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    Dog Has Overeaten Cat Food!

    in Health / Nutrition / Grooming

    Posted

    :rolleyes: having lost my Kieran to bloat a few years back (avatar)..

    PLEASE contact a vet first in ANY case of overeating, or distension of abdomen,with restlessness etc....!!!!

    Speed is important here.

    keep DE-Gas capsules on hand..(simethicone) can help with bloat, by dispersing gas..will NOT work if torsion, tho....do NOT rely on them

    ,but have on hand to use after speaking with the vet.

    We are too far from a vet.. !.5 hr drive....even if I got him there asap it would've been too late....

    The vets were very supportive over the phone..and I had to send him over the bridge myself to avoid him suffering any more. he had the full torsion/bloat :confused:

    I am so glad she was OK, Chelsea's Mum..... :eek::)

    Road Kill

    in Health / Nutrition / Grooming

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    : :p A road kill rabbit would probably have the intestines squashed, and spread nicely thru the interior cavity.The smell alone would put you off doing it again !!! (from experience :D )

    Eeewwwwww

    AFAIK, it is illegal to remove roadkill native animals, OR put them out of their misery..apparently they are supposed to be taken to a vet!!

    (no, i never have!!)

    How/when/why Did You Make The Decision?

    in Health / Nutrition / Grooming

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    ;) being on a property..with quite a few dogs at any time ..we have this decision every so often.

    I have also had to PTS two of my own dogs in the last 7 yrs. The decision, for me ,is always when the dog can't comfortably do what it needs to.

    Some of our oldies are both blind and deaf..but manage fine :laugh: Others have had strokes or other "catasrophes" which drastically reduce ability. These are PTS fairly promptly.

    Currently we have one oldie with large inoperable tumours. At 14, she's still active,eating & happy..she'll tell us "when" ;)

    It is never an easy decision..........even when I worked at a Vets'..there was always a horrible atmosphere when we had to send a dog over the bridge..even if they were ready to go. :laugh:

    Dog Bones

    in Health / Nutrition / Grooming

    Posted · Edited by persephone

    :rolleyes: haven't heard that one ....

    I have heard that enlarged prostates may cause some constipation if it restricts the bowel diameter.

    I guess, if the dog was then fed lots of bones..& was tring to pass hard matter..it would be more difficult,& painful.????

    Don't know.....

    Ear Ideas

    in Health / Nutrition / Grooming

    Posted

    With ears/eyes THAT bad..he needs to see a GOOD vet!!

    As you have found out..all the cleaning in the world isn't going to help rectify the original problem :)

    Has a culture of the discharge been done?This will help in a diagnosis. He could have yeast probs,or other resistant "bug".

    please find a Vet you trust, and get this poor boy some relief :( His owners would get a lovely surprise to find him happy & healthy :mad

    Allergic Reaction Nightmare!

    in Health / Nutrition / Grooming

    Posted

    :thumbsup: poor pup! Greentea..probably too late now..but a blood test at the vets may show what's circulating???!!!

    A vet check with an experienced vet will help anyhow...Whilst it may not have been an allergic reaction..he may be susceptible to ingredients in other ways..and some "detective" work may be needed

    Please phone your vet..this is disturbing. :rofl: "hallucinating"..incontinence,etc are serious symptoms, & should be checked.

    PLEASE contact the manufacturer(bayer)? & let them know..they have vets there as well..sometimes you can speak directly to them.

    Vegetarian Diet

    in Health / Nutrition / Grooming

    Posted

    Great post Steve, I entirely agree with you. Incidentally when we lived in the country my dogs used to catch rabbits, usually young ones that couldn't run quite as fast, but occasionally they'd catch adults too. They used to eat every single piece of those rabbits, nothing would be wasted or discarded and their poos used to come out filled with fur.

    IMO my dogs were never healthier or happier than at that time. I'm certainly not into hunting and as I've already stated I don't eat meat, but even though I felt guilty (I don't really know why) whenever they caught a rabbit I never tried to stop them because it's natural and that's what dogs do.

    I did, of course, worm them regularly, and they certainly never suffered any ill effects from their truly 'natural' diet.

    Well written, Steve. :cry:

    Miranda,

    :rofl: I can identify with this one..When ours are fed bunnies..it's usually the whole deal(after a quick check for hydatid cysts :rofl: )

    cats are the same....all they leave of little bunnies is the actual stomach :rofl:

    Our working dogs are mostly fed raw (meat),,with some dry.LOTS of bones..& whole animals. Never any upset stomachs or dirty teeth..altho teeth wear quickly.Most live well into their teens..we have a 13 y.o who will still jump a 1.5 mtr fence..& who still chases the horse around!! :rolleyes: We attribute her love of llife still to the fact she will happily steal & eat up to a dozen eggs at a sitting!!!

    Vegetarian Diet

    in Health / Nutrition / Grooming

    Posted

    How is this cruel? Please explain.

    --------------------

    I don't think I said it was "cruel"..and, if done properly, it isn't. :rolleyes:

    What i don't understand is that because you don't support the killing of animals..you are enforcing this belief on your dog.I'm not really flaming you...I just can;t understand.

    Sending Away For Training

    in Training / Obedience / Dog Sports

    Posted

    Good news, Greentea!!

    I was thinking..with him being a lively pup & all..you may benefit from attaching a bell to his collar ;)

    I have always used one on the house dogs..I can be watching tv or in anither room, and I can tell by the bell tone exactly what is going on-scratching, chewing, racing around, etc :) !!It's handy also for elderly folk..so they can anticipate WHERE the dog is .

    I use one of those bells sold to attach to fishing rods so that fishermen know when they have hooked one!

    These are not LOUD..but distinctive, and VERY movement sensitive.Our household's lost if a bell breaks, now :cry:

    Vegetarian Diet

    in Health / Nutrition / Grooming

    Posted

    Why I want to feed a vegetarian diet:

    1. Health- lower risk of obesity, cancer and other health problems caused by low-grade meat, grains, preservatives etc found in many commercial pet foods.

    2. Ethics- This paragraph sums it up nicely "For many people who are vegetarian for ethical reasons or because they are concerned about animal suffering, every time they feed meat to their pet they go through a dilemma. On one hand they care about their pet and want to do the right thing by it, but on the other hand they do not like having other animals slaughtered for it’s food, and they also don’t like supporting the meat industry." (from http://www.vnv.org.au/Articles/Dogs&Cats.htm)

    EDIT: To spell vegetarian right.

    ..Not exactly flaming..it's YOUR dog,

    but why buy a carnivore if you are not wiling to feed it the food it is "made" to eat?

    I agree that much commercial food isn't wonderful,that people do well on vegetarian food....but dogs have ENORMOUS canine teeth...no third stomach vor special bacteria for digesting cellulose...are very well adapted to meat eating :laugh:

    I hope you and your dog find a suitable diet.... :rofl:

    Happy researching ;)

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