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yep senior moment . Thanks .

Hmmm. when the proper Xrays are taken of hips.. then the joints can be seen. The shape of the bones, the amount of displacement and the femur head can all be examined- and then decisions can be made as to what may help, and once a vet can actually see how the joint is affected, then they can work out surgical options . If you don't want surgery/xrays then I am wondering why your dog has not been offered acupuncture for the pain? Better than 5x a day dosing ;) I hope your guinea pig's surgery goes well

Poor little dog I don't believe any medication can/will cure HD.It can't - as the hip joints are malformed/not working properly pain relief can help... but surgery is the only way to permanently alter the function of the affected joint/s. There are varying surgical procedures which give relief from pain, and better movement ..depending on the diagnosis/amount of joint damage/pain experienced/age of dog , etc.... Can you give us a bit more info? How old is your dog? What did the breeder say ? Did you get more than one opinion? Did the vet who did the Xrays have good experience in diagnosing/treating HD? Can you tell us whereabouts you are - as I am sure someone here can suggest a vet who is good with these sort of issues -

On adult sheep? I've never seen it , thankfully - but then again, ours are HUGE solid merinos .

here- this story may help ...LINK

bruno that's awful . AFAIK maremmas live with the sheep all the time ... and so guard them all the time ... they do not 'work' sheep .. just live with them as they would with a dog pack ...and are not really 'pets' You would need more than one .. and I guess they would need to grow with your sheep ? Have you looked at these things ? LINK

I prefer the last days/weeks of my dog's life to be ones I remember happily ... so if it can be arranged, I let them go while they are still happy and enjoying life as much as is possible. Thinking of you..

for resizing photos .. try something like this download CLICK HERE photos can be up to 300KB ..any larger and they won't load

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:( it sounds more like dogs to me ... I have seen sheep down, and yes the rear end gets eaten,,and the tongue, if it's foxes. How awful. My brother has just come in- I asked him ..and he said that cockers couldn't rip a throat OUT ..they may harass and leave bite marks everywhere .... he said it would be a big dog . where the ewe was.. it may pay to check for dog hair ..even on the wool. the tracks ... get photos of them .. use something like a matchbox alongside them for scale ..and save them.

erny!

Welcome nalaridge this is good advice! the MOST IMPORTANT RECALL TIP I know is to never ever ever be cross with a dog when it eventually comes to you. coming to you ..that is the BEST trick your dog learns-and should always be worth a reward

What a business Just thinking- if the vet does stitches- isn't that more holes to bleed? I hope you get some answers soon... it must be so worrying for you.

So, when you do let her out, she has wee'd in the laundry? if so , then I would suggest she can not hold on as long as you want her to .... you may need to toilet her in the middle of the night still... or wake up a bit earlier and put her outside iwth a big bone- and go back to bed. If she is playing with her food ... if her hips/ribs are not sticking out ..then she probably doesn't need 3 meals a day May I suggest you try THIS when you feed here as well....

Looks like a golden retriever X to my eye .....he's beautiful! Looks as if he would love to do some dog sporty things!!

Yep- he needs to see the vet ASAP ...poor little guy.

They do .. but if he doesn't have them all ..I don't see him as a scalping machine :p

At that age- he probably hasn't even got a full mouth of teeth!!

It's probably very sore Please take him to vet ...or at least speak with the vet. Rubbing it may cause stitches to come loose- or may do other damage .

a 4 mth old scalper of humans!!!! Poor little pup.

I don't think one can guarantee behaviour in dogs who you have never seen, in an environment you don't know ........ , guaranteeing one's own dogs' behaviour is hard enough :p

Agreewith Aziah - wait until you get your pup - then IF she needs a flea treatment, weigh her and make your purchase

Hmmmmm not sure about this - there are impetuous folks around ..and kids who may get in first Perhaps get some professional advice - someone who can see the dog, and who knows ways of maybe changing this behaviour?

..and that's what it's all about .. guiding/commanding so that pup will be successful and gain his reward the first time (even with lots of help)

Thanks for the update, thommomac - hoping for continued improvement!