then I looked at the cans of mackerel in natural oil and that was even more convoluted. In a 425g can: Fat per 100g: Total 5.0g Saturated 2.5g Trans 0.0g Polyunsaturated 1.0g (less than) Monounsaturated 1.5g (less than) I decided this would be okay if I drained all the fat off and they all loved it. As it was mixed with pasta cooked in home made chicken stock and strained through a thick fabric to remove as much fat as possible, they would have had less than 100g each. Needless to say I am paranoid about making sure Jeune is okay, but I believe the labelling is designed to confuse.

What excellent help has been given here. I have saved your post Puggy Puggy and will be following it. I am pretty upset at the moment, because one of my dogs, Jeune, is at the vets having all sorts of blood tests, but they are pretty sure she has Pancreatitis. She was off colour on Sunday, so I took her straight to the vet. I've has her for about 4 years so she would be between 7 and 8, and she has never been sick in that time. More blood tests will come back today including the one specifically to show whether or not she has it and how bad. Some years ago, I had a little dog with P who eventually died from the disease and she was dreadfully sick for the last couple of days of her life. I am just so upset for Jeune as I know how sick the disease can make them. I know I will be getting all sorts of advice from the vet on her diet and treatment, but just wanted to have a "little wobbly" here. I have 4 other little dogs all of whom, including Jeune, are rescue dogs. My dogs generally have a mixture of raw food, cans, veggies and rice cooked in home made chicken stock.

Does this get rid of the existing stains or just prevent more staining? I wipe Izzy's eyes almost daily. Some days are worse than others. As soon as I wipe, they start "leaking" again. The vet is going to check them out next week. All I know is that one day when I was out with my dogs (they have both long since gone to god), a little girl said, "They have blood all over their faces." Needless to say I was shocked. After using Optrex regularly and then just every couple of weeks, the male ended up with a pure white face and the little girl, just the tiniest bit of staining. I don't have any digital photos of them otherwise I would post.

Me neither . Some of mine will even go for the dry toast

Get some Optrex eyewash from the chemist, soak cotton wool ball and wipe eyes every couple of days. Quick story: I had Maltese with blood red faces from staining, no commercial products worked, one Maltese contracted a mild eye infection, vet told me to use Optrex. I couldn't believe the difference in a matter of days. I used it on both dogs and after a very short space of time one dog had no staining and the other had just a tiny bit. I still use it from time to time on all my dogs, just as a soother and when they have a little accumulation of "sleep".

That's lovely . . . . a boy needs his Mum. :rolleyes:

Bella 'n' Fox in Crystal Street Petersham, although I think that branch has a different name - not sure. They have a salon just up the road from me in Normanhurst and are very good. I know some time ago, they were looking for more staff for their Petersham branch. Their Normanhurst phone number is 9980 8261.

Ha ha --- turning into a Poodle Topic. One of my rescues is a 17 years old toy black rejoicing in the name of Rover !!