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Our dogs get fresh whatever is around........goat ,rabbit,& whatever we butcher the raw egg thing is interesting..our dogs will scoff any/all eggs they find in guinea fowl nests.Sometimes 10 or so at a sitting!! the smell next day is amazing My hamlet loves banana and rockmelon/canteloupe

:rolleyes: probably superfluous..BUT not all material which can cause a blockage shows on Xray. Organic things like cork dont...... I wil always now ask for barium xrays to save time wasted waiting around for enemas etc to work...........

We use Bonnie.........working dogs.

:rolleyes: couch potatoes? Not my boys!! ;) My old b/c x was the most focussed(and controllable) fox killer,sheep worker and guard dog I have ever owned!! My dane x was also an excellent guard,very fit and muscled well. current "beast" is a wannabe hunter....will be very fierce with unwanted guests,and doesn't mind a scrap ,if food is the prize. I would have hated to try & control these, if entire to each his own...:D

Hi.. poor girl. Straining can often make it worse ..... i had hamlet with an obstruction some time back....my vet did not send him home,but xrayed immediately,and when nothing showed, did the xray again , after getting the dog to swallow the little balls of barium, which stop where the obstruction is, and show up on xray. A lot of things do not show on xray...leaves, cork, clothing......& I think this method is a good idea..then if surgical intervention is needed, they know exactly where to look hamlet was in hospital around 4 days, all up,and healed beautifully after his op :rolleyes: Please contact the vet, or a different one...this really needs sorting Fingers crossed....

Oh....

ermm..insides are meant to be just that! INSIDE! VET is needed here......just to be safe :D

i too would be going the way of daily brushing, and less baths. Also maybe another vet opinion,as diet or some sort of health issue can cause the problem. has he had his anal glands checked? I know he's young, but..if they are leaking , even a little, the smell gets rapidly transferred along his coat....... hope he is sweeter smelling soon

Our working dogs get one meal in the evening,house dogs get morning and evening meals.

earlier this year,I noticed my mum's 7 yo bitch had a mucky discharge, a few weeks post-season. As I didn't have a car available, and it was an "open" pyo, after speaking with the vet ,she was on HIGH dose oral antibiotic for the day until I could get her to town.She was taken to the vet & speyed,etc..We got her very early..absolutely no other sign of illness other than a bit of discharge.she didn't even have a high temp! No probs recovery wise..and now no more problems ! We were lucky...

Hi..don't know...with ours we are with them all the time..& so can feed/water them frequently this way ... maybe try on non-working days ?

Hi...sounds as if he has no NEED to look at you (from his point of view...) Tryt feeding him a little at a time ONLY when he makes eye contact ,and or comes to yu !! NO "meal" in a bowl or whatever.... WE have done this with a couple of "inherited" dogs..and have also given them water from our cupped hands on the occasion of them being very aloof. You become their lifeline..their ONLY source of food & water and company for a few days,..and believe me, they will start watching you very quickly!! One dog in particular was to be shot..as she saw no need for humans whatsoever...had lived in a pen..had food & drink provided..got let out. worked sheep...went home..got patted & fed...but paid no attention! Dunno.. a suggestion only...:rolleyes:

Oh..that sweet shaggy face ..... thinking of you

:rolleyes: that was a nice post..sad aboout Blue..but nice that you have part of him with you

:rolleyes: having lost my Kieran to bloat a few years back (avatar).. PLEASE contact a vet first in ANY case of overeating, or distension of abdomen,with restlessness etc....!!!! Speed is important here. keep DE-Gas capsules on hand..(simethicone) can help with bloat, by dispersing gas..will NOT work if torsion, tho....do NOT rely on them ,but have on hand to use after speaking with the vet. We are too far from a vet.. !.5 hr drive....even if I got him there asap it would've been too late.... The vets were very supportive over the phone..and I had to send him over the bridge myself to avoid him suffering any more. he had the full torsion/bloat I am so glad she was OK, Chelsea's Mum.....

:D ..know the feeling,and will be thinking of you......

Panting may indicate stress too... note when & where he does it,or..maybe he's having nightmares? It happens! Could he just be too warm... Pain is to be considered Try & gather/remember as much info as possible to tell the vet..it may save you heaps of tests:)

NOT the news you needed.megzz.... So sorry

: :p A road kill rabbit would probably have the intestines squashed, and spread nicely thru the interior cavity.The smell alone would put you off doing it again !!! (from experience :D ) Eeewwwwww AFAIK, it is illegal to remove roadkill native animals, OR put them out of their misery..apparently they are supposed to be taken to a vet!! (no, i never have!!)

;) Kylie... that particular scenario is very traumatic..I feel for you. Putting dogs down because of temperamental problems is a hard hard thing, and I know how you felt about your gorgeous girl

;) being on a property..with quite a few dogs at any time ..we have this decision every so often. I have also had to PTS two of my own dogs in the last 7 yrs. The decision, for me ,is always when the dog can't comfortably do what it needs to. Some of our oldies are both blind and deaf..but manage fine Others have had strokes or other "catasrophes" which drastically reduce ability. These are PTS fairly promptly. Currently we have one oldie with large inoperable tumours. At 14, she's still active,eating & happy..she'll tell us "when" ;) It is never an easy decision..........even when I worked at a Vets'..there was always a horrible atmosphere when we had to send a dog over the bridge..even if they were ready to go.

Oh..he was such a little go-getter... Axel would benefit from Rescue remedy in his water bowl for a few days.maybe... Thinking of you ....

Nothing much you can do..he's in pain, and ill, and a vet will know best.

ohhhhh....

Coolibah Koolies..my brother has just seen that pic,and suggested that this dog is not trustworthy, and shouldn't be rehomed. This was hiss immediate reaction, without even knowing of your posts.