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O.K. So they're eating their dry "dry", loving meat off the bone, raw mince, eggs. Seem very happy with it. ( although they loved thier cooked food it dissapeared quick leaving them bored ). Expect several to go to their new homes on the weekend, so they should be prepared for whatever diet they end up on

They get their mince once a day and bickkies twice a day. Plus additional feeds if they look like they want it. Just gave them their 1st chicken wings, they are loving them, working kinda like a dummy, my house hasn't been this quiet in weeks! LOL I thought though that dogs do need some carbs? My girl usually has oats, wheatgerm and rice in her dinner? Not a great deal, mainly meat, but I do give some.

Thanks eveyone More chewing it is. I wasn't sure if thier little teeth could handle it yet. I used to feed whole raw eggs to my girl when she was a pup. She loved them, great fun for her, but we stopped giving them as we were worried that she might take a fox bait if she came across one, as farmers lay poison eggs around here. I would love to feed goats milk but am having trouble finding any, (they probably don't need to much milk now anyway.) I will try them with some unsoaked dry today, they have eaten mums before LOL

I have 9 six week old Border Collie puppies, They are currently getting fed : soggy puppy biscuits ( Advance )with Puppy milk twice a day, and cooked mince with cottage cheese, yoghurt, egg, weetbix, cooked grated pumpkin and carrot with puppy milk once a day. I give them as much as they can eat. Does all this sound reasonable? I want them to have the healthiest possible start before they're off to their new homes. Any advice is appreciated.

OK so we did well with our odds.... 5 reds and 4 black and white, 5 boys and 4 girls. Dad was a carrier:)

When my BC cut her paw we put a baby sock on over the bandage and taped around the top, (not too tight). This helped keep the bandage on and clean. Her paw was quite a bit worse than yours, but they heal really quick:)

I decided to stop heartworm treatment for at least the time being... have a healthy litter of 9 Border Collie pups. 5 Australian red, and 4 Black and white. Thanks for all your help:)

Hi, Just doing some reading and came across an article about a worm that lives under a dogs skin in a burrow? Fact or fiction?

Hi, I have a litter planned with my red (blonde) border collie. The father is black and white but had 2 red pups in his litter. Gypsy ( my girl ) was the only red pup from black and white parents. As I understant the male has a 50/50 chance of being a carrier of the e gene. And Gypsy is ee. So... if he is a carrier does that give a 50/50 chance of reds? Always seems to be less in the llitters I've seen in real life. Any more info is appreciated.

We are in Rosa Brook just inland of margaret river. Will be calling our local mobile vet soon, he's really good, the ones in town just read the back of the packet and recite it to you, they are terrible for info.

It nearly always drops below this temp. here at night. Think i'll forget about heartworm at least for while shes pregnant and feeding pups. She's long haired too so probably would'nt suffer too many bites from mozzies. Thanks for the info

Hi I was wondering if anyone knows the prevalence of heartworm in the south of WA? I am thinking it would be more of a problem in the tropics? I have always used advocate on our girl, (Border Collie) without problems but we are breeding her in a week or so and have read lots of bad things about border collies and heartwormers recently which i was not previously aware of. Any suggestions?

She is just showing signs of coming into heat, LOTS of swelling going on, no drips yet though. Will be worming her today, she was tapewormed a few days ago, and has had advocate for heartworm 2 weeks ago, so is covered there for the moment. Will wait to worm her again until 2 weeks before pups are due. I have revolution for her am tempted to give it to her now, but have just read so many bad things about heartwormers and border collies, She has always been fine with Advocate, but this is new, catch 22 don't want my baby getting heartworm, but I don't think It's common down south, but I don't want to poison her either.....