~Anne~

There are some videos of her moving... or wriggling is more precise. She wagged her tail and she played with some soft toys. I don't palm on forming any judgement. I'm not sure there is enough info given to determine the quality of life. I would assume it would be a short life anyway.

Righto. So what's your timeframe for 'implementation of quality control' ? 12 months? 5 years? 10 years? And while you're creating this utopia of quality control, what's happening to the perception of the purebred dog in the community? Is it improving? How will the public know what you are doing if you believe that you have to achieve success before you promote it? Ideally you would promote the concept that breeders are wanting to achieve quality control which sends a message. However, you don't think we should promote until we've achieved this quality control. How good will your quality control be? Will you ever have complete control over breeding practices? Do we keep waiting to promote until we achieve a 100% success rate?

I disagree. You can promote rubbish as gold if you choose. It's all only perceptions. Sure, you need a good product and if you think your product is not good, then I guess the concept is pointless. Perception is precisely what has happened in the marketing of cross bred dogs. They are not superior but they are more popular now than purebreds. Lets repeat that - they are not superior but they are more popular than purebreds. Why? Because the purebred dog world fails to promote itself. There is no plan. There are unwritten ethical considerations and rules that see the purebred dog becoming more out of reach of the average puppy buyer and discussions that border on being hysterical about hat makes a good breeder and what makes a good pup. As I said you all missed the point of the article. The outcome of this thread and the line of discussion would be different if this article was posted in a forum of marketers and communicators though I would think. Perhaps that is where the fault lies.

The message is clearly missed. The message was about marketing the purebred dog and now the discussion is about breeding practices. I guess it sums up the intention of the written article in the opening post.

:laugh: There is a LOT of truth in what they are saying. I think it's great. A comical tact to get people to understand the basics of canines.

I'm fine but my husband tends to feed our pugs a tad too much. It isn't their eyes that do it to him, it's his. He can't accept that the small amount in their bowl is enough to sustain them, particularly Olivia. Her waist has thickened somewhat since he has been in charge of feeding them. Boof is good though but then he is twice the size of Olivia and my husband tends to feed them both the same amount.

The road to change at Blacktown was, in my opinion, handled appallingly. Initially it seemed the requests were falling on deaf ears. However it changed over a period of time. Those agitating for change would have succeeded in a much shorter time frame had they not decided that an aggressive and nasty campaign should be waged. The Council and it's representatives, including pound staff, were often abused and held to ransom in a variety of ways.

I would think the fee is to deter surrenders and the secondary factor maybe to recover costs. Veterinary fees are only a minor portion of running a pound. There is also the cost of the buildings to house them, food to feed them, administration costs, utilities and other costs. I think the decision to increase the fees is very shortsighted however. People will instead dump their dogs in the community and over load other resources that will in the long run, cost the Council more to deal with. That's assuming its a council or local government facility. If it is run by a Council I would consider writing an email to the GM and copied to the Mayor and Councillors. Ensure the email is written clearly and objectively and not overly emotional.

Done. :)

Denise, you looked fabulous! I was sitting with my MIL and she was soooo excited to see you on tv. Well done Paws. . :)

This is brilliant! :laugh:

I am so sorry Nina. RIP Ari. Cyber hugs.

Being a sun seeker with Olivia by his side.

My Boofy boy.

Thanks everyone, I'm ecstatic.

It's all good. I only have the preliminary report from my husband but the lesion is still measuring 3.5cm and hasn't grown. It appears more granulated(?) but the initial assessment is to leave it be and monitor only. :cheer: :cheer:

Thanks. Fingers crossed. His appointment isn't until 2pm.

Oh wow. How much did they cost Mim?

Boof undergoes his third ultrasound tomorrow afternoon. Good health vibes accepted gratefully.

There would be no point in opening up a dog to do a needle aspirate of a lump on the spleen. An aspirate biopsy is superficial and not trustworthy because the sample size is so small anyway. I guess in your case due to the unusualness of the cancer and the fact they only did a needle aspirate they misdiagnosed. Now I'm worried about Boof's recent diagnoses of lipoma. They did 2 aspirations to make sure and both came up as fatty tissue only.

Desexing only changes mating related behaviours. It doesn't alter energy levels, temperament or anything else.

Bella had a lump on her head (6 months after her haemangiosarcoma diagnosis). The oncologist took a biopsy and told me it was nothing to worry about. I had my vet remove it anyway and it turns out it was a tumour, the first sign we had that her cancer had spread. So, I hate to differ, but a biopsy is not 100% definite. The only way to know, is to remove the lump, and in ninahartland's dog's case the spleen. Huh? Sure, remove the lump and or the spleen but you still have to have it biopsied to know if it benign or malignant. You can't tell by looking at it or through X-rays or ultrasounds. I assume, in your case, the lump was removed and biopsied again? Was it related to the haemangiosarcoma? How was this determined? My understanding is that haemangiosarcoma could only metastasise to the heart, liver and brain and internally. Also, I was told that this cancer originates in bone marrow, not the spleen so the fact that the spleen was removed doesn't bear a lot of relevance to preventing its spread if it is malignant. I simply stops the potential death from a rupture of the tumour on the spleen. I am far from being an expert though so anyone with questions should consult their vet. In my boy's case his 'lumps' that have been removed from various parts of his body are mast cell tumours. The lesions on his spleen could be related to the MCT or it may be completely separate and be a haemangiosarcoma. It may be benign but given more than half are malignant it's a touchy situation. If it is related to the MCT we have a slightly longer life expectancy and little chance of a rupture.

Wonderful news!

Boof goes for his 3rd ultrasound on Thursday. We should know then if he will undergo the removal of his spleen. Has your boy had an ultrasound Nina? How was it diagnosed? Ignore that, I just re-read your initial post. As xyz said, the only way to know of it is malignant is to to a biopsy I am told. We are also in a state of query as to what Boof's lesions are.

Congrats Andrea and dad. Welcome to the world Tyrone!