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YES! My girl was on it for a UTI. She became lethargic, wasn't hungry(strange for a Cavalier!), started to have bloody poos and generally depressed. Changed her back on to Clavulox and all was good. I only gave her the other one for 2 doses.

My girl has had her first Bowen Therapy treatment today. She also has acupuncture and trigger point therapy, as well as supplements, so will see how she goes with this.

I have used Doyalson vet when we've been up there on holidays and found them to be very caring

Just wondering whether anybody has any experience with Tim Norris, a Bowen Therapist at Dee Why. Want to take my girl but the only other one I can find is Equilibrium out at Bringelly....long way to go but will if that's the only option. TIA

hi TM, I use Mark Hocking at Gladesville Vet Hospital, Victoria Rd, for the trigger ponit therapy. They also do acupuncture. I have been using Belinda at St Ives also for acupuncture but she has just left to have a baby! We will probably go back to Olivia at Balmain Vet for the acupuncture. There is a vet down at Ku-Ringa Gai Vet Hospital that also does it but I don't find it as effective as he does a "western" version while the girls do more chinese style. Helen Nicholson is a very good canine physio. I believe All Natural Vet, Russell Lea also do the alternative therapies but I don't have any recent experience there. Good luck

My dog cannot eat chicken or poultry....she vomits and then has yellow foamy poos. Normally about 2am

My girl has acupuncture,trigger point therapy and chiropractic treatment( as she throws her back out sometimes). About every 6 months she goes to a canine physio. Keep them lean, warm in winter and not overexercised. They still need to get out but not running around like lunatics for an extended length of time. She is on Jointguard at the moment but I don't think it is working as effectively as it used to so I'm thinking about cosequin tablets. She is on Traumeel which is a homeopathic anti-inflammatory and I give her a Cartrphen injection every month I live on the North Shore, so if you are interested, I can give you some names.

Four days after my friend picked her pup up, she had to take him to the vet as he was lethargic and vomiting.Originally thought it was parvo but they discovered he was riddled with worms, and they collected in a "pouch" and formed an obstruction. He was also very anaemic and had to have 4 blood transfusions. After 5 days in hospital and many thousands of dollars later, he is pretty much back to 100% fit. This was supposedly after he had been wormed

Hi Nekhbet - My 7mth old rotti has ED which is severe in one leg. Our vet says she is still too young for surgery as she still has a lot of growing to do. She's on anti-inflam's daily as well as Joint Guard but she's still in pain. I'm keen to give natural therapies a go and it sounds as though you have had some success - exactly what have you done with your dog and do you know if your vet can recommend a natural vet in Sydney? Thanks There is All Natural Vet at Russell Lea. I use Mark Hocking at Gladesville Vet for Trigger Point therapy. Pam Short also does acupuncture there and Olivia also does it at Balmain Vet. Apparently there is also a guy who is a chiropractor for dogs.

I use PAW on my Cavalier, who has very long and furry ears ,once a week It doesn't seem to be as drying or sting as much as the others we have used, Don't buy it from the vets....MUCH cheaper on line

are they toxic to dogs? We had a big gum tree cut down today and now there are sawdust shavings through the area that my girl likes to have a sniff and chomp on the grass. Will they bt toxic?

Thanks for all the replies. It is a higher end practice so I suppose their prices reflect this. I know the dog wouldn't cope with being there overnight, so I will go with my neighbour and bring her home that night. She was told it would be $55.00 for overnight stay She never eats when she's at the vet Neighbour is a pensioner and has been taking the dog to these vets for 9 years and has always asked for pensioner discount and been told no! When she siad that she might have to get a second opiion, they suddenly said yes she could have 10% discount. Cheers

My elderly neighbour has been quoted $600.00 to have her little foxie's double molar removed. Just wondering whether this seems an excessive amount? She is 9 so they will do the pre op blood test and then said she will need to stay overnight. There is nobody on duty after 10pm, so I can't see the point. She is a very stressy dog and would fret badly. We live very close to SACH so would be able to take her if necessary. She will probably stay with me anyway They then tried to sell her flea products even though the owner told her she didn't have fleas and the vet couldn't find any dirt when she combed through her fur. Andwanted her to buy really expensive shampoo but she told them that I bathed the dog and I only used the best on my dog(Aloveen). I just feel she is being ripped off. I don't use these vets for that very reason. I wanted to take the dog to mine but the owner was trying to be independent

Any vet CAN do it but it's if they WANT to do it....they may mis out on the fees from yearly vaccinations

I had my girl titre tested last year and have had no problem with claiming for illnesses through pet insurance since then. It might be an idea to ask the company what their policy is.

I am in Hobart, Tasmania so there is one main vet who advertises that they do it. Sue Peden at NHVH has treated several of my dogs/cats with acupuncture (for different reasons) over the years. We had great success with my 4 1/2 year old sheltie who developed arthritis by treating with accupuncture and weight loss. Unfortunately Sue is on long service leave at the moment (I don't think she's back at work until end April) but there is another vet at Sandy Bay (Sandy Bay Holistic Veterinary Centre) that specialises in alternative treatments as well as acupuncture. I cannot personally comment as I have not taken my animals there, but have heard excellent reports. I have a 15 1/2 yo cat at the moment undergoing treatment for arthritis. We're half way through the cartrophen course, and when Sue returns will be organising acupuncture for her. I tried Joint Guard for 6 weeks, but did not see much benefit...so have started her on Cosequin. There are lots of alternative treatments for dogs (not so much for cats unfortunately) - so it might be trial and error with supplements for a while to see which one is the most effective for your pooch. How are you finding the Cosequin for your cat and do you buy it on line?

Looks like some sort of contact allergy. Hope the vet can help. ?maybe some antihistamines

I am in Hobart, Tasmania so there is one main vet who advertises that they do it. I would also ask them if they use a portable TENS machine as this also helps with knotted muscles

Definitetly try acupuncture. I have a dog with HD and arthritis and I find it works really well. Are you in Sydney? I can give some recommendations if you are. You need to do all the normal things like keep the dog at a good weight(which I'm sure you do). I have also been told Ester C might help and fish oil. With the acupuncture you won't see a result straight away.We started having it weekly, then fortnightly and now I take her monthly. I find that her arthritis is worse when the seasons change and is worse in the humid weather...just like my knees :D She also has trigger point therapy because of the way she sometimes walks and this tightens the muscles in her back. Good luck

I would also recommend Karin Bridge or People Pet Partnership, who have classes at St Ives Showgrounds on Friday morning. I think Jenny Daniel is there

Mark Hocking at Gladesville Vet Hospital on Victoria Rd and there is All Natural Vet at Russell Lea,which is holistic. I went through the same thing with my girl...one "specialist" told me it was ED, without any x rays, and even I could see it was in her shoulder, another vet suggested OCd and somebody else said poylathropy. None of these but she had very tight trigger points. She also has HD which can cause her back to tighten up.When she would get up she would limp for a little bit and then the trigger point would loosen up and she wasn't too bad. I found that anti-inflammatories and cartrophen made no difference. Good luck. It can be a frustrating process but PM if you need any other details

See if you can find someone who will check for tight trigger points in shoulder and back, If you're in Sydney I can recommend someone

My girl has a sensitivity to chicken and can not eat it in any form. She has terrible diarrea?(sp)

I paid $112.00 at St Ives,last August

? reaction to a vaccination maybe