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I thought the pet food was made here and that it was an Australian or New Zealand company. I believe one of the directors lives in Hong Kong. ETA I found the original thread: The rep said it is a New Zealand made pet food and that the co-owner of the company lives in Hong Kong. I stand corrected. It's not an Aussie Company but a NZ company.

The poor little girl. I hope she's ok Perrin. Can she walk around ok?

Front fence or no front fence, a dog should always be confined to the back yard behind a padlocked gate. I don't see a front fence as being the issue. People have the right to enter your front yard on their path to your front door. No matter how high and sturdy the front fence may be, the dog should still be locked in the back yard.

I use a refrigerated product for humans to give to my dogs. Inner Health, the dairy free variety, from the fridge in my local pharmacy. I'm of the opinion that a refrigerated probiotic is the best way to go.

Google the Sunday Pets website. The have a variety of excellent quality foods made here in Australia.

If she's still favouring her back tomorrow I think seeing a specialist and having some imaging done would be a good idea.

Of course children have to suffer the consequences of their actions/mistakes that is the natural order of things. How else would we learn? In this case the consequences were very harsh indeed but I bet that child will never again climb a fence to gain access to someones property. The dog owners also are also suffering the consequences of their actions. I'll also wager they will never again allow their dogs access to the front of their property where strangers also have access. The dogs also suffered the consequences of their actions. They're dead. All humans and animals suffer the consequences of their actions, either immediately or eventually. If we're smart, we learn from those consequences. The prisons are full of people suffering the consequences of their actions. Has it been established whether or not the 10yo boy's brother was in fact inside this property? efs

If I am correct aren't both dogs destined for euthanasia? Even the dog who called off on command?

Ah! You need the magic word. OMBUDSMAN. It worked for me when they were stuffing me around in order to delay reimbursing me.

YES YES YES. ANOTHER YES. This pup needs to be taken to a vet not affiliated with the pet shop you bought him from. Take a sample of the bloody poo with you to the vet. This will help the vet diagnose what the problem is and prescribe medication for the puppy. Put a small amount of the poo in a clean jar or a zip lock plastic bag. Unfortunately you are not able to ask the pup's breeder for advice. This is one of the problems with pups bought from a pet shop.

There are conflicting reports all over the place. Was the brother actually in the house or anywhere at all on the property? Did the 10yo boy climb the fence and was it the front fence or the back yard fencing that he climbed? Or did he walk through the front gate? Matthew B: These dogs had not been declared dangerous nor are they are restricted breeds so there would have been no fencing laws in place. Has it been established that the dog owners had to beat the dogs off the boy? I am very sorry the little boy is so badly injured. I'm also sorry these dogs are going to lose their lives. I don't understand how or why these dog owners did not have their dogs safely confined. I'm fairly safe here as it's close impossible for a kid to get onto my property plus my dogs would welcome a strange kid coming into their yard.

A good reason for not dumping your pet insurance is Murphy's Law which means if you dump it you'll have a large vet bill to pay as soon as you cancel the policy.

Well there we go. Even if the dogs were fenced off in the back yard the boy would still have jumped the fence if he was determined to get in. I have strong doubts that he actually was looking for his brother. If the boy knew these neighbours he would know the dogs were there and his brother would not be in that yard. Why are aren't parents teaching their children to respect other people's property? Fences are there for a reason. In my case no one can get in from the front because it's a house high brick wall all the way across from fence to fence. The garage can be opened only with the remote. The only way a kid could get into my yard is by going through one of the neighbours yard, and both of their driveways are 6ft gated half way down as well as having front gates. The property at the back of mine has a 6ft gated side entrance. This 10yo boy has paid a very high price for his escapade and I hope he recovers without permanent damage. What exactly do we have to do to keep other peoples kids out of our fenced yards?

According to the report the boy entered the yard. The dogs didn't jump the fence.

