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I'm gunna try both the pineapple and, eventually, the Wild Forage if I can get it. Thanks for the thread and info! This behaviour drives me crazy. So yuck and unhygienic - specially for an indoor dog that mouths us all the time. I don't know what she eats - be it from possum, koala, duck etc - but it can't be healthy IMHO.

X2 Whoever wants to spoil the fun with the truth needs to take a dose of humour! :D

Is that tinned pineapple or does it have to be fresh?

Next time you are at the vet, get it checked out. THEN you will know if it is fungal/bacterial or whatever and can work on it more effectively. Pyohex make a cream that your might like to try - depending on how wide spread it is. It may just be in one area - like on the back just in front of the tail where Kaisie used to get it.

:rofl: Oh dear.

Can't say for sure, but I'd be concerned and calling the vet too!

@ Santa in board shorts cuddling large dogs! It's shaping up to be a busy season! So can't be sure about actually getting there! But I'm sure you'll all have a ball!

YG - the Tryptophan will do her no harm and could be part of the solution. I'd shove that into her right away and keep it up. Adding B vits, and Calcium Ascorbate. B vits will help calm too as I can imagine her diet was lacking as well. :) It must be quite harrowing to watch the poor little mite.

Cool! Piccies? :)

Thank you. Never thought to try it on myself! How logical is that?

Yep - you will know the right one when you come across it. That was quick! :laugh:

No, I don't think you are being too picky. You will know when you come across the right one.

:) Thank you. Looks like I add a 5 or 7F to my shopping list!

Yes, thank you!

I think there can be a great deal of satisfaction in doing it oneself! Even tho my first attempt was far from perfect - I did surprise myself by doing it at all! I think I'll probably be a bits & pieces groomer - doing a bit after each wash instead of all at once! :laugh:

Thank you tlc - maybe I should have worded it a bit differently - after all, I will never be a "pro" at it myself! I just checked and it looks like the combs are S/S - definitely not plastic! I have been wondering about the lay of the coat as one guide I saw/read said that clipping against the coat will give a shorter clip - but all the others said to clip with the lay of the coat. So i have been going that way - seems a bit more practice will help. :laugh: I have found Woo seems happier lying in my lap and grinning while the legs and feet are seen to! Totally unprofessional! :D

:laugh: Sorry, Darkrai! She is MOSTLY white, tho! What do your mean by "cautionary"? Easier to nick? I have the grooming bit ok - bath and all. I'm just a novice at the clipping bit. We used to be able to get good groomers to do the clip - but I have not had much luck around here. Travelling further is not something that will be practical for me long term - so I may as well learn to keep it under control all the time at home! :) I do have some of the Wahl combs. Don't think the blades are skip teeth ones - just the normal ones that come with the clippers. #10. Thanks Zug Zug - will go look at that link now! :)

Toy Poodles tend to bark - or rather yap - a lot! If you want to go Poodle, go Miniature.

Thank you - Have been looking around - and getting confused, of course! :laugh: The comb attachments also have a place, I gather, in that they reduce the number of blades one needs to stock for different cut lengths? But one still needs to get an "#F" blade to finish?

So there is a difference between "F" blades and others?

I've always wondered about Manchester Terriers. Maybe one would suit .... OR a Lowchen? :) The one I have would walk/run the legs off anyone! And they do well at agility. Heat would be a problem if you were not prepared to clip short, of course. Size would be perfect. Doubt you would find one in rescue, tho. Edit to add: Whoops - :D

OK, so I have the gear and have started to clip my little SWF (Lowchen). As you can imagine, it is pretty much an amateur effort. She is a pet, not for show, so clip style is my choice and I'm ok with that. What I need are some tips about how to go about getting a good finish, please? Eg I think I rush it a bit and the clipping is not smooth - you can see lines here and there. Is his just a matter of experience/practice or are there some secrets to getting it right? The finer detail - eg around the "unmentionables" or between the toes - what are your ways to trim without maybe cutting the poor dog! Any other information you have found useful.............?

A vet I met many years ago made up a little cart for a small dog that had lost both back legs. He was a well-known figure around the surgery and surrounds. In those days, the dogs could run the streets and this little one used to hang out on the footpath outside the surgery, which was on a corner. He could he could often be seen doing wheelies at speed on the footpath around the corner. It was amazing. :laugh:

Sasha's Blend would do him no harm - and could well prevent or reduce arthritis in the future if it is not there now! I'd wait for him to recover and see if there is a repeat. Scans or x-rays MIGHT show arthritis but would not prove it was not there. And you are looking at a GA to do them. Quite expensive. I'd bet he's hurt himself somehow. Maybe an animal physio or chiro would be the next port of call?

Pain spasm or seizure. Did you notice what her eyes were like during the episode?