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Oh yes....the road "guidelines" were very interesting. On our drive up the west coast, one was more likely to be hit by a speeding Ambulance or Gendarme that actually hit another car. I liked the road marking that tell you which is your side of the road going around a corner, but the rest of the time you can drive where you like...... We just went to the main island, with a day trip to Amedee Island to see the lighthouse. The palm trees were at Hienghene, we stayed for a few days at Hotel Koulnoue (former Club Med). The shot of the mountains was a bit further north past the river crossing. We did the walk to Cascade de Tao too - that was $2 well spent to wander through some dudes front garden - bit dubious of the Lonely Planet guides description of "easy walk" - easy if you like hopping from boulder to boulder, lol. I found it weird driving through the mining area. There's just nothing and no-one out there for 200km of windy goat tracks, it was kind of eerie. I was quite thankful we were driving a Yaris on the odd occasion we did see a truck I quite liked this road sign too. Just in case you didn't notice the river, or the ferry........ Edit:While we're talking about the roads in New Caledonia........on the left, you'll see the highway, on the right, you'll see the ocean...don't fall in.

Well I won't comment on your taste in cameras, but will say you have excellent taste in "viewing". We are watching the whole 7 series, bit by bite - currently half way thorugh season 6 Not sure what we'll do when it's all gone And it's "Tea, Earl Grey, hot". We're watching our way through all of TNG too (also getting close to the middle of S6 too - just watched 'A Fistful of Datas' - my he does look dashing in a dress......). When we're done, we'll probably start on Voyager

Very similar ingredients - Revolution is selamectin, Advocate is moxidectin (and imidacloprid for fleas). Same action against ear mites. Advocate will cover most intestinal worms except tapeworm and has a claim for demodex as well (although it's efficacy is questionable). Revolution 6 packs often come with intestinal worming tablets to cover that deficit.

We have a lot of lenses, including older ones that OH has picked up on Ebay. The 77mm prime is

The K mount lenses fit without a problem, the screw mounts fit with an adapter. Manual / auto focus is just a small slider switch on the front of the camera.

Damn. Fine, I'm a nerd and Data is my hero. Let's clarify what you mean by "cool" kids, cos if you mean GenY, I AM NOT ONE OF THOSE Gives me some kind of excuse for my nanna crochet and knitting with an uncool camera.

Guess that's my problem then isn't it. My idea of a good time is sitting a home watching Star Trek, drinking a cup of nanny tea (Earl Grey) and eating bickies. Hey, Captain Picard drinks Earl Grey, he's cool, right? Persephone.....my point & shoot is a (very old) Pentax too The istD was born in 2003 Hells yeah. We're awesome (OH has a K200D).

I'm feeling all alone :laugh: I browse a lot of forums and blogs (DOL, horse, craft, photography, computer) and (mass generalisation coming) EVERYONE has a Canon. Or a Nikon. *Sniff*. I'll just sit here in the corner and hug my little trusty istD and my 35mm macro and wear the bright red Pentax neck strap with pride. Anyone out there?? (*waits for the echoes*)

Ipswich I am based in Sydney so I can't offer any help with recommendations. Other posters may have some though. Otherwise she could call the specialty practices and ask them which of their specialists would be best to refer this case to and then make a decision.

I'll be the lone voice, lol, and I don't know how much weight it carries as I'm by no means pro or even an experienced photographer My personal suggestion would be a Pentax KX (or a K200D if you can find one). They're 'entry level' DSLR's but have plenty of scope for you to develop skills, will be a point and shoot if you want, but they are backwards compatible so you can use old manual Pentax lenses on them if you so choose. I think now they're about $600-650 with a kit lens. They're not very popular (meaning they're not a Canon, lol) but they are good cameras and have strong (if not small) fan base OH has a K200D, I use an istD which came attached to a lens that OH bought at Cash Converters, lol. We've accumulated a lot of lenses from Ebay and from various forums and most of them have been $100-$300 including several primes (ok a lot of primes). Edit to add: And the KX comes in RED. Red is always better. Edit to add again: They run on AA batteries.

The bridge is one of my favourites too (among my favourites were the bridge, a lighthouse and the building.....maybe my calling isn't in macro, lol). The mining areas were such a stark contrast to the rest of New Caledonia - you drive through tropical forest and are suddenly faced with the bright orange of open cut mining as far as you can see. Aside from the odd bus that we assume we carrying workers, we drove for about 3 hours through windy, cliffy roads and didn't see a soul. In colour, the bridge looks like a bridge, but I think in B&W it does reflect the "moody" atmosphere. The area was beautiful in it's own kind of way, but I couldn't wait to get back near the coast onto a 'major' road, it was so quiet it was a bit creepy. Edit to add a photo: This is the main highway

What area is the owner in?

What other non surgical treatments have been tried? Management of perianal fistulas often includes a hypoallergenic diet along with immunosuppressive medication such as cyclosporine or prednisolone. I know of some cases that have been treated with a topical ointment that has a local immunosuppressive action (tacrolimus). Unfortunately German Shepherd are the more commonly affected breed. I agree that a second opinion (preferably a specialist) is a good idea.

