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Name: Karen Age (optional): Location: Denman- Upper Hunter Valley NSW Rescue Group: Aussie Bulldog Time in Rescue: Who can vouch for: Members of the Aussie Bulldog Club of Australia Preferred Breed:Aussie Bulldog Experience (if any): Haven't rescued before but have a lot of knowledge with my breed of Choice. Please contact me if an Aussie comes into a shelter so I can find it a forever home. Microchip yes Vaccination yes Desexing yes Heartworm test yes worming yes flea treatment yes vet work if required yes basic training/teach manners. yes house train dogs yes Dogs inside the home or outside. both Are you prepared to give extra care for a submissive nervous dog. Yes

Yes, This certainly will end in tragedy, if you think the poor old cat can survive 3 dogs chasing it, we had a simular problem and we found our poor old cat DEAD out the front of the house. It was a shock cause Bessie was victimised the least out of our three cats, but she was bleeding from the ear and mouth. I was very upset!! Huge wake up call to me!! My dogs when they are inside are on a leash in a desinated area or they sit near me if they start to wonder they get tied up. They know the routine, will often lie in their spot without the lead attached. My cats now have a kitty litter tray in our on-suite, so they usually stay inside a lot, they feel safe and happy, have taken over our bedroom, but when they go outside the dogs are penned and I call them home at night when the dogs are inside tied up. This works well for us. We live on property. At Times the JRT will still chase if he sees her outside but we have reduced the incidence greatly. We are buying a new pup soon and plan on putting a muzzle on the JRT as he is very mouthy and dominant , so he won,t teach the pups bad habits and the pup will also be monitered very carfully around him for her safety. So please put a plan in place that is easy to live with. Joyalmond

Thanks cavNrott for your reply, This is very depressing news, after reading info on bone biopsy, 1. The result is only 85% accurate 2. You could fracture the bone while collecting the specimen 3. Could leak cancer cells into the dogs system If its positive for cancer than amputating the limb will not save her life because the odds are its already spread. My girl is an Aussie Bulldog so she needs her two front legs to support her heavy frame. Chemotherapy- I couldn,t afford this--------thousands of dollars SO what do I do? Spend another $400.00 on xrays and if its cancer basically i carn,t afford the treatment anyway, or save my $400.00 and if its a cyst then it will settle by itself or forget the xrays and put the money towards a biopsy, but then she runs the riskof a fracture when doing the biopsy. I am really am in limbo of what to do. I feel like doing nothing and see what happens. My girl is only 12 months old and she is nicest dog I,ve ever owned and I,m actually in tears writing this, I just hope like crazy its a cyst. Does anyone know if a tumour this size ( ten cent piece ) is a normal size for a cyst and is it very common as not much info on the net , hoping the odds are in my favour, are cyst more common than tumours? I guess these are questions I can ask my vet but i,d like to hear your thoughts

update: Hi everyone, My girl had her xrays and I was told by the vet the specialist had reported that Brittany has a lesion in her left upper humerous. Its the size of a 10 cent piece. The vet believes that it is either a bone cyst or cancer. The plan is to repeat xrays in 4wks to see any change in size of tumour and if its growing in size than a bone biopsy to be attended and if its cancer limb to be ampuated. If its a bone cyst the vet reckons overtime it will settler down and she shoudn,t have any complications with it. The limping should also stop. So I,m worried incase its cancer :D Good news she has no dysplasia in her joints. the right elbow is slightly changed but the vet reckons its caused by her gait, compensating for the lesion and its insignificant. So I guess I was wondering if bone cyst are common and if anyone else has had this problem with their dogs. Karen

HI everyone, I,m back from the vets. She was put on a 7 day course of anti-inflammatorys, rest and to be reviewed in 10-11 days. I have to take note of any improvement while she is on the medication. The vet thinks she might have OCD. The vet is going to talk to another practice were they take digital films, more accurate, and then get a specialist to review them. This wll probilly happen in about 2wks. She offered xrays but I said I,d rather pay a bit more money and get the digital ones. I hope its not OCD, what depressive news, as the vet reckons I shouldn,t breed with her either if it turns out to be OCD. I,m not going to jump to any conclusion yet!!! joyalmond

Thanks everyone for your replies, I have her booked in tommorow at the vets, they will problly xray her if it shows nothing, crossing fingers, I will be looking into bowen and trigger points. We have a dam but she only likes to stand in the water, will not swim out into it, which is okay with me, she stays by my side but she loves going for a walk. I.ll keep you informed joyalmond

I was looking very closely at her this am and her left foot does slightly turn out, not all the time, but when she walks fast her shoulder looks a bit loose, I starting to think now I will take her to the vets for examination, I do have a lot of faith in them, I guess I,m fearful if there is somthing major wrong with her. thanks

Hi everyone, I,m putting my hand up for some help. I,ve read numerous post on this topic and would like to know if there is a vet who deals in pressure points or chiro in the maitland, newcastle area that I could take my dog to for treatment. Brittany is neally 12 months old and has been limping on and off for quite a few months. More noticable when she walks as it doesn,t stop her from running. She still climbs up on chairs and my bed Etc, doesn,t seem to slow her down at all. My vet I go to is very good but tends to thiink of the worst in situations and would order a thousand test, cost me a lot of money, stress more poor dog out, so I,d like alternate treatment instead of the medical one. I hope you guys can help, thanks joyacacia ;) ;)