CrazyCresties

When feeding lamb flaps to my little dogs I cut them into 2 rib sections and that is big enough to ensure they chew. I certainly wouldn't feed a lab puppy single lamb ribs. I would keep the flap whole or maybe half it, but certainly big enough so he can't just swallow it whole. Lamb ribs are pretty soft, so should be fine for a lab pup to chew through. Things like ox-tail can be more of a hazard as they are so solid and potentially could cause a blockage? I feed lamb neck or roo tail, but again in big enough pieces so they have to work for it and never small enough that it could just be swallowed.

What a cutie! He certainly looks like he is has a lot of crestie in him :) Well done for giving him a home, mine are all rescues of one type or anther too. Two of mine have issues from not being socialised properly when young, so it's important that you do what you can to help him with socialization. There are no 'crestie specific' products, but I tend to stick to gentler products for their skin. In the summer mine just get washed outside under the hose, but in the winter I'm not so mean and take them in the shower with me :) I use this shampoo - http://www.fuzzyard.com/collection/shampoo-conditioner/puppy/ And also occasionally the conditioner and suncream from this range - http://drzoo.com.au/pet-skin-products.html Be sensible with the sun and treat him like you would a child - cover up, suncream or keep in the shade. Luckily mine aren't real sun bakers and I go to the beach in the evenings with them. This is one of many crestie facebook pages out there where you will also find advice. https://www.facebook.com/groups/234297030073222/ Do you know about crestie teeth? http://www.chinesecrestedclubcanada.com/all-about-cresteds/dentition/

Replied in your other thread :)

Hi Fergiesmum and welcome, great to see another crestie owner - there's not many of us on here :) I have 3 cresties, a puff, a hairy hairless and a hairless. To be honest I have found the less you mess around with their skin the better. My hairless guys get a wash with some mild puppy shampoo every couple of weeks and a small amount of coconut oil rubbed in if needed. My HHL is just over a year old, so still prone to the odd 'puppy acne' break out. Try not to mess with any spots and just let them dry up and heal on their own. From your photo in the other thread s/he looks to have pretty good skin from what I can see. A good quality diet is very important too, what goes in helps as much as what you put on the skin externally. What is your little one's name? I look forward to hearing more and also more photos :) Feel free to ask any questions, I'm not a breeder but have owned cresties for a few years now.

Honestly all I can say is I think it's worth a try, it can't do any harm. Postage is about $9 from the UK for a 50g bottle which will last years. Also available on Amazon with slightly cheaper postage. http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=The%20Original%20Thornit%20Ear%20Powder And no I don't have shares in the product ;)

A bit more info here - http://david.cunningham.free.fr/thornit.htm I just put a small pinch in the outer ear and flap the ear around a bit to distribute it. You only need a tiny amount, it's not like you put a teaspoon full in the ear or anything. I've seen some people use a makeup brush dipped in it and then dust the ear with that :)

My vet would whole heartedly disagree with you - we had this discussion, among others, regarding what's an appropriate level of risk vs the advantages of socialising last year when we got our latest pup. The beach was high on her list of places not to take puppies not fully covered by vaccination when I wanted to get my pup out and about. Her advice was that there are plenty of places to socialise puppies where the advantages don't present an unacceptable level of risk to puppy's health. The tide doesn't come all the way up the sand cleaning the whole beach in every beach. I'm not having a go at you; just addressing your POV in comparison to what my vet recommended. Yup my vet said the same thing when I thought it would be a low risk area to take my immune compromised dog to due to the tide 'cleaning' things away. Her view was that beaches are congregating places for dogs from suburbs all over the place. While the suburb that we live in is a pretty low risk area for parvo - the beach attracts dogs into the suburb from areas that have higher incidences of it.

