Cavandra

I wouldnt worry about it, most puppies do this. Especially after going to the toilet , to clean themselves off I wouldnt expect the anal glands to be a problem in a 4 month old pup. Also doubt she has worms either. Perhpas she just likes to embarrass you

I wonder why no one brings out a cheaper version with no frills packaging, as has happened with various Worming & heartwormers...It would be a gold mine I reckon!

You would think these products would come down in price since there are so many similar products all in competition to each other. They are already way out of many peoples reach as it is

That is a shame www.pricelesspets.com.au will still be alot cheaper (up to 50% cheaper) than the Vets for all these products

You could try Rescue Remedy to calm him down before travel. If he isnt vomiting it sounds like he isnt so much motion sick than anxious.

I also know of many fitting dogs suddenly after vaccinations time! Fits are normally due to the heartworm annual, especially when given at the same time as the vaccination shot, they recommend a 6 month gap between the 2, however the manufacturer of the heartworm shot advises it is ONLY to be given to dogs where there is no alternate method, they openly admit the side effects , and advise the product was withdrawn from the market ie Proheart6, which was the 6 monthly one used in USA etc.....in Australia Vets ignore the warnings on the product & use it routinely, ours is Proheart 12, and as the manufacturer states it is 3 times the dose of the withdrawn product, yet Australia still uses it, and most illnesses it causes are not associated as such by the Vet, so are never reported in Australia, Vets just call it epilepsy & start treating the dog for that & continue jabbing it each year with the substance that caused the seizures in the first place ... Pet owners dont get to see the product details. The only dogs I know that have had KC are C5 annually dogs, so I know what you mean LOL, the vaccine only does how may strains of the how many known?????? Years ago I used to get my dogs annually vaccinated with Parvac (Parvo only)...........Now I do nothing once the dog has had a shot on an adult immune system.......... We have outbreaks of Parvo here every other year in this Town, they are dogs that have never had any vaccine whatsover.......Other times it is a Breeders whole litter die from it, as they are only on the mothers antibodies at such young ages, and have low immune systems, it is hard to treat a baby puppy of maybe 1 kg in weight for anything anyway It is true that many dog show people have known the deal on vaccinating for many years, and havent been doing it for along time, up to 15 years or so some I know of, and their dogs are with other dogs on a large scale most weekends, and still dont get any dreaded disease! There are boarding kennels that sight the first vaccs card & dont bother with anything further these days also, which is great, I know they are show people who are in the know about vaccine damage, but still & all it is encourageing that so many are educated to the real deal......................The Vet that wants to charge $400 for a titre is proof of how little most GP Vets know about it, how could they know if they are not told, they are following drug company recomendations, cant blame them for that..............It is not ethical but it is not against the law, any law suit needs to be against the multi million $$ manufacturer. I think once Dr Rogers law suit goes through in Texas it will have the drug companies scurrying at the rate of knots LOL......He is sueing the Drug manufacturers of vaccines for false advertising!

Sometimes you have to wonder :D The blood is sent to Perth (it used be sent to Scotland) Perhpas this Vet is quoting on Scotland prices LOL

No I dont use it myself as I find it not too economical having 10 dogs. But it has been on the market for years & people like using it. I use Advantix mainly now, and use tablets for heart/intestinal worms, as it is much cheaper for me. If you are interested in this product you should take a look at www.pricelesspets.com.au Revolution ranges from $60 - $71 depending on the size dog, and that is the cheapest you will find it ,with Vets average price being $100-$120 for the same thing. :wink:

Poodles are well known for ear problems, I wouldnt think there to be any one problem in particular though. Many get fungal/yeast infections, some suffer allergies, food allergy to cereals & grains cause ear infections (most dog foods contains cereals /rice/pasta!!!)......Could be ear mites also..........I have seen many a Poodle with pseudanomas ear infections too The dog should be seen by a Vet just in case the ear drum is perforated, as lotions & potions put in the ear with a perforation can be very serious trouble....... Poodles ears need to be plucked at least monthly, and many have good results with keeping them clean using Vinegar & water 1:4 as vinegar will dry them out.

There was a study conducted on HD & Supplements, I just cant find where I saved it too! Anyway, it showed that the dogs on Ester C supplements showed marked improvement in their Hips after being on it for a period of time.......I think it also went on to show that youngsters raised on Ester C & their mother fed it through teh pregnancy had better hips in the pups. I am sure this study would be on this forum somewhere, maybe a search on "EsterC" may bring that thread up for you???

