SchnauzerMax

Yes an ultrasound is a quick and (relatively) easy way to see if there is anything untoward internally.

Does the vet know what the root cause of the diagnosis is? For example, if the cause is a tumour on the adrenal gland, there is a good chance that surgery may fix it permanently without resorting to medications.

Very true. Although I seem to have a broken one - my current standard Remy is the most affectionate schnauzer of any size I have ever met! (and it took some getting used to)

Campbell Road is where properties are being "acquired" for the West Connex. He might have had to move(?)

I'm so sorry Kirty. How utterly, utterly heartbreaking.

Their are scams all over Australia and the rest of the world for that matter. Before you purchase the best information I can give you is to contact your states controlling body or the body where the puppy was whelped in and ask if that breeders is a fully paid financial member that holds a current breeders prefix. These scams were a bit more - they stole real breeders' identities and passed themselves off as the breeder. If the purchaser had rung their state body, they would have been told that they were valid paid up members. You have to be really careful when the puppy is in another state.

There is a scam currently being investigated by the Police in NZ and I think WA where real breeders' identities have been stolen and used to con people. The breed talked about in the newspaper reports is French Bulldog. I would be very careful about any puppy that I had not seen 'in the flesh'.

JRG, The links didn't work for me but Google and I found them. http://www.spanieljo.../2rgreaves.html http://www.spanieljo.../3rgreaves.html

Emergency caesarians are high risk. If you are sure that your girl will need it, better and safer to plan ahead for a scheduled one.

No, not scared. Just obviously feeling unwell from the car movement. He generally associates the car with good things - visiting people and new things to see and explore. The large number of roundabouts in the inner city doesn't help.

The only way I can avert the voms with Remy is to turn the fan / air conditioning on and aim the vents at his face. It helps that he is a big boy and while strapped in, wiggles his way between the front seats to get a direct 'hit'.

Happy birthday Archie! You are looking very grown up and serious!

I'll give it a go!

Yep. Words fail me...

Max gets his pills coated in cream cheese. For some antibiotics he has had them crushed, mixed with a little water and syringed into his mouth when the vet couldn't dispense them in a paste (which is usually for cats).

I find that they all much the same in terms of soaking up liquid. The difference is the price, the size and how tough the plastic backing is. I bought mine at the Reject Shop which has them in packets of 40 for $15. They are roughly square-ish. The Reject Shop also has smaller ones that are in packets of I think 8 but they are a smaller rectangular size. I found using double sided tape was useful in sticking them together for a large surface (I used them for an elderly dog who had night time urinary incontinence problems, so needed the whole sleeping area covered).

I don't have your financial limitations but if it were me I would do the pathology. This is because you need the pathology done to confirm what it is. If it is a tumour of any sort, the pathology will grade it as well as classify it. It will also give you information on the margins - whether the tumour appears to be contained in the excised lump. This will give you important information for ongoing treatment (if any). If you don't do the pathology on the excised lump you are only guessing at what it is and the reality maybe better or worse than your guess.

Good news! I am so happy for you and Tex.

I immediately think pancreatitis and too much fat in the diet when I see higher ALT levels in older dogs. In their twilight years, my oldies ended up with cooked meat where I could strain most of the fat off. Having said that, antibiotics may be the correct solution and it might have absolutely nothing to do with Scottie's diet at all.My vet recommended putting a stocking over a finger and using that to rub around all the teeth thus brushing their teeth.

HRH Neko is not amused!

I think these are the links http://www.petplace....x-dos-and-donts http://www.griefheal...-with-pets.html

Tramadol can make some dogs unsettled and disorientated.

Glad he's feeling better!

:crossfingers: . I hope all goes well.