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Some are not there for the love of the animals but to WIN. At what price the ribbon? I lost interest in showing my dogs before the pup even came home from the breeders because I went to a few shows with a breeder to get a feel for showing. The bitching, snarking and criticism I heard from people who had seemingly forgotten the dogs were living beings put me off ever wanting to be involved in showing my dog/s. I hope they find the person who poisoned that dog and that her/his name is revealed to those involved in showing their dogs.

Just had my Stella to the vets this morning - she's 14 and has bouts of pancreatitis. She's not eating very much and having some vomiting, so in an effort to get her to eat something, I cooked some turkey mince (well drained) and Basmati rice, which she ate. However, the vet told me this morning that turkey mince is very fatty. Stella does well on W/D dry with me being very careful not to give her anything with over 4% fat, but she will now try I/D food to try and stabilise her funny tummy. Just thought I would pass on about the turkey as I thought that would be okay to give her, but it seems not. Hope Sarah continues to improve. I still maintain that Enzyplex is very helpful to ward off Pancreatitis attacks. My Cavalier is given Enzyplex every day with her evening meal...without fail and she very rarely has a Pancreatitis attack. She's had only two attacks in the last 6 years. It is expensive but lasts for ages and it works.

Yes, they need to have a close look at the board that turned a blind eye to the needless destruction of so many animals, or they didn't care about what Smith and Conroy were doing.

Yesss, this ^. Brilliant news and not a moment too soon.

Way to go, Stressy

Because it's a fact. Owners of small dogs need to know they're placing their dogs in danger and that it's neither 'cute' or 'feisty' when their small dog challenges a large dog. Not all dog owners are as savvy as folk on here. Some owners are not only uneducated but have no interest in being educated and learning to read dogs body language. My Rottweilers lived with Cavaliers and were good with small dogs but not all big dogs will tolerate the unwanted attention of small dogs, especially the yappy ones.

My 10.2kg dog becomes totally hyperactive if she suffers any stomach discomfort. She's had a painful Pancreatitis attack in the past and stomach discomfort seems to jog her memory. I give her 1/4 of a 5mg tablet and if she doesn't calm down within half an hour I give her another 1/4 of a 5mg tablet so 2.5mg in total. She's only had this hyperactivity twice but that dose of Valium calms her down. I think if I gave her 5mg tablet she'd be out for the count for hours. Hell, 5mg of Valium would put me out for the count for quite some time.

I don't think I would be giving my dog a chicken neck in a café where there are other dogs. My Rottweiler (RIP) and I used to go to the off leash park and there was one tiny dog there that would latch on to her neck every time we encountered it. My Rottie would come to me with this little dog still attached to her neck for me to get it off her. The dog was a mini Schnauzer/Poodle cross. One snap from my Rottie and it would have been history. Out of sheer frustration I asked the owner of the small dog why she didn't stop her dog from pestering mine and she said it was OK because she knew my Rottie was 'docile' I guess she gave no thought to the fact that the next Rottie her dog tried that on with may not be quite so docile. 'Docile' was her description of a well trained dog.

Freeze Dried Tripe smells absolutely foul every time you open the bag.

I would be taking him back to the vet today. This needs to be investigated, stat!

Oh how sad to lose her life at that young age. The Cavalier world is the worse for her passing. Condolences to you Jules on the loss of your friend. May she Rest In Peace.

I feed the freeze dried to my Cavaliers about once a week. It takes me a week to recover from the smell. The dogs love it

My male Cav is fed exactly the same amount of food as my female Cav yet he will become overweight if I don't watch carefully whereas my girl has never been overweight. Different metabolism. They're both desexed elderly dogs and can't tolerate as much exercise as they were used to when they were younger.

Enzyplex is also a suitable product I believe.

BWM doesn't cover dental work either. Neither does it cover any illnesses that we vaccinate for irrespective of vaccination status. I'm with BWM and as aliwake explained, my dogs have 80% cover with a $100 excess.

:thumbsup: Great outcome for you.

