karly101

Very sorry to hear that

I've only tried the cat version, it didn't quite rehydrate like I expected! Regardless my ferrets did like the taste, and I tried it on the dog and he liked it too! Only negative a lot of it was crushed in the bottom of the pack and so it got wasted as they refused to eat it.... expense wise.. it is fairly high. IMO I would go for the k9 natural over the vets all natural as the VAN looks very grainy to me.

Another quick way to stop bleeding is to drag the nail over a bar of damp soap. Just taking a tiny bit off every 2 weeks will help....I prefer that then causing bleeding which they do find traumatic and makes it much more harder the second time round! A really nice treat at the end helps a lot too

Ruffey Lake Park in King Street, Doncaster is quite nice, large playground, bbqs, toilets, plenty of off leash running space. The dog beach near Bay St Brighton is okay too but it can be very busy, it is fenced off lead year round.

I find the guillotine ones tend to crush the nail more and animals seem to have a much lower tolerance for it... thats just me.. perhaps I just suck at using them! Using the other style I find is a much nicer cut, easier to see where you are cutting too. I actually just bought a cheap brand at Kmart... (petlife?) I've found them quite good at work - still nice and sharp after plenty of nail trims! I wasted money buying a tiny set for the ferrets which went blunt in no time at all.

Thats not completely true...vaccines are not 100%... Have also seen cases of parvo in older dogs that were not vaccinated after their puppy series (I believe the booster at a year of age is a must), also cases in puppies that have had 2 vaccs but not the third.

First I'm sure this has been covered... but is he on any preventative for parasites? (advocate/revolution?) Secondly, is the cortisone dose adequate? Only a thought as we had one skin case where the dosage of cortisone was not adequate - once it was increased the dogs skin improved greatly. Of course there are other complications with high dosages of cortisone but for this dog the skin condition was VERY severe. That could be something you could discuss with your own vet in the meantime to at least try and bring him some relief until the specialist. I would be ringing the specialist and seeing if they can fit you in any earlier, its a long time to wait especially when its becoming infected.

It won't cause any issues.. I managed to score a few bags for cheap from the distributer through work and the dogs loved it too! It's designed for a long term diet... the only issue is the cost really!

I can't say what it is like now.. and these are only observations but there seemed to be a bit of unhappiness with the animal attendants and shelter and even veterinary staff I worked with at RSPCA, no one seemed to stay in the role very long. Towards the end it seemed to improve and they actually started taking on people who were qualified for the job and seemed to be more passionate about it. Conversely people in admin seemed to stay in the roles for a longer time... perhaps were looked after better? I'm not sure.

Full blood test would be an aid in seeing if everything is working as it should... liver would be one possibility.

If you are open to seeing a specialist... Charles Kuntz at South Paws- http://www.southpaws.com.au/services.php

Why not Permoxin for horses in the 1L size?? Seen it online for $60-70 very cheap and due to dilution rates would last a long time.. also safe to apply to the skin unlike Confidor! I'd imagine much more effective as well though it is a bit more time consuming to apply.

Lots of reviews on the internet - http://thedish.sitstay.com/2010/05/02/may-...complete-video/ http://www.tetherdcow.com/?p=7497 I'm sure they'll say 'look at all our testimonials' = means nothing as its not a scientific trial, and 'hardly anyone returns them' = most people are too lazy to return something so there money back guarantee is no evidence that the product actually works. I wouldn't risk using the product for ticks. Plus from the shoo-tag website (US) this sounds like a crock to me -

For a routine clean your regular vet should have all the equipment (scaler and polisher)... I have heard good recommendations for Dr. David Clare (http://www.dentalcareforpets.com.au/) who does specialise in dentistry. I'm not aware of any vets doing it under sedation, it would be a bit risky imo as you want to put an ET tube in to keep the airway secure and prevent fluids/debris going down the throat. But of course with any GA there are risks involved... My sisters dog who I'm minding (3 years) has decided he does not like bones - I put him on the Hills T/D (50% of his daily diet) and that has done a pretty good job of keeping his teeth ok whilst I work on him accepting tooth brush + paste and perhaps a dental a few years down the track as I'm also trying to reduce the need for GA until it is necessary. I was just trialling it but have been pretty happy with the results.

