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http://youtu.be/2MzrMpM8OKcTHIS ONE is nicer ;)

last night I set two live catch traps - ended up with 9 mice YUK.

Agreed - if he is not aggro - and is bouncy & friendly , it sounds as if he may need more to occupy his brain , and some training to channel that attitude :)

teela - yes, Talon has the same active ingredient . I do beg to differ with the pest controller ;) I've been picking up dead mice (and smelling them) all week from their ratsak feed last weekend !

TSD - - I would panic in case a dog got one mouse ....now, I can save the panic for something more likely ;) . For the birds, too - some visitors throw dead mice out onto the lawn - I would tear strips off them - seems as if things are much less lethal now :)

wow! :) Some gorgeous collars . LOVE the one Gruf's modelling :)

for those with a mouse/rat problem , there MAY be a bait which is HEAPS safer to use around domestic animals/wildlife!! I do not like using poison ... however, mouse numbers have suddenly skyrocketed , and they are everywhere Folks around town are seeing mice when they haven't for years ..and we have them in places never before used by them , Horrible . have been reading /asking Dr.Google - and come up with DIFENACOUM . yes, an anti coagulant rodenticide , but one which requires massive oral intake by a(non rodent) pet to be fatal. I hope to have some very soon- and be able to reclaim the house ( now- to get rid of 'that' mousey smell... If all is as stated on the toxicity sheet, I will be able to put bait stations in the aviary as well, and not worry so much about the bantams getting dying/dead mice . What i will also continue doing , is to only place baits out for 48 hr periods once a week . Enough time for mice to have a feed or two - but not be continually eating it. This table explains it well - obviously it is for one particular brand name product :)

Oh My .......... an absolute delight of a squishy, delicious Christmas Pudding!!!

pia is, of course, gorgeous . kitten .....................awwwwww.. PUDDING............

All I can suggest is that they NOT clean/treat ears for some days /a week then get a swab of the canals , and have that cultured so that any bacteria/yeast/fungus can be seen and identified. THIS way - at least they know what it may NOT be - or what it MAY be . perhaps another vet?

Happy day - BOTH of you .It's been a rough slog at times ... :)

0hhhh the old retriever trying to catch food ....

good news :)

Would a vet be able to identify the cause of a wound by lifting a scab to actually see a wound? Somehow I have my doubts. There was no festering under the scab of my Rottie's supposed WTS bite, just a clean wound that healed rapidly but bugger about the lack of hair growth to the area. I know my GP can't identify the cause of a wound because she asks me what happened to cause it. Not to ascertain the cause as such but sometimes the type of wound - is the scab covering intact skin, necrotic skin, an abscess, a puncture wound etc. yep .

That's why he's rare speshal Perse! Auto edit there!!! ahhh . got it ! :) Indeed.

glad he at least received a worthwhile penalty .

oh Blue doesn't have proper tigger stripes ..... Lovely tail though :)

Before I die , I would so love to be somewhere I can comfortably have a Chinese Crested.......one day.......

C&R you can poison the bamboo on your side of the fence ..... why leave it there to do damage ? :) Have you tried using glyphosate ?

E.I - I have checked - they are indeed pure bread! You're lucky :)

yeah - guess we can just be thankful they are not amazingly venomous as well!

Would a vet be able to identify the cause of a wound by lifting a scab to actually see a wound? Somehow I have my doubts. There was no festering under the scab of my Rottie's supposed WTS bite, just a clean wound that healed rapidly but bugger about the lack of hair growth to the area. I know my GP can't identify the cause of a wound because she asks me what happened to cause it. GP's are lucky - Vets can't get a detailed description from fido ;) Could the lack of hair growth after a WTS bite be from the scar tissue after the initial bite/infection?

..yep - same reason 'hotspots' need to be cleaned/scrubbed . To stop the anaerobic bacteria growth - and also , with a wound of unknown cause - to check for any foreign material like splinters/grass seeds ?

Hope this puppy is all that you wished :)

I think we need more photos - just to make sure they are bred true ;)