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Just make sure you and Banjo both have a nervous pee prior to going in the ring...

That dog is only smart because it has blue cattle in it, only the best are bred in oz.... :rolleyes:

My legs are now curled up on the computer chair after seeing those redbacks... My house was sprayed a few weeks ago for spiders and they were dying all over my decking, but the dogs had to chase them first.

I remember reading about the brand of vaccine many years ago, and that is why I asked back on page one what vac was given... There is a brand that will give extreme reactions and others nothing.

Jed - I don't believe, I know..... I saw it with my own eyes in my own house with a litter. This is after everything was cleaned with bleach. Remember even normal house hold bleach is strong for pups, if used around the pups, it can cause problems with eyes and breathing with the vapours - Yes I have also seen this. This is why I only use Virkon S. Because It is tested and works, if bleach worked properly, why did they invent F10, virkon S and Trigene? All the pregnant bitches I pulled from the pound pups were fine to vac at 6 weeks and then desex at 8 and rehome. This was because the mothers were all given parvac. The only pups that I got parvo with was surrenders, and one litters first symtoms didn't show up until 14 days after their first vac and these pups were 10 weeks old when given a vac.

Ams - all pups can be fine for weeks, but if they are exposed to the virus and then get vaccinated it makes their immune system drop, therefore they can pick up anything. Do the pups smell? Smell like burnt blood, you can never in your life forget the smell of parvo, it stinks. If their breath smells sour, its parvo. Do you have alot of birds around? Could they have licked the bird poo and picked up coxcidiosoius? (got no idea how to spell it).... They would smell sour. I personally would be getting another vets opinion, if the vet sends you home with a pup and says its parvo or a tad over the positive level, they should either lose their licence or they think you can not afford the thousands of dollars of vet bills coming your way. Also, check what you have been feeding them, if it is eggs or chicken, could it be off? Pups pick up salmonella very easy and it is a very similar symtom to parvo but wont kill them as quickly.

What vaccine was given? brand and type?

Sorry to hear about your pups, when I was in rescue I watched many of my pups from the pounds/surrended suffer from this horrible virus. I moved house to a upperclass town and we never see parvo in any of our vets now. Just some advice. F10 does NOT kill parvo in the yard/dirt/ground. It only kills it on hard no porporus surfaces like your concrete and tiles. Virkon S is the only product that will kill parvo in the yard/dirt/ground/wood ect. Normal household bleach does NOT kill parvo. You need industrial strength bleach, the type that you must wear a mask and gloves because it will burn your skin. I would seperate all your litters. Ensure they are on clean concret so you know what is going on with their poos, as soon as you see a runny bloody one get them out of there. Get them off your grass. But just to be safe, I would be taking everyone to the vet and getting a parvo test done. It will work out cheaper than loosing the entire litter. Pups can give a positive reading even though they have no symtoms, but tomorrow they could be dead. A parvo test is either positive or negative, there is no inbetween. Green poo generally means they may have eaten something in the garden... Parvo will live in your ground for approx 7 years. My question back to you is, why the heck have you got so many litters? and what breed are these pups?

You shouldn't have to soak it, the pup is 5.5months old. Mix something with the dry and see how you go first before changing it. Try tuna, sardines, egg, veggies or 1 tea spoon yoghurt im sure there is a big list of other things you could. Try one of each on different nights, then you will see what your pup actually likes.

If you compare it to something like Royal Canin, you can see how dry it actually is. My dogs hate it too.

I have to crate my dogs at night, or they are trying to jump into the trees and eat them. Now they are crate trained, at 8.30pm they bark at the back door to put them into bed.

I had a foster cattle pup a couple of years ago, it was 6 weeks when I got him and he was rehomed at 5 months. I didn't know he was deaf as he would play with the other dogs and come when calling the dogs... It wasn't until he was out the front with me one day that he ran off and i walked up behind him and i didn't get any reaction. Took him to the vet at 16 weeks for his 3rd vac and they confirmed that he was deaf. He was rehomed to a lady with another dog as a pet and he is fine. I would say it would really depend on how much time and effort you have to train the pup and if the pup will be a follower and follow the other dogs around to make him more trainable.

