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so happy for anyone to hijack the thread as I am looking at probably putting her on to roo but not sure about the protein content in roo meat but it is a very lean meat Sylvie I will check with out vet and see what she thinks could be another thing to test for as well and have looked it up and it seems she has everything except the diarrhoea but it only says they may get it Dave-O Jessie is on chicken mince with no preservatives brought from a dog food place that supplies greyhound trainers around here....she has that plus Black Hawk and no is not the Black Hawk as I changed her Supercoat and she was sick on that as well....she gets beef steaks which have no fat and tuna and gets chicken carcasses at least once a week with strict supervision to make sure no choking or swallowing the bones whole....she has always been on this food even obtained from the same places and has been on this food for the 4 1/2 years we have had Jessie....she started on Phenomav for seizures two years ago and the sickness started about a year ago now occurring every 2-3 months

Rappie Jessie's seizures are under control and she had the blood test done in the middle of her being sick and she was tested for pancreatitis and the test came back negative and they feel her fatty blood was a combination due to her being sick and the medication and she has only just been put on the Bromav but had been on the Phenomav for 2 years so was a year ago that she started with the sickness every 2-3 months and nothing has changed and thanks Dame Danny's Darling....Jessie thankfully eats everything put in front of her as she tells everybody she is starving but put her on the scales and she is 28kgs which is a bit over weight for her.....I use the Nature's Gift Gourmet little packs for tracking and she loves them so might look into them and see how she goes she might think she is special because she is getting different food to the other two

Thank you so much Vislamomma I will look into the DNA do you know where the topic is about it from Erny.....Jessie has had a lot of tests since this started and they have always been normal....I am hoping we can find out what is going on with her as I would like to know so we can at least either deal with it or treat it...it is so frustrating cause I feel helpless when she is sick that I cannot help her....I suppose at least we know there is nothing really nasty going on at this stage

thanks everyone for your comments....Jessie has been on anti-seizure medication for 2 years and has been on Phenomav and was on this for 12 months before these symptoms occurred....she has recently been put on Bromav due to her serum levels being in the normal range but in the upper range limit and was put on the Bromav two months ago as the vet did not want her to become toxic....she had a serum level done whilst she was sick and this was in the normal range....I am tending towards the medication as well but as for her walks we walk around the same area but you are right someone might be using something that she is picking up but our two other dogs are not sick.....we do tracking and she will get sick as it seems to be this every 2-3 months....her blood test showed that she had fatty blood but the vet thought maybe cause she is sick the medication was making her blood like this but only at the time she is sick as she has had serum levels done before and her blood has been fine....I cannot recall anything changing 12 months ago to start this off but we did go through a period with a crazy neighbour and maybe she was putting something over the fence but I would have thought that if Jessie was sick our two other dogs would have been also as they run in the backyard together when they go outside....Vislasmomma maybe it is something I suggest to the vet as you may be right but her enzymes were completely normal and she was sick when the blood tests were done but maybe something to look at and she does have at least a blood test for two months to check her serum level and also to make sure if medication is adjusted to check it is okay sometimes one for the third month depending on what her levels show but she has always had good serum levels....also I have documented these and believe me it doesn't matter what season it is it just occurs every 2-3 months as before this bout of sickness she had the same thing happen on the 16th September....I have learnt to document everything especially with her seizures

thanks showdog I thought maybe a medication reaction too but because it only happens every 2-3 months the vet did not think it was and Jessie has been on the anti-seizure medication for a long time before she started to become sick and Persephone not even food changed she gets the same food and nothing is different and no carpet cleaning, she handles the worming tablet really well and is not sick when it is given, no fleas and we do not have ticks where I am or insect spraying cause I am really cautious with things like insect sprays etc, there really is no change to anything that I can think of, this started with no change in anything either it was just out of the blue

