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Woolwash will kill fleas on your dogs bedding. Just the usual kind you buy from the supermarket

Can't beat comfortis. Began using it 3 months ago and not a flea since, even with the hot, wet and humid weather in Brissie causing a mammoth flea problem

I use it and love it. The topical stuff did nothing to get rid of fleas on my dogs and when I gave them comfortis the fleas disappeared all together. No symptoms at all. You can get if from pet supply stores as well as vets. There are also numerous online supply stores that supply it as well. Shop around and get a good price, sometimes online suppliers are much cheaper.

Get some Epi-Otic Ear and skin cleanser for dogs and cats. It is made specifically for pets, will give them a really good clean and will not harm them in any way. This is what my vet gave me to Clean my Cavs ears. When I first got my Cav girl she was 2 1/2 and had been treated poorly. I dont think her ears had every been cleaned an they stank to high heaven. The Epi-Otic fixed them up nicely

Personally, I don't like the idea of carrying around raw chicken, not to mention if your pup is not used to raw meat it could upset his/her tummy and create some runny poop. For training my dogs I used a chicken breast, poached it and cut it into 1cm cubes. Your dog will love it and it is protein without too much fat and is easy for you to handle. Just remember to account for the extra protein when you give your pup his feeds.

I have my 2 cavs on the chicken and rice. They love it and it has helped with reducing their skin allergies. Big +'s no corn, no soy! Wouldnt mind trying the grain free salmon but dont want to switch them around too much. Change of foods kind of give them really sloppy poops for a few days, This I can live without

Hi There. Timothy Rush & Associates. 468 Warwick Road Yamanto. I have recently switched to them and they are very compassionate, friendly and really care about the health and well being of pets. I can not recommend them highly enough.

Every dog is different and just like humans will have different needs. However, I agree, Canidae is the best dry dog food I have used. I have had my 2 cavs on it for a few weeks now and would not go back to using a supermarket brand. They are full of corn that caused allergies with their skin. The scratching was driving everyone crazy. I don't do raw for my 2 either, the runny poop for weeks on end was a nightmare, but this is different for every dog. I also know that Canidae wound up costing me aprox $2.00 less per kilo than the supermarket brand. There are some pet supply stores that have it in stock, go to the Canidae AU website and you put in your location and it will bring up where you can get it from. Also have seen it online from one website in particular for very reasonable price for 13kg and a very low delivery fee (have not used it myself as my local pet food supply have it in stock all the time). My general rule of thumb when choosing a dry dog food is to have only one protein and one carbohydrate. Always check the ingredients list, most of the time the label will say chicken and rice but it will be packed with beef, lamb and goodness knows what else. I will not buy any dry food with Corn (maize) or meat "by products". Also the protein in the food, be it chicken, lamb or salmon etc, really should be the first ingredient listed. I believe (please anyone correct me if I am misinformed) that the order ingredients are listed is the same with human food. The ingredient that is the biggest percentage in the package is first, second highest percentage is second etc. If you have trouble selecting one without corn, make sure corn is not in the top 3. Good luck

PLeased to say that after several days of bathing 3 times a day the hard goop has boon removed We now have nice soft lower lids!

Fill an empty ice-cream container or something like it with 3 parts water and 1 part vege, chicken or beef stock home made is probably best as I am not sure about the ingredients in packet stocks. Add some dog treats it as well, not too many, just a few. Freeze it until it is solid, probably overnight and empty the frozen block onto the shadiest part of your lawn. They will spend hours licking it and chewing up the tasty surprises inside

My cav has problems with anal glands. Not fun, for owner or pet. You will have to have them drained initially, but to avoid future swollen glands or reduce the frequency of needing to manually drain them, it is important to bulk out their poos so their glands can drain naturally. I know, sometimes this doesn't work. The best thing that I have found that was recommended by my vet was to bulk up their feed with brown rice. It makes their poos bigger but doesn't upset their diet or weight as the brown rice is not digested. It just comes out as it goes in. When their poops are bigger, as they are defecating, the poop naturally presses on the glands to drain them. I have been doing this with my cav for 4 months now, and have not needed to manually drain them since. Not sure about the constant stink though. I didn't notice a constant smell from my cav when hers were full.

HI Gretel, Thanks for the tip. Am new to this forum so have not really found all the threads I would be interested in, not too sure how to post pics yet either, but when I figure it all out I will post some pics. Am pretty new to owning Cavs. My family were looking to rescue a dog from the pound last Nov as a family pet, and we found our first Cav girl there and rescued her. She is just beautiful and delightful, can't figure out why anyone would leave her at the pound. We have just got our other Cav girl, from a breeder, and like I said before, she has not been in my opinion treated as well as she should have. She was really filthy and is dreadfully malnourished. My vet was horrified when I took her in. Over the last 2 weeks she has settled in remarkably well, and is lapping up the love and attention, as well as some good food. Any way, since we brought home our first, I have been completely besotted with them. Can't get enough T

Thanks for your responses. They eyes are just about cleared up. She had a visit to the vet the day after I brought her home and he was fine with how I was treating her eyes and how her actual eyes are now. The goop under the eye is old goop that has dried. I have tried the water thing with no results as it is just not dissolving the dried goop. I will give it a go 2 or 3 times a day and see if I can get it to soften up enough to get out. I have bathed her quite a few times as there was so much dirt caked on her poor skin it has taken that long to get off, but have avoided getting any soap around her eyes as I did not want to irritate further. Am washing my two cav girls with 'Aloveen' which has been nice on their skin. Anyway, will just try warm water a few times a day for the next few days and see how I go. Thanks again, T

Hi, I am a new member on this forum and was wondering if anyone out there can give me some info about my Cavalier's eyes. I have recently come to own a beautiful Cavalier female dog about 2 and a half years old. She hasn't in my opinion been treated particularly well. When I brought her home, inside her ears were a mess, she was riddled with fleas and her eyes were caked with goop. Over the last couple of weeks we have happily managed to get her in a better condition and she is happily lapping up lots of love and attention. However, underneath her eyes, the goop has caked slightly underneath and the fur has gone really hard. It will not come out with gentle combing or bathing in warm water and I am trying to keep any products out of her eyes as they are still a little irritated. Can anyone give me some ideas on how to get rid of the hard caked goop underneath her eyes? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. T