Andrea

What a generous offer! poundies are often the forgotten ones when the weather gets cold. Can I ask.........if people are posting though, wouldnt it make more sense to post the coats directly to Renbury?

Durham Street Vet Clinic - 63342009 :thumbsup:

Colin is on here as the Nicestman77 http://www.clipperbladesharpening.com.au/ or http://www.freewebs.com/clipperbladesharpening/

Link to DLG Brochure on Dogs in Rural communities

Hi Steve My time is limited at this time of year but Id be happy to put my hand up for this one if it helps.

Im pretty sure the limit for number of dogs under one person's control is four.

Yes. If the rescue has kennels/pens to contain their dogs and cats, they have to comply with the Code of Practice for Boarding kennels. And the Code of Practice for Breeders of dogs and cats that is being developed is aimed at ANYONE who regularly SELLS dogs/pups and cats/kittens, so rescue IS included even though we are not in the 'business' or 'activity' of 'breeding'. And obviously POCTA. edited to add... also any relevant local council policies in their respective council area.

The code of practice that is being developed is aimed at ANYONE SELLING dogs/pups and cats/kittens, so rescue IS included even though we are not in the 'business' or 'activity' of 'breeding'.

I just had three molar teeth removed from a large breed rescue as they were badly cracked. I was told soft food for a month while the mouth heals and definitely no bones for a until after the month is up. I would think chunky soft food would be fine, but chicken frames may be too hard.

Just letting everyone know that Trim the Whippet is going to be taken in by Mr Breen's remaining family. The Article below is from Saturday's local paper. http://www.lithgowmercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/fire-spread-from-bedroom/1864689.aspx Fire spread from bedroom LEN ASHWORTH 22 Jun, 2010 08:19 AM TREVOR Breen’s best mate and constant companion was his whippet dog named ‘Trim’. When the home they shared in Ferro Street, Lithgow, erupted in flames in the early hours of Saturday Trevor’s first — and final — thought was to save his mate. It was a selfless act of puppy love that was to cost him his life. Trevor went back into the burning house and never returned. His lifeless body was recovered by firefighters and defied the efforts of rescuers to revive him. Meantime, in the final irony, ‘Trim’ had escaped the house and was safe in the yard while the life and death drama unfolded. Around 12.30 am on Saturday 64 year old Mr Breen called the Triple 0 operator to seek urgent fire brigade assistance. He said his house was on fire and he was going back inside to try to find his dog. He was warned to stay safely clear of the fire until the brigades arrived but the concern for the missing dog was too much. Lithgow and Lithgow West firefighters were quickly on the scene and within minutes a team wearing breathing apparatus entered the house, battling thick smoke and various materials obstructing some of the doorways. They found Mr Breen lying on the floor in the living room where he had apparently been overcome by smoke inhalation. He was quickly carried outside but paramedics were unsuccessful in a desperate attempt to revive him. By this time the fire had spread from the front room to the roof. The brigades had the fire under control in less than half an hour but extensive damage had been caused to the brick cottage. At first light senior fire investigators were joined by forensic police from Bathurst seeking to find the cause of the deadly blaze. It was determined that the fire had started in the front bedroom and investigators said yesterday afternoon it was now believed the cause of the blaze had been a cigarette dropped on to newspapers. Mr Breen was an invalid pensioner who regularly required the use of a walking frame to assist him in getting about. On Saturday morning the walking frame was lying among charred rubble on the front lawn. But there was to be one more cruel and peculiar twist to the sad story; late on Saturday night, almost 24 hours after the fire another blaze was reported in the same house. Firefighters returned to the scene and this time found a pile of old newspapers and magazines in a second bedroom had caught alight, possibly after smouldering unnoticed all day. This second fire was quickly extinguished. Police are preparing a report for the Coroner. * FOOTNOTE: It was not Mr Breen’s first encounter with a life threatening house fire. Some years ago he narrowly escaped from a fire in a residence he was occupying at the time in a two storey terrace in Waratah Street. This time around there was no such escape.

