Jed

To discover if she is lactose intolerant, give her 1/3 cup of milk, and watch her. It wont kill her, and it may be that she is not lactose intolerant at all. Cheese and yoghurt wont hurt her either. If she looks well fed, she is getting enough. I have small dogs, and they all eat raw food, and love it.

Try to spend time with her when you are home - maybe more than usual. Is this your cav? I would also suggest some Clomicalm from the vet, which will settle her a bit, and maybe stop the barking. Sorry about Gilbert.

She has a tummy bug, of one sort or another. If not better tonight, take her to the vet. Scourban will help, but the vet will need to dispense it - or something similar - as you cannot buy it over the counter. Make sure she is drinking, and if not, syringe water into her mouth. She can do without food, and indeed, few dogs with tummy upsets will eat. If she is better tonight, give her a little boiled chicken with cooked rice - if she will eat. Hope she is ok.

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Cooking the veges and mushing them through the meat wont hurt at all. I bought a Kambrook combination blender/processor for about $70 - $80 a year or so ago, and it's great. I use the processor to basically mince the veges together, and it slashes everything up. Decent sized bowl, and easy to clean. I don't use the blender, as it needs too much liquid to make it go properly, and then the dogs' dinners are too watery. I add oil etc to the meat and mush mix at the end.

NONE of my dogs are lactose intolerant. ALL of my puppies are raised on cow's milk. Dogs which are a little thinner than I would like are fed Jed's No 2 fat food, which contains milk. What Steve said is right. Lots of adult dogs are not lactose intolerant either. I wouldn't waste my dough on puppy milk, which is heaps more expensive than cows' milk, and imho, dogs do not do as well on it as on cows' milk.

A heart murmur is different from cardio myopathy. Some dogs are born with murmurs and live quite happy lives. TBCSITW has a bad double sided murmur which was discovered when he went to be vaccinated at 6 weeks. He is 6 now, and his life is not affected. I had always been aware that he could have shorter life, or that he need medication when he develops symptoms. Quite a lot of dogs have murmurs, but their lives are not affected. The dog could have many happy years ahead of him.

I personally think oats would be better. However, it depends on why you are adding pasta - as a "filler".

Pre whelping, if my girls wont eat, they get porridge, milk and honey, and they also get it after whelping. The pups get it sometimes too. Wont hurt him at all, but at his age, only as a treat.

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If my dog was bitten by a snake, I would inject vit. c on the way to the vets. There is no proof it doesn't work, and equally, there is no proof that it does. My rationale is that it can't do much harm. You need a No. 18 needle, and even then, it is quite difficult to inject intramusculaly. Forget intravenous, you'll never find a vein, and if you aren't experienced in intraveneous injections, forget it, coz you will probably do more damage trying to get the needle into the vein - particularly if the veins have collapsed. The other thing to watch is that it stings like hell, and you might get bitten. Orally is not a good idea, due to paralysis. And - it IS possible to poison with Vit C, but you need to give a hell of a lot - more than the body can excrete - so if you are injecting for snake bite, it's probably ok. The problem with some of these treatments is that there is no proof the dog was envenomated to begin with. My neighbour was bitten by a red belly snake, and felt a bit nauseous. Didn't bother with the doctor, and that was the only sympton. My cat crawled inside one night about midnight - paralysed in the hind legs, drooling, lost her voice. Big engorged scrub tick between her shoulder blades. I injected 15ml of vit c in the muscle in the hindquarter. I expected her to die, but at 3am, she was still alive, and I thought, a little better. Had no idea what the dose was, so put in another 5ml - with a bit of effort as she was well enough to resist. Decided if she was still alive in the am, I would take her to the vet. At 7am she was walking although rather shakily, and her voice was nearly normal. Injected another 5 mls, and she had pretty well recovered by lunch time. I didn't take her to the vet. the ticks here are pretty nasty, and I have lost 3 cats - just found them dead, with one big tick, and had a few dogs to the vet with ticks. So. I dunno Would certainly inject with Vit C for ticks now - and visit the vet.

I had my dog titre tested a few years ago, cost about the same as vac. $150 sounds a bit steep. As far as I can understand the 3 year vac is the same as the annual vac, but because AVA recommended some years ago, that dogs be vac. every 3 years instead of annually, it is now called 3 yearly. However, someone here said it was a different vac, but I can't see how it can be - you can't give the dog more vaccine, and you get so many answers, but whatever it is, 3 years is often enough. I do my dogs as pups, and a booster at 12 - 16 months, and that is it, following the results of the titre test - the antibodies were through the roof and the dog hadn't been vac for about 5 years!! All dogs have been in contact with parvo several times, and none caught it.

