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an irresistible food ? The one that is there when a dog is very hungry! Sorry... I agree..no treats or table scraps until he eats his meat & veg, or dry & whatever. Have you considered how/where he has been fed previously? That may be a clue...maybe he was fed alone..maybe with others> Maybe outside? Best of luck.

Yep....clip hair on feet...check ears as well! Some grass seeds do pop out eventually, after an abscess type reaction which IS very painful, and can last for a couple of weeks :D The seeds DO travel, as someone said..and this means surgery to locate and remove them .Messy and expensive! When I worked at a vet..often people would bring a dog in fairly soon...a squirt of "local" in the hole..a fish around with forceps, and "bingo!" ) DO KEEP HAIR SHAVED on feet.

) good news!

Well done !!! That little girl is very lucky indeed ) Hope to see lots of pics of her now ! Hope the other one gets rescued... sounds as if the mum meeds to be as well-she may be very anaemic and ill herself, which is why she couldn't produce milk!!! Poor dogs

ack..double post, sorry

I always fed soaked to my danex, Kieran (avatar), One day he scoffed some dry, and within a few hours was dead from bloat/dry.

Don't be frightened.... but I would suggest perhaps go see another vet for their opinion She is on treatment, and has you to look after her... she is a lucky girl:) Maybe another vet could help explain things, and clear up your confusion ?

a maybe.... if there seemed a lot of fluid in the nasal spray.. perhaps , instead of forming a light , easily absorbed mist, it travelled on down to the lungs to cause problems? with a tiny pup, and very little membrane to soak up the spray..could this be a possibility? Poor little thing

Hope this works..he sounds as if hewould really enjoy that work ....*fingers crossed*

URK! Not best practice. That said...a couple of "old bushies" I knew had a sure-fire way to stop digging ;) Pups had a few nails cut very short..to the quick. When they dug..it hurt! They did stop digging ....guess sore toes for a few days was better than more severe punishment for digging huge holes in unwanted places... different times, different ways...

Bonnie working dog, and raw meaty bones

a long shot, maybe...but what about a drug-detector type career? They use high-drive dogs, to the extent that the dog would do ANYTHING to retrieve its ball/toy...he sounds a good prospect! Sounds lovely, actually.....

for a vit.C supplement..I use calcium ascorbate..non acidic..and calcium based.You can buy it as powder or tablets.

quote "Other people tie a sting of bells up and teach the dogs to paw at that if they want out" my piggy used to do the bell -ringing thing..but with his snout :D sorry..it made me remember

ermmm..what sort of fleas are they? this can make a HUGE difference in the treament you need!!! Are the the large-ish very mobile hop-on-and-off,live in the coat- type about the size of the i ? or the very tiny,"stick-fast" all huddle in a group on bare skin-type about the size of a biggish full-stop? . A lot of the treaments for the normal "dog flea" will NOT work for the stick-fast fleas. I know..we have stick-fast ones here..they are very hard to keep under control. https://transact.nt.gov.au/ebiz/dbird/TechP...0environment%22

aly..if you give the marrow bones WHOLE.. she will only get a little bit of the marrow at a time.... chicken frames are good..as are brisket bones, kangaroo tails.... even if you don't have a KONG..freeze a milk carton or icecream container full of a "soup"..lots of meat bits and veges & the odd biscuit in some stock.Give her this...she will be busy quite a while!

excellent news!! *drums fingers* waiting for puppy /big ear/ little leg PICS

a KONG toy with frozen chicken stock, or yoghurt, or whatever she CAN eat?

welcome! Good for you ,asking for advice first ) The desexing one is an important one. Have a look here...there are lots more sites... http://www.petsonthenet.co.nz/desex.htm Your other little bitches should also be done..as accidents DO happen,and if fi fi is small, she could have complications!!! my boy is desexed,as is our other house dog, a female. She was done later..my Mum hadn't had her done, but when the dog got very ill with PYOMETRA (infection in the uterus) the op. was a lifesaving thing!!! Luckily she survived..many don't! there are lots of sites lke this one around, too http://loveyourdog.com/firstday.html do LOADS of reading, and asking, and you will then find what works for you anf your new pup

luckyheidi Interesting combination of breeds!!! Hmm...could be a tricky pup for a child to train, as well. I agree here..does not sound the perfect pup for your family at the moment. Bit young,no vacc's,very uncertain temperament/size/health may be a tough-love lesson for your daughter, but through folk on this forum you should be able to find something more suitable :D) there is lots of advice and info here for new-puppy people!! Best of luck

errmmm wean puppies onto non-messy food? We only ever wean onto "just moistened" puppy biscuit and LARGE meaty bones! I have learnt my lesson ! We also only have bowls which are small..those two-bowl cat dishes work ..so two pups to a dish only. lapping, co-ordinating mouths/necks & feet is very HARD work for littlies..with meat on bones , they can suck it , chew little bits, and increase their strength and co-ordination as they go. We use roo tails or similar..and score the meat a bit, so the pups have somewhere to latch on.The moistened puppy biscuit smells better, they can pick up individual pieces and chew..not try & slurp,get slop up their noses etc Admittedly, our pups are a reasonable size...(koolie/kelpie) but I've been there, done that with the milk & slop..never again Have fun with your babies

it may not even be arthritis.... could be a badly healed break,leading to pain , a malformed bone/joint....anything. try here, tho... www.wholisticanimal.com/

http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=60829 also have a look here for ideas on puppies :D and here for some differnt feeding ideas http://home.earthlink.net/%7Epawsreflect/nutrition.html and http://www.purina.com.au/bonnie/b_puppy.asp

bread.....short answer...no! dogs need meat as the main ingredient in their food.....not cereals like human babies.

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&...erium&meta= maybe something in a search like this? sorry..it is a hard one