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there are a lot of dogs having issues with these tablet flea and tick, we have cautiously stopped it for now, they are all over FB and have huge groups of dogs dying and becoming ill or having seizures and blaming these medications. They are currently trying to get then banned.

there are a lot of dogs having issues with these tablet flea and tick, we have cautiously stopped it for now, they are all over FB and have huge groups of dogs dying and becomming ill or having seizures and blaming these medications. They are currently trying to get then banned.

We have been using it for 3 mths now with both our dogs. first month one threw up but it was a week later, so likely not connected abd both had loose stools for a day or so, the 2nd and 3rd month, no noticable reactions :)

thank you, I will get some on payday this week :)

After family discussion we maybe leaving the crates open tonight and locking the cats in our daughters room, so they can only go in our room or the corridor and see what happens as we are just so tired and stressed currently. She is frantic when she is digging like she does in a storm, and we are really over it at the moment... after discussion with hubby we think its fear. The way she is starting to react is like in a storm and its frantic digging. She is such a laid back girl normally. She does get frightened with sudden movements and loud noise but spent a lot of her days running away from her old house, I know her old owners, she is a friend now through getting our girl and I know they tried with her and are lovely amazing people but hae never had a husky and how much work they are, she was in the yard so took of and couldnt keep her in, so rehomed from fear of her getting lost, stolen or hurt... so wondering if she maybe fearful through experiences on the 'road' ! but otherwise, she is such a lovely girl, she likes to be near us and we went through the whole year, we realise she has never really been happy in the crate. Whilst the digging is new and the frantic panting, the behaviour not going in and having to force her has happened more than a few times over the year, she just didnt make this much fuss loudly. BUT she is now comfortable with us, know she will not get hurt, she trusts us and now she is loudly protesting.. She was a free wild spirit before we got her, so maybe caging her isnt the answer :/ I just hope she doesnt jump on the bed all night, expecially when me and hubby get much needed private time LOL

We have just closed all the bedroom doors and opened the gate to the corridor where the bedroom is at the end of, will need to make sure kids keep doors closed or everything of the floor, this will make it easier too feed meals in the crate and to spend a few times going into our bedroom and throw treats in throughout the day, they usually get a chewstick once a day, so going to excitedly run into the bedroom with it and put it in their crates instead. Just done steak in there, throwing it in for her, she wouldnt even come out fo the front room and hid when she saw we were going in the bedroom, our sammy just sat in there as he has no issues with the crate LOL, she wouldnt even come in the bedroom at first, then slowly went near the crate watching me, so I threw several pieces and she went in and out then I came back into the lounge room, will do it again later and feed in there, but unsure what will happen tonight, as i I still need to push her in or carry her in tonight, is that an issue?

we have the air con in there for hours before we go to bed, so its cooler in there than anywhere else.

thanks, will try that with both dogs, breakfast and evening meal :)

Thats why they are in the bedroom, hers is a 42" and his is a 52" they are very large crates, she only fills half :) they were bought for night use only or when we go out, but I dont really leave them, they go most places with me, so she is only been left in it at night with us in the same room.

its a huge crate, double her size, so no she hasnt been hurt. It started when we didnt latch the crate properley and she got out, now she is trying to get out everynight! She is fine all day and evening and I let her out over the last 2 nights on the leash and straight outside, incase it was toilet issues and she just lay down in the grass! its like she has settled with our family, and usdeenly decided she doesnt want too sleep in there, if we let her out or take her unleashed she jumps and lies down on the bed! I think thats where she has slept in the past maybe? and decided now she knows us and is happy there she wants to be maybe??? I may try the feeding meals in there during the morning and night?

If it was only her I would just not bother as she is pretty good in the house, but we cannot due to the other dog!

Thanks, the crate is located ther other end of the house, in our bedroom. I know our sammy boy hates it during the day, so we got rid of the lounge ones, he only went in at night and tolerates it just fine, happily going in by himself, never tried her in during the day as it would mean moving it everydday from the bedroom to the lounge room, should I do this then? There isnt really any space for it but can squeeze it in temporarily but it hasnt room for permanent.

