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Grated carrot is a good filler. Equal parts carrot to food.

6 days old today and still hanging in there. Pink girl is well over 300gr and little purple is hovering around the 245gr mark. She's not as wheezy as she was but still isn't as strong as I'd really like either. But so far....so good! :D Hope your guys keep hanging in there too BB. I'll say it again, I DO wish we lived closer!

Personally, I wouldn't be using trousers or anything else on an adolescent coated dog on a full-time basis. I have tried it and all it did was make them matt up more and more quickly. The only way to deal with wet hair and to prevent it from becoming matted is correct and regular grooming.

I have used my Coat King on my horses with success and I have used my el cheapo, knockoff furminator with equally as good results on the horses! :D

Do you have an extension arm? Sometimes that helps because the noise of the unit itself isn't so close to the dog. Failing that, clip a bit off the end and then use a manual file to shape and get closer to the quick. Gimmicky things like peticures and stuff like that are rarely worth the money you pay for them.

Honestly I wouldn't bother with them Hounder. You'd be better off with a rotary grinder. You don't necessarily need 20/20 vision for those.

The boys are at respite at the moment thank goodness. Timing worked in well with the puppies arrival. And even better with having this little struggler around. Just praying now that Koda is considerate and doesn't have too many in her litter at the end of the month and that she is smart enough to care for them! :D

I hear you BB. I'm still battling with my little purple girl too. She did rally today and made a concerted effort to latch on by herself for the first time in a couple of days and she's not making a horrific noise that could be heard right through the house any more so I'm hopeful that she is turning one corner or another. She has put on a couple of grams since yesterday too and Vanni is still looking after her between tube feeds so I can only hope that at worst, she continues as she is. I'm just so tired it isn't funny. Am feeling punch drunk most of the time now. Went to make a cuppa before and discovered the milk in the microwave and my cup in the fridge. Wouldn't be so bad except that I'd filled the kettle with milk as well! *sigh*

Thank you for that, Ellz. I've never seen it at the supermarkets but I admit I didn't think to specifically look in those two sections. I've only been able to source UMF 5+ at Safeway, but I'll make a point of checking out the other sections. I don't bother much with any UMF factors below 20+. Cheers! :D Erny There's one brand that do a 20+ that's sold in Coles. I can't remember the name of it, but I can visualise the jar. It's got a red and blue label.

Just to add something here. It IS possible to get High UMF factor AMH honey from the supermarket. Mostly you will find it either in the section with the medications or alternatively in the part where the Organic products are kept. It will clearly state on the labelling that it is "medicine" quality honey and will state the UMF factor on the front label in much the same way that sunscreens state their SPF factor.

Thanks lovey. I'm sooooooooooooooooooo tired!

Thanks for asking jerojath. Still touch and go I'm afraid. Her weight is fluctuating so much it is scary at the moment she's hovering around 222gr. Have stepped up the tubing. Vanni is still interested in her. So I'm doing a lot of praying. Her lumpkin of a sister on the other hand has gained 100gr since birth.

At the moment, I'd be VERY happy to have an extra few weeks up my sleeve. I really don't know if Koda will go to term if she's carrying a large litter...typical of Miss Grumpy Gutz to throw a spanner in the works!

3 in one week vs 3 in 23 years.....hmmmm......I'm happy with my statistics thanks.

I'd like to see your statistics on this. I've been breeding and exhibiting for 23 years and I can actually count on one hand the number of times I have encountered (or my dogs have contracted) canine cough from a dog show.

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The "bunches" still need to be attended to every day or they will turn into felted matts and will be next to impossible to remove.

What a night! Last night little purple girl took a RAPID turn for the worse and I thought she was a goner. I spent most of the night with her either snuggled down my bra or tube feeding her. I'm SOOOOOOOOOO pleased I decided to order those tubes "just in case". She was gasping for breath and making the most horrid noises...it was heartbreaking. In the early hours, I gave her back to her mother and she was happy enough to move around to her mother and snuggle and Vanni isn't pushing her away so whilst they are still showing some kind of interest in each other, I'll keep persevering. But I honestly think her days are numbered. I was going to be doing dew claws this weekend. I think I'll do pink girl's (she's a HUGE big fat heifer) and leave little purple's where they are. It won't hurt her.

Koda has 8.5 teats!

And so far, they're all still alive. I'd be a nervous wreck if Koda DARED produce that many!

Thanks. I think I'll need all the good luck I can get. Was told earlier that a bitch from the same lines whelped ELEVEN puppies just last week!!!

Wrap it in either strips cut from a plastic shopping bag or a chux wipe and make it into little bundles and hold them in place with the hair bands.

I used to lightly spray my Afghan bitches coat with oil and then plait it and roll the plaits up and attach them with a cloth hair elastic. You just need to be sure that they don't get chewed and remove them, gently brush out and then replait daily. I do the same with my American Cocker boys around their tummy and piddle feathers when they're in full coat as well.

Actually Kiesha09, this is another reason you need to get your dog's bum scooting under control. I had a dog with a grass seed that entered just next to her vulva and channelled its evil little way up into her stomach. She opened up a hole the size of a 50 cent piece in the crease next to her vulva with her chewing. It was an awful mess cause simply because she was a low belly "squatter"....a bum scooter would also be fair game for a grass seed in an unmentionable area!

Aww maybe not ;)