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So sorry, mel...thinking of you...

;) Cordy!!

I have no idea of the do's & dont's but why would anyone want a vasectomised dog???They still chase bitches, scent mark, fight & mate/tie....just "fire blanks"!

lablover...has the vet discounted some sort of insect/spider bite? AFAIK, some venoms actually "dissolve flesh"..... Don't know, this is just a thought!!

When was he castrated? If it was recent,it sounds as if it's scartissue from the op...I just checked Hamlet..who was done about 3 months ago..he doesn't have a lump there. If he's been castrated for a long time, think about ringing /visiting the vet, maybe....?

We use Bonnie Working dog, and/or Cobber(which, I think is Australian owned) Both suit all our dogs..from 12 yearolds, to working sheepdogs, to the teenage brigade

:p Cynthia..sasha probably thanks you for making her freee of pain again.... thinking of you.

.. :p poor tiana..a rattie with a taste for brandy!!Glad he's ok now. I use RR for EVERYTHING! Horses,rescue birds,whelping bitches, crook chooks,cats,humans..it does a great job! :p

I'd go with meaty bones,some veg OR "bonnie lite". Excercise/ Running, jogging, fetching balls (hit them with a tennis raquet)..playing with other dogs!

This topic puzzles me .. why would dogs need their teeth brushed ? Who would brush them for them in the wild ? They would get their teeth cleaned with FUR,SINEWS,Hooves/BONES,GRASSES,all gleaned with HEAPS of chewing!! This doesn't happen in the "modern" dog..so they need human help Although our dogs have worn teeth,I have never seen any discolouration/tartar, due to the high percentage of bones(hard & soft) they have to chew to get fed

Run, Roadie, Run!!

So sorry..she was enjoying her life, and now she's watching her pups.

Glad she's home & on treatment..you can sleep better now!!

:rolleyes: well done! One of ours is on oral flea control.I only have to say "flea tablets", & she's up & jumping around near the cupboard. She will stand up, paws on my leg..I pop in a pill, follow with a treat, & she thinks it is SUCH a pleasure Strange dog!

:D I'm sorry you're hurting........You will probably do so for quite a while...you have to heal, and it takes time. Look after yourself.

Salli..no professional kangaroo shooter is allowed to use a shotgun!!!! In NSW at least, roos have to be head shot, kept in a carefully monitored field chiller, etc.before going to the processing plant. Guess the end product differs from processor to processor.....

Our local roo processor makes raw pet mince, and cooked loaf.Yeh, sure it's full of "bits" which humans wouldn't eat, but it's all clean and well packaged... AFAIK no eyeballs or offal or bits like that are used. YUM!!!

may I ask a question? It seems quite a few bitches are fussy eaters or small eaters after whelping. This worries me.... I was always taught that the first sign of not eating ravenously is cause for a check-up...pain/infection/stress/retained afterbirth/pup etc. OR...are we pampering our girls too much? OR...????? :D If Our bitches are having pups...they will often eat during labour as well!I have never seen them refuse a meal after whelping< & they will happily scoff anything offered thereafter, thank you very much :D Maybe ours are different in that most are still working till just before they whelp..on a couple of meals a day, but still very active...would this keep their metabolism high or something similar? Sorry for the side track..it got me cogitating!! :D :pant:

..yes, any of ours with pups get 3-4 meals as well. they get fresh red meat,& bones, a good puppy kibble or working dog kibble, eggs, calcium,snacks of bread & butter(not marg)& vege leftovers. I increase it slowly as the pups grow, and then decrease from 5 weeks, as the pups are then taking solid food a few times a day themselves.

:D Poor you, and Sallie . I'm glad you let the others say "goodbye"..I try to, as then they know that the other is not coming back..they don;t run around searching etc. sallie was very lucky she found you.

Gemma will be feeling wonderful........it's her family who I'm sending thoughts to......

Sorry for you and your "babies"...at least they're running together still...

..."BUGGER!"

..It was bound to happen, Mel..A decision made with love & care.You tried hard, but she was meant for other things.

Bobcat is there..I like to believe they know, and are happy to be free of whatever was holding them back... Sorry you lost him so young...