Frank, we already told you it was probably due to teething, or his diet. Your vet tells you there is nothing wrong witth him. All dogs do have some tearing from time to time. It's a natural thing, but it shows more on light coloured dogs. What is he eating? How about posting a head shot - front on - on here, so we can have a look? I actually think he should come and live with me! He' fit right in, so if it really bothers you, Frank, send him up

I vaccinate my puppies t wice. Once at 6 - 8 weeks, and a booster at 12 weeks. As they will not be boarding, they receive C3, which covers the diseases they are likely to encounter. The reason for giving the second vaccination is that the immunity they receive from the first vaccination may be over-ridden by the maternal immunity they receive through the mother's milk. If this occurs, there is NO protection, as one cancels out the other. The second vaccination is to reinforce the first, and the definitely provide protection. Some vets and breeders are in favour of a 3rd. Personally, I am not. I am concerned about the damage that over-vaccinating can do to the immune system, and having one breed which appeared to develop immune system problems following the introduction of the 3 in 1 vaccine, I am not keen do anything which may possibly damage their immune system. You need to discuss this with your vet - and hear that he has good reasons for doing what he recommends - and your breeder - ditto. I have been following the 2 vac. regime for something like 9 years now, and none of the dogs have developed any of the diseases they were vaccinated for. Below is the vaccinated protocol recommended by Dr. Jean Dodd, a world wide authority on vaccinations from the USA. It was her research which led to the AVA recommending a change to the vaccination protocol used in Aus. some years ago. There is plenty of research to validify her recommendatons.

I am 100% in agreement with showdog. There should be NO body contact sport between dogs and children, and NO rough-housing. The pup does not understand it is wrong. It is up to you to let him know. Games with children and dogs should involve an inanimate object, such as a ball, soft toy etc. Not the child. He may trot behind the bike, or run with it, but not interfere with the rider. He may not pull hair, clothing etc. He is playing with her as he would play with his brother. She is not his brother, and the time to stop it is not when it is happening, but before it happens. Your daughter should not be in the position she is in with the pup. If he begins, she must give him the "sit" command, and quietly reward him - not excite him - or she should walk away.

Gretel, maybe you could suggest that new supermarket one - at $8 odd for about 2 kg, it;s not cheap, but not artificial flavourings and colorings, and mine have been through a couple of bags of it, and my skin dog hasnt had any issues with it. the dog might do better on it, and as it is in small bags, they wont notice the cost so much. Otherwise, advance is not too expensive, and he may go better on that. I thought Hesapandabear sold the food too

He's doing it because the stitches are too tight and bothering him. Put Vicks vapourub around the stitches. wont hurt him, but will stop him licking them.

It is coming more and more to light that what the bitches are fed does make a difference to the pups. I have a breeder friend who feeds all dogs Vit. C. Never had HD - in a breed which is not terribly prone to it, but there are quite a few incidences of it in the breed. Will be interesting to see what the MDBA feeding trials, which are now underway, show about feeding dogs, and pregnant bitches. Will take a few generations, but I can hardly wait to see some results.

HD is far from a clear cut genetic issue. As a breeder, I would do something to help - PROVIDED the dog had not been incorrectly fed and exercised. As an owner, I would speak to the breeder. I would also investigate management of the problem as well as an operation. Some vets have had success with alternative treatments - a controlled exercise regime to build up the supporting muscles, supplement etc. It is worth asking because it is being used by more vets. This is for Cavandra - and those who haven't been on the forum very long. 6 RR - parents hip scored - very very low scores. No pup in earlier litters with HD. 5 pups from the latest litter are fine at 12 months, 1 had bad HD. Diet, exercise etc. seemed ok with the affected pup, according to the owner. The breeder visited. The house was in a very steep hilly area, the yard sloped, and there were about 40 steps to the back door - and of course, the dog had spent his life running up and down the steps. The owner didn't even think about the steps, although he had followed the exercise/diet suggestions religiously. Every pup is born with perfect hips. Some dogs with high scores remain unaffected all their lives.

Is it projectile vomiting or is she just "spitting up"? How long have the pups been weaned? How long after eating does she vomit? Does she vomit after every meal? If not, what does she vomit most? Pyloric stenosis springs to mind - but then - some pups just "spit up" - or she might have an allergy - or mega osophoghas (sp?) - which is why I am asking all these questions!

As it comes on at approximately the same time, I wonder if it is his food. Is there one thing which he has consistently eaten? Perhaps might be better to try him with sunflower or corn oil instead of the parafin. Not sure what happens if you give a dog parafin every day. Hopefully - nothing (except no more colic!!)

I think you should speak to the vet about this. It is not normal. There may be some other problem.

Your vet is right. But, don't panic!! I feed my dogs bone in chicken mince (not Lenards) as part of a BARF diet. They also get bones. The chicken mince can be inclined to make them constipated, particularly the older ones. However, the addition of veges, particularly greens, and sardines once a week + corn or sunflower oil a few nights a week means there are no problems. However, if they have only chicken mince for a few days, and bones - nothing else - they may become constipated, but the addition of sardines to their meal sorts them out.

Some do. I vac the ones I am keeping at 8 and 12 weeks, then around 12 months, and then never again. I have been doing this for the past 10 years, and none of them have ever caught anything, although they do spend time in public. Over the past few years, I have dropped the vac. at 12 months too. You really need to do some research, and speak to a couple of vets. Titre testing cost me about the same as a vac, but it does depend on your vet, and where you live.

Also try Apple Cider Vinegar in his water - about 1 tablespoon to a couple of litres of water. Also try wiping him over daily with apple cider vinegar. Not hard to do, wont hurt him, and may help. May I ask how many vaccinations he has had, and what with (ie, C3, C4 etc) ? And when was the last one? And just feed him 1 thing at a time - dry food with no grains for example. Cut out all other foods. Otherwise, you will never find out what the problem is. Give it at least 4 weeks t o make a difference. I would also seriously consider seeing a GOOD homeopath who deals with dogs. Sorry I don't know one where you are, but perhaps someone else will.