This looks good. Is it mainly used to 'dry' the ear area? The benefit with my breed is her short hair and the ear canal's are hair free which is great. I need to work out a way of ensuring they dry out better after swimming though.. No I believe it's used to kill off mites that are thought to be the root cause of many ear issues. If you have a bit of a google you will find lots of tales of success from using it :)

Have you heard of Thornit ear powder? Once you are on top of this infection it might be worth a try. It was initially recommended to me on a UK Cocker forum - lots of heavy floppy damp ears there! People swore by it - I used it regularly in my cocker's ears and he never had any issues and he seemed to be a permanently wet dog, living near the coast in Scotland! You only need a tiny amount, so a small bottle lasts for ages. http://www.thornitearpowder.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Thornit-Ear-Powder/121510744597077

So on Sunday I noticed Daisy moving her tongue around a couple of times during the day, but didn't think much of it as she sometimes gets fluff in her mouth etc. She seemed fine in herself and ran around on the beach like normal. After she had dinner in the evening I noticed her doing it again, so got a torch and looked into her mouth. Her tongue looked pretty red and sore at the base at the back of her mouth and there was also white infectious looking stuff! Straight off to the vet the next morning where they kept her in for a GA and a good explore later on. Suspicions were something stuck in the tongue, or a tumour. Turned out she had what I suspect is a piece of chicken gizzard looped over her tongue and was restricting the tongue and an infection had set in! The vet said she'd never seen anything like it before, a total freak accident, but any gizzards I feed now will be checked for 'loops' and cut open! Picture in spoiler as it is a bit gross and boy did it stink! Strangely though when I examined her mouth Sunday evening there was no bad smell. She seems fine this morning, obviously it will be sore for a bit but she ate her food no problem :)

Thanks guys :) Yup, inspired by Olive :D I think she was sniffing out the treats she was being bribed with :laugh: She behaved really well and wasn't too wriggly for a 6 month old iggy. A couple of times she just couldn't contain herself and I got covered in iggy kisses while lying on the ground - it was a tough morning :D

Congratulations gapvic Gorgeous shots!

I took some photos of a friend's little Italian Greyhound recently. Olive is 6 months old and absolutely adorable A few pics from the morning - C&C always welcome :)

DDD, she's what's known as a 'hairy hairless' as she has a sparse coarse coat on her top side (which I keep clipped). Louis is a 'hairless' as he has no real hair on his body, just his furnishings :)

We go to Leighton/Mosmans/South Cott several evenings a week. I think the beaches all roll into one this time of year :)

Haha, great catch! Looks like he's taking his job very seriously ;)

Just sharing in case anyone needs a smile today :)

Love seeing all these pics, looks like he's doing well with the swimming! I'll come say hi if I see you at the beach :)

Thanks TSD, lovely to hear all these encouraging stories :)

Thanks guys :)

Thanks Kirty and Kirislin - decision made by the end of the day yesterday and he's booked in for removal of the eye on Wednesday. I don't want to put him through surgery that may or may not work, and then a possible second one down the track for the cataract anyway. My regular vet also agrees with removal. And yes Kirty, will watch that second one like a hawk! I know he'll feel a lot better for it :)

That is incredible HW!!

Louis had his regular 3 month check up last night and unfortunately the pressure has sky rocketed in his bad eye The drugs have reached the limit of what they can do and surgery is the next step. The ophthalmologist mentioned a Baerveldt Gonio Stunt as the surgery he would do, however Louis also has cataracts developing at a fairly steady rate. I have to say I'm leaning toward just getting the eye removed, the pressure in his 'good' left eye has remained pretty stable and near normal over the past 15 months, so I think his vision in that eye will remain ok for a while. With Louis recent health issues I don't think he's a dog that is going to make old bones So think removal maybe the simplest option for him. What are peoples thoughts, am I being too hasty in dismissing a corrective surgery......?

I forgot to add these ones - they are her glamour shots from the Italian Greyhound Club of Western Australia's xmas party :) Photos by by Diana Andersen of Animal Images

Love this one - look at his goofy face! :D I don't have an underwater camera, but looking forward to following this thread :)