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Thank you Woofen Someone else also just recommended her also

http://www.bowen.asn.au/bowen-therapy/what-is-bowen-therapy/ http://www.boweninfo.com/bowenforanimals.htm

I am sure there is someone on Garfield Rd, Riverstone, NSW that does Bowen Therapy on dogs Does anyone know anything about them or what it is called? I would to make an enquiry about my older Lab going for a session or two

What a dear boy he looked RIP Rocky Dog

Atlas was a puppy that I helped deliver His mum was a seized dog and by the tim she came into rescue she was just about ready to whelp I had the joy and pleasure of caring for her beautiful pups and her until they found new homes Atlas was a delight and his dad a quiet gentle man adored him. It was just them and an Aunty and the elderly grandmother. Atlas was quiet and calm and he was a very loved and adored puppy He passed away today. I recieved an email from his family They are heartbroken. Atlas was 2 on Jan 7th. Just a baby still He had cancer RIP little man, you dad adorded you and i loved the updates your family sent

I dont wash mine either They swim in the fresh water rivers in summer

My labrador is the last of my dogs i would trust around kids He doesnt like small dogs or any dogs in his face and he has snapped more then once when dogs have done it My Rottwieler and my recently passed GSD I would have no issues with them and kids at all.

I agree, I would use dogtainers as well I flew a Rottweiler pup to WA with them and she arrived fine, but I also took her to the airport myself and crated her.

This is true - Most if not all Pet insurance in Australia is underwritten by Hollard. Be sure to read the small print. And check out the policies on ticks, in particular Paralysis tick - even though they all have the same underwriter, some have not updated and do not cover for paralysis tick and treatment can get a bit costly for that. We we also told the ppl at medibank etc that access your claim arent anything. Probably not even a vet nurse We did get our claim back but it was hard work My dog had been rushed to Animal Referal Hospital and we ended up losing him but they are really really anal about pwork They wanted all results and tests in writing and we had to get his history from our local vet and they still questioned procedures and tests He had a heart effusion and they found he was riddled with cancer in his spleen and liver 12hrs at ARH cost $2500 but he was our boy. It is 7wks ago today since we said goodbye to him I got angry at Medibank, I ask them would they like his ashes to prove he died and that he was so ill

5 to 6 months old may be OK, but I'd be more wary about bringing in an adult dog (more towards the 12 months end of the scale), especially if that dog you bring in has come from a kennel where it is used to competing. The worst scenario for dog fights is when you bring in an adult dog (particularly a female when you have other females) to a pack when it has not grown up in the pack. Depending on personality it may work but it also may not. If you read many other threads about dog fights on DOL you will see there are many who would agree with me. We currently have 2 x foster dogs 6mths and 9mth So I know what age dog I am after Once again, i know my pack I have had hundreds of dogs in my yard over the past 10yrs I dont need info on dog fights I was after suggestions for a good GSD breeder

We are with medibank and recently one of our dogs passed away but he required major car prior to him passing We struggled with medibank We have been advised that medibank and most of the pet insurance companies are all owned by one major player etc So was told to use PetPlan or pet insurance australia as these are both independently owned

Why not try the stem cell process? It is $1800 My friends Westie just had it done I know they do it at Norwest Vets and Ryde vets also Might be worth looking into It is same day surgery

I am going to ask a Question and it isnt to inflame anyone or anything, just a question. If dogs from a breeder are sold as a family pet and on limited register should they also be desexed prior to going? I only ask this as nothing stops the "family" breeding the dog with either a different breed or even the same breed but not as good a quality

I disagree, I have been doing rescue for 8yrs and had 3 adult male dogs of my owner and a female My dogs are better with something that is about 5-6mths old. Not tiny pups and I dont want to go through 8wk old puppy stage again.

