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THanks everyone. I think I'll get the derm referral and go from there. I have read a little more about total ablation which seems drastic so I'm hoping we can address the problem before we get to that point. Obviously the key is getting veterinarians experienced in the area. Thanks again, will update soon.

Our 5yo lab boy has ongoing ear infection - psuedomonas keeps recurring. We've had two cultures with treatment using various ABs and eardrops - usually they've cleared the problem but it recurs after treatment stops. It's back again & I returned to the vet today - the usual treating vet wasn't available and a different vet is now suggesting surgery (lateral ear resection). Can anyone help with experiences or feedback on where we should go next ? Is there such a thing as a canine ear nose throat specialist ? Any help appreciated.

Hopefully this is allowed on forum, but I'm wondering the best online store for doggie goods your opinion ? Thanks !

Can anyone help/DM me any reccs for dog walkers in the Blacktown area ? We have two labs in need of a temporary friend to help walk while OH is away for work, and I manage a newborn human. I hope this is the right area to post ... thanks in advance.

Thanks guys. I also contacted the place we're staying and they have dogs but have never had any diseases so I think we'll be safe anyway.

Hi All Our 14 week old pup is due for his final vacc this week so rang to double check the quarantine period as we're hoping to go away for Easter to a farm. They are telling us two weeks - as I recall with our now 3yo dog, it was one week. Does anyone know the 'standard' and do you think we're risking him ? Going to a farm with other dogs & a family that's lived there a long time so I can call to double check they've never had parvo.

We do take him out at all the 'normal' times, reason I leave the door open is he has taken to running up to the door when he wants to poo (sometimes outside the 'normal' post-nap, post-food, post-play times). Yes, we do leave him outside when we're not here. It's more about understanding why he never poos inside anymore but still wees. Perhaps it's because wees are just more regular/common - but he really seems determined to either take advantage of the poo time when we take him out and give him the command, or he runs outside of his own accord. I suppose we have been a bit spoilt with our older dog, he hasn't had an accident inside since he was 12 weeks (now 3yo).

consistency of taking him to his spot & rewarding :) we do this. Why are poos 'sorted' & not wees ?

Our 13 week old lab puppy is still not quite there on toilet training - we've crate trained him and he can sleep through the night now which is good, however he is still peeing inside now & then ... but runs outside (I leave the door open) to poo. Is this common & how can I teach him to associate poo AND wee with his patch outside ? Thanks in advance eta. we both work fulltime so not home during the day to help with the consistency of taking him to his spot & rewarding. Although he doesn't seem to go anymore on the concrete area, and his poos are all on the grass spot so assume he wees there too.

They don't get out much either - to check their facts that is.

I'm pretty sure she's a goldie if you look in the photo gallery

Story in today's paper about some 'lab' puppies bred in Sydney in jail for the guide dogs. In the picture gallery, mum looks very much like a golden retriever to me. Or maybe just a really dark yellow lab but I don't think so. Did the vet supervising & the inmates not realise ??? http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-nsw/yellow-labrador-puppies-delivered-by-inmates-at-emu-plains-correctional-centre-for-assistance-dogs-australia/story-e6freuzi-1226296363926

no terrible post-egg emissions I'm pleased to report. Must be the labrador gut of steel !

Very irritating actually. We live in the burbs in Western Sydney in a cul de sac --- one of the neighbours just lets a chook roam the street and I'm actually not exactly sure who it is. Archie's ears prick up like no-one's business when we go out for walks - he's chased it but reached it and chickened out (chickened out, geddit ? :D) and I doubt he'll ever go for it anyway ... but there's a staffy down the road that may feel differently one day. Anyway ... the chook created a little nest in the bushes outside the front of our house and laid. I have meant to pick them up a couple of times coz I've seen him sniffing in there, but they're really hard to get to. Tempted to ask whoever owns it to pick up after their chook but need to narrow that down first. Thanks to everyone for all the advice - he's lying down sleeping now, doesn't seem too worried but yes, we'll see what treats he leaves from the back end on his walk later ...

Ewwwww. Well he'll be doing those outside ....

oops he is 3 not 30 !! :laugh:

Our 30yo 30kg lab got his snout outside and ate a rotten egg (not sure how many but can't have been too many). I'm assuming if he needs to, he'll vomit it up, but is it worth giving him anything. The hydrogen sulfide smell is putrid !

Snapped up already folks. Thanks

Hi folks I have two free tickets to Cesar Milan's Sydney show to tonight, I cannot make it, so they're up for grabs. They're decent seats from the looks. I'm at Blacktown, preferably you would come to collect but happy to drive them within 15kms to meet.

Thanks everyone for the replies. I hope his lovely choc nose recovers okay, he's obviously not a show doggie or anything but his brown bits are so cute. I did actually put a tiny bit of betadine on it for a couple of days when it was more open and when he was sleepy to minimise licking it off - hopefully that helped the healing process a bit.

Archie had a cut on his nose - we think a result of the sharp bit of a bone, and some vigorous burying - it was raw & peeled off a bit, and is now pinkish & patchy. I haven't taken him to the vet but wondering if people think I need to do anything to try & ensure his normal brown bits come back ok. Any advice appreciated.

Oh Aussie, I have just seen this after Mason alerted us in the lab thread. Big hugs to you & Mindy, I'm glad to see from the last post she is feeling better. How awful & stressful for you, lots & lots of healing vibes from the Tornsocks family.

Went to the vet & nothing really showed up - although it didn't happen again this afternoon. I collected a urine sample from him at the vet (first time for everything, very glad I put all that work into training toilet on command ! ;) ) - she didn't seem to think anything was amiss & said to watch it over the next day or two. He's had no issues since about 4pm so not quite sure what to make of the earlier dribbles ....

I just noticed our 2.5yo lab has a 'dripping' & occasional light stream of urine just as he's walking around - seems to be worse if he runs. He's only been doing this noticeably for the past hour or so - he's desexed, no other obvious problems, eating & drinking normally etc. I'm guessing from a search it could be a UTI but any thoughts ?

I would really like to get a kitten to expand our fur family but not sure about how to introduce it to our 2yo lab. He's never 'met' a cat but gets pretty excited when we walk past the cats down the street, whining a bit, pulling on the lead etc. I have read best to leave the dog in a crate or an area where the cat can get close but the dog can't actually get at puss (at least for their first few 'face to face' meetings). Any tips appreciated - lab is a very well behaved boy, but he's still a young lab so can get excitable. Sorry - edited to add; we will be moving house in about a year or so, and plan on getting another lab pup at that time. I would love to get the kitty now and move the 2yo lab & kitty to the new house, then get the new pup.