Toothpaste will remove plaque (the fuzzy film we get on teeth when we don't brush) but not tartar (the hard stuff). It might help very superficial stains. The most useful part of brushing teeth is the abrasive action which has more to do with the brush / cloth used - the toothpaste makes the whole experience more palatable. Since they don't rinse and spit, I'd be wary of anything containing essential oils.

I'm cheating a bit, because these are not new - but they make me smile (what can I say, Dusk is just a little fluffy ball of happy). Ninja stealth dog is stealthy..... And this was concentrating ever so hard on a piece of food....

I was just going through some photos from our trip to New Caledonia last year, thought I would see what you guys think of them. Reviews from my family were mixed, the main complaints being that they were too structured and there were very few photos of OH and I (that was deliberate, I think people get in the way of view, lol). I haven't actually taken any photos for a while, but the results of our holiday photography suggest that OH and I have quite different styles, even though I didn't think I had developed a 'style', lol. This was on the top of a hill looking over a river crossing. View out the back door of the cabin where we first stayed. Bridge in a completely isolated area of mining country on the trip across the middle of the island. Abandoned warehouse in the middle of mining country. Sunset on the Anse Vata The Tjibaou Cultural Centre Tiny flower in the cactus garden of the 'Zoo'. This was actually the result of a dare from my OH, it proved that I did have ninja-surgeon-macro hands. I can post the link to the album if anyone wants to see the rest. Looking at them, I can appreciate the structured comment but I don't know if it's a negative. I can see that in other aspects of my life though, I like lists, I like maths and theories and rules and structure......I seem to have (not entirely deliberately) followed the rule of thirds, or at least some degree of balance, in all of the shots.

They can certainly experience food aversion if there is an association to anything unpleasant (illness/ nausea / pain, location, other concurrents treatments). I would also recommend feeding any raw meats (especially mince) very fresh, or defrosted from fresh frozen - particularly chicken. Regardless of what the canine gut is potentially able to handle, I wouldn't feed anything to a dog (particuarly a dog with any kind of digestive issues) that you wouldn't be prepared to eat yourself (you're allowed to cook it first though).

Because their dog smells and they put it outside.... Because they thought they'd try wiping it down with dettol every day for a week first, to see if it went away... Because their friend said that their dog had ear problems and had mites, so they treated it for that first.... Because they had some left over ear meds that a vet (3 vets ago) gave them for a completely different problem but they put that in first....even though it didn't work after 3 days the first time so they stopped treating the ear and they just let the dog live it's life with a pus filled ear because "the meds never worked". And sometimes, because it really did get that manky that quickly and they brought the dog in a soon as they did notice and are actually very good owners...? About 20% the latter though.

Each dose of vaccine contains a sufficient number of 'particles' to an induce an adequate immune response in an average animal with an average immune system - hence the "per dog" and "per cat" (and even "per horse") dose. Giving half a dose might stimulate a response, but it might not. The immune system itself isn't really size dependent (though other size related factors may influence the immune system). When we dose with other drugs we are trying to get a particular concentration of drug in tissues, or have the drug level in tissues be at a particular point for a particular length of time. Both of these results depend on the size of dog and the amount of drug given but the dose rate is the same regardless of the size of the patient (eg 0.5mg/kg, or 1mg/kg).

Never stick anything down an ear if you can't see where it's going, especially pointy metal things. I'm sure there is an adage for people about not putting anything smaller than you're elbow in your ear, and that's in a species that doesn't have a 90 degree bend in it's ear canal. What your vet has done is exactly what I would, and have done in similar situations. Sometimes no amount of external flushing will remove something that is firmly adhered to the depths of the ear canal and if it's in close proximity to the ear drum, I will have a dog under general anaesthesia. IMHO a light plane of anaesthesia is preferable (and safer) than a deep sedation in many cases.

Hyperpigmentation as you describe can be the body's response to any kind of chronic irritation, including allergic skin disease.

This product is called "Essential 6". I think it's distributed by Pure Animal Wellbeing (PAW) - I've read the tech info and it sounds quite useful, would be interested in the results. I know one of the Sydney dermatologists is using it at the moment too.

As a general rule, 100ml or more of water per kg is considered excessive.

The length of time between bandage changes really depends on what's underneath Erny. For an avulsed nail, generally we're placing a lightly padded dressing to protect the exposed 'fresh' tissue and keep it clean and dry. There is usually very little in the way of exudate from it. I usually leave these on for 3-4 days if the dog will tolerate it and the only wound dressing I put on there is a tiny blob of wound gel on an absorbent dressing to stop it stinging so much. If there is a healing or infected wound then the bandage and dressing may need to be changed more frequently to deal with all the associated "goo". It's a balance between disturbing tissue and slowing healing with our wound care and leaving it too long. Once wounds are stable though, we may leave a dressing on for up to one week. They often stink by the time they come off, but after a clean up there is often beautiful healing happening underneath