When you think of 15 years of $$$$$ unnnecessarily vaccinating, it does your head in! Kennel cough is just a cough..........it is treated with human cough mixture! Some Vets say it is also a physical exam.But IMO they dont bother checking anything other than temperature!!!!!!!!!!

My God, you are unbelievably rude :cool: If you don't want to waste your time then don't read the replies. Who do you think gives a rats what you are or are not interested in? Maybe you could waste some more time and learn some manners. This forum is a discussion forum for all members. We learn and share information with eachother. You surely don't think you're the first person to come on here and discuss vaccinations or that each and every one of us is hanging out only for your opinion? How rude YOU are!!!!!!! I have every right to respond to a person who has insulted me.............I am ONLY relaying the FACTS from the experts & opening the eyes of those who are brain washed by all who act on Vets "Yearly reminder" notices........I am yet to hear how any Australian annual vaccinating Vet etc, can justify their actions.........lilysmum is to provide it as she has read all about it from all sides of the argumement. So I am waiting for all those websites to be relayed! I can not blame Vets following drug companys protocols,they have a massive income from it & it is legit, just not eithical! (where is their proof it is necessary?)..........please provide the scientific proof that Australia is not applicable to he rest of the world! Lilysmum is always in every thread on vaccinating on DOL & always says the results are inconclusive, or some other blase comment.....she now says she has read from every avenue, so am awaiting the posts re annual vaccinating thing, as to my knowledge there is none................We now wait for Lilysmum to provide links to all the knowledgeable sites that are PRO annuals..............

I am very sorry that you find it so distateful & offensive that I replied to someone who I personally found distasteful & Offensive in suggesting that all relayed FACTS from the world experts in the field are all ridiculous , by saying her dogs slipped disc must be caused by vaccination according to my posts......I do not appreciate teh sarcasm!!!!!!!!!!......I most certainly do not find Lilysmum comments acceptable whatsoever, and have since seen how well read she is in all forms of Vaccinating, I do hope that she will forward all her FACTS from the annual vaccinating view point that contradicts the immunology experts that say it is HARMFUL..............

PS She should be allowed to eat her meal in peace and not under threat that someone is going to take it away. Mine all have their own crate they eat in so they can all eat at their own pace without others trying to steal it (bones especially)etc.... If they were all out loose with a bone each they would spend the whole time growling & guarding their bones & no time actually eating LOL.

Most likely Luxating patella

I feed mainly chicken ie carcasses, wings, necks, ground carcas(mince).......however, I wean my babies on beef mince (human grade), they start eating little balls of it from 3 weeks of age. My babies will be eating slices of chicken necks by 5/6 wks. Mine are all Barf fed, and I dont use human chicken mince, I use either chicken mince my butcher grinds for me which is the whole carcass minced ($1 kg & fresh), or human beef mince, lamb is always expensive so I dont bother with that, they get lamb from eating lamb flaps/ribs.

I feel for you Roxys mum, as it is so frustrating to be cornered! The thing is that there are probably quite a number of dogs at training that have always had yearly vaccinations that actually have NO immunity. There are quite a number of dogs that can never get immunity from vaccinations, they simply dont work on the dog whatsoever..........Of course without Titers we dont know just how many dogs there are that fall into that category, they therefore are high risk at getting the diseases.........Titer results in other words mean much more than a Vaccination card, as it is PROOF the dog is covered :p Basically having a vaccination means nothing, especially if it has been given at the wrong time initially, which is virtually every pup in Australia, as they are routinely given their first shot at 6 weeks, this has been proven by titer that these do not work at that age, so most puppies that have had their full set of puppy shots at dog training classes, are actually high risk dogs to get diseases as they have no immunity ...........A Vet in Sydney who does Titers says that all pups should be Titered after their shots to see if they have immunity, as otherwise it is a pointless excercise ever doing it If it were me at the dog club I would be actively getting people to vote for Titers as a compromise situation , there are Clubs in Sydney who accept Titers instead of vaccination cards and they are affliliated with DNSW. Alternatively you could have the "new" vaccination they say is the "3 yearly " one, which is the same as what you always had, but will have a card saying the dog is "covered" for 3 years,not ideal , but better than annual.................... Cheers

That is great news ;) A friend of mine was in touch with Jean Dodds recently, not knowing whether she would recieve a reply or not, but she did get a very polite & prompt reply to her questions Something she is now also suggesting from research results is that Heartworm only needs to be given every 45 days using the normal 'monthly' drugs that are meant only for heartworm, not things like Intercepta that do multiple things...........

