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Oh, Bugga sending thoughts and a Hope he can hold on.

cutting roo tail with an axe may leave splintery bits. I prefer to take the time and experiment with finding the pad of cartilage in between the vertebrae..then just cutting smoothly thru. It does take some finding at first worth a half hour cutting and scraping- and flexing the tail, to see where the cartilage is

we are not asking your address- region/nearest city will do

don't bet on it. some vets will just push product , citing convenience. Hopefully yours doesn't.

All that is a lot for a dog's immune system to cope with....- esp. if he is carrying a fungal/bacterial infection. if he were mine, he would be desexed, but not have vacc's the same time, and definitely not the heartworm injection.

you can go to the vet well-armed, now- and don't let them fob you off.

Thanks

Can these be done at 5 months?(sorry, I have never done either, so don't know) with a pup showing behaviours as described, perhaps doing this , where other dogs are would not be a good thing at present ...

No expert- but would also suggest he is losing his puppy coat.

IMO - fear aggression needs one-on-one professional help. You pup had a rough start at the very important beginning of her life- so her brain is now wired a bit differently. If you ask on here, someone will give you recommendations for a professional to assess and advise. I will say one thing tho- when she is carrying on- do not pick her up/pat/talk to her. Best of luck with her...

Betadine is preferable to tea tree oil(toxicity)

Hmm.. I use it a bit... here's one from yesterday.. HERE,on flickr

me too..... shall hope someone else comes up with an idea

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if he has had this for some time- then next week should be fine *still googling- for what I am trying to think of....*

Ok- fast growing nails/furry pads...this is ringing little bells- something about keratosis.... *goes googling*

Looks as if it could be a fungal infection?..definitely get it looked at closely . orrrrrrrr.. when he walks- do the nail edges abrade that part of his pad? looks as if it has been roughened by constant friction as well.....

Glad Boots has been to the vet, and that you now will hopefully get on top of her problem.

Glad to hear this news!

be a cute photo though!

Dyzney- for stepping forward with practical help !

perfect! You might try phoning A E C but I would think payment would be needed up front

agreed largeish bones with heaps of meat on are also terrific for first feeds- pups start out sucking, slurping, nibbling, then chewing......