Some of those who respond to freecycle are just plain rude. They come to your home and after you help load whatever you're giving them into their car they drive off without a word. A quick 'thank you' goes a long way and costs nothing. I now give everything light enough to carry to the Lions Op Shop instead of putting them on Freecycle. A few spoil it for the many. The Lions Op Shop is one of the few op shops that take appliances. They're tested by qualified electricians before being put up for sale, so that's where my unwanted appliances go now. I was a bit of an appliance junkie and bought every new new kitchen gadget that came onto the market. They take up too much storage space and eventually they have to go, some are unused. I feel better taking my things to the Lions. At least they're not being collected by someone who is just out to make some money by picking up freebies.

Yep, I get hystiocytoma, I've never heard it called a button cell tumour before. Now I've learned something :) I hope all goes well at your next vet visit.

CrazyCresties: thanks for the link. I bought the 50gm bottle from the only seller who ships to Australia. I looked at Amazon before but couldn't find a seller who shipped to Aus. so I gave up. We'll see if it works for my girl. Both Cavs are booked in with the groomer in four weeks time so it won't be too long before we give Thornit a try. I'm anticipating yeasty ears about 7-10 days following the groom. If I had to stuff Thornit powder or any powder into her ear canals I wouldn't touch it but it seems this isn't the case so there's nothing to be lost by trying it. I'll use one of my spare makeup brushes. If it doesn't work for my Cav I'll pass it on to someone whose dog responds to Thornit. Jumabaar: I don't think it's atopic dermatitis because it surely would have shown up before now. She's been going to the groomer for two and a half years and she's now 9 1/2yo. There was no problem in the first 7 years of her life and there are no yeasty ears after I've bathed her. Sail Away: Excellent news that your girl is improving. She probably needed the cephalexin to kill off the bacteria. I wonder what's causing the rash. Is it bothering her?

I've been thinking about you and your boy today. Good that you saw a vet you get along well with. I've never heard of a button cell tumour but it sounds to be not a lot to worry about. I get it that you want to know what it is for sure, so would I. You'll find out more in another couple of weeks. Hopefully it will resolve itself if he leaves it alone. Did the vet suggest a short course of Pred to deal with his allergies?

I've also been googling without much success. One of my Cavaliers gets yeasty ears a week or so after being bathed at the groomers. It's caused by water getting in her ears. I'm not sure Thornit would be of value in that situation but I would dearly like to know. The problem isn't caused by ear mites because if one Cavalier has ear mites then surely my other one would have considering they sleep in a huddle. My male Cavalier who's groomed at the same time has no problem with yeasty ears though he makes it clear with some energetic head shaking that he does indeed have water in his ears. I wipe all ears out a few times for a couple of days after grooming and that's the end of it for the boy but not for the girl. Within a few days I recognise that odour indicating yeast is present in the girl's ears. I administer drops each day for about five days until there is no longer any yeasty odour. All is well for ten weeks until the next visit to the groomer. We don't have the yeast problem in the interim when I bathe her because I ensure no water gets in her ears. Dr. Google is not revealing a lot about Thornit apart from it dealing with ear mites. Neither does he indicate that Thornit available in Aus. It's readily available in the UK with very exy postal charges to Aus.

Oh! are they the ingredients of Thornit powder. Question: does the powder not accumulate in the ear?

With respect Sail Away, your regular vet cannot examine the ear in the course of a telephone conversation. Therefore it's not prudent for her to second guess a vet who actually examined the ear and checked the discharge under a microscope. He established the presence of a bacterial infection. The vet probably didn't use an otoscope because it would have caused pain. I agree with Brightstar123. As this is a recurring infection and bacteria is present I would follow the advice given by the vet who actually examined your dog. You could of course take the dog along to your usual vet. If you take this course, ask her to take a swab for examination under a microscope to confirm the presence of bacteria as well as yeast (fungi). The dog needs to be treated for yeast and bacteria and the pain must be considerable. If it was my dog I would not delay the administration of antibiotics.

The medication regime sounds reasonable for a yeasty, bacterial ear infection. Cephalexin to treat the bacteria - Surolan to treat yeasty ear - Pred to treat inflammation. I would question the need for Pred for two weeks though. Is he on a decreasing dose of Pred? Yeast is persistent and considering there is also a bacterial infection present you probably need to treat aggressively rather than conservatively.

How Dogs Think - by Stanley Coren.