karly101

seriously go to clark rubber and buy some foam plus the molly mutt cover - my bed was $60, cheaper than the snooza beds and the foam is thicker and will not go flat for a VERY long time! In fact I'd say Scouts bed is more comfortable than my own haha.

I bought a molly mutt cover (http://www.mollymutt.com/) and stuffed it with foam from clark rubber. Worked out tonnes cheaper than the snooza beds and it will take a VERY long time to go flat! I now have a couple extra covers so its easy to take off and wash.

There isn't a debate about garlic...in large amounts it is toxic and I've seen a small dog poisoned by it. How often and what amount is the key. The costs to do a raw versus kibble diet study would be massive and there's no real incentive to do one.....commercially that is. Some dogs do terribly or raw diets and vice versa. There is no one perfect diet ....feed what you can afford and what your dog thrives on!

Checking prices today and many items from Clean run are cheaper than purchasing cost through our supplier at work! Happy cause mine is now shipped :)

enablers... my poor credit card :D haha.. Scout will be happy, even though their prices have gone up since their last lot of free shipping the toys are still so much cheaper.

Ring the number on the box! :) they are very helpful and will let you know what's safe to do. I also apply before bedtime.

My condolences it sounds like it was his time....

I'd suggest to go back to the vet - sounds very nauseus and perhaps even in pain from what you have described. Considering he's probably been fasted before anaesthetic he really needs to get something into him even perhaps IV fluids.

If you are walking two together I would use a halti or something like that and have it secured onto a well fitting collar as I know with my exs shepherd it gave me complete confidence to walk him as he couldn't pull with any strength, I also found I could correct the pulling behaviour and direct him away from dogs. Harnesses encourage pulling ...

For their ages your dogs have excellent teeth apart from feather but even hers aren't too bad from photos. If she will let u scraping it off will give you best chance of removal of the.tarter build up....I would definitely keep up with what you are doing! Animals in the wild get a lot more whole prey which cleans the teeth...they also don't live as long as our pets so less plaque build up and if teeth do break they don't thrive. You can try dentastix, greenies or dental gel you can get from k9 gums.

Steve Holloway at advanced is my reccomendation ...Greg Burton for skin/dermatology at glen Waverly.

There is a big nutrition book that your vet may have on their book shelf (http://www.amazon.com/Small-Animal-Clinical-Nutrition-Michael/dp/0945837054) - it includes some home made diets and fantastic info on nutritional content of different foods that you can include to create a balanced home made diet. Perhaps take a look and make up your diet and then show the specialist - I think they worry that most people aren't going to the effort to create a balanced home made diet as it is far more difficult than the commercial diets.

Also you are probably doing this but try switching to a high calorie dry food (puppy or active dog). At least if she eats small amounts it will be very nutrient dense. I would consider further work up just to put your mind at ease.

My collie is on Canidae and I find it's a good food but sometimes he can be a bit gassy on it (especially the fish variety which he was on for his skin). I stick the the puresky variety now which is a bit better. As a youngster it was very expensive to keep condition on him (he's much improved now he's desexed and matured) and I was feeding him at least 6 cups a day plus extras! I tried black hawk and found the lamb didn't agree with him. I haven't tried the chicken one as yet. He was on Hills as a puppy and I would still consider going back to it. Digestion wise he actually did the best on it - I was feeding large amounts but it seems whatever food he was on that was the case!

Glyde and joint guard I hear the most positive feed back. A course of cartrophen injections could also be beneficial...

No way....that's very old info....I would have trouble going back to a vet that made that recommendation.

Mine is a carrier - a lot of the drugs listed are safe in normal usage and at higher levels they can be toxic. I just gave my vet this list - http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts-vcpl/drugs.aspx I did the test as I used Advocate at higher doses than normal when my boy had demodex. No problems, he went through surgery okay as well and is on cyclosporine with no issues thus far. One vet almost prescribed my boy flagyl which isn't recommended so its always a good idea to look up any drugs prescribed.

Take her to the vet...that's a lot of frozen food!

Head wounds can be like that...most likely it will now have to heal as a open wound. It's not the vets fault every animal is different and done just don't heal as expected....11 days is normally fine for sutures.

I'm also training at Berwick - yes different instructors say different things but don't take that as a bad thing! Every dog is different and what method works for one may not work for another and what I've found excellent at the club is that they are open to different methods (and don't just tell you to put a chain on the dog!) and whilst you may find one instructor doesn't suit your dog there will be another that does. In a few months the grounds will get better :) The good thing about it is my dog is getting good at working in wet/muddy conditions!

I think you will find that the problems are being resolved - we are starting to get stock coming in (slowly only a few boxes at a time) at my work. Of course there is still that gap of time where they are not being protected against heartworm so an alterative product may be needed.

NSAIDs are all quite expensive ... the generics are definitely an option. Tramadol is another option that I've seen a few people use for arthritic dogs (usually those with kidney issues) with good results.

Never heard of a case of it in dogs... I have heard about it in ferrets who use the canine vaccine but off label usage and there is the minute chance they will get it as we use live modified vaccines that aren't designed for their species. I suppose it would be possible in immuno-compromised animals but I've never heard of it happening.

Taste of the wild is made by Diamond and in the states they have been involved in a LOT of recalls (they are a big company and sell food under a number of different brands) - there were massive recalls in 2007 when product was contaminated with melamine due to importing ingredients from China. I could understand the breeder being against the food but due to limited choice in premium foods here ... I have also seen a dog that was poisoned with garlic.. but it was a small dog and the owner fed it large amounts of garlic every day because she thought it would keep fleas away (dog also had fleas). I feel its better to avoid it if possible but I have fed it in small amounts and its also in commercial foods in small quantities.

I was advised by the vet only to give scourban if poo isn't firm....otherwise it can cause constipation. So I probably wouldn't continue with it unless you see more diarrhea.