Loving my Oldies

Just fabulous. Love seeing pix of dogs at the beach.

So good to read, WM. I can’t believe the difference with my eyes too ; I was in such discomfort. I am sure it is the same with Sarah as well. I wish I had the photos to show you my original Maltese, Nammu and Calypso (long before I had a digital camera ) - their staining was so bad that one day when I was out with them, a little girl said to her mum, “Those dogs have blood on their faces.” It was when Nammu had a little bit of infection in one of his eyes that my vet told me about Optrex and since then (probably about 1994) I’ve never been without. I couldn’t believe the difference in the brightness and clearness of their eyes. Nammu’s stain disappeared never to return and Calypso always had a little tiny bit, but she died at three and a half, so maybe in time hers would have disappeared as well.

That’s the problem we face: people are out to sell their products and we are generally not qualified to judge the efficacy or otherwise. That said, I really believe that consulting with a business in Melbourne referred to me by Valbitz, saved Danny’s life. BM Animals http://www.truelocal.com.au/business/bm-animal-well-being/bayswater 0488 144 675 They are closed today and can be a bit hard to get hold of. Their original suggestions to me, after a long conversation on the phone, were in a beautiful hand written letter - LOL - so they are of the old school. They are a husband and wife team who are very committed to their business and to their customers. However, I’ve used their contact us section on their website and never received a response. So it is best to phone them. Valbitz used to buy from them what I needed and send it up to me because that was quicker than ordering online. I’d def talk to them before you go ahead with a huge shopping basket of goodies. Mind you, I did end up with a fairly large shopping basket, but it certainly turned Danny around and we had another nearly two years together during which time, although he had his off days, he enjoyed his life.

Gosh, I just about went through the screen for cuddles . She looks a bit reserved and may not have appreciated my impetuousness LOL LOL.

Lesson learnt, asal.

Hopefully, she will soon be sparkling clean again. The eyes generally don’t look “bad”, LOL, but they can still have irritants there. I’ve started eyedrops myself because I feel as though I have a quarry load of grit in them at the moment. No staining though

I am sure many of us have had the awful experience of having something stuck in our own throats and also stuck in our pets’ throats. I had a mad dash to SASH one morning with Myrtie. Luckily she could still breathe, but the bit of roo jerky had to be taken out under general. You are extremely forgiving of the chap who supposedly owned Egg, asal. To fabricate a story like that, to waste the resources of police, friends and get sympathy from all over the world is not something to be forgiving of, I feel. I hope the police throw the book at him. Poor little Egg.

Just saw on FB that the story about the dog been stolen is a hoax, but the puppy died on Feb 9. Poor little puppy. Sadly the world has so many crazies who get their hands on innocent animals.

And this applies to many many social issues. We have reached a very sad state of affairs. Of course, it was always thus and a damned sight worse; but today we have it emblazened across newspapers, social media, and what we also see now is how the powers that be wriggle and squirm and make excuses as to why nothing can be done. Solutions are there; governments at all levels just won’t do the right thing where money and their mates are involved.

I would imagine this one you could just squirt a little bit into her eyes. I am sure she felt better

Just the normal bottle. Optrex Eye Wash 110ml.

Beautiful. Is that Daddy Tag in the background?

I’ll be interested to know how you go, WM. I have been rabbiting on about Optrex for years. I am never without it and use it regularly on my dogs. Because they aren’t stained, I use it diluted just to wash out their eyes. You know yourself how good it feels when you wash your face .... same for dogs . I pour a little bit into a bowl with a little bit of water (from kettle), soak the cotton balls in it and just wipe the dogs eyes.

Oh that is tough, Vizsla Lover That woman sounds like a menace and she would be worse once someone she was already set against moved in. We’ll all put our DOL minds to creating a wonderful new home for you via positive vibes through cyber space.

K is a brilliant photographer

As hard as it would be, Viszla, I’m with Scottsmum and animallover99. Already you suspect the BC manager is not playing by the rules and if that is the case, I can’t imagine things would change. And, as you fear, one bark from you dog would become “Your dog barked all day.” Whatever you do, I wish you the best.

Well it certainly doesn’t offend me, but I worry that we are kicking a dead horse . It just makes me cry when dog show videos, etc pop up in my FB. To see German Shepherds winning awards while walking on their back elbows is tantamount to cruelty. Judges and breeders should be totally ashamed of themselves. I actually saw a clip of puppies playing and they were already on their back elbows ..... sorry don’t know proper name. Makes me so angry and sad. Same thing has happened to flat faced breeds to the extent that many of them have enlarged hearts because they can’t breathe properly, they have to have soft palate operations, reconstructions, etc etc. What the #### is wrong with people?

Ears and eyes and noses all linked, so yes, it is from the saliva (as I understand it).

Go the chemist, buy a bottle of Optrex and some cotton wool balls. Every day, soak a couple of cotton wool balls in the Optrex squeeze into her eyes and wipe around. The Optrex is an eye wash and will flush out her eyes and kill any bacteria that is caused from her licking the stained areas. I always have Optrex on hand and clean my dogs’ eyes regularly. Attached is a photo of Tamar when I adopted her from the pound (admittedly nearly 13 years ago), but as soon as I started using the Optrex the staining cleared up and to this day, she has never stained again. Ditto with several of my dogs over the years. Try this, I am sure it will help.

As I walked my dogs through the little park at the end of my street yesterday afternoon, a mother, her two young girls AND their lovely greyhound were there by the swings. Doggy had green collar . So good to see and I am sure it will be happening more and more.

It is a shame because it also makes people think they are savage. Hopefully, this is changing.

Ooooooh, that water. I'll bet Bart loved it. Best of luck for the Green Collar. Actually, no luck involved ...... Just a beautiful doggy.

I’ve applied to adopt. Still waiting a response - can’t understand what’s taking them so long.

Try rubber back mats from Bunnings where the top is of an absorbent matter similar to coir or a fluffy. The mat will soak up the water and the rubber will stop the floor getting wet. Hose it off every couple of days and it drys very quickly. Or just a couple of towels, really, to catch the drops as the dogs walk away from the bowl. This is what I do. You might like to try microfibre towels, change every couple of days, washing machine at the end of the week - clean and dry in minute.

I find that comment really offensive. That “rescue dog” is about to become a much loved family pet.