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Yes bad teeth can be very harmful to a dogs health. My dog could still eat perfectly well after having all his teeth removed. Most in one op. In fact he recovered much better after having 20 or more teeth out then when he only had 2 or 3.

Traumeel did nothing for my dog when prescribed. Arnica I have used on both myself and my dogs. Certainly was effective on me and the dogs seemed better. Have only used it for less then a week and it was a tablet. (I have used an ointment on me with much success as well)

Snook please speak to your vet in advance about sedating first. My vet says sedating can slow down the effect of the drug as the heart is slower to pump. In saying that I did have one dog sedated first as he was a greyhound and he didn't sit and was standing and the vet (locum) was worried he would move when it came time to inject the euthanising drug. He didn't.

who cares what other people think as long as your dog is safe? A muzzle will solve your problem. Try googling muzzles for staffies and you should find something that will fit. Or follow the link Snook provided or try a large pet shop. Maybe send off an email to your states Staffordshire club, explain your problem and ask them if they can point you to a good muzzle.

I'll give it ago though not my breed. My understanding of the BAER test is that if a pup has normal hearing then that's it. Normal hearing for life. As for eye problems I don't know.

so sad

Get a grip asal

The reference to desexing is the new laws in SA state all pets must be desexed by 6 months. Most of us know that is very unlikely to be happening. ETA not saying Flick won't get the bitch desexed but maybe one? of the puppy buyers. Just because it's law doesn't mean it will be done http://www.dogandcatboard.com.au/breeder-registration-faqs http://www.dogandcatboard.com.au/news/the-time-to-desex-your-pet-is-now

if you were to add more raw bone into her diet I doubt your pup will have sloppy poo's. Personally my dogs have never done well on Black Hawk. If you haven't done full raw before then I would suggest you stick to a reasonable dry food with some added raw.

any vet should be able to desex the pups. Sell them for $500 each and that should cover the cost of vaccination, microchip and desex. Or give them to a rescue who will do all the vet work and screen the buyers saving your friend a lot of hassle. Sure he will be out of pocket but that's the price you pay when rearing a litter, even though it wasn't of his doing.

Might not have known the bitch had been bred but as the OP said the papers were limited then the pups couldn't be registered anyway.

There is nothing stopping your friend from selling the pups. He just has to make sure the pups are microchipped and vaccinated before sale. If in Queensland he has to get a BIN ? number before sale. If in Vic he will need to get a PER ? number after 1st July but not sure if that is coming in this year or next. Not sure about the other states. If your friend wanted to take this further he could make a complaint about the original owner with the state body ( i.e Dogs Queensland )but he is not going to be fined or anything by the state body. But they won't be able to issue any papers for the pups. What breed is the bitch?

if pups arrived a few months later then she was not pregnant when sold. Gestation is 63 days. How old are pups now? If the bitch was on limited register then the pups can't be registered. Even if the bitch was on full registration the pups still couldn't be registered unless the bitch actually got pregnant to another fully registered dog of the same breed while owned by a registered owner and the stud dog owner was happy to sign the stud certificate. It is also possible it was an accidental mating that the original owner didn't know had happened. But it does depend on when the pups were actually born. A few months or a few weeks after the new owner bought her? I'm not sure what you mean by the new owner being in big trouble? Are they a registered breeder?

I used JetPets to export to Europe. From what I have heard around the traps it is often cheaper to use a European company to import. Maybe ask amongst your OS breeder friends who they would recommend on their end. Good Luck!

So the in-laws are happy to give him up to either yourselves or a reputable rescue? How big is your yard? You could put up a shade sail and provide him with a paddling pool, make sure he is kept clipped with a shortish coat. But.... he will still need to be walked daily, you would have to commit to getting up 1/2 hr earlier on your work days and also another walk in the cool of the evening. I would imagine he would be an active boy being a spaniel x poodle. What a lucky little dog Rusty is to have someone who cares for him and wants to see things done right. Good luck

I have had dogs insured with 3 different companies. Had claims with 2, no problems paying and the other nil claims. Having forgotten to insure my youngest dog, who proceeded to break a toe that needed amputation and discolated her hip and now recovering from suspected meningitis, I would recommend insurance.

Distemper certainly is still here in Australia. It was one of the diseases one of my dogs was tested for recently.

Update on Opal, she was really sick last weekend and I thought this was it but an injection from the vet and within 12 hours she was much improved. She had lost 4.5 kilo's in weight and I'm happy to say she has put on 1.5 kilos in the last week. The steroid dose has been halved to 30 mg daily without any regression. The omeprazole has been ceased. All tests on her spinal fluid have come back negative so it's being treated as the steroid responsive meningitis.

My girl Opal was definitely depressed with her illness (update: now much improved) and I think nauseated. Maybe a trip to the vet? One injection for Opal and she was back to eating within 12 hours and hasn't looked back

Great news Tully, so pleased for you

if you see the pitbull again you might like to tell the owner what you have learnt, share the knowledge

I'm not one to over vaccinate but I believe distemper is on the rise ( don't ask me where I read it as I can't remember ). I also believe the actual numbers for a titre don't matter as long as they are there. However saying all that I would do a C3 at this time. Distemper is an awful disease and I wouldn't risk my dog getting it.

How are things going @Tully?

It is a bit more then one in a million. As someone said, there's not a problem until there is a problem.

Thanks JRG. Opal is doing so much better on the pred. Still walking like a drunken sailor but the frantic pacing etc has stopped. I feel like I have Opal back. The mental side of her. The physical is still lagging but she is back to jumping on my bed now What Opal may have is Steroid Responsive Meningitis Arteritis SRMA, which as the name says is very responsive to steroids. I am really hoping the further tests do give a definite diagnosis. The few people I have been able to chat with about SRMA have said their dog made a complete recovery.