AngelSoul

Can anyone recommend some decent places to stay in gladstone with dogs? show dogs of course. With trailer or without. Thanks

They are definitely not vets! And if they have a vet nurse they are not promoting or advertising that in any way. I will do some more research and let you all know. With the health risk that can occur from vaccines in some dogs - I am that anyone who isn't a practicing licenced vet can give vaccines. I will never take that risk with my dogs.

Maybe they did mean a voucher, I don't know. I was just so shocked to read their advertisements.....

Sorry if this has been brought up before. But recently a pet shop/grooming salon in town advertised that all puppies would be vaccinated at discount rates. I always thought that a vet should be the only person able to give a dog and especially a puppy a vaccination! Who can actually give a vaccination? Is it safe for a pet shop to be doing this? What about a full health check before the vaccination or doesn't that matter anymore.

Sorry if this has posted before. I found a spotty looking frog in my yard tonight, with a longish nose and like a lightist stripe down its mouth. Didn't look like a toad, but by gee it ran like one! We have lots of green frogs, but I kill every toad I find. Does anyone know if it could be a swamp frog or something, we have had lots of rain lately (Qld) ? Or esp. if it might be poisonous to the dogs.

Thanks everyone. Its good to get your opinons. I use a powder and mix in my dogs meals, but on occasion that I feed raw, I thought it might be easier to use a liquid that I can give direct to the dogs, rather than rolling a lamb flap in the powder. I might try to mix the powder in some honey/water, I never thought of that. Thanks again.

Just wondering if anyone has tried using liquid glucosamine with their dogs? I use a powder version glucosamine/chondriton/msn but would like to try a good liquid as well (just for ease of feeding sometimes).

Would be good to get some of the raw flesh to heal up if possible. So I might try the pawpaw cream first and see how it goes. If he doesn't like it, he might just have to have pink ears for awhile. Thanks

Thanks everyone. Where can I get the Pawpaw cream from?

I was hoping someone might be able to suggest something that might be able to help an old dog get some comfort from very badly sundamaged ears. White old Bull terrier x, the tips of his ears are gooey and oozing some days. He seems to be in quite a bit of pain from them and of course all the insects just love them, which makes him want to shake his head and that hurts even more. He's been to the vet, but just recommended an insect repellent. Due to his age, surgery to remove the sundamaged flesh isn't an option. Can anyone suggest any products that might help the sun damage heal a little or at least someway of easing his pain a bit? And maybe what people recommend for fly repellents on ears, keeping in mind his open wounds?

Don't give up on him! He needs your strength and love. His healing will be a slow process and yes it may not be just one vet bill. But that is the price we pay for their unconditional love. I spent $7000 on a rescue dog that was diagnosed with cancer, only to find out after 3 surgeries, that their was mix up in the lab results originally and he never ever had cancer. It was an expensive miracle. But I am ever so happy I did it, every morning when I wake up and give the little man a cuddle.

Thanks for the tips. I enquired with the manufacturers of Urinefree and it is recommended NOT to be used directly on animals. Haven't heard of the Nilodor either. I am guessing it is safe on animals when it is well diluted? Might give that ago, if I can find some at the shops.

Yep - he gets clipped "down there" regularly That does help a bit. Guess we are just going to have to continue with baths every day or two! But I will try the vinegar. Thanks

Yes thank you for posting the reply from Dr. Jean. Just a by the by.....the dogs I have had diagnosed with SRM - have never to date, needed re-vaccinating. I titre test every year, and their immunity has been off the charts. It is all a learning experience and thank you for sharing. Hope all works out well.

