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The blades need to be kept well lubricated, so a drop of clipper oil on the running track doovie of the blades every 20 minutes or so whilst clipping, or you can use products like Cool Lube spray. Only clip clean coats, dirty hair will blunt your blades fast, dull blades heat up.

We keep the really bad stuff too. I think with some of them the ears have got that way over time and the dogs just learn to live with it, when you remove it all and pull such disgusting masses out it is a new sudden irritation to the dog and they shake their heads and scratch. How some dogs can still hear is amazing.

It is mind boggling isn't it, they can't even look at the dogs ears surely.

It was a mini

I groom quite a few Lhasas and I haven't found them to have the hair growth in the canals like some of the other breeds, with the exception a Lhasa X Poodle ( I know I know, WHY would you) it has terrible hair issues. The worse one I see are usually Poodles and DD's.

I groomed a just 5 month old Poodle puppy today, it had totally disgusting ears the canals were totally full of hair and sticking crud, this is what came out of one ear!

The fat globules in goats milk are much smaller than cows milk which makes it much more easily digested, and less likely to cause stomach upset. I used goats milk for all my pups. The healthiest shiniest looking dogs and foals I have ever seen lived at a goat dairy and drank large quantities of fresh warm goats milk every day.

Some dogs that have poor appetites will often accept cooked meals because the cooking intensifies the aroma. Raw is the ideal but cooking does have it's place at times.

I sometimes cook a nice warm meal for my dogs in Winter, the oldies really enjoy it and it isn't going to kill them.

One of the reasons for applying to the back of the neck is so the dog cannot reach it. I wouldn't be applying to sensitive skin areas.

There a couple of do it all products, they cover intestinal worms, heartworm and fleas

IMO it is overkill for a baby puppy, I never give anything more than a C3 to little ones. If your pup is not going to be boarded then anything over c4 probably isn't necessary.

I see quite a few dogs with disgusting plugs of crap in the ears, I don't understand how anyone can not notice and act upon ears like that, but it appears they do. Poor bloody dogs. It is like the dogs that come into be groomed and the owners complain that they are limping, well, with toenails so overgrown and into the pads it is no wonder. Seriously if you are going to own a dog you need to learn how to do some simple things yourself. Ears, toenails and dosing with tablets it really isn't rocket science.

I have three dryers, an old air force blower worth it's weight in double coated breed undercoat, and two Beacons one is as old as noah and still going strong and a new one, I love my Beacons. I had use of a liberty for a while and it died, wasn't fussed on it.

There are some dogs of the long haired breeds that don't seem to have too much problem with hair in their canals, but I do lots that grow huge clumps that fill the ear canals and usually come in with a disgusting waxy stinky dreadlock in the ear, if you don't remove that how are drops etc expected to get to where they need to go? Some of the DDs have shocking hair in the ears, as do many poodles, schnauzers and bichons that I see. So yep, I do pluck many of the ones I do, including my own dogs and they don't have any issues.

I don't understand this bit, could you elaborate please.

The thing to remember is that, if you have ruled out any underlying health issues, dogs do cope very well without sight. I groom many elderly dogs who are blind. They are happy and manage very well if things are left in the same place in the home.

There is NO right or wrong, if your dogs are happy and healthy keep feeding them the way it suits you.

What is the difference between making up your own BARF patties and feeding them as well as bones, and buying the commercial BARF patties and feeding bones. Nothing that I can see apart from convenience. The dogs are still being fed BARF they are still on the receiving end of a good diet, which is the aim, Yes?

Tramissa, there is an excellent Veterinary Opthamologist who tours QLD twice yearly, or at least he did last I heard. If you ask your Vet they could tell you, His name is Dr Richard Smith from Animal Eye Services. Animal Eye Services Ask your Vet if they are still visiting your area.

Not upset at all, just stating the facts in my experience, and I cannot see that you have been attacked? I have worked with many Vets over the past 30 odd years and none of them are in the situation you mention, it is certainly not a common one. There are many qualified Vets working in research, sales etc who no longer practise. A lot of reps for pharmaceutical companies, or Veterinary supply companies are actually qualified but non practising Vets. There are thousands of Vets in this country who all work the way I have outlined in my earlier post, so no I do not think that in Australia Vets selling pet food can be seen as a conflict of interest. The subject comes up time and again because for some reason unknown to me or my colleagues some people are under the impression that vets receive a commission or kick backs on what they sell and that this is the reason why certain foods are recommended. This is not my experience. Different Vets in the same practice will often recommend different diets. Who would you suggest would be qualified to sell the many prescription diets that Vets currently sell, that are available only through Vets. Many of the animals using these diets need to be monitored. It is really not as cut and dried as some would think.

Dogs, just like us can be allergic to anything, two of mine cannot eat roo, it goes straight through them and they and it stinks, it is also too lean for my requirements so I do not use it at all.

This has been discussed here many times, and no one who has brought it up has offered any proof to support it. The link you supplied is from the US. Dog food is treated the same as any other product sold at a vet clinic, there are no kick backs. Vets are free to stock whatever brands they wish and often they carry Hills for their prescription diets, and whatever other brands they feel offer a good quality and easily obtained range for client convenience and it is good business sense to provide a range of products that cllients need. The major Vet Supply companies stock several brands of good quality dog food, and in most clinics you will find they are the source of just about everything that a vet clinic needs and sells, they offer a great service and generally you have your order overnight. So Vets generally carry the brands that are easily obtained by them. Discussions on diet with clients can be very time consuming and in many cases pointless, owner compliance with suggestions that are difficult or time consuming is low, it is much easier to suggest a product of convenience that the owner can buy and use, no prep no thought, good compliance. There is no great conspiracy, the only kick backs I have seen are promo items like toys, feed bins etc. We hardly ever see the reps for the companies let alone any kickbacks. Vet schools barely touch on nutrition and diet, and small animal nutritionists are a bit like hens teeth in Australia.

Can please elaborate on this if you mean payments as in profits on food sold, yes this happens at Vets and any where else any product is sold. The only kick backs I have ever seen are the odd promo item, so I would love to hear more about this.

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