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I don't understand. Why not? The AVA state that Vets have a legal right to do this, that is, retain an animal until the outstanding bill is payed, so long as the agreement to do this was made known prior.

This really isn't an April Fools joke! If you watch The Making Of movie you can see it's him and see Sas!

It was PLASMA transfusions that were mentioned, not blood Plasma transfusions are being used more and more to treat parvo cases.

For dogs and cats with sensitive skin, I would say the less you add, the better. I have to avoid anything with oatmeal and any types of plant extracts as it sets Orbit off. If you're wanting to add anything, maybe something medicinal? I'm not sure if its qualities would last, but Manuka Honey to soothe and heal damaged skin and help with skin infections?

and also makes matching ones for people too This...I have got to see a photo of lol it's in the Dane thread

and also makes matching ones for people too

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Try not to worry too much. It's not that uncommon for dogs to get some blood in their stools when they have a bit of diarrhoea - when their colon gets irritated it can bleed a little. Definitely run it past your Vet though, but don't stress about it yet

We're at $136 but that price is from a month ago, so may well have gone up since then. We've had a fair few price rises lately so I wouldn't be surprised if it's up next time we order it. Agree with SnT - have a word with one of the nurses and ask them to work out which would work out most cost effective for you. There is a generic of Metacam which is just called Meloxicam which might work out cheaper. I used to use a generic version of Rimadyl which was exactly the same, just wasn't flavoured and was half the price

Ah well, like I said, if it's good enough for Colin and the Specialist Centre to be happy to use, then it's still good enough for me

Thiopentone is a barbituate that's use results in a very slow recovery time, and it's also very outdated and if accidentally given external to the vein it can cause tissue necrosis. Propofol has a very fast recovery time. Thio has not been routinely used in hospitals for a good fifteen years. I know what it is and know about the side effects. But Propofol has side effects too. And I know for a fact Thio is still used in one of the top Specialist Hospitals by a Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia so I wouldn't say its not routinely used.

Seems really ironic that vets show concern about pre GA bloods (and charge the client) but then proceed to induct the GA with Thio. Great in its day, but I shake my head at vets who still use Thio over Propofol and Alfaxan. Can I ask why? I did a training day with Colin Dunlop recently on Advanced Anaesthesia and he happily uses Thio. My Boss went to a continuing education night held by Colin and an Anaesthetist from USA who also happily used it (and actually I believe preferred it). Both of them teach that there's no such thing as a bad anaesthetic, only a bad anaesthetist. They agreed that the best anaesthetic is the one that the anaesthetist is most familiar with. Obviously there are times when a different drug may be preferred, but I'm speaking for routine surgery in healthy animals.

I'm always curious as to what happens in cases where people decline fluids, but something then happens during the surgery and the dog needs them? If a dog required fluids during one of our surgeries, we just do it? If it's an older animal or an animal who we think needs them, we'd discuss it with the owner and there would be an extra cost. But if we were doing routine surgery on an animal and it suddenly required fluids, we'd give them and certainly wouldn't charge the owner for them after.

and then charge you the extra few dollars for Alfaxan over Thio. Noooo.. do clinics really do this???? Charge more for different GA's?

Personally, I think this sort of thing is rubbish. It's the Vets job to be the professional and make decisions on what is best for the animal. If the Vet thinks that its necessary that all animals have pre GA bloods before surgery, then they should just do it and factor it into the price. Same with fluids. If they personally believe it's the best, then there should be no option, it should be done. Obviously if owners want things like this done in places where it's not routine, then that's fine as well. But offering it like this to routine surgeries and making people feel guilty for saying no, IMO, is ridiculous.

In all serious though, I agree with what most of the others have said. It sounds like a scary situation to be in and you did what you had to in order to get the other dog away from yours. To The Aussie Dog Whisperer - I appreciate that you're trying to help D22 with your advice but just be careful putting that sort of advice out there on a public internet forum, especially when advertising yourself as a professional. I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but if someone took your advice and was hurt, you could be sued.

Welcome D22 Was the attacking dog entire? I have watched many episodes of Bondi Vet and would be happy to share what I've learnt about desexing techniques

Are you positive he ate it? Orbit HATES taking his Phenergan. They make him drool cause they must taste so foul

Just reiterating that some commercial elimination diets ARE safe for growing puppies

Eukanuba's FP is actually ok for growing puppies. But unfortunately not really that novel any more seeing so many commercial diets have fish in them. Goodluck s_edmonds! I wish we had an allergy season. Ours is 24/7/365

Hort I'm so sorry. What a beautiful tribute to him. RIP Kuga

I like him. I can see how some people would not like his methods and that's fine, each to their own. For me, I see the dogs that he deals with as being in a constant state of stress and frustration, either from lack of exercise, being put in a position of pack leader or both. Most dogs don't really want to be a pack leader - it's stressful thinking you've got to be on guard 24/7. If his methods help people rearrange their pack structure and enable the dogs to relax, then awesome. As for his alpha rolling, thigh taps etc... Those dogs are in an unstable mind at that time. Charging at fences, showing signs of aggression etc. If he can give them a quick correction to gain their attention and take their focus off the other thing, I don't see that as a bad thing. I've read threads on here with people talking about how they've tried to separate fighting dogs. Saying they'd not hesitate to use a stick or any object on the dog doing the attacking. So if that's ok, why is it not ok to use a much lesser correction to redirect before the dog attacks? I would much rather know the dog on the other side of the street to us is getting a jab in the thigh to get its attention off Orbit and I, rather than nothing at all and the dog getting free and attacking us? Whilst I don't think people should go around alpha rolling their aggressive dogs, I do think there would be a lot more calm, balanced dogs in the world if people followed his general pack leader concept and treated their dogs as dogs. The amount of people I see patting their dogs when they're frightened or being aggressive is amazing.

What I learned when looking for a Dane pup was how important it is to do your research on Breeders and lines first, then when you've found one you're happy is ethical and has sound, healthy pups, then stick to them and persevere. Go to dog shows and speak to people. Ask people within the breed to give you recommendations of who to look at and who to steer clear of. I found that there were some not so ethical breeders in my breed who sounded fantastic over email and seemed to be doing all the right things. If I didn't speak to others about those breeders, I'd probably have ended up with one of their pups. Also keep in mind that breeders can be wary of peoples intentions. Their pups and lines are very important to them and they only want the very best with them and to know the homes they've chosen are genuine. So I would suggest speaking to people in the breed first. Tell them what your family lifestyle is like, what you what to do with the pup etc. They will hopefully be able to give you a shortlist of breeders to look at. Do some more research on them and when you've found the one you want to be your breeder, let them know! Tell them about the research you've done and how they're the breeders you hope to breed your next puppy. Tell them about yourself and what you hope to get out of having a puppy. Develop a relationship. Personally, I would get a bit of a red light if a breeders criteria to get a pup is money to go on a wait list. I wouldn't totally discount them, but I'd want to find out more.

Awesome thanks! Orbee stole my plush throw so I might head out and get myself one for the cooler nights!

Thyroid was a suggested test for us. But alas, normal