PuddleDuck

I second these guys, they're awesome :)

I would think so, but that would mean they would have to spray it over the kibble when it's finished cooking, which would decrease palatability (more)! And for most pet owners, they really want to see fluffy loving what they eat. They will probably have to spray the digest (chicken fat coating) over the top to get it eaten Now, if feeding it to my dogs means their poop comes out with a plastic, sealed coating....I'd consider it

Wasn't there a change to the forum rules a couple of years ago (correct me if I'm wrong, had very little sleep!) to stop the constant 'please vote for my dog/kid/brothers best friends uncle' threads because they had gotten completely out of hand? To me, this issue is kind of the same deal. I hang out in OT now more and more, I do find there seems to be less engaging threads in general than there used to be.

Quick insurance question (sorry to hijack!) my 2 are with bow wow meow and I am doing some price comparison to see if I can get it cheaper. I started the insurance when doof was 8 1/2, he's almost 12 now. When I do online quotes everyone refuses to cover doof cos he is too old. But if he has had insurance since before the age exclusion was reached would that not transfer to other companies? Like when you change health insurance companies they waive the waiting period on stuff you were already covered for?? Hope that makes sense, I'm sleep deprived!

We call our toller the seagull cos she bounces in front of you squwarking and bolts in to grab anything that accidentally hits the floor

Our daughter is allergic to cats. In the beginning we kept her and our cat apart as our cat wasn't good with babies. Once our daughter was old enough (toddler) we reintroduced them and she started sneezing like mad immediately. We have a large cat run but in the end based on what we had experienced we decided to rehome the cat, despite it being a heartbreaking decision. She could have lived out her days in the run, but she was only 5, and that wasnt fair. She has a wonderful home now and we know we made the right decision. It's not a decision that is just about the child, though our daughter comes first by a mile, but about the pets too. It wasn't fair for our cat to be in her run 24/7. She was unhappy. We have a small place and we can't have specific 'pet' areas, though even if we did it wouldn't change our decision. As owners, we had to make sure our cat had the best quality of life we could give her, and that meant letting our hearts get broken so she could live out her days as a total part of a loving family. Thankfully, our daughter is fine with the dogs. But then, the way our guys shed we fully expected her to be born covered in dog hair....

Double post cos I'm a bit special

We live in a 2 bedroom unit on the northern beaches with 2 medium-large dogs (and a toddler, bearded dragon and turtle!). Kodiak Bear is a toller and Doof is a shepherd x kelpie. We have no issues having them in a unit, they have a small yard and are perfectly happy. Our building is pro pet and we have actually had people buy units here after seeing our dogs being their usual idiotic selves in our yard. We got written permission before we bought the unit (just doof back then) and again when we got Kodiak. Dogs are perfectly happy in units, so long as they have the right owner. ETA our strata by law says only small dogs, which must be carried in common areas. We have never enforced it and everyone is happy for me not to attempt to carry the doofus. Big dogs are welcome too but we never bothered to change the by law

Looks like its snowing at your place Nekhbet!!!

We take our to dinner plain (from Sydney) which is the only place you can have dogs in the snowfields. The rest is national park, so no dogs allowed. There is loads of dog friendly accommodation. You need to register them with dinner plain council which from memory is about $50/dog If you do go make sure you don't accidentally wander into the national park as there are usually fox baits around

7 years before I got Bear I was working in boarding kennels and a toller came in for 5 nights. I remember noticing the breed name didn't fit on the kennel card and so I stopped for a closer look. Harry was the most gorgeous man, totally typical toller, standoffish at first but spent the week following me around the kennel and whenever he was in his run he would stand on his hind legs to watch me over the partition (waist high concrete with mesh on top). I spent the week hoping furiously his owners wouldn't come back (no idea why cos in the year I worked in kennels that NEVER happened!!!), and when I got over my sorrow at saying goodbye I promised myself I would own one. 7 years later the time was right and I found the most amazing breeders and we got our Bear :D I like to have a rescue in the house so we will probably always have a working dog cross....but I can't imagine not having more Tollers. Bear is my first ever purebred and just fills me with joy. She is so very very toller except (thank dog! She has a low drive!!! There are other breeds I'd like to try too though!!!

I want the pandadog ***goes off to see if the toller can be panda-ised***

We have 2 but ideally I would prefer either 1 or 3+ so I can take them out one at a time. But with big dogs in a small unit I can't see it happening anytime soon!

A good place to ask is at your local vet clinic. Vet nurses get paid stuff all and will often take on jobs like this to supplement their income :)

Great news LMSW!!!! Hope everyone continues to improve!!!

Everything crossed here LMSW

LMSW I think while you are watching them like a hawk you should take more photos and post them here....cos.... :love: :D

I have no idea what the AWL does with the bodies of deceased animals. They would be subject to the same laws as everyone else. They may have their own facilities to cremate or bury the body. I am sure some vets *could* waive the disposal fee. Just like a shopkeeper *could* decide to give you a loaf of bread or your landlord *could* decide to let you live rent free. But why should they? It's a business and businesses don't become successful by doing things for free. Your vet has to pay another company to take the body of the dog. It's only reasonable they pass that cost onto their consumer (owner).

So sorry teebs

When I was vet nursing, around 10 years ago, you had these options: Take your pet home to bury Individual cremation with ashes returned via pets at peace (unless you wanted to organize your own service) We could dispose of the body, at a price. This was done through a business like pets at peace, either by mass cremation or mass burial. We had no say in the disposal method. The clinic was charged for the service and the cost passed on to the owner, usually on a 'size' basis. They would pickup when we asked (generally when storage was full), so sometimes that same day, other times it might be a week or 2 before collection. I hope that answers your question, and I am sorry for your loss. We all grieve differently, but in my experience you will feel better if you try to move on from your experience at the vet. I know it is hard, I have spent time second guessing myself after losing a beloved pet, but have found healing comes more quickly if I take the time to cherish the good memories instead.

Popping in to send healing vibes and positive thoughts

Popped in hoping for an update. Thinking of you

LMSW! How scary! Hope Riddick vomits like a champion really soon :)

Agree with what claireybell wrote, I was the same and it does get better with time. Like Aussie, I swore blind I would never be like that when my baby was born, the whole hospital stay I was organizing who was doing what for the dogs, and when we got home I was so excited at the thought of seeing them and they ran in and I went 'oh. You're just dogs'. I can see in hindsight they were a child substitute and I think my seeing them as dogs has been better for all of us in time, our family dynamic works better now. My daughter had reflux, wouldn't sleep during the day unless held upright, couldn't go in the car without screaming, and really didn't handle being set down. I had a god awful delivery on the back of a really bad pregnancy and it took a long time to recover. She is 11 months and I still get pain from my cesear. I had days where I would yell at the dogs for waking her and ring hubby to complain and he would say 'I left some rawhide bones in the cupboard, pop them in the yard with those and shut the door for a few hours' which was a godsend. Have a stash of (what we call) 'shutups' somewhere for if your wife gets overwhelmed Another thing is after having my daughter I developed an underactive thyroid which makes you very tired and depressed. We can tell if my thyroid is out of whack because I get short tempered with the dogs. Hubby notices it straight away and tells me to call my specialist who laughs and says 'well if you are grumpy at the dogs we probably need to adjust your meds'. And within a day or 2 I am back to my usual self. I'm not saying this is the case with your wife, just another experience to consider Congrats on bubs!!!