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Oh yeah I should change the thread title, thanks!! How do you know if it's natural oil or vegetable oil? The cans I get just say "in oil".

Hi How did I miss this thread? I feed VAN with RMBs, but also trying to find an easier way because of the 2nd dog coming in a few weeks

Ahhh that sounds confusing!! But it's probably really easy... so what I'm feeding now (100% raw), just half everything, including the VAN? Then for the other half, feed RC?

Thanks Staranais That sounds like a good option. How did you manage to keep the raw balance right (meat/bones/offal/liver) when combining the two?

When it comes with oil, do you feed the oil as well?

I currently feed VAN and raw (chicken frames/offal/fish etc) but I'm thinking of switching to Royal Canin. Has anyone tried feeding both at different times? Which did you find was better for your dog, and what were the pros and cons? Royal Canin would definitely be much easier for me, but I'm more concerned with what would be best for my dog. He's a Lab x. Thanks

Hey guys I need your help again For those of you who use it in the hydrobath, I think it is 1:100 dilution (is that right????) Anyway, does that mean for those of you with a 30 L tank, you have to put in 300ml for each bath?!! Or is my maths totally wrong?

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Thanks everyone So much great advice!

I'm looking for a hydrobath too, can you please post the link to the $1760 FIDO one? I haven't seen them at that price. I'm still deciding on a brand too, and I've found the same as you, a lot of the online shops don't list the prices and you have to email them for the prices. Good luck in your search

My dog doesn't like the slicker but I doubt it hurts him (or I wouldn't be using it on him.) You do have to be fairly gentle with it though. It's better to take your time using it and gently work through the coat. That's in my experience anyway, but I'm not a groomer

Thanks for the info!

at the moment it takes two of us to get our dog into the bath! And that's a major effort!

What do you have to do to clean the hydrobath? Do you have to use special cleaners, and how long does it take?

Well done!

I use a dremel (the pet model, you can get them from ebay) and I love it. I'd never go back to using clippers. I've heard the more powerful dremels take less time to do the nails than the pet model though, especially for large dogs. The pet model also goes through batteries pretty quickly. I think next time I'll get a more powerful dremel with a power chord. But my pet one is good for now, and I think it would be great on smaller dogs.

Thanks everyone Andisa, how may litres do the tanks on the twin tank Liberty hold? Just so I know what to look for if I do get a twin tank Also how long does it take to heat the tanks? Has the heater function ever broken, and if so after how long? A lot of the hydrobaths I see online says they are autofill. What exactly is that? Does it mean it fills up with fresh water as I use water? If so, I don't think I need that. But if the hydrobath I choose happens to have it, can I use the bath without using autofill? Thanks Mystiqview for the info on the Conmurra one If it can do three BCs then I think it could do two large dogs and thanks to poodlefan and Miranda for the info too.

Thanks guys! dyzney that does make a lot of sense, thank you for explaining all that My dogs are larger dogs so what you've said definitely makes sense. Not knowing anything about hydrobaths, and only doing research online, I came up with the idea that I want a heated one because I thought it would make it easier. But I never thought of getting a hot water tap put outside, that's a good idea. Or I think I could even just use a bucket and bring warm water outside from an inside tap. It's a bit fiddley but as you said, it's less things to break if it doesn't have a heater. But then I'd have to bring two buckets, one for washing, one for rinsing, and take the dog out of the bath while I change the water, wouldn't I? I wanted a twin tank because I prefer to rinse the dogs with fresh water than using a leave in shampoo. And with a twin tank I could also use a flea/tick rinse in the rinsing water if needed. But you have solved the issue of being able to rinse the dogs with fresh water by suggesting the hot/cold tap set up And I'm not set on using the flea/tick rinse, it was just an idea, and I already use other flea/tick preventatives on them anyway. What you said about a twin tank running out of water does concern me though. One of my dogs is coated so it takes a bit longer to bath him, and it would be really annoying to run out of water. You said your bath is still in really good condition, did you get the extra gel coat put on it? That's something I'm trying to debate over too! Thanks for your help

Thanks guys This is all really helpful. A couple of questions, one person said not to get it in their eyes as it's a poison (or was that the shampoo, not the rinse?) Obviously I would try not to get it in the dog's eyes but if some does accidentally drip in there is it really bad and is it poison??? With towel drying, should that be done for coated breeds too? Would towel drying lessen the effect of the rinse? I thought it had to air dry but I might be confused. Thanks

I have almost saved up enough to get a hydrobath ;) I've been doing some research and I've decided that I need: Twin tank Heated I was hoping for some advice from people who have hydrobaths or know a bit about them. I noticed that some are fiberglass and some are not. Is there any real advantage to it being fiberglass? Some offer an extra gel coating for an extra charge, is it worth it? Is there anything else I need to consider, or are they all much the same? Any recommendations of brands? Thanks

Thanks guys It sounds great, like an added safety barrier. I'll contact the manufactorer to ask if I can use it in conjunction with Frontline Plus (applied fortnightly.) I can't find prices on that website, do any of you remember how much it costs and for which size? Thank you

This is the Pyrethrum rinse. http://mavlab.com.au/vet/pyrethrum.pdf I was wondering if anyone living in a tick area has used it before and how they've found it? The two things I'm a bit unsure about are it sounds like it should be used every 3 days in tick areas, which is quite a lot of baths for a dog that doesn't really like them. And to be effective, would you have to get it all around the ears and the face? It might be hard to do that while being careful not to get it in the ears, eyes etc. I like that it sounds more natural than other treatments though. Has anyone used it on their dogs before?

Thank you for your help Erny

If a puppy is raised with cats, is it difficult to get the dog to learn not to want to heard the cats?