~Anne~

I agree with SBT's comments and was thinking of the exact same response. A responsible owner understands a dog's needs and provides them with care appropriate to those needs, and understands and knows all relevant laws pertaining to the dogs they own.

Yeah think I will give it a little bath when I get home, and do that for a couple of days and see if it gets better. All you need is a very large syringe, no needle, and you place the tip inside the sheath and squirt.

Even if it is an infection, most often all that is needed is a daily flushing with saline or salt water.

He's doing well Pugger. As I said elsewhere, his protein needs are sufficently being met for the time being with the kibble and fish. His diet is only temporary and is designed to make him lose weight. What you have him on is fine for this and you can increase his protein when he reaches the goal weight.

I tired them on my Pug and the family fell over laughing. ;) It was impossible to go for a walk we laughed that hard! He was walking like one of those high stepping stallions. To be honest, I never did get him out the door and I haven't put them back on him again since although I had every intention to. They fit him fine although they did slip off several times and doing them up firmly enough so they don't fall off is tricky. Good luck. If you had small dogs I would send these to you to trial beofre you spent money on new ones.

Oh wow, that is some tough competition!

Congratulations to the nominees. PS I LOVE Troy's new logo!!! Fabulous!

He's hit puberty.... enjoy. Be firm. Keep with routine.

Aww, happy birthday Rex. Do you think he'd cuddle up to one of my guys in such a cute way?

The AVA have issued a statement saying that they advise people to vaccinate adult dogs every third year. They do not mention a 'specific' 3 year vaccination however and I am of the opinion it is merely a ploy by the drug companies to possibly charge more for a vaccine than normal by increasing the ingredients or possibly even without an increase in ingredients. In my view, ALL puppies should be regularly vaccinated with the normal protocol until adulthood and then you can decide to follow the AVA's advice or your Vets advice. I have'n't vaccinated my own dogs for more than 3 years now and I will wait to see what my view is when they are into their senior years regarding any further vaccinations.

The Pug looks lovely. Lean and leggier than those of today. The face, although hard to really see, appears to be not quite as flat either and I can defnitely see round nostrils. A huge change to the Pug of today in that regard. I would love to see Pugs return to the early look. It's also interesting to note that the colours are silver fawn, apricot fawn and black. I can see that the idea of apricots and silvers being just a variation of fawn was more solidly accepted then.

HOw awful for you and your friends, not to mention the dead dog and it's owners. I feel a little appalled by the reaction of the owners but I could well imagine they would have been very distraught. We all react to trauma in different ways. Don't be angry with them, just feel for the pain they must be feeling. It wasn't a great start to the new year for them either.

My ex-husband's Viszla is the same. He can not greet you without something in his mouth. He's kind of a weird dog really...in a nice weird way...but weird nonetheless! My Pugs usually jump aournd like crazies and Monte makes 'woo - woo' sounds as he runs around me.

I certainly don't encourage humping here but it happens and as it doesn't happen constantly I leave it alone. It is not always dominance related either. Monte is the lowest of the pack here, regardless of the number of Pugs in my house and yet he will sometimes hump Boof (the pack leader) and Boof will sometimes hump him. It usually always happens at a regular time, and that is each evening. I believe the humping occurs to initiate play in this instance.

Wow, poor Ruby. I was shcoked to read this thread LM. I hope she recovers quickly.

Personally, I think it will be a great success. You are seeking to find out what your customers want and need. Sounds like the kind of customer care we all want.

My Vet doesn't make appoitnment times. It has never worried me. I think the longest I have ever waited was about 10 minutes. He has 2 consult rooms and usually has 2 Vets on at any one time so there is rarely a wait.

At 6 months of age I wouldn't be thinking epilpesy. Typically, the onset for epilpesy is 18months - 4 years. I have seen a 3 month old have seizures from severe worm burden. I assume though that you have reguarly wormed him? I would be looking at toxins, disease or a neurological condition/injury. What is he crossed with?

*bump* for Puggerup

Genie, it may be a collapsed trachea/larynx. Put him in a tub of tepid water to ensure his body temp drops and watch him closely till he strats to breathe better. Then get him to the Vet to have it checked asap. If you need to ring me 0411 843 774

A friend has an ancient BC that was like this. The Vet now has him on a range of medications and he is like a spring chook again, although he is beginning to wind back down again. I am not sure what meds he is on but he has been on them for about a year now.

I've used it several times over a week and gave Sentinel at the same time. Capstar is a relatively harmless product.... as harmless as any chemical can be at any rate.

Groups of seizures are referred to as a cluster. My Pug, Monte, has cluster seizures. He will have 5 - 6 within an hour on a bad day, and only 1 or 2 withing the same time frame on an exceptionally good day. The concern with clusters is that the dog will go into status (status epilepticus) which is continual seizure activity. Obviously, this places enormous pressure on the heart and brain and can be fatal. In 5 years, we have not yet had Monte go into status thankfully but we have been warned that with each cluster, the pathways in the brain of the seizure become easier and he is more susceptible. It is pleasing to note though that the numbers of seizures he is having is decreasing in the last 6 - 8 months. Monte's cycles of seizures regularly change. He is currently experiencing seizure activity every 3 weeks and he has remained at or around this for some time now. To be honest, I can't imagine why the Vet hasn't done anything but has taken the attitude of 'waiting to see what the pattern is'?? How bizarre. If the dog has idiopathic epilepsy (being the most common type) then it is not called idiopathic for no reason. There is no pattern. The age of the dog might also suggest idiopathic epilepsy, but other causes should be ruled out first. Seizures are caused by many things, including toxins, disease and injury. Normally, bloodwork and imaging tests are udnertaken to rule out these causes and if no cause can be found, a diagnoses of epilepsy is confirmed. I would assume the Vet has given them diazepam?? If the dog is diagnosed with epilepsy they would normally put them on phenobarbital (Pb) as the first drug of choice. If the seizures are not controlled effectively with this (after adjustments) then another drug called potassium bromide (Kbr) is added. Sometimes, a 3rd drug known as keppra is also added although in Australia, this is not common. The side effects of the drugs are similar in most cases. Ataxia (hind limb weakness), increase in thirst, increase in urine output, increase in hunger, restlessness and general lethargy are common. The body will adjust to most of these side affects within time and so they must be patient and wait for the drugs to settle in the dog's system. This can take up to 3 months with Pb in particular. Kbr builds up gradually and so the side effects are slower to show.

But isn't wobblers extremely painful or am I thinking of something else??

I agree with sandgrubber on many points they have posted. Incidently, I give my epileptic boy Capstar all the time and have never had an issue. Monte has no triggers though. It is true idiopathic epilepsy and its best (or worst).