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Hi. I am looking for recommendations of good vets in Sydney to take hip-score x-rays. I have been recommended to go to Graeme Allan but he now only personally takes the x-rays for PennHip ($580) but I don't need the PennHip score; I only need to get x-rays taken to send to Dr Wyburn to score for me. I understand I need to get someone who knows what they are doing - ie is experienced. Can anyone advise an experienced vet I can take my girl to to get the x-rays done? I called Dr Wyburn to ask, but he is OS til the end of the month. Thanks in advance!

My puppy used to wee with excitement and joy every morning when I said hello, every evening when I got home and said hello, and every time anyone bent down to say hello to her. She was defnitely not nervous and instead was so excited, just like your dog, and her whole body would wiggle with joy and excitement as she weed! At shows she'd be all beautifully washed and blow-dried and with her sparkling white coat, and then as we walked to the ring someone would bend down to say what a beautiful puppy she was...and she was SO happy to meet them and SO excited and she'd WEE everywhere! Mad dash to try and sort it out before she was actually due in the ring! My comment is that we found no way to stop her doing it, but the GOOD NEWS is that now at nearly a year old she hardly EVER wees with excitement anymore. The only times she has done in in the past 3 months is when someone new has come to our house and said hello to her, and very occassionally at shows when she sees her breeder! Never with us anymore - and it's a monthly occurence now, not a many-times-daily one. So - be patient, take precautions (eg new people should meet her outside rather than in the living room) and she will hopefully be through this stage soon!

My puppy used to wee with excitement and joy every morning when I said hello, every evening when I got home and said hello, and every time anyone bent down to say hello to her. She was defnitely not nervous and instead was so excited, just like your dog, and her whole body would wiggle with joy and excitement as she weed! At shows she'd be all beautifully washed and blow-dried and with her sparkling white coat, and then as we walked to the ring someone would bend down to say what a beautiful puppy she was...and she was SO happy to meet them and SO excited and she'd WEE everywhere! Mad dash to try and sort it out before she was actually due in the ring! My comment is that we found no way to stop her doing it, but the GOOD NEWS is that now at nearly a year old she hardly EVER wees with excitement anymore. The only times she has done in in the past 3 months is when someone new has come to our house and said hello to her, and very occassionally at shows when she sees her breeder! Never with us anymore - and it's a monthly occurence now, not a many-times-daily one. So - be patient, take precautions (eg new people should meet her outside rather than in the living room) and she will hopefully be through this stage soon!

My puppy used to wee with excitement and joy every morning when I said hello, every evening when I got home and said hello, and every time anyone bent down to say hello to her. She was defnitely not nervous and instead was so excited, just like your dog, and her whole body would wiggle with joy and excitement as she weed! At shows she'd be all beautifully washed and blow-dried and with her sparkling white coat, and then as we walked to the ring someone would bend down to say what a beautiful puppy she was...and she was SO happy to meet them and SO excited and she'd WEE everywhere! Mad dash to try and sort it out before she was actually due in the ring! My comment is that we found no way to stop her doing it, but the GOOD NEWS is that now at nearly a year old she hardly EVER wees with excitement anymore. The only times she has done in in the past 3 months is when someone new has come to our house and said hello to her, and very occassionally at shows when she sees her breeder! Never with us anymore - and it's a monthly occurence now, not a many-times-daily one. So - be patient, take precautions (eg new people should meet her outside rather than in the living room) and she will hopefully be through this stage soon!

Highly recommend Flexicose Plus - this is a liquid glucosamine (plus has other good arthritis type ingredients) and you give the daily adult dose on the dog's food - tastes fine, not yucky like some supplements. Google it to find the mailorder details. They deliver the next day. My girl started on fish oil as it's meant to be great for HD/arthritis - but within a week she was shockingly itchy all over - so we took her off it and it took 2 weeks to get back to normal, so we had to find alternative supplements. Also keep the Cartrophen injections (now called something else but everyone will know what you mean if you say Cartrophen) on your mind as they are fantastic for many dogs - mine only ever had the 4 week course (1 injection per week) when she was first diagnosed and since then has had one or two at the start of each winter. The day after the first one she has always been exceedingly bouncy, though the norm is apparently to see a great improvement 2 weeks after the last of the 4 injections. Also think of the Cartrophen at times when your dog wakes up very stiff and almost unable to walk - we had this the morning after she spent an afternoon at a fete and did too much walking around. The Cartophen was great in this instance - with an improvement seen by that evening. And finally: excess weight must be kept off, or taken off - we just reduced her kibble amount and added veg and low fat yoghurt at every meal, and she still has that diet now. And 2 on lead walks of about 15 mins, twice a day. Good luck!