I think dressing dogs and cats in clothes is just as moronic as well as carrying dogs in handbags. So makes for alot of crazy ppl in the world

We lost our beloved GSD 7wks ago He was my husbands heart dog and his second GSD to pass We currently have a 10yr old Lab and a 7yr old Rottie and we also have foster pups on and off I was hesitant at first about bringing a new dog into our home How hearts were heavy etc, but I have found a darling 5mth old male with a Breeder and am really interested in giving him a home or another dog We arent after a 8wk old puppy, something 6-12mths would be good The dog would be desexed as it would be a family pet and he would go to the park daily etc I am in Western Sydney Can anyone offer me suggestions of a good breeder who may be able to help us

I worked in the Canine Blood Bank for 5 years. The greyhounds used donate once a month, and retire through GAP if they are suitable. Most private practices bleed greys that come in for euthanasia, so they have blood on hand when a dog needs it. The clinic I work in now does. Each greyhound is sedated before the procedure, one unit of whole blood is collected, then the dog is euthanased. In the whole time I've been a vet nurse, I've never seen a dog bled to the point of collapse (as mentioned in a previous post). Just one unit (450mls) is collected, then the dog is either euthanased or goes home with his owner. Hope that explains it a bit more. Feel free to ask more questions if you like. As I said, it was just something I heard so I am glad someone could fill me in I also read that the only dog blood bank in Australia is in Melb? I wonder why if so dont other states also have a similar set up I get sad thinking about Greyhounds. Poor souls

I am not aware of how it is done in Australia, but I have heard horror stories that may not be true. So I am happy if someone would fill me in on the practice here I just heard that say with the sad unlimited amount of greyhounds they drain the blood until the dog collapses and then dies (may not be true In the UK they have the dog blood bank and I would be more then happy to have my dogs donate several times a year My Labrador has already been used in an emergency for blood transfusion this is a bit on UK blood bank http://petbloodbankuk.org/petowners/faqs.htm

Yes it does - it most certainly does. An organ donor is alive when the organs are donated -and I totally agree with it the same as I agree with vet students being allowed to operate on a live animal that is going to die anyway. Good on them The person donating the organ is brain dead and once life support is stopped the rest of their body will shutdown We dont just take body parts from humans and then let them die So organ donation is different These dogs in question are animals that werent brain dead or ill, but were pts once they had served their purpose So regardless of if you agree with non recovery animals or not, it is different to human organ donation

I have a ACD pup of 6mths at home and he came from West Wyalong You can have the terror for the day if you He shows some amazing skills and he would lap it up Good thing he is going to live in property in WA

Yes, I feel very lucky to be able to do this. Fortunately, I can afford to not earn much (cos neither job is on the high end of the pay scale ) . I did also do a very short stint as a vet nurse, but that didn't work out. I feel blessed to be able to do what I am doing and to really enjoy my work; I have learned so much (and continue to learn all the time). Thats awesome! I am continuing to learn too through this forum. I have learnt so many valuable things! That's why I am on here every day. It's good to get an opinion that is different to your own and it is so good to actually get proper answers from professionals! What is your business name?? I would love to look at some of the stuff you have! I wonder why people choose to be accountants, I just assume that you guys love numbers! Apparently you dont? lol What kind of rescue do you do? Like do you work for a pound or do you have your own rescue business? And how come your opinions of kennels have changed? I have never been, or sent my dogs to, a kennel so I can't comment on them Rescue isnt a business. It is hard work and I would never run my own rescue. I just foster care. Currently I have dogs for Cattle Dog Rescue

Im just a fly by the seat of your pants dog owner and been doing rescue for 8yrs skilled in ball tossing and poop scooping, along with lead untangling Worked in kennels for 2yrs that changed how I felt about kennels (hate them) but generally I wing it and every now and then throw some common sense into the mix Juice - I dont have a chance to get them at my door. I can genuinely guarantee where I live I can find a stray each day on the way to work

Regardless if you agree with it or not http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/worl...0-1226042334022

I have no issue with them using live animals. Never said I did, but I believe there is probably better alternatives to the practice. If a univeristy offered free vet care to a Rescue organisations I am sure they would take up that offer. We arent talking about 1st year green students They dont pick up a scalpel on the first week or even first year I wouldnt think. Probably not even second year. They have Professors and Vets with them. They can see dogs with Parvo, mites, pyomtra etc etc etc. Learn to treat them and watch them recover where possible Worse case scenerio is that one of the animals may die, but so many more positives. they get to see people trying to save unwanted animals. The work with live animals and they might even enjoy watching something regain its health and head out to a new life I would find it hard if I was a vet student to not have anything live while doing my studies I am sure it gets depressing at times for them working on cadavars or non-recovery animals If that sounds like a bleeding heart idea, then I am a bleeding heart

So, dogs that get desexed at the Uni through the pound system shouldnt be, as it is a surgical procedure and of lower standard? Dogs that get desexed via the pound system don't have owners who'll sue. Dogs that vet desexed from the pounds only do so once they have been adopted. doesnt that mean they have an owner?