*kirty*

Me! They are called Scotties. :)

Unfortunately if it is herpes virus, he will always have the virus. He may have had it his whole life and just never had an outbreak so hopefully it's a one off. I would use the lysine on both cats. It's perfectly safe and works brilliantly. Is he on doxycycline?

No it is not contagious to dogs. The weepy eyes is caused by the cat flu (herpes virus) which dogs can't get. Only bacterial conjunctivitis is contagious, and that is very uncommon in dogs and cats (but that is what people get). If you haven't already, get some lysine powder from your chemist or health food shop and mix it in your cat's food. 1/4 teaspoon by mouth twice daily. It reduces the number and severity of cat flu outbreaks.

Apparently called flew rugae, but can't find much on them.

Definitely not that pet sitter! I would find a really good boarding kennel if I were you.

I'd go for it. :) But I'm the kinda of person that tends to do things and then just make it work. I got a kitten 2 months before my daughter was born - I'd waited 2 years for this particular kitten, no way was I going to miss out! We had four dogs when my son was born. :)

I'm so sorry. I was going to suggest cortisone too. Can't hurt.

Yay! Well done Bunny, Roo and YOU!! :)

Vet is not sure what's going on. We have done bloods and given ABs and anti-emetic injections. She is definitely much happier since, and even nibbled some toast tonight. :)

Has anyone had a bitch that had severe morning sickness during pregnancy? Jolie is 4 weeks pregnant and the sickness started in week 3. She is refusing to eat and vomiting multiple times a day. I have been syringing Hills A/D into her and giving sub-cut fluids but this morning she vomited bile with blood in it. Dr Google tells me this is due to the GI tract being so irritated due to no food plus vomiting. Waiting for vet to call me back but just wondering if other people have seen this?

Thanks :)

Has anyone got any good links to give to a newbie GSD owner? Pup is 8mths old, was desexed at 6mths and weighs 42kg! I have met the pup and he is lovely but overweight!! He has no waist. But their trainer has said he is too skinny!?! Their vet has concerns about his hips but he looks OK and the vet didn't get the hips properly assessed so I have told them not to stress. They already take him swimming and I have suggested to keep him light. I believe they feed super premium kibble but not sure what type. I feel like a crazy dog lady when I talk to 'normal' people lol so I thought some links might give me more credibility. :) Thanks!

Great news! :)

No worries. You can check with a torch to see that the pupils are small. Hold the torch a fair way back because if the light is too bright, the pupils will constrict anyway. If they are nice and tiny, that is perfect! You can check the pupils once a week or so to make sure the drops are working. :) Good luck! We have had lots of dogs stay on the drops for life with no issues.

I'm not familiar with Alphagan but as long as it makes the pupils small (use it in both eyes) that's perfect. :)

It stands for Primary Lens Luxation. It's an inherited condition in many breeds, including pretty much all terriers. There is a DNA test available now for many breeds. Basically the zonules (strands) holding the lens in place break down and the lens falls out of position.

Dogs wouldn't understand the difference though... Personally I am relatively new to crates but my dogs choose to sleep in them all the time. The doors are open and they snooze the day away in them.

Can I ask what drops she is on?

How did she go?

Can the breeder of your first puppy recommend another breeder for you? There are a few shoddy breeders around. We had a client bring their pedigree Yorkie puppy into work for a check up because it had a rash when they picked it up from the airport. It was covered in ringworm! Breeder apparently ignored all communication from new owner.

Or put puppy pads under the grass to catch the mess. :)

Make sure they put her on the drops, otherwise the lens will come forward in the left eye. Given that she has had glaucoma in the right eye, her vision might not be great in that eye but hopefully she will get something. She will have to wear a cone for a week or two and have drops for a while too. Usually they have a temporary stitch in the corner of the eye that partially closes it. This protects the wound while it heals, but you can still see the eye. It won't be bloody or anything like that. :)

Where is the surgery being done? How much vision is saved depends on how long the lens has been loose, whether glaucoma occurred and whether there are any complications. I hope it goes well! :) My advice would be to NOT do the second eye. It sounds like the lens is in the back of the eye, and that's good. This is called a posterior lens lux. In these cases, we put the dog on latanoprost twice daily - this keeps the pupil small and keeps the lens trapped in the back of the eye. It doesn't really cause any issues back there, its only a problem when the lens is in the front of the eye.

Play with them before work so they are tired, then pop them both in their crates.

My dogs sleep all night - and most of the day! They have short play sessions and then it's rest time again.