Chloe'smum

Love it! Very clever....I can't wait to get home to photoshop so I can have a play around and try and achieve something similar. Did you teach yourself photoshop or did you do a course? I need to get myself some of those handy tricks!

Thank you for the feedback...much appreciated! I tend to feel like there's something off in photos, but can't always put my finger on what it is.... Sounds like number two might be the winner, with some cropping and getting crafty with the cardboard. As for three, have some with more room at front like this one, but it seems somehow flat. probably using the wrong lense coming back to haunt me. but when opportunity knocks...unfortunately when I went back with the right equipment the next night they weren't obliging me by hatching. very inconvenient of them

Hi guys, I have stacks of photos of this green turtle baby and wanted to blow one up....but technically speaking I have no idea which is the best, so please help me choose! Any tips on improvements I could make in photo shop would be greatly appreciated too. Was thinking they may need to be lightened. It was pretty dark, and flash is banned around the hatchlings so the shadows were a challenge. THANK YOU

Apparently the sylvets have a website: http://www.sylvanscientific.com/ My vet explained them as being similar to what elite athletes take when recovering from joint damage, but I see they are also specifically formulated for animals. He has had a lot of success with them apparently. I don't have a packet or anything because they are proscribed and come in the little vet tablet bag as individuals and all it says on it is 'sylvet'. I only have to give one capsule a week. It's a nightmare to get down her eensy weensy throat, but disguised in ham it does the trick.

Take our experience with a pinch of salt as don't know how helpful it actually is...Chloe was diagnosed with luxating patella and put on sylvet capsules (i understand basically a stronger version of glucosamine and chondriton) long-term, which weren't too expensive. It's supposed to be really good for athritis in the longer term too. She hasn't had a problem with the affected leg for around three weeks, now I don't know if that's because the stuff is REALLY good, or if the diagnosis might not have been strictly correct, or if we've just been really lucky so far! When she was at her worst, she was holding her leg up about 70 per cent of the time. I asked the vet if joint guard style gluc/chond style supplements that are widely available would do the job and he said the sylvet is far and away more potent. Sorry if this isn't any help...best of luck with Ruby and good on you for trying to do everything you can for her

Aloveen and a conditioning mist before brushing dry coat

Thank you for the support. Kelly_Louise, keeping them quiet is definitely the hardest!! Although I'm sure it will be worth it in a long run. She misses her runs on the beach and being forced to be still just makes her want to go harder. At the moment I'm opting for diversion techniques with a nice, big new bone. Haven't heard a peep for half an hour. And the previcox seems to be doing wonders...she hasn't limped once since yesterday afternoon, and at one stage it was every few minutes. Her vet has been an angel (if anyone is looking for someone on the Gold Coast, this is the guy!) taking the time to call me and check things are ok, then sit on the phone for 20 minutes with neverending patience while I hit him with all the conspiracy theories I've managed to dig up based on my research on the condition (Hey, I'm a journo, it's in my nature!). Fingers crossed Chloe's improvement isn't just that the symptoms are being masked by the previcox...he said that will stay in her system until Friday.

Hi again! Well, the good news is I didn't wait any longer to take her to the vet. The bad news is she has luxating patella - which is what I have taunted myself with ever since deciding to get another pom. Ironically that's probably why I stuck my head in the sand when she started to show signs, but at least I had you guys to give me the kick into action I needed!! She is currently at the least severe grade, which can be medicated -- she is on previxox tablets to help with the inflammation and sylvet capsules in the longer term. The vet also referred us to a physio, who we are supposed to see once a week. I'll give her a call today to make an appointment. I haven't noticed any difference since Saturday when she started taking the medication which is disappointing...although I know I might be expecting too much. The vet said we'd know within a couple of weeks if it was going to be controllable or progress to a more severe condition. In the meantime I am doing everything possible to stop her jumping up, incl. watching tv from the floor so she doesn't put her front legs up on the couch. She's the most acrobatic little thing you've ever come across so no easy task! Thank you again for your advice - I did really just need that reassurance.

Thank you so much...that was all I needed to here. I've made an appointment with her vet for tomorrow morning.

Thank you so much...that was all I needed to here. I've made an appointment with her vet for tomorrow morning.

Am hoping I can ask for some advice! Chloe (the pom) hurt her right back leg on Tuesday. or at least I think she did. She was running down the stairs at work and I didn't see anything happen because my back was turned, but she started yelping something terrible and holding her leg up when she reached the bottom. I gave her a cuddle and after a while she quietened down. She limped on it for maybe 30 seconds and then started her usual mad running around. Since then however, the limping has come back on and off - one moment she'll be tearing around, the next she'll be on three legs or hobbling along and flopping over. Nothing seems to be triggering it. It could happen in the middle of a calm walk, when she gets up..anything. I can't find a mark on her and she doesn't react to any of my poking and prodding of the leg. I'm worried I'll take her into the vet and she'll just look totally normal and I'll be wasting his time! The limping is only about 30 per cent of the time and completely unpredictable. Would be very grateful for any insight