With my friends dog what she noted is all the time his breath in particular smelt of ammonia... he was diagnosed with kidney failure.

I think the most important question is... how are your dogs doing on it? Nice coats? Good stools? A food can be fantastic but if your dog doesn't handle it well then whats the point. My exs' shepherd does very very well on the Hills Active, anything else he was dropping weight requiring 6 cups a day and it was all just coming out the other end! I'm currently looking after my sisters dog who is on the Hills T/d and he is doing well on it too and has saved us a dental for a few years (he won't eat eat bones and am working on him allowing me to brush his teeth). BUT I also get Hills for cost working in the industry so it also works out to be very decently priced for me. As for the 'prescription' diets from my experience they work very well, particularly the liver and kidney diets. The J/d is also very popular.

Poor thing definitely sounds like he is in a bit of pain. It could be an immune mediated arthritis which can occur at any age, or may have been triggered by earlier injury but it sounds like it is all over soreness? Definitely get checked out and discuss what you can do with your vet, pain relief sounds needed for now and perhaps you will always need to have some on hand for the particular bad days but then you can also try diet changes and perhaps the cartrophen injections.

We have a 'groomer' operating in our local area who bought in one dog with which was covered in gashes - she only saw one gash but on examination we found 3, all requiring stitches and we also used pain relief and antibiotics. She claimed the dog was in very poor condition but we suggested that she not attempt to groom in situations like that and to also check her clippers & blades. Two weeks after that she brought in another 2 dogs again all cut but even worse - she even cut off the tip of ones ear! Again she paid for treatment but hopefully gave up grooming after that. The problem is she was operating from home - who regulates that? At least in this situation she paid for all treatment and brought them in straight away as well. I would think in the case you describe the owner really has to report it themselves to the RSPCA as the situation you described is clear cut neglect.

Lort smith provides some temporary accommodation - which would be ideal if you knew you were able to get pet friendly housing later on but that appears to be the crux of the issue.. http://www.lortsmith.com/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=410

30 minutes to check a dog? Your boss must be slower than a wet week. This is more to answer questions or when you do find issues, new puppies or kittens or discussing things like dentals/surgeries. My vet does also like to talk to clients and develop a relationship - it helps immensely with treating their animals. We don't just jab and run which some vets do. Of course you can never win some people like that kind of 'service' but imo is a disservice to the animal.

Just be aware sometimes you get what you pay for.. there are plenty of unscrupulous characters around - diluting vaccines etc. Where I work vaccines are never a 5 minute job, we do a thorough health check and its not unusual for our consultations to go over 30 minutes! We never charge extra consult time for this - my boss just likes to be thorough and generally we only see the client for this one date so is important to check everything is okay. From around my area $70-80 seems about average price for a C5 vacc...we've seen a few cases (particularly in puppy vaccs) where a thorough check up has not been done and that can be frustrating when we see things that have been missed and could have been taken care of much earlier.

As mentioned sometimes best to wait till the pass out and then work very quickly, much easier to do in vet practice with the support of oxygen and other drugs if needed. Once we had a dog chocking on a fragmented bone with part of it wedged in the teeth (so it couldn't go down only out), for that the vet quickly used a gag (which we have in clinic) and then could pull it out without fear of being bitten, possibly at home you could find something to wedge in the mouth so that they cannot clamp down on your arm.

Never had a problem with Revolution - buying the 6 month packs on internet it is also fairly cost effective. Another thing to try is to feed the wormer with food as most advise to do this on the packet.

Send them an email, I did and they replied quite quickly with local stockists, if you are in Melbourne (Dandenong) apparently you can buy it cheaper directly from them.

Was probably so sudden and quick cause it may have completely blocked the throat...partial choking is a lot more panicked and noisy...I'd just stick to frames but even they are a risk in some dogs that like to swallow their food whole!