Staff'n'Toller

Does the Sydney expo run on Friday as well? When we ran the first Toller stall in Melbourne we got 'told off' for having our stall unattended on the Friday afternoon - even though I'd done a 2 hour round trip on Thursday to see the size of our stall and spent most of the night getting the decorations ready. It was like um, well, WE HAVE DAY JOBS!!! It's a big weekend, not all dogs are suitable for working with crowds. For some breed clubs they can run in 3-4 hour shifts, sometimes you just can't get enough people rounded up.

That's because with Comfortis the flea still has to bite the dog to get the poison. With Advocate the poison is on the outside of the dog, flea does not have to bite dog to die within a short time period e.g. minutes to hours. Well there you go i thought Advocate was like Frontline and the flea had to bite the animal to die . I have been tossing up for months if i would try the dogs on Comfotis or Sentinel, but i think i will try mr itchy on Advocate first. Frontline has the same action as Advocate, however some of our clients are reporting it is not working. It doesn't hurt to change the active ingredient you use, every so often. :)

That's because with Comfortis the flea still has to bite the dog to get the poison. With Advocate the poison is on the outside of the dog, flea does not have to bite dog to die within a short time period e.g. minutes to hours.

Whoops just realized I have that book! I was holding it today too :laugh: didn't even think to look in there. I'm a sleep deprived idjit! :laugh: I thought you might. ;) I find also (and rightly so) Toller feet need a good wash for the scissoring to look good. When I 'dirty' clip they never look that great. Sometimes it's just out of necessity though. :p

ABC if you're serious choice have a good write up and reprint their full comparison chart every year. I think it's $20 for a one off article...or ask around, someone you know may have a subscription and can access the chart online for you.

The Strang/Macmillan breed book has a full chapter on grooming. :) And it's a great price, I paid twice that when I bought it!

Looks very interesting, althouth I am concerned about the fact that if there are ill effects, you can't just "stop" taking it. Annie Correct, that is one concern raised. On the anthropomorphic side, I'm a little bit dubious as the dog can't tell you - "oh yeah it's good for 3 weeks then it starts to run out"...ya know? :p Sensitive dogs will obviously make it known a bit better, but stoic dogs are fairly hard to read.

PM'd you. :)

Pom, I don't know the circumstances obviously, but, two people recently have called me talking about the 'rat plague' in a suburb very close to you. I know those two people were putting blocks of bait on the top of their fences, so there is a distinct possibility that baits are being carried by possums or birds etc.

I am using it for my Staffy, we think she might have had a bleeding ulcer in the past. Have been using it for some months now. I understand the risk is probably the same with long term NSAID use but it's marginally safer as it can (and should) be given on an empty stomach. If you are talking for osteoarthritis, apparently Trocoxil is the latest and greatest as it gives a continuous slow release dose. Hope that helps. :)

I agree, with barking dogs it's not ideal, the place we leave our cats is a dedicated cattery though, no kennels onsite, they can be separated and placed into the old 'breeder' section with heated enclosures. They are friends of the family so I have been right through it, and our cats always come back quite happy.

Funnily enough. my boss has always stocked the VAN flax seed oil in the fridge at our clinic. :) Unfortunately for most clients with dogs with itchy/bad skin, they are non-compliant and don't return for another bottle to give it a good chance to work. Err..I meant to say in the other post that poodlefan had a good barf mix - I think it's at the top of nutrition in the stickes somewhere?

We do temporary boarding at our clinic for people in crisis. Perhaps if you tried some Vet Clinics who had catteries they would consider boarding pro bono or for a very low fee?

You may not want the advice then, seems like you know what you're doing. The cheaper dry foods are renown for causing dry, scurfy, dull coats though. Again I would agree with Nekhbet, do only barf or only dry- I think you'll see a big improvement. This is actually my Staffy girl on Royal Canin Hypoallergenic- fish oil with balanced EPA/DHA that helps create a good skin barrier. She is 11 there - wouldn't know she had liver cancer would you? :)

I was under the impression that an overuse of kelp affects the thyroid? I could be wrong but I thought I read that somewhere. Agree with Nekhbet. Yoghurt is good, not sure why you need to give kelp if dry is the large percentage of the diet.

I think the Supercoat Light has been mentioned here before in regards to pancreatitis. The problem with acute pancreatitis is that the next attack could be the end, you're refusing the prescription brands with the scientific basis, but at what cost to you? Losing your dog, or spending many hundreds in intensive care fees for another bout? It's kind of like the male cats we see with blocked urinary tracts, clients run out of food or 'try' the cat back on it's normal food and end up spending more in hospitalisation when their cat blocks up again than if they had have just fed the struvite control diet.

And lovely people too! :)

We've been to five different Vets in four different major towns over the last seven years. Please don't ask. In the final analysis. Vet Clinics are not places to hang out at. They are strictly for sick and injured animals only. Many call themselves a hospital. My conclusion, do not take your dog to a Vet unless it is absolutely necessary. Broken leg, Paralysis tick, snake bite, dog bait certainly. But Puppy School? Not in a Vet clinic when it can be avoided. We've been to three puppy schools but never on the floor of a Clinic. And certainly not during a Parvo outbreak. I hope this helps. Px Plenty of our clients are in for health and wellness checks, cartrophen injections, post surgery checks and are all well animals. To recommend on a public forum that owners only take their dog in a dire emergency to a Vet is terrible advice and scare mongering. KC dogs are asked to wait in the car until we are ready to see them and all surfaces are disinfected immediately after. Most ppl have no problems waiting the 5-10 mins for it to take effect. I'd be much more worried about walking into a hospital myself. Generally, Vet Clinics have the time and staff to undertake correct infection control.

You may find a lot of people stick to the bike trails when biking their dogs...just sayin'. ;)

That actually sounds more UTI or slight incontinence. I could be wrong though. Do you do yearly blood profiles? One of mine started weeing on the beds (not while asleep) and it can be related to the liver - that's a long shot so don't freak out or anything. :laugh: It's just nice to run full bloods every so often and get a full picture IYKWIM. :)

Who told you that Cosmolo Haven't you ever seen a dog take on more than it can chew, turn tail and run away, many DA dogs are fear biters acting on a learned behaviour when they charge at other dogs aggressively? But the difference is with a muzzled dog, it's ability to fight is compromised to diffuse a situation where an unmuzzled dog isn't. Your own dog muzzled isn't safer in a fight with a dog who isn't muzzled and is more vulnerable to cop a real hiding, for my dog, I don't want that to happen if unmuzzled provides a better chance at survival. No responsible owner or trainer would put any dog, let alone a reactive one in a situation where it had to fight for it's survival.

If you have no luck at the toy shop let me know, they sell them at my local petrol station. Can post one over.

I have a blackdog wear pink coloured tracking lead here. Someone ordered it as a recall lead and never picked it up, it's 34.95 which is actually close to cost price as pink is still a 'special order' colour. Let me know if interested . Mel.

A lot of dogs have allergic conjunctivitis. We have some very good eye specialists here in Vic, Animal Eye Care and All Animal Eye Services being the two that spring to mind immediately. Could be a blocked tear duct also but if you are concerned it's probably time to just bite the bullet and get one of the big guns onto it. ;)

Try flicking an email to these guys too http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/pets/animal-welfare/bureau-of-animal-welfare they may be able to follow it up for you. They should absolutely be contacting the registry with chip numbers of dogs in their care - that's what the pet owners pay for, for goodness sake!! If you get nowhere then send an email to CAR and ask for it to be forwarded to those in charge- they can also follow it up.