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Why am I writing posts to a PUP?

for colour - try some IRONCYCLEN ... if it doesn't help your colour it might help with your endurance ;)

so is bleeding to death slowly over a period of days ... so is being caught by a cat . We`have used the plaster or cement mixed with gravox or icing sugar or cocoa it seemed to work .. but I certainly didn't go looking for bodies . What happens is the mice eat.. go to a water source,drink... and the stuff swells in their stomach... and they die a painful, but fairly fast death. I still think it's better than glue traps ..or even drowning. I prefer instant death for them.. but when there are hundreds,and they are chewing peoples' hair while they sleep , etc . ,and there is a real risk of secondary poisoning for wildlife/pets ..what do you do? I just found the blurb for racumin ... HERE - as some good information on general pest rodent behaviour/ID etc.

I really think you need both dogs checked again ... and stick to one treatment at a time.

Your eyes will stay that gorgeous blue be careful of your eyelids in teh sun .. that pink skin (same gene which gave you the lack of eye pigment ) is more vulnerable to sun cancer .

What you do next is go to another vet with BOTH dogs ...and hopefully you will get an answer. Mange IS mites ... there are two sorts - and a vet who knows his/her stuff would be your best option now. using home remedies when you have no idea what the problem is could make things worse Ask about allergies as well... allergies can be to grains/proteins in food- plants in the garden, cleaners - anything, basically. Hope you get help soon ...

ohhh ... I am so sorry, K9angel .

warning on content of photo ! kangaroo dog ...and victim. photo is around 50 years old.....

I think a vet is the best idea . Hoping it is nothing serious for him.

looks very good! Well done .

try her on lamb flaps ,, definitely , and some porridge for brekky

Just as as add on here- I found one of our old family photos ... with 2 'roo dogs !

How many ribs are easily visible? What other bones seem prominent?

It was a sad day ... and I hope she found Mum but, I must admit to things being calmer now- she was such a cranky old thing

I occasionally will ,phone people , or talk with them, when I know they have a dog to rehome ,and then tell them to ask for some money when advertising a dog . IF they like people, and they seem ok- then they can always back off on the money It has worked well in some cases I know of ....

he taught himself that trick . We do have to remove the empty containers tho - he doesn't give up! It is cute, I must admit when he then finds an envelope, or empty plastic bag ... and presents that instead :p He has his good points

that's thinking like a human ;) AFAIK.,maremmas should not be 'trained' in obedience,etc. they need to be handleable ..and friendly with their owners/able to be vet checked- and that's about all. They don't need to respond to our words- they KNOW how to sit/lie down/trot/pick things up in their mouths/jump over things.. The thing is, they get to do them at times appropriate to them , and what they are doing. Unfortunately I don't have any ......... but I would love to one day have a big paddock or 3 ,with several maremmas ,just being dogs

Why does it seem an awful life? I think it is a great life! The dog is doing a lot of thinking for itself- it has a pack .. it gets the opportunity to guard/hunt.. it can dig/bark/roll in manure/lie in the sun /swim if there are opportunities ....It gets food provided, vet care ..human contact in a basic ,undemanding way /exercise as way of life, not a structured event ...

agreed- she is a teen and needs work/training/direction. Not a hunger thing, or really a kelpie thing ...just a DOG thing , I think ;)

hamlet this morning ...... he likes toast crusts

Great link, espinay2 thanks! http://www.feral.org.au/guardian-dogs/

bruno... did you read THIS ARTICLE I posted earlier? they have many thousands of sheep and acres ....... and maremmas . I hardly think they drive out & feed them every day ... they probably top up feeding stations with dry every so often.... and provide meat when they are out on a water run or whatever.

Mystiqueview- my mum could not have any iodine wound care/scrub/ injectable She was very allergic.

For rich coloured coats/skin pigment , perhaps try &affp=&"]THIS ? Or Livamol ?

So sorry that you won't have your little girl around anymore...but I am glad she was spared the pain and discomfort.