Jessie is a 6 year old American Staffordshire Terrier who for the last 12 months every 2-3 months will be sick with vomiting, lethargy and stops eating but she does continue to drink but stops drinking if given a needle to stop the vomiting (it is usually all over my daughter's bed).....we have just paid a fortune for blood tests to try and find out what is wrong with her.....she hasn't got cancer, diabetes, Cushings disease, kidney or liver failure, diabetes or pancreatitis the only thing her liver enzymes were up a little but it is normal with the anti-seizure medication she is on.....the vet wants to let her get over this which she is nearly back to normal and the next time it happens will have to take her in to put her on a special diet for a sensitive stomach Has anyone else encountered anything of similar things happen to their family pets as I am at a loss as to what to do or do we just let it happen and just get her through it like we have done so for the last 12 months and put her on the special diet next time it happens Just after some advice on what people think it could be or if not what they would do

we have 3 cuz balls here with 3 Amstaffs playing with them every day......even though the squeaker has gone in them they still love to play with them by throwing them and chewing on them....I have had the cuz toys for about 4 years and still going

our daughter Tamika has already passed her TSD 1 and I layed some night tracks last October for a trial and had so much fun so am looking forward to next season already and I am now officially a Tracking Instructor so will continue on with my duties as an instructor hopefully teaching other people to love tracking as much as we do.....congratulations on Rory gaining his TSD title and as they say Kirra there is always another trial....I am laying tracks for a big TSD trial for tracks 6, 8 and 10 in October this year again and as always will have so much fun....I really cannot wait until next season for us to all start with Track and Search :D

well she did it....our beautiful girl Zforce Rock Ina Frock TDX is now a Tracking Champion.....she passed her Test 8 under the wonderful judge Ute May with a score of Very Good.....it is bittersweet in that I now move on to Track and Search which I will absolutely love but have no dog doing Tracking but I am training to become a Tracking Instructor so will still attend on Saturdays to help people train their dogs and learn about map drawing and setting out tracks from start to finish....we now have 3 tracking champions in the family and hopefully they become Grand Champions in Track and Search

thanks Tassie....she did a beautiful track in practice today and I hope she does that next week....so looking forward to doing Track and Search with Pink :D

On the 16th of August, 2014 our gorgeous girl Zforce Rock Ina Frock TDX aka Pink gained a very good pass for her Test 7 under the fantastic judge Lynn Klecka at Inverleigh at the Tracking Club of Victoria's trial and not only did she get a very good but also got the judge's track of the day....we are going for our Test 8 at Haddon next weekend so wish us luck and we may have a Tracking Champion which means all three of our Amstaffs will be doing Track and Search next season :)

I'm so sorry to hear of your news run free sweet little Myrtie

I use the flexisoft harness from Clean Run....they are soft, comfortable, are fully adjustable and have velcro and a buckle, Clean Run also give you a guide to measure what size your dog needs and are waterproof....also at the end of tracking season I just put them in the washing machine and they are clean for the next season....good luck with your tracking :)

how exciting....well done Takoda :)

It's an American Bulldog (southern). There are thousands of them here. They have been here for years. Some are registered with the registry in US, some are byb. Whatever it was, that wasn't the problem. The problem was that it was wandering around without a lead and without anyone in control. If the shire doesn't have lead laws, they should have. And the owner of this dog should be fined. Jed the rangers and the council are trying to bring in leash laws with designated areas for dogs to be off leash but there are a number of people who have said that they will not put their dogs on leash.....I hope that the law is brought in for dogs to be on leash except for those areas that they do not have to be.....one of the areas is down near a pony club which is ridiculous as there is no fencing and I am sure some dogs will have great pleasure in chasing the horses....it is still being decided at the moment so we are waiting to hear what the council are planning to do :)

on ebay a user called naturalpetaustralia has them...I got them for my Amstaffs and they love them

That's awful - do you need anything? thanks Steve for the offer but thank god we had insurance and they are organising everything and I got all 3 dogs out of the house and some great friends who put the dogs up for us :) O.K. But say so if you need a hand thank you Steve