I've had 3 dogs with SRM and managed to have all of them recover fully to normal health. With 1 still having the odd "low" day, or bout often due to stress or heat. I agree with earlier posts on not vaccinating again, esp. while the puppy is ill and the immune system is suffering. I would titre test for the remainder of the dogs life, before vaccinating at all. And yes, I would be interested in hearing what Jean Dodds recommends as well. I have found their temperament is affected by the cortisone medication, making them anxious and on edge, slightly aggressive, almost confused in their behaviour at times. But I have found that as the cortisone medication is lowered the symptoms ease and once off all the medication, the dog returns to normal. Of course, assuming their is no brain damage from seizures or earlier swelling. One thing I would recommend is supplementing your dogs diet with an immune building supplement. I tried unsuccessfully for years to wean one of the dogs off the cortisone only to have it continually relapse and be told by the vet, that it would have to stay on it for life. Once I tried building the immune system by natural means, and just giving the dog the additional strength it needed, I was able to fully wean all 3 dogs off their medication. PM me if you would like to know the product I found useful, I don't want to promote anything publicly on the forum. I do believe there is a vaccination link with the SRM but also that dogs with a poorer immune system are perhaps more susceptible than others. Hope your puppy can make a full recovery soon.

I have an ageing Siberian who has been incontinent for sometime now. Due to his age he is getting less and less agile, so when he lays on flat ground for a period of time, he tends to 'leak' on himself. His other bedding is raised and he has staydry matting, just when he sneaks off to lay on the concrete it gets worse. I am hydrobathing him and (or) his soiled fur areas every few days, but I just can't find a product that is able to remove the smell from him. No amount of doggy cologne works either. I am using white vinegar on his sleeping areas and that is working fine. Just after anyone's ideas on a product I could use "on him" to help him stay smelling clean for a little longer.

Thanks to everyone for your relies. I saw the deceased dog, she did look like she was just asleep, but it was obvious there was something wrong by her throat and gums. Yes....we thought that maybe she had a heart problem or something we didn't know about and died in her sleep. But then the other dog started violently vomiting all over the place, then he started squirting poo everywhere and we had to hold him back from the water bowl. So with one dog dead, the family a blubbering mess.....and in complete shock.....we weren't going to sit around and observe the one live dog...to see if he got better! The deceased dog had not vomited or poo'ed abnormally during the night. I didn't go to the vet, but my brother said he asked for an autopsy to find out what killed and her, and of course to find out what was wrong with the male dog. My brother said the vet was short staffed that day, and wouldn't get to do the autopsy till after lunch so we called the vet throughout the morning to see if the male had changed. The male dog was treated with anti-biotics for a few days and something to settle his stomach, and fasted. The vet wanted to keep him in overnight for observation...(but observation in a small vet like that, just means kept quite in a crate, unattended and unmanned, until the vet comes in the next morning)....so my brother's family took him home to observe him themselves, and call the vet AH if they had too. At least he had someone watching him all night. His bowels have slowed again this afternoon but he will be going back to the vet tomorrow if he is still not well. I really just wanted people's opinions or experiences on symptoms of poisoning or snakebites? Yes, I am not happy with not getting any blood work done on the deceased dog.....another life lesson...even in grief and shock you have to remember to push to get things done! My apologies if it appears that I don't have a great deal of faith in this vet - but not more than 4 months ago, the same vet told me my dog had cancer and to put him down. I traveled to a specialist some 12 hours away to see if I could save him, he's 2. Only to be told that my dog did not have cancer at all.....that there had been a mix up in the lab tests somehow. So lucky, I didn't put my dog down when told to......and followed my instincts in that case. So yes, I am a little wary if enough was done to establish the cause of death. I guess we will really never know, she has been cremated now. We just cross our hearts, that this does not happen again to the other dog! Thank you all for your thoughts and kind words.