Make sure they are strong crates, and not the ones from Direct deals.... They are way too cheap and weak for staffords... I learnt the hard way at training with Kyran on Saturday... Bent the door completely.

A little bit off topic, but heart worm is more common in the northern states than the southern? I know of a rescue dog that was in Canberra it came up to Sydney a couple of years back with heart worm,... I thought Canberra wasn't humid.

Don't your Staffords snore too much to sleep on the bed? I am the same, depending if the OH is here, my boy generally sleeps on the bed, but if the OH is here he must sleep in the crate... otherwise I wake up with a sore back or falling off the bed... In the cold he tends to sleep under the covers and shares a pillow. Sheets need to be changed twice a week if that happens.

Depends on how many eyelids are involved (the more lids, the more time it takes to do. Four lids can take two hours). Roughly anywhere from $800-$1200. If you need the surgery done again, it is discounted. Lucky I still have my own savings account, no one tell my OH Do I have to go back to the specialist for a check up? Or can I go to my own vet? Its a hour drive from home and my vet is 100meters walk from my house

So he 'may' need to go back, depending. What price do you think I am looking at Elfin?

I wouldn't agree with these statements. http://www.animaleyecare.com.au/aec/extralasheseyecond.html All the best with Kyran. So you are saying that the treatment is easy? And you are also saying that the hair will not grow back after his treatment? If the treatment was easy, a normal vet would be able to do the operation, but the vet said they prefer me to go to a specialist, and that there is a chance that the hairs will grow back... Each dog is different... its like cutting out cancer, there still is a chance that it will grow back.

Hey Isiss, I was wondering about this though: I got my referral from my vet today to take him to Sash Vets at North Ryde and to make an appointment to see Dr Mark Bilson. Has anyone ever had dealings with this vet? Just wondering if they were all good and how much I am looking at when he gets booked in to have both is eyes done.

My nearly 3yo Stafford has Distichiasis in both eyes, but it irritates his left eye to the point at 6 months of age he rubbed it so much he got a cherry eye and a ulcer. The Ulcer has left scaring on his eye and he is partially blind. I got my referral from my vet today to take him to Sash Vets at North Ryde and to make an appointment to see Dr Mark Bilson. Has anyone ever had dealings with this vet? Just wondering if they were all good and how much I am looking at when he gets booked in to have both is eyes done. For those that don't know what it is. Distichiasis Sometimes the condition is referred to as a double row of eyelashes, for extra hairs arise from the edge of the eyelid to rub against the corneal surface. The effects are variable and mild irritation to corneal ulceration will be seen. Treatment is extremely difficult and invariably involves surgery to remove the hair roots permanently. Plucking out the offending hairs is useful, but requires the maximum cooperation of the patient! Of course it is followed by hair regrowth, and many surgical techniques have been invented to remove the roots. Even then success is difficult to achieve, and the dog may have to suffer this condition throughout its life. It is the most common eye defect found in the Stafford in South Africa.

Kyran has had it on and off for the last couple of months since the new spring glass has grown. I had to get antibiotics and wash him in Malaseb. It clears up pretty quickly. Try a medicated shampoo which you can buy from the vet, be careful what creams you put on him, as he may be scratching to the point raw skin develops, and some creams may irratate it more.

Remember right now is the worst time of the year for parvo... The hotter it is the more active the virus is. Even Melbourne has been hit hard with a stronger strain than normal and it hasn't exactly been hot there.

Very nice photos... Off to the vet you go this week to get some desexing happening...

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I have seen a similar thing happen at a club I train at, now I do not attend Sunday Morning classes because people think they know your dog better than you do.... I go to Wednesday night classes only and my boy loves it. Before the class starts I either let him off for a run or walk to every dog around so he can sniff bums, if I don't let him and just start the class, he pulls to sniff the dogs bum in front.