AnimalMad

Everyone's shots here are very inspiring.

It was too damn hot in Melb. today, therefore I resorted to the dog.

8:17am - after the walk

5:57pm - 3 minutes before drinks

My goodness Ella has certainly grown up since i last saw her!!

Finally got my photos off my camera..

Yesterday

Today: couldn't deceide between 2 photos

I have photos they are just stuck on the camera right now so will get them on here when i can

My dogs are being signed up with Medibank Pet Insurance with the $100 excess for $33.48 per month (Accident & Illness) with an annual maximum of $12,000 they also have a routine care + accident & illness too.

Haven't been there in a while but Mega Pet Warehouese in Ringwood (Vic) used to have a huge variety of raw foods for a pretty reasonable price. The chicken frames i bought from there last time were huge

haven't had time to get photos the last 2 days..will make up for it tomorrow

Todays photo, feeling uninspired today

Playing with photoshop..

Need to clean my fish tank

Yesterday:

f/8.0

ISO 100

28mm

Today:

No Flash, Low Key Setting

f/5.1

ISO 400

31mm

RIP doggie

I agree , I would not put a sick dog through a grooming session.Apart from anything else the "chest infection" may have been KC and thus infect other dogfs that come in for grooming

If i had of known about the chest infection before this dog was on my doorstep i would've advised her to wait till the dog is better as the last thing i need is for a dog to infect salon dogs with something like KC (plus i don't like putting a dog through any unneeded stress).

Maybe i did the wrong thing by grooming this dog but i didn't want to turn around and make her go all the way home again :/

"Well, she didn't die so that's ok" (or words very close to those).

This vet told her something along the lines of "it would've happened anyway it's just lucky you got to be with her"

I had a client bring me their 12yo Maltese mix today for grooming. I had been informed the dog was at the vets in the morning because it supposedly had a cough which a chest infection was diagnosed, the dog sent home with medication and the vet informed her it was ok for her to be groomed that day.

SO..

the dog comes in for grooming is washed, dried and i am half way through clipping and this dog's tounge starts going blue and the gums become extremely pale..of course i was quite concerned this dog couldn't breathe! The owner was waiting in the next room, i called her and informed her but she didn't seem worried? She kept saying "oh she always breathes funny when she is stressed, it's all the noise and all the dogs that are stressing her out, the vet said it was just a chest infection" I somehow convinced her to call the vet and inform them the dog was becoming more pale and really breathing heavily! The dog's chest felt bubbly & fluidy but I'm no vet..

The vet told the owner not to worry it is probably just a reaction to the medication and she will be fine once she is home..

After numerous attempts to get her to take the dog to the vet 5 mins from our salon she took the dog and went home only to then find the dog collapses at home and is rushed to their local vet, revived 3 times before passing away (the 2nd time she was about to be sent home but collapsed again).

The owner informed me the dog had several strokes & a heart attack before she finally passed away..

It just worried me that a vet when informed a dog is turning blue that they don't immediately want to see it? I could be overreacting but i thought i'd see what you all thought..

Today:

Never try and take photos of dogs when they haven't seen you all day..this was the result

Same setting as yesterday but no editing. It doesn't look the right way up for me but i did fix it so ?

Yesterday:

I am house sitting right now so this is what greeted me when i got there last night.

Olympus E520

f/6.3

ISO 100

37mm

Played around with contrast plus changed to B & W

I'm back & forth for a few days so will post yesterday & today's photos when i finish work

Here is mine..not as happy with it as i was with the photos before my memory card stuffed up but it will do.

Olympus E520

18mm

f/4.5

ISO 100

No editing on this one

:rolleyes: my memory card died on itself so lots all my photos for today.

Off to try again with the small memory card

I have some bunnies arriving today so i hope to get some good photos of them and the dogs together

Edit:

Quite happy with this photo

Camera: Olympus E-520

Lens 50mm

ISO 100

f/3.9

Edited colours a little to make the reds less intense.

Quickly took this before i head off to bed early. Not my best but will make more of an effort tomorrow.

Camera: Olympus E520

f/5.3

ISO 100

Edited Saturation

Might post my blades up to Colin next time, had them done by a local guy a couple of times only to find they would come back as dead as i sent them!

found out when i took them elsewhere that he had over tightened them all and bent the springs out of shape? :rolleyes:

1) What Dry Food do you use? Previously Orijen but now Innova Evo to see how they go, if no good will try Artemis/Natural Balance

2) How long does that last you? About 2 months for a 13kg bag

3) Do you buy more than 1 bag at a time? Not normally

4) What is the size of each bag and its cost? 13kg, $130ish? cant remember what i paid

Challenge Dog Grooming Supplies have it and i think Wooferwares also sell it. i think they are both cheaper than Pet Network!! They are generally more expensive for almost everything than alot of other places. Id be trying Clipperworld too.

Agree with you there! I get mine from Challenge way cheaper

Its a real pity about the Orojen thing, my two have never looked better on the Orijen and we have had no vet visits for his skin since switching from the EP. I'm unsure of what to put them on as i need something without a high fat content so i will need to do some research

I recently has these two very large bouncy 4/5 month old Samoyed pups in for grooming (bath/comb out) and i was amazed at how different their coats & type are!

What sort of coats am i going to end up grooming? is it too early to tell? The Male (left) reminds me of a large teddy bear, dense but little/no guard hairs whereas the female still has a dense coat but looks to have more guard hairs making her more recognizable as a Samoyed at this age.

I have attached a couple of pictures of how different they are. I am curious to know if you can tell how their coats will mature at this age or is it too early to tell..

Grrrr - Haven't had a chance to bath him yet *wishes she had her hydrobath already* and he's still got a red tinge to the hair on his back legs!

The Double K - Grimenator Shampoo works a treat i've had dogs come into the salon with shoe polish or car oil on them and they go home white after only 1 shampoo.

http://www.clipperworld.com.au/shop/index....p;productId=155