Hi all, this is not a puppy, however unsure what part too post in as it is a problem, so move if need be :) I really need advice or insight in what to do :) We have had our husky girl 14 mths now, she is just over 5 yrs old. We also have an almost 2 yr old sammy boy. We crate our dogs at night, for various reasons, such as the bed is ours, we have cats, so they need to stay in our bedroom so the cats get free run at night and our sammy boy eats EVERYTHING and isnt a great sleeper at night. So she has been crated from day one, ONLY at night at bedtime. She has gone through spells of protesting by us having to leash her and put her into the crate or carry her but over the months this stopped and every night for the last several months, she has gone in fine, they get a last wee, treat, then walk to their crates, treat to go in and a few treats through the door, then bed and sleep, no issues. Suddenly over the last month, she has decided she no longer wants to go in and refuses to come, so back too leashing her and putting her in and now for the last week she is frantically scratching and digging to get out from anything from 10 mins to a hr, she initially stopped when we shouted but now ignores us and digs until we fall asleep and even refused the treats in the crate last night. unsure what to do???? I would be happy to let her out of the crate at night, but worry about time with my husband at night, littlest child often join us in the bed at night and then we would have to let the other dog out and he would be a pest, everything would need to be out of reach and he is tall and can reach all the bedside cabinets and I wouldnt be able to sleep wondering what mischief he is upto and he would howl the place down if she was out and he was in, so help, what do you think has happened or how we can fix this, she never dug to get out even in the early stages, just refused to get it, until now! (during all this, our sammy boy happily just lies down and ignores her!)

how did your dog go after the reaction?

Hi, can anyone recommend a cheap but very safe collar in Australia? I am after one with quick release or a safety feature which releases like the keepsafe breakaway collar, I have read so many things lately about dogs playing and getting the collar caught and the risk of fatalities, mine have leather martingdales for walks which I want to start removing and use only at walks, for this risk and the fact its damging their neck fur. So after a collar safe for the day, which if they got out could have our details, but is safe whilst they are playing :) thanks

thanks so much :) They are regualarly wormed, we use interceptor every month :)

Which probiotics do you recommend please? The complete has bone in it, thinking of trying to make my own with advice from the Brisbane husky group :) IF I can source a good meat reasonably priced, the blackhawk is pretty cheap.

thanks, we have been using the chicken as its the cheapest one. I am going to look into trying to find a cheap source of meat if I can, see if I can afford to do just raw. She is currently on half a cup of kibble am and 250g or raw4paws in the evening, she is overweight anyway, was when we got her and has lost some, but still needs to loose more, so the vet had us cut her cup in the am to 1/2 cup. She does have a large appetite and will eat and eat but gains weight easily. We did get a roo bone from the vets, they said it could replace a meal and was low fat, those raw but dried ones and both dogs got the runs all day! Roo seems to upset her from trying it.

I am thinking, may have to switch them both onto dry they LOVE raw so much, but I cannot afford to make it up myself and worry about balancing it, hence why we do both....

We got our husky girl 1 yr ago now, she has just turned 5. I was told she had prior raw bones in her diet but I think she had a lot of cooked foods too. I feed my other dog, raw and dry, which he was raised on from the breeder and has been for the last 18mths. They have blackhawk for their breakfast and raw4paws for their evening meal. However Our husky girl frequently gets the runs, usually coincides with when she has raw? It isnt constant, just her normal bowel motion but it comes out solid and then goes runny liquid, once she has been, then thats it, once she has been, she does a few spots of liquid when she would normally go toilet, BUT she is not constantly going, just once or twice a day, but what she does is runny. She does have a few days when we do dry day and evening and the day after she is usually solid and bowels back to normal. They would be fully raw, only we cannot afford it, but now wondering if she should just have the blackhawk and no raw? I truly believe raw is best, but unsure and confused with her bowels!! Thanks

Not according to my vet or the leaflet from the company they gave me, once a month, covers fleas and ticks. Even the website says it kills fleas and ticks for 30 days, so your vet must be mistaken?

yeah found positive reviews LOL http://www.doodlekisses.com/forum/topics/is-anyone-using-nexgard-oral-flea-and-tick-preventative-opinions?id=2065244%3ATopic%3A4300021&page=7#comments

The vet assistant today though reckons topicals will not be as avaliable if it takes off and it will replace the topicals.

Yes, I guess, but I checked many other dog forums on posts regarding it and heaps have issues, there are only the odd person who hasnt had an issue and heaps who have? These are just forums like this asking about the product and if anyone has used it, so not review sites. Unsure what to do at the moment.

I was ready too buy it today after chatting at the vets, as we hate spot ons and I have to get the frontline original from ebay as my sammy pants all night otherwise with the plus. So excited to see a tablet, expecially having young kids, but the reviews have really scared me away.