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Thanks for that!

The bleeding stopped last night, after quite a while. Some of that powder stuff must be purchased methinks! How long before I should resume our daily walks? Is there a risk of infection or anyting?

I can join the ranks of claw clipping failures! I just tortured my poor goldie girl. Bled for more than half an hour, but she had a good lick of it before I realised how bad it was... The bleeding has stopped, but what do I do for her going forward? She'll be unsupervised tomorrow; do I leave a bandage on her or do I remove it and hope for the best? Any antiseptic creams/powders I should apply?

perfect Thanks amypie. Now to hunt that obedience thread (if there is one!)

Hey, just been scouring the forums looking for recommendations for obedience training clubs around Sydney and had no luck. I'm sure I'm not the first to come here looking, nor will I be the last. Would be fantastic if we had a sticky with the links to DOL recommended clubs all around Australia. So, anyone got anything for me? Sydney, pref within 30kms of CBD, pref on a weeknight.

Well, the vet stuck his finger up her bum and said the sacs were both empty... she must have sorted it all out for herself on my bedroom floor last night. He seems to think that all her problems - dermatitis, anal sac stuff, sneezing etc are possibly a food allergy reaction. So, she's going on a controlled elimination diet so I can figure out what to steer clear of. Oh - that 15kg bag of food was on my doorstep when I got home! :lol: I am going to use it, and incorporate it into her diet as it claims to be au naturele and has loads of omega 3 & 6 in it which is good as the vet suggested I give her 2000mg of omega 3 every day. Hopefully she'll stop being so itchy all the time. edited for spelling - it's been a long day!

6pm vet visit tonight.... My dog costs me a lot of money! But she's worth it! I took this pic on the weekend after a splash in the wading pool and a roll in the dirt.

Saltwood - I just ordered a 15kg bag of dry food!! She gets some slightly moistened kibble mixed in with her meat each meal (twice a day) and I have noticed that her poo is very firm and sometimes she strains for a little while. I personally feel she doesn't drink enough water. You can lead a dog to water but you can't make her drink! Thanks for the link - I will check it out. Nekhbet - she doesn't scoot at all... *shrug*

Roast pumpkin eh? Sounds like a plan! But I will take her to the vet either tonight or tomorrow night anyway. Thanks for the advice

Thanks poodlefan! I think I will book her in for a consult. What can I feed her that will give her more fibre? She currently eats a mix of dry food and fresh meat/vege stuff (like BARF patties), as well as plenty of raw meaty bones and other interesting bits of dead animals.

hmmmm. Thanks Gretel :D I think I will take her to the vet and get him to have a look. I am a big princess when it comes to bad smells (watch me gag!) and would rather pay a consultation fee than deal with it myself. ;)

Last night I woke up as my 14month old GR was on the bedroom floor making some disgusting noises. She has a bad habit of biting around the base of her tail (yet to be resolved) however she was biting/licking under her tail. I got out of bed to find out what the problem was, as she was quite frantic about it all so I thought perhaps she had an insect bite or something. Anyway, it was at that point I noticed a foul smell - a pungent stench that hung in the air, and on her mouth.... I can only presume this is the anal sac business that I have tried to pretend doesn't exist? This is the second time in 6months I have noticed her "eating her bum" then stinking of a very foreign odour. I just did a quick google search on it (what will the IT people think when they see ANAL SAC punched into the search engines!!?) and saw that dogs often scoot their bums on the ground to empty the sacs. My GR has never done that. What should I do? Is this perhaps a vet visit issue, or a perfectly normal aspect of dog ownership that no one ever tells you about beforehand?

Nice one Ange! Glad to hear she is doing well. Bless ya! Sarah

That stuff has made me itchy, despite the fact I was wearing gloves! To answer your question Becky - my dog thinks it's hilarious. Just try keeping a golden retriever away from freshly dug earth.... I am going to a nursery tomorrow to get advice and tools and figure out some way of keeping her away from the dug-up patches. Maybe if I cover the areas in rocks or pebbles or hay or woodchips???

Geeeeez. I just went to pull out some of the stuff. It's hideous! And, ALL OVER my garden around the perimeters, just where my goldie girl loves to sniff around and play. Big job ahead!