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So very sad and painful for you ... She is beautiful, and always will be in your heart ....

You have two gorgeous boys ! :) Charlie is so tiny :)

...and feel free to post photos ...... ;)

Ohh thoughts sent.

Anne...what a journey

I am so impressed yesterday , just before lunch I put an icebrick (large ..about 30 cm x 30 cm X 3 cm ) into two pillowcases , and left it sitting where the pups are ..just on damp ground ..shaded . When I picked it up to re freeze late last night ..it still had ICE in it!! That was outside, in 45 degrees!!

very scary ..quite a few fires around teh riverland and pastoral country nearby you may want to use the new G**gle map ... it's very good! Click on a flame icon to see the status of that fire ... HERE

I love him :) What sweet face! Looking forward to more pics..and I hope his family feel as tho he is safe now :)

OK... I now have an OLLOCLIP with which to do macro stuff. ( thanks to Christmas money) First day out today ..and we are learning!

TSD- that is so cute :)

She may need something simple like no vegies and more chicken with skin/fat on ..or more dry .. a 'vetcheck' without bloodwork/urine tests can not find any internal probs .... However, it may be that she just needs slightly different food ... it is also hard to determine on this side of teh screen how skinny she is . She may be what I consider to be perfect .. ( being able to feel ribs is usually a good thing ) or she may be gaunt .. we cannot tell from your description ;)

well, it's almost 44 here .. and the ice brick is popular ..this grub is around 2 weeks old ..and living outside

When she's wet , how many ribs can you see? can you easily feel her ribs/spine? is she young/old/energetic/happy/active/healthy? I suggest a full vet check first .... What is she being fed currently?

I hope she recovers fully ..and that the pups also survive ...

I like the term 'adoption -whatever monetary value is attached. It does signify more than a purchase.... and any money asked for a healthy dog who has been cared for,had vetwork done would come out of your pocket eventually anyhow, for those "free" dogs ;)

I've seen those fans at homeart ..not cheap! A bit less than 100 $ , from memory .

DD..westiemum is currently housesitting ..... ;) re: using foil..yes ..it reflects heat away from the glass ..esp when used with teh shiny side facing outwards . remember those 'space blankets? ' They worked so well as that shiny inner side, facing the body, reflected body heat back onto the person ..and stopped rapid heat loss :)

if he is locked in a crate ..he will be unable to move to get cooler..or comfortable ..... and with his pee problems , it's probably a last resort , IMHO. he may just be instinctively seeking the 'den' which theoretically would be dark & cool ..... Ours here are very fond of digging burrows under potplants/shrubs//or lying under teh bath/beds.....

Gorgeous girl ... Run free kajtek

Ok .....

can you post the info on this please? It would be interesting to see the research .

skyefool - you know what? I have no dog of my own at present ... we have dogs here ..and so I have lots of company , however at this point in time I am not getting a dog just for ME ..and I have also been strong in saying no to offers of horses/goat kids and kittens. No doubt this will change .... :) As this illness is gradually pushed to a less prominent position in my life - I will have more to give to a pet and will be more responsible ..... and I am very much looking forward to that time ;) So - while you are hurting so ... there are some of us who have some understanding ..and don't wish your embarrassment , etc to kick you out of D O L :) It's useless saying 'don't feel XYZ' cos you DO ! and it is awful and uncomfortable .... that's OK . Hang around.... .... so that when you are ready , we can all share again :)

'Gimme" is used here :)

kc or anyone else - do you know if those portable evaporative coolers work well enough and quietly enough to be of any value in 40+ degree heat in a bedroom? I found this one at Bunnings - and its less than the price of two days of doggie daycare… thoughts? TIA Hmmm... if the bedroom was shaded and had windows open ..it would provide a cooling breeze, yes. Evap coolers rely on sucking in hot dry air, and cooling it by passing it over wet pads...... so , if you have them going in an enclosed room ... and it has to recycle the air in that space it quickly becomes SO humid as to be very uncomfortable .. evap coolers work best when there is a good inlet for fresh air, and another window to aid circulation ..and keep the effect like a nice cool breeze :) A couple of large pedestal fans + wet towels works even better ... Hamlet & I both had the wet towel/fan bedtime ritual for many years .... that plus ice bricks did work .. Pedestal fan for me ...abox fan for Hammie always ...