Boronia

Fishballs and kibble...yum :laugh:

How did you go drying the fish Sheridan? It may be an idea to buy some shark/hoki next time, slice it up dry it, at least there won't be bones.

buy a pair of this type of forceps, the curve at the tip is useful for sliding between the tick and the dog's skin. Make sure that you grip really firmly as some of the ticks are really stuck in

Sorry to hear that Boronia. It does state on the bottle not recommended for animals undergoing treatment for Hyperthyroidism. Mine, I have to say are all thriving and NO teeth cleaning has taken place for months now. I don't know if he has hyperthroidism, I am just grasping at straws that the Proden may be the cause of his weight-loss. If I stop his daily dose and he regains weight I am not going to know if it is the Proden or the antibiotics...I could wait a month or two I suppose and try him on 1/2 the daily dose.

I have been using this for a few months now. Penny's teeth are much better but they still need to be brushed as she still has periodontal disease. It also hasn't lifted all the plaque. Daisy's teeth are not too bad though she still has some light plaque on some of her teeth. Mac is causing me some concern, I took him to the vet earlier in the week as he does a little wee sometimes when he turns over or if he lies on his back for a tummy rub. He is a bit pongy as well. They gave him some antibiotics as they thought he may have a UTI. The urine sample I took in showed no sugar but it did show protein. I also said I was concerned with his weight-loss, he usually weighs around 8kg and now down to 7.4kg, The vet (not a normal one, maybe just out of vet school) said she couldn't suggest anything but bring him back after the AB's have finished and feed him bigger serves. I have just given him his tea with the usual amount of Proden added and it dawned on me that his weight loss started a month or so after I started the dogs on the stuff. I Googled 'weight loss with Proden plaque off' and there are quite a few topics about this problem,but it mainly concerns hyperthyroidism. Here is a cut and paste of the relevant section... Hyperthyroidism is a very common disorder of older cats (usually cats over the age of 8 years). Dogs are rarely affected by this condition. It is caused by an increased production of thyroid hormone from the thyroid glands, situated in the neck. Thyroid Hormone has an important role in controlling the body's metabolic rate so animals with hyperthyroidism tend to burn up energy too rapidly and typically suffer weight loss despite having an increased appetite and increased food intake. I may have to discontinue Mac's Proden now...bugger

Yep, Snopes and Hoax Slayer have taken away all the fun. :laugh:

I just break 3 or 4 eggs and put the whole lot (with the shell) into the food processor when I am making their raw veggie slops...a wise idea to break the eggs first, I was not thinking straight one time and chucked in an unbroken egg with the cabbage leaves and the processor leapt all over the bench before I could grab it with one hand while trying to turn the wall switch off.

I paid $200 for my registered kelpie in 1982

I reckon that the handbrake was not on, and instead she had left the car in 'park' if it is an automatic or 2nd gear if it is a manual, the dog then tries to look out of the windscreen and knocks the gearstick with his little scrabbly paws. Then off he goes...driving straight back into the vets

I think that is what the name Shiba inu translates into in English. and here is proof that Westies have that attitude as well as Shiba inu's

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/handbrake-pooch-crashes-car-into-clinic/story-e6freoof-1226246791308 Handbrake pooch crashes car into Charters Towers Veterinary Clinic A small terrier got its revenge for a vaccination on Tuesday afternoon when it caused its owner's car to crash into a veterinary clinic. Veterinarian Dr Libby Lynch said the dog's owner had put her pet into the car while she stood outside talking to a friend outside the Charters Towers Veterinary Clinic. Dr Lynch said she thought the dog had knocked the handbrake out of position, causing the car to roll smash through the front of clinic. "We'll need a whole new front wall, the door, one of the windows are smashed,'' Dr Lynch said. The dog's owner, whom Dr Lynch did not want to name, is a regular at the clinic, and was extremely upset over the incident. "She was distraught, she didn't know what to do,'' Dr Lynch said. A local builder, who often takes his pets to the clinic, saw the damage shortly after the event, and boarded up the front of the building. Dr Lynch said this was not the only unfortunate event to occur to the building lately, with a tree falling on the clinic just one month ago. She said they were hoping for a new clinic building, but circumstances just kept intervening.

The Bond then should of not been refunded if their dog damaged property, was it?? No, the bond wasn't refunded, they used up the bond money by not paying rent for 3 weeks!

I have pm'd you her Facebook details (well I think it is her :-D )

Here ya go http://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/106191-westies/page__p__1987762__hl__westies__fromsearch__1#entry1987762

well I bet that you now have had plenty of people asking if you have a Rosalie/Willow ❤ in 'stock' :laugh:

she looks like Chad Morgan...perhaps she is his little sister :laugh:

Those are lovely tags but I ended up buying some of these for my little guys, they don't go clang clang clang on their food bowls when they are eating, the noise was driving me nuts http://www.arcatapet.com/category.cfm?catnum=255 They are not too bad and the writing was really clear after I baked them.

Yes, the desexing was/is my main concern...if there is a loving home available the new owners would most likely desex, so it would be logical to desex first and add the desexing fee on top of the rescue fee (if there is one).

Yes, the initial post could have been read in different ways, depending on where one would put a comma or fullstop. If it is not too much trouble next time, jess live die, could you pop in some punctuation...it really would help...just a suggestion, I am not meaning to criticise at all, but I did find your first post confusing, and confusion makes my brain overheat.

If you are giving fish oil to your dog it is a wise idea to supplement it with Vitamin E https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=fish+oil+and+vitamin+E+for+dogs&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 and an interesting DOL post here.. http://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/210570-i-almost-killed-my-dog-by-giving-him-fish-oil-tablets/

Excellent news Clyde, I am so happy for you that the little bugger is home where he belongs

Just turn your back while I whisk her away :laugh: You are a lucky-duck fostering her, she has that Westie "I'll do what you want if I feel like it" look.

Buy an electric meat mincer and mince up turkey necks, my lot get them mixed with vegie slops (+ ACV, fish oil, ginger, mustard, herbs, orange ,bananas, apples). They are doing well on this. (I also add a tiny amt of Vit E powder) Try giving Indy a turkey neck instead of the chicken wing, he may get enthusiastic with that instead. Here is a mincer, good price if no-one else bids on it :-D http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-Heavy-Duty-Electric-Meat-Grinder-Mincer-Reverse-Sausage-adapter-Food-pusher-/200699288397?pt=AU_SmallKitchenAppliances&hash=item2eba9c1b4d

I was a landlord once, we had a big Queenslander we had restored, we rented it. The new tenants asked if they could have a dog, ok, we said, but just a small/medium one. They bought an adult GSD and within 3 months all the beautiful red cedar French doors that led onto the veranda were gouged out at the bottom from her scraping to get in, she even scraped marks on a glass door. The skirting boards were chewed and scrapes on the polished floors. These were nice clean people but had no respect for anyone else's property. If I were ever to become a landlord again, yes I would rent to a tenant with a dog or two, but it would be a bomb-proof house and a very large dog-bond would be charged.