I don't know the geography of Qld but there is a specialist centre in Stafford Heights. I wonder if that location is feasible for the dog's owner. I don't know the name of the specialist centre but the phone number is 335 90777.

Irrespective of the legality of the sign, a 10yo boy is capable of reading the sign and the fencing was stated to be 1.2m high. It should be enough to warn people that it's not safe to enter the property. But kids can't be trusted to take note of signs even if they do read them. This is a lesson to all of us to keep our dogs in the back yard and securely lock all points of entry. I feel sorry for the boy, the dog owners and the dogs who will lose their lives. This awful incident happened because due caution wasn't taken by the boy or by the dog owners who didn't keep their gates locked. I wonder if the owner surrendered the dogs knowing they would be put down.

She will lose this dog unless she seeks immediate specialist attention for him. Even so it may already be too late. This poor dog is suffering terribly.

I always keep copies of everything for my own use. I have a file for each of my dogs, past and present, that contains every invoice for all vet services from the first vaccinations onwards. (In the case of a rescue dog, from the day he/she came to me and any paperwork involved). Their pedigree papers and all papers from the purchase of the pup are in the dog's file, plus all claims and reimbursement details from the insurance company. If I ever need to refer to anything about that dog all I have to do is pull out their file and it's all there. Sometimes I pull out the file for one of my dog's who has passed on. I can trace their whole life history. It helps when I'm thinking about that dog and missing him/her still. I don't know if this happens with other vets but when I'm paying for the consult they sometimes ask if I want a receipt. Of course I do, the invoice/receipt tells me the reason I took the dog to the vet and I need that information for my file.

I scan and save all claims paperwork I send to the pet insurance company. Then I send everything by registered mail. This saves any confusion when they claim the original paperwork was 'lost in the mail'. Last time I sent the pet insurance company claim forms for a fairly large claim they told me the paperwork had been 'lost in the mail'. When I told them it was sent by registered mail and was indeed received by them they found it within a couple of minutes while I was still on the line. The reason I scan and copy everything is because in a claim where the dog has been referred to a specialist and there are a number of invoices and two different vets involved it would be easy for an invoice to be overlooked when calculating the reimbursement Aliwake I'm surprised they asked you to email the claim forms. Usually they insist on receiving the actual signed documents.

Like I mentioned earlier, they stated on their facebook page yesterday that he was having surgery today. So it's public knowledge. I'm reading the bolded comment as "it's still just a stitches job HOWEVER it's surgery to put things back together nicely etc., The 'however' is my word meaning the surgery is not as straight forward as just needing stitches. I may be way off track but that's what I took kelpiecuddles comments to mean. Maybe kelpiecuddles will come back to clarify.

Goodness! How big is the scoop? How big is your dog? $90 for Enzyplex is a good price. I paid over $100 for the last tub I bought. The Cavalier I have on Enzyplex is lean but not skinny. I like my dogs lean. My other Cavalier tends towards chubby unless I'm careful with his diet. JulesP is correct. Enzyplex is designed to replace pancreatic enzymes. I think further discussion and explanation from your vet would be a good idea. He must have a good reason for suggesting Enzyplex for IBD. Ask him why he thinks it would help your dog. edited to add: I only give the Enzyplex for his evening meal, none with his morning meal.

I suspect not Mochi because the croc then dragged him into the water. It must have been terrifying for the people in the audience.

I think this might be a 'chicken or the egg' situation.

I'm with Bow Wow and the policies for my two dogs increased 98% but they did send me the renewal policies so I knew of the increase before they took the money out of my bank. I suspect the huge increase is because my dogs are now both over 8 years old and due to their age could get insurance with any other company. So it's pay up or go without insurance. I expect there will be another large increase when the policies fall due in two months time, for the same reason.

That's so beautifully simple Steve but will the dogs with a bit of a nose be put up in the ring? If the judges don't do right by the dogs then the breeders won't breed for a bit more nose. Who then will we hold responsible when these brachy breeds can no longer be bred at all?