No the vet did not do a full autopsy, that we know of anyway. His comments were just that she still had food in her stomach and she had hemorrhaged in her throat (but we could see that just by looking in her mouth). He did not send any blood work away or do any tests........even on the other sick dog. The deceased dog was as stiff as a board when found at 6am, and as cold as ice - we are in the tropics though and it's stinking hot up here. If she was fine at 10pm, and died after that....would that be enough time for rigor to set in? Or would that add to the question of if it was Strychnine poisoning somehow? The other dog is okay, but he still cannot stomach anything but cooked fatless chicken and a little rice. He even had a bit of blood in his poo yesterday from straining still (we are treating him with Ensal, I think it is, to settle his belly again). But the vet couldn't find any bites or anything from the snake, nothing. And just ..almost dismissed the other boy's sickness as a tummy bug...... Does anyone know if vets have to report dog baitings to local councils....it seems really strange and well...I hope I am wrong, but I thought it might have just been easier for the vet to say it was snake bite, to avoid all the paperwork and publicity this might bring. My brother and his family are just devastated. The girl that died was rescue and was only 4, the healthiest she had been in her life and to have this happen. They are so worried about their boy now, that he is supervised 24x7 by someone in the family and never left alone. Which is good - but if this is a baiting......I fear that whoever the 'such n such' was they will come back to finish the job. The house is right opposite a primary school....so if it was a baiting, the school would be very concerned with all the kids that walk the area. I wish we could just know what it was....but probably never will. Only try and take precautions. And pray that this is a once off......

Last friday morning my brothers family found one of their dogs dead in her bed. She just looked like she was asleep. Their other dog appeared healthy, but within the hour he started vomitting, diarrohea and trying to drink heaps of water. The deceased dog was rushed to the vet for an autopsy, along with the sick one for treatment. The vet just observed the sick one, sent him home that afternoon saying he had a tummy bug. The vet said, ( and never bothered to send any tests to a lab) that the other dog died of snake bite. There were no bite marks anywhere on the dog, gums were white with red blotches, tongue was pale, blue towards the throat. Vet said that death was caused by haemorraghing in the throat. There was no blood on the outside of the dog or it's environment. He also said it was co-incidence that the other dog was sick. This all just sounds too weird to me! One dog dies mysteriously....the other is ill (and still ill over a week later).....and it is snakebite? Has anyone experienced any symptoms like this or had a dog die this way. There was no noise during the night, nothing to indicate a painful death. The dog was healthy and alert at 10pm, gone by 6pm. I am very worried that it may have been a baiting of some sort, since the other dog is sick..... Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.

Yep tried that too. He was on anti-biotics as well for extended time due to having surgery and even the antibiotics didn't make a difference. He isn't actually scratching his ears. But if I touch them, then he must feel uncomfortable or itchy because he then wanders around for 10 minutes shaking and trying to scratch his ears. But not at any other time. He only scratches lightly when he does, not enough to break skin or anything, and very gently if he manages to get his toe in his ear. But that's it.... Oh I was reading somewhere on here, that the ear cleaning solution can be allergic to some dogs too. So I am not going to use it anymore and see what happens. But since I have his ears clean and uninfected, I want to keep them that way - So can anyone suggest a natural ear cleaner to use? I have been using Epi-optic is there anything else non-allergic. When I got him 6 months ago, his ears were just solid with black wax, so we have came quite a way. Just worried there is an underlying problem causing his ear pustules that I am missing. Would anyone think that an allergy of any other sort would just cause these small skin eruptions inside his ears only? I have him on a raw diet, with a very small amount of premium kibble a couple of times a week. He is a large breed and has gained 10kg since I got him, but a few more kg's would be nice. I had him on sensitive kibble for a week or so and didn't notice any change either. Thoughts are appreciated....

I have a rescue dog that continues to get small pustules in his ears. One ear is slightly worse than the other. The ears are clean, I use an ear clean solution regularly, no infection, but he is slightly itchy or irritated if you touch his ears. Been to the vet, and they don't know.....he has had it for a few months now (since I got him). His ears have improved but not the pustules. Vet just said to try a Neocort cream. I would rather treat the cause than the affect though. Any ideas guys?

Have seen something very similiar. It will take months to gradually wean him off the macrolene, so that he doesn't relapse or develop symptoms until his system is able to 'kick' in and handle the problem, or heal itself, so to speak. I would ask your vet about putting him on an immune building supplement that won't affect his medication, like Bovine Colostrum, such as Transfer Factor. It might support his immune system during this time of stress. Good Luck.