Just letting everyone know that Trim the Whippet is going to be taken in by Mr Breen's remaining family. the Article below is from Saturday's local paper. http://www.lithgowmercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/fire-spread-from-bedroom/1864689.aspx Fire spread from bedroom LEN ASHWORTH 22 Jun, 2010 08:19 AM TREVOR Breen’s best mate and constant companion was his whippet dog named ‘Trim’. When the home they shared in Ferro Street, Lithgow, erupted in flames in the early hours of Saturday Trevor’s first — and final — thought was to save his mate. It was a selfless act of puppy love that was to cost him his life. Trevor went back into the burning house and never returned. His lifeless body was recovered by firefighters and defied the efforts of rescuers to revive him. Meantime, in the final irony, ‘Trim’ had escaped the house and was safe in the yard while the life and death drama unfolded. Around 12.30 am on Saturday 64 year old Mr Breen called the Triple 0 operator to seek urgent fire brigade assistance. He said his house was on fire and he was going back inside to try to find his dog. He was warned to stay safely clear of the fire until the brigades arrived but the concern for the missing dog was too much. Lithgow and Lithgow West firefighters were quickly on the scene and within minutes a team wearing breathing apparatus entered the house, battling thick smoke and various materials obstructing some of the doorways. They found Mr Breen lying on the floor in the living room where he had apparently been overcome by smoke inhalation. He was quickly carried outside but paramedics were unsuccessful in a desperate attempt to revive him. By this time the fire had spread from the front room to the roof. The brigades had the fire under control in less than half an hour but extensive damage had been caused to the brick cottage. At first light senior fire investigators were joined by forensic police from Bathurst seeking to find the cause of the deadly blaze. It was determined that the fire had started in the front bedroom and investigators said yesterday afternoon it was now believed the cause of the blaze had been a cigarette dropped on to newspapers. Mr Breen was an invalid pensioner who regularly required the use of a walking frame to assist him in getting about. On Saturday morning the walking frame was lying among charred rubble on the front lawn. But there was to be one more cruel and peculiar twist to the sad story; late on Saturday night, almost 24 hours after the fire another blaze was reported in the same house. Firefighters returned to the scene and this time found a pile of old newspapers and magazines in a second bedroom had caught alight, possibly after smouldering unnoticed all day. This second fire was quickly extinguished. Police are preparing a report for the Coroner. * FOOTNOTE: It was not Mr Breen’s first encounter with a life threatening house fire. Some years ago he narrowly escaped from a fire in a residence he was occupying at the time in a two storey terrace in Waratah Street. This time around there was no such escape.

Poor Man! and Poor dog!! what a tragedy!! Our rangers are lovely and the paging service is very efficient, and the amount of enquiries/calls have been many already. I have been told that the little dog is not being held at the pound, and that they will be trying to contact the gentleman's family prior to making any decisions regarding his future. Im sure I have a coat here that should fit him, if it is needed. It has gotten to minus 5oC here overnight recently, so yes, if he was outside he would be freezing.

Actually the most sensible thing to do is to get the neighbours to watch/check the property while the owners are not home. It doesnt matter if you know the dogs name, dog's read body language and can now sense your fear (very understandable, by the way) and it will escalate if you dont heed the dog's warning. Did you ever visit the property when the owners were absent before?? Im also going to assume that unlike other visitors (or the metre reader) who go straight to the house, you are walking around the rest of property, ie sheds and paddocks, which is why you are attracting the dogs attention. Obviously the owners of the property understand the dog and are accepted by it, I bet the dog treats both families as it's owners, and when they return he will again treat you as you thought he would in their absence. When confronted by the dog, DO NOT look it in the eye, as it will see you as challenging him. I have had to physically back away from my fair share of 'working dogs', even Im not brave enough to show them my back, but I also understand that I am in THEIR territory in the absence of anyone else. Maybe you could discuss with the owner/neighbour of the dog, set times that you will visit so that he can arrange to contain the dog so that you can check the place in peace.

Like this Small harnesses

Please dont use Bicarb and vinegar it is a drain cleaner and will do horrible things to the skin! To remove stinky smells on your pet, your best bet is to get some tomato juice and apply liberally to the smelly parts after the wash, leave for 10 minutes then rinse and redo if needed. She probably thinks she smells beautiful just the way she was.

That is so cute! What a lovely pair of water babies you have there!!

Cushings? Do you have a picture of your boy?

I have personally never heard of 'Chronic Kennel cough' However, a persistant cough (which sounds very much like kennel cough) but one that the dog has permanently, sounds like an underlying heart condition, in my opinion. How old is she? and was she tested for Heartworm?

http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/docu...ulars/08-73.pdf

An excellent question and one which I thought of during the EI outbreak with the horses, especially with where the Sydney one is positioned.