That's awful - do you need anything? thanks Steve for the offer but thank god we had insurance and they are organising everything and I got all 3 dogs out of the house and some great friends who put the dogs up for us :)

congratulations to all the nominees and winners....sounds like it was a great night....sorry I could not make it but have just gone through a house fire (thankfully nothing lost just damage to the house) and am living out of suitcases at the moment.....again congratulations to everyone

kelpiecuddles.....the best thing to do is contact your nearest obedience club that trains in tracking or just a tracking group that can help you start with your tracking....as for what to look for it doesn't really matter.....any dog will track they all use their noses and will track especially if for training you put food under each article.....we also have a reward something really yummy for them at the end which they always look forward to getting...how exciting getting a new puppy....I hope you can find someone local to help you with your tracking as I am sure once you start you will love it :D

in Track and Search you do not have to find articles where in tracking you do.....once you get to the urban streets tests which start at TSD 5 you get the start article which the judge hands you in a sealed bag and then nothing else is placed on the track also in Track and Search you can cut off bits of the track as long as the dog finds the tracklayer at the end but in tracking you have to follow where the tracklayer has been and find a certain amount of articles....its a pity Leah82 that there is a waiting list and I am in Ballarat and we even have people come from a 3 hour one way trip away to train with us....we have a full day of tracking on a Saturday with a bbq for lunch and plenty of food as everyone brings something and we have a ball....I think all dogs can do tracking as it is using their natural ability to use their nose....and thank you everyone for the congratulations to Jessie and Tamika....we think Jessie had a small seizure tonight but has recovered so just close watching for her for now.....I am sure it will not hold her back from doing what she loves to do and that is to find someone who is lost

I am so very proud of our two girls Tamika and T.Ch Zforce Sweet Surrender aka Jessie....they attended their very first Track and Search Trial and passed....it was an 800m course and Jessie cut off half the track and found no articles but found the tracklayer and that is all she had to to because in real life as someone said they would rather be found sooner rather than later....these two will be back out to try for their TSD 2 in about a month or so .....I will be tracking with Pink in two weeks time to start the last two tracks to gain her Tracking Champion before she goes on to Track and Search keeping fingers crossed she passes both ready for Track and Search next season....Dezzy is now being handled by Jordan (my disabled son) to practice Track and Search....Dezzy is a difficult dog to train as sometimes he knows what to do but decides not to.....Jordan and Dezzy have a great relationship and its looking like they will do well together and make a terrific team...will update after our next trial :)

unfortuantely we only have a handful of rangers and they are the ones putting the proposal to Council for dogs to be on lead except for designated areas.....I have spoken to them and am looking at an enclosed dog park which has two sections to it for onlead and offlead areas its probably not the exact answer but may in fact stop the attacks on the streets....when I take my Amstaffs out for a walk I always am looking all around for whatever is around and am so careful of offlead dogs.....the local dog club has a Responsible Dog Owners Program which I would suggest anyone to attend they get all types of experts in to give a talk also teaching people how to control their dogs in situations and how for them to look if their dog has a problem and how to fix it....it is not the perfect answer but it is a start and the program has helped lots of people and probably stopped a few attacks from occurring with the people who have attended the program....you are right it is not ideal with the streets being offlead and I really hope that the Council approves the Rangers proposal for the streets to be onlead areas with designated offlead areas

how horrible for the poor lady and her family.....I hope she gets better real soon....?APBT

yes Terri S. unfortuantely as the law stands at the moment dogs are allowed to be off lead in the streets.....they are looking to change the laws but unfortunately it has not gone through yet and people commenting on these articles are saying ban any bull breed that looks like a pitbull....people are so misinformed by the media here who are having a field day with attacks that are going on around here at the moment as there was another dog attack two days ago where young guys walking their dog offlead bit the father as the father stepped in front of his son who the dog was aiming for...stupid people and stupid laws