I am wondering what the life expectancy was for your 16 year old dog? If we are talking about Chihuahua's then they used to live past 20y/o.........Many of the old Tibetan breeds also used to live up to 30 y/o.........I knew someone who had a 27y/o Tibetan Spaniel But even these breeds rarely make those ages anymore..........Why are our long lived Breeds life expectancy reducing? Human life expectancies have risen with technology & Medicine, why are our dogs going down??? I am not sure about turning a dog aggressive for a week, I dont think I have noticed that , only that reactions can occur in the 3 months after having been vaccinated, and aggression is one of them, but it becomes a long term change, due to vaccinations causing brain problems like encephalitis.

Please do not waste my time, I am not interested in your dogs slipped disc, it is probably from poor breeding/construction , I only mean to inform those who are Vet brain washed & actually care about their animals, to search for themselves & understand what they are doing, if you feel your own dogs health is not compromised, then knock yourself out just keep jabbing them............BTW the vaccination that is given 3 yearly is no revelation, it is the "compromise" vaccine from the Drug company to shut everyone up from sueing them for false advertising from all these years of insisting of uneccessary Yearly vaccinating, the 3 yearly vaccine is EXACTLY what you have always given your dogs annually!!!!!!!! There is no rocket science in what your new Vet has told you...........Do some reading, it is all there for you, your Vet is no expert in immunology they are a sheep following what drug companies tell them they must do for insurance reasons..........

YES I most certainly will post the details of Jean Dodds visit and lectures, but I do know it will be originally in SA......I am hoping that there will be other lectures in otehr States nthough, or else her trip is really wasted, as ALL Vets need to go & learn

You are so lucky to not have your dogs suffer all the degenerative diseases caused by yearly vaccinations. Things like Arthritis, Cancers, skin diseases/allergies, seizures, auto immune disorders, aggression, early aging etc..........Most dogs I see always start to detrioriate early from about 5y/o when they have been hit yearly, it is only dogs that are not vaccinated much that I find are adequetly healthy & living long lives without a drama. What I would like to know is what would happen to a human if they were injected annually with Tetnus or some other vaccine that lasts a minimum of 8-10 years in the system??? I dont spose anybody has volunteered their lives to be used as a guinea pig LOL.............We all know that poerfectly normal babies have become "autistic" after havign their compulsory immunizations!!!!! It is each to their own of course, but I personally get quite worried about associating with over vaccinated dogs, as they are the ones that contract the very diseases they are over vaccinated for, due to their immune system being so inundated. It is always the over vaccinated & the dogs that have never ever had a vaccination past the age of 12 months that will get the diseases. The only dogs I have seen with Kennel Cough are dogs that were annually vaccinated with C5's LOL....Unless their has been an outbreak reported in the last couple of years there had not been any reported cases in Australia of Distemper for 30 years prior. The annual Heartworm shot is a horror, there is a letter from Wyeth who manufactures this Proheart 12 drug on my website. It clearly states that Proheart 12 is NOT to be given routinely, it was only ever designed for extreme cases where the owner could not administer any other form of heartworm to their dog.........Proheart 6 was removed from use in various Countries many years ago, that was only a 6 month shot used in USA etc, and the manufacturer clearly states in the letter that Proheart 12 which is used in Australia is actually THREE times the doseage of the banned product Proheart 6.............HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!...................... Things will change soon in Australia after Dr Jean Dodds has lectured here next year, anyone who is anyone should attend & get up to speed on Vaccinations, as they most certainly are not just a benign thing to routinely adminsiter any old time.........Trouble is of course Vets will have to put up their prices for everything else to compensate for such a loss of income, but then our dogs will be so healthy they will hardly need to go to a Vet LOL..........Processed diets & vaccines are the problem in probably 90% of our dogs......... JMO ;)

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Hi there What breed is your puppy?

It is more expensive than the Vaccination (approx $120), but the people who choose to do Titers dont worry about the cost as they are doing it for their peace of mind that the dog is covered and will not require a potentially harmful shot for no reason....They are also issued with proof their dog is covered for those places like Boarding kennels & Training Clubs that still insist on seeing a Vaccination card! If you would like to read up on the dangers of Vaccines & what damage unneccessary annual vaccines do to our animals you can read alot on my site www.geocities.com/cavgold just go to "Vaccines" I have many articles from various people /experts in the field