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I know this is not your breed, but I think you will find a lot of answers & hopefully help from this download http://www.greatdanerescue.com.au/Docs/separation_anxiety_seperation_training.pdf courtesy of Great Dane Rescue & Rehoming.

Not a silly question at all. There is evidence that desexing entire bitches can make some forms of aggression worse.

Congratulations HW / PF I am coming up for 10 years in April too I still love the same breeds I have had for the last 30 years, Shepherds, both Belgian & German, & Kelpies; although the lovely boy that brought me to DOL has now gone. Just down to two in our pack now, a Groenendael & a Kelpie...... maybe I am getting old? There's a lot of former members that I miss too, they are too numerous to mention (& of course the scandals ) :laugh: However, I usually visit DOL most days..... there is always something to learn about dogs :)

Have fractured a bone in my right hand so have difficulty holding the camera. Not really happy with this week's effort but hopefully won't be as painful this week. 4/52 on Flickr

This, plus what does the skin look like? It could be diet related - I'm all for feeding the dog internally for healthy skin & not using external preparations :)

Not might be, must be. What are you feeding - are you feeding raw? I would definitely begin with looking at diet. Do you have access to a holistic vet? To me it sounds like Sarah would particularly benefit from a visit as it sounds there is quite a lot going on :)

Have you read the Calendula tea rinse threads? Lots of satisfied customers & more comfortable dogs there :laugh:

Have to agree with this & Hockz, I think he has reflux. One of my dogs gets it when fed oily or fatty foods, for instance he can't tolerate lamb. OH also suffers from reflux & frequently feels nausea upon waking but has experienced unwanted side effects from drugs like losec & omeprazole. By trial & error he has found watermelon to be a saviour which we now give to Ringer whenever he rushes around trying to eat grass or exhibits any symptoms such as gulping. It seems to do the trick, though I am not sure exactly what is in watermelon that eases the feeling of nausea & negates the acid.

Have PMed you :)

Do you mean the homeopathic remedy Sepia? Sepia is often used for female health problems.

http://www.happypawsgrafton.com.au/dogs/myra-dog-happypaws_haven

Anyone?

Yes, Bowen or acupuncture, definitely worth a try

Kelpie :)

3/53 Shades of Grey Smoke haze over Canberra makes residents uneasy 11 years and one day after catastrophic bush fires swept through the Capital. on Flickr

I don't know that iodine would influence coat colour per se, it is a mineral that is needed for general well being....... growth, reproduction, & of course a constituent of thyroxine needed for thyroid function & control of metabolism. True, hypothyroid dogs are usually sparsely coated with little undercoat & dilute in colour so I wonder if this where the belief of adding kelp to a dog's diet will stop the coat from turning copper? Importantly, over supplementation of kelp can cause the thyroid gland to overproduce T3 & T4 hormones causing hyperthyroidism. Interestingly, over supplementation over a longer term can also be a factor in hypothyroidism; if hormones are overproduced it can cause an immune response where the immune system may start to attack its own thyroid gland.

I'm so sorry you are going through this, SaltyDog. I too lost a wonderful companion to mandibular osteosarcoma about 18 months ago. I have nothing more to add to the insightful responses already posted here, but send you strength to face the coming days.

As long as they don't inhale :laugh:

It could be beneficial to start a relationship with a holistic vet, trinabean, but the vitamin supplement should be available through your regular vet :)

When our Shep x had cancer I was giving him a Vit A,D & E supplement. I used to buy it from my holistic vet who bought it in bulk & then decanted it into smaller bottles. From memory it was a sheep product, it was given orally, not by injection, & only a tiny amount was administered, measured with an insulin syringe.

Yes, we have tigers here & they are often out on the hunt at night when it is warmer.

I have completed half of a human Bowen course (Bowtech) & usually two sessions are needed, sometimes three, 6 - 10 days apart. If you want to try another modality such as chiro it should really be done as a seperate entity & at least 10 days, preferably 14 days after the last Bowen treatment; the reason being Bowen keeps working within the body for this length of time, & chiro, physio, massage, acupuncture etc. may undo the balance that the Bowen treatment is striving to attain in the body.

Still available :)

Why there has been no aurora..... for all you tired people in Victoria / Tasmania http://astrobob.areavoices.com/2014/01/10/why-no-aurora-last-night-heres-the-scoop/

This will keep the heat in & incidentally is the worst thing you can do for a dog suffering from heatstroke. The dogs are better off laying on wet towels or having a wet bandana placed around the back of the neck to keep the head & brain cool.