koalablue

I'm definitely not going to cut into her coat in any way. I only want to take off just a fraction behind the ears to achieve the rounded look, to maintain the arc between the front and back legs. There's a wonderful video on the net by one of Britain's leading groomers and he shows exactly how to do it. That was the reason why I enquired about thinning scissors in that you don't get a noticeable cut line. There's no way I intend altering the coat, only minimalist trimming.

Thanks poodlefan. The rice/pasta was meant to be 30%, not 40%. That aside, the above isn't all she has. She has puppy milk with egg yolk for breakfast every morning plus cottage cheese or yoghurt and ground up chicken bones. I've offered her sardines and tuna but she's not showing any interest in them. I also leave some moistened kibble.

My little Pom is 4 months old. The meat for her evening meal at present is either raw chicken thighs, raw minced lamb and occasionally cooked chicken mince. She's not too keen on ground beef but will eat it. To this I add an equivalent weight of pureed cooked vegetables. This veggie mix is made up of 1/2 butternut pumpkin, 1 sweet potato, 1 head of broccoli, 1 bunch of baby carrots, peas together with any other suitable greens that I have on hand. I also add a bit of cooked rice and a slurp of olive oil. This mixture is frozen in ice cube trays for convenience as she's very tiny and servings are small. She also has 2 brisket bones a week. The vet says the ratio should be 40% meat, 30% vegetable and 40% rice or pasta. What do you think? I'm considering adding liver, brains and heart but I'm not too sure how often offal should be offered, and do you cook it or serve it raw, and do I freeze it before or after cooking. I've read on the forum of people adding fruit but I haven't reached this stage yet because the portion sizes at the moment are really quite small and I want to make sure she's getting plenty of meat and veg while she's growing quickly. Maybe I should be starting sooner rather than later. I'd appreciate any comments on the above.

I have a Pomeranian and am thinking about buying some Wahl Italian Series 5 1/2" double sided thinning scissors. I'm buying them to keep a soft edge after trimming with scissors. Do these sound suitable for the job? I believe they cost around $60.

Thanks for your replies. A friend said that even though I was looking for a heartworm only tablet/chew, maybe I should consider Sentinel which also does intestinel worms and sterilizes fleas. Do you consider this a good idea or should I only consider heartworm a preventative?

I have a very small Pomeranian 12 week old puppy and would like other members' opinions on the best monthly heartworm preventative and whether chews or tablets. I'm not interested in medications that do multiple things. I've had Poms for many, many years and always found getting them to take the tablets very difficult. I used to break them up and hide them in food. They're good at hiding at it in the mouth and spitting it out as soon as possible. Any other suggestions?