Hi Miranda I appreciate your opinion, however, I have been there! Five years ago now, I had a rescued bitch and her 4 week old litter in care, and received a couple of dogs (breeder dump) who three days after arrival ended up at the vet with Parvo. Dogs were in different parts of my property, and the new arrivals (both groups were on ceramic tiles) had not gotten anywhere near the litter. Totally paranoid and on my vets advice the pups were given two vaccinations 4 weeks apart prior to their being 12 weeks old. I still had the mum and pups were still feeding up to 10 weeks. By 14 weeks when they were no longer feeding they had to be raced to the vet and were treated for Parvo. I lost one and saved three after all three were at the vets for 8 days, and on drips for 7 of them. May 2005, had Madonna and her brood of 13 4 week olds, arrive here from HP where they had spent a week in the pens. They were weaned at 8 weeks and vaccinated, and then revaccinated after the 12 weeks mark. I never lost a pup, even though they spent a very cold, full week at the pound The exception being the Sharpei X pups (arrived here on the 25th Mar) I recently handraised, they were just over 6 weeks old and getting too big to keep crated.... they wanted to run around! so they were vaccinated at 6 weeks and had their second shots last week when they were also desexed at just over 12 weeks old. I have not had any issues with litters being here since, and unvaccinated pups do not touch the ground here until a week past their first vaccination. Puppies AND children DO need those first vaccinations! By not vaccinating (children and puppies) at all, you are risking their health by leaving them exposed to catching those diseases 'full on'. On the other hand, I believe that the Rubella needle given to Yr 7 girls compromised my oldest daughter, who 9 months after the needle was diagnosed a Type 1 diabetic. My personal dilemna is that my youngest girl is going into Yr 7 next year and I dont know what to do

Oh I also have to add... Litters of puppies should never have their first vaccination until they are totally weaned and OFF their mother, as Mum's immunity DOES NULL AND VOID the vaccination. Pups that are in my care are vaccinated on weaning, and then not before 4 weeks after the initial should they be done again. For adopting families, I still recommend a booster after 12 months, but if they were MY own personal dog they would not get any past the two puppy shots. This is all learnt from PAST EXPERIENCE on my behalf! anyone can come and meet my dogs, young or old, they are fighting fit !

Thanks Colin for starting this topic I ensure that all my own family's dogs have had at least one vaccination, they never get any more. Over the years, I have had too many people tell me their sad stories regarding how their young dogs (most commonly between 6 -8 years of age) have been diagnosed with some type of immunity issue, or cancer, etc. My dogs that are available for adoption are vaccinated on arrival (or desexing), and up until last year I revaccinated them if they were 'due'. This really was because it was too hard to explain that they really didnt need it, and vets wouldnt acknowledge my beliefs! I never vaccinate C5, as all dogs that come here either have it when they arrive or catch it off a recent arrival: their immunity is much better if they get it, and are helped to get over it! Our old dog Rex (Border Collie X belgian shep), was vaccinated and desexed as a six month old in 1991, in February this year, I had him PTS as his poor old worn out body had just given up, and I really didnt have the time it took to tend to his calling me , especially with everything else I have to do. I know I have had parvo on our property several times, and kennel cough is here most of the time, if vaccinations were needed to keep him healthy why did old age get him in the end! His old heart (and his other major organs) were stronger than his body! This year that has all changed and momentum is growing! All adopted dogs are still vaccinated when they arrive, especially if their history is known to me, as I do believe that ALL dogs do need that initial vaccination to kick in 'memory' to help them deal with these diseases initially. I tell people to do their 'homework' regarding vaccinations, just googling will give you several weeks worth of reading now :p , and I have a two page print out that I stick into their paperwork, so they have it in black and white and can read on the way home! I personally cringe when I meet an old dog and they are still being vaccinated annually!! Thank god for the internet which most people can now access, because when I next see the people I have talked with and given one of my lectures, they thank me for making them aware. What is a shame is you cant fault these people for doing what they have been TOLD is necessary in order for their dogs to stay 'healthy' when in reality they are VERY SLOWLY killing their babies!! I want to see more old dogs living into their old age! especially when they are adopted from me!

Treating heartworm is a relatively simple thing to do and much kinder on the dog than playing 'russian roulette' PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE!

Its a single tank Conmurra. Not sure where you can source replacement parts, sorry. Someone else may know.