~Anne~

Is he actually scratching at the eye or the stitches? To be honest, with all of the dogs I have had in for surgeries, including surgery to the face and eyes, I have never needed to use an elizabethan collar.

You are increasing the risk, however, I reduce the frequency of preventative medication on my dogs during Winter as I feel the risk is low enough to do this.

nope. can't find the number at all. This should tell me he is on the nsw companion animal registry since he is registered with the council but nothing is returned. No - the NSW Companion Animal Registery does not come up on any other database searches. The only way to confirm if he is on the NSW registry is to enquire with your local Council if you are in NSW. This is why there are issues with microchipping and the NSW database. It is strictly controlled by the NSW Dept of Local Government and no-one, not even the RSPCA can alter or amend the details it contains. It is not accessible by any other state to my knowledge.

Hi Anne I think your post is making this a bit clearer for me Could you please clarify a couple of things for me. NSW Companion Animal Registry is the council registration right? If i register here, the microchip # and my details are in the database right? Then what are http://www.petregister.com.au/ and http://www.car.com.au - are they independently run databases? Does my pet's details also have to be in the above? Do the vets have access to the NSW Companion Animal Registry database? So that if i find a dog on the street, i can take it in to my vet and get it identified? Yes, Vets have access to the database but they can not alter details. THey can scan and see the details for any dog listed on the NSW database. Only the local Council can alter details on the databse. There are many registries across Aust. Most are not government databases. The NSW Companion Animal Register is a Department of Local Government register. If in NSW, you only legally have to have your dog on the NSW register. Having your dog on other registers is a choice.

Hi Anne could you please clarify one thing for me. NSW Companion Animal Registry is the council registration right? If i register here, the microchip # and my details are in the database right? Then what are http://www.petregister.com.au/ and http://www.car.com.au Does he also have to be on the above? If you live in NSW, legally he only needs to be on the NSW Companion Animal Register. It is your choice if you also would like to have him included on any other state or national database. If you do want him on additional databases, you will need to contact the adminsitrators of those databases and enquire about registering him with them. In NSW, you must have your dog lifetime registered (from 6 months of age onwards) and microchipped. If he is desexed, you must show proof of desexing (certificate) and pay a $40 once off fee. This is done through your local Council. If not desexed the fee is higher (not sure what it is though as I only have registered desexed dogs, I think it is about $75 though???).

Thats an excellent idea! It is probably just me but i felt the instructions on the pet registry website is not very clear. By default, when you microchip your dog and register with the council, which register does it go into? If you don't register with the other pet registers and if you lose your dog (knock on wood) and say 1) someone takes it to a vet, would the vet be able to track down the microchip if it is just registered with the council 2) if someone takes it to the pound, could they track it down if it is just registered with the council If both the above is yes, then what are the other pet registries for? Don't know about other states, but in NSW, councils enter the details into the statewide NSW CAR. It only lists NSW animals. NSW Companion Animal Registry, not CAR. If people continue to call it CAR it will continue to cause confusion. The acronym should be avoided when referring to the NSW database.

Yes, NSW has its own separate non-linked databse called the Companion Animal Registry. It is not known as CAR even though it shares the same acronym. Also, to clarify my first post -- if you live in NSW, you can call your local council to confirm details. The NSW database, as I said, is independant to other states.... which we all know is a huge issue but as yet, the DLG have not made any alterations in this regard to the Companion Animals Act which governs registry compliance issues.

This is where the confusion comes in I believe. The NSW registry is not known by the acronym CAR, only Central Animal Records is. Also, the NSW Companion Animal Database records do not show up on the internet search engiine of micorchip databases. If your dog is only listed on the NSW registry, then you will need to phone you local council and ask them to check the details. You will need to give them either the microchip number of your dogs or the address they are chipped to. They can not search by name to my knowledge, only the number or address.

Good news!

Sorry Pheebs. RIP Tess.

If you have her microchip number, it is really important that you contact a Council in NSW to check if the details are on the register so you can update the details.

I'f she was chipped in NSW, it is probable that she is on the NSW Companion Animal registry. Call any Vet out of the phone book in NSW, or any Council, and ask them to check the database and update it then and there and to mark it as a lost dog.

And I would have thought that 8 x 1000mg fish oil caps would be far too much for an 80kilo dog also The average adult human male would be about that wouldn't they and how many men would take 8 capsules a day?? Although I could be wrong on all accounts here.

Agree. There is another thread running in rescue too. It seems they were given written notice to comply with regulations about running as a shelter and they claim to have not received this written notice?

I think there is a certain amount of desensitisation that occurs with anyone working in industries where there is regular pain and suffering at any rate. I know that I was able to handle an animal in pain far better than I do now, when I was a Vet nurse. It is not neccessarily a bad thing. It allows you to 'get on with the job' at hand without emotions playing too big a part in your judgement.

I always miss the fun. Good job on fessing up... there are many who never bother regardless of the reason for the poor behaviour. As for true passion, I am not sure I blieve that MM. I have let loose many times as a younger person mainly, and it was never my 'true' feelings. More like exaggerated feelings fuelled by other substances.

All things are possible Erny But what synergy is there between a bank and dogs or the MDBA? In my experience, banks usually seek links with financial literacy.

Transpet are also a boarding facility and a business, so I assume that profit would certianly be an interest. That doesn't mean that the impound or holding facility, for the 4 Councils, is based on a 'per dog' fee. I have no idea how the system is set up between Transpet and the Councils though. Perhaps that is another thing we can ask someone to elaborate on? Also, Renbury is only one pound in NSW. I have no idea about the other states.

Just for clarification, when I use the term 'education' I am not referring to dogs schools or schooling in general. I am referring primarily to social education and change.

I am assuming you are only referring to Queensland Pounds then? NSW pounds are run, generally by local Government, and are funded as such by same. The pounds in NSW that are outsourced, and not run by local Goverment directly, are only a very small percentage. I am not 100% sure, but to my knowledge, they are not paid per dog impounded but are provided with an operating budget based on projections. Whilst you may have only made the statement in answer to Steve's question, I would argue that it is unimportant. Your statement has far reaching implications. It is an accusation really that pounds 'somewhere' act improprerly for profit. This would have implications for anyone looking at companion animal issues and current legislation. I can only wonder as to the suggestion of 'blood and bone'. Perhaps you, or someone else, might care to elaborate?

My ex-husband's Viszla does this too as does my MIL's little rescue Silky x. It is cute.

I would much rather a Vet in training develop their skills in a real life way, with the animal humanely treated, than have them develop their skills on my dogs. I believe there is definitely a cause for the use of live animals in this instance.

I never even noticed.

You can turn them off I have cat . I have it turned off but everytime I walk into the room I have to pat it and talk to it as it looks so real . Have tricked many people who ask when did you get the kitten Yes, and that was the problem with turning it off.... you feel like you are killing it.

Even law abolishment as a change?