tdierikx

I'd be looking at the brand name on the C4 vaccination the vet is using. I remember a few years ago there was a particular brand of puppy C3 vaccinations that had horrible side effects... maybe this could be something similar? If you are insistent on annual vaccinations, may I suggest that maybe you just go for the C3 in future? That will cover you for the big 3 nasties at the very least - although if you travel a lot to places where other dogs have frequented, your own dogs are already getting continual smaller stimulations to the antibodies of those diseases, and probably don't really need the vaccination top-ups anyways. May I ask why you are going for the C4 vaccination? That only covers one of the deadly Kennel Cough strains. If you really want KC coverage, then the C5 (or C3 plus nasal KC component) will be much more effective at warding off the nastiest 2 strains. T.

4/2 - Common Marmoset checking out the surrounds... 02-02-2014-symbio 647 by tdierikx, on Flickr T.

Feather sounds like a tough old bird... thank dog she's coming good so quickly. T.

3/2 - Alexander the Meerkat giving his best "feed me" look... 02-02-2014-symbio 615 by tdierikx, on Flickr T.

It's his "love to have you for dinner" look Quite possibly, as Cinta had gobbled up BOTH lunches yesterday while Jalur was off sniffing and rolling in the perfume spots the keeper had sprayed all over the enclosure... lol! I bet he smelled really purty later... hahaha! T.

Jalur was in quite the posing mood yesterday... *grin*... such a ham! T.

I'm so glad to hear that Feather is feeling so much better today... what a horrible shock for you both yesterday though... Please give her a soft cuddle from me - and whisper in her ear that Aunty Tracey says she's not allowed to scare Mummy like that ever again! T.

Awesome effort! Go Reba!! T.

2/2 - Alexander the Meerkat at Symbio striking a pose... 02-02-2014-symbio 728 by tdierikx, on Flickr T.

Go Reba!!! All live so far... awesome effort! More could be coming too by the sounds of things... C'mon Reba... you're doing great! T.

If cute was a cure for Parvo... a survivor for sure! Sounds promising... he's getting past the hardest part now... hang in there little man! T.

I'd present them with the vet bill... T.

5/52 - Jalur doing his best "Blue Steel"... 02-02-2014-symbio 524 by tdierikx, on Flickr T.

When Pickles broke her leg, she was given strong pain relief even though she has little feeling in her legs... her eyes stayed open for hours and she looked very zoned... but she was quiet, and that's what mattered most... T.

WOOHOO!!! 4 live babies!! Well done Reba and SLF! SLF - give Reba a cuddle from me when she feels up to it... she's done an amazing job! Ice cream may be in order now - what do you think? For Reba AND you... lol! T.

Pickles tries so hard to catch them... but is a little too uncoordinated to get it just right... lol! The other dogs aren't bothered by them at all, they just duck under the onslaught and keep on doing whatever they are doing - which is usually going potty - my yard is seriously only ever used as a toilet, then they come back inside and drape themselves over the furniture... lazy buggers! T.

Oh jeebus Kirislin! All the best healing vibes from me and mine are being sent to sweet Feather... There is nothing like the complete adrenaline rush of sheer panic when one of our "babies" is in an emergency situation, and it's up to us to get our arse into gear fast, is there? How are YOU hanging in there? I'd definitely be looking for chest and spine x-rays tomorrow - and maybe a couple of her jaw for good measure - it sounds like she may have cracked something when she fell. No dog screams in pain for no good reason - especially ones as usually stoic as your lot... and there's the bruising to consider as well - dogs don't bruise as easily as us (even whippets)... Do you have any form of doggy painkillers there at all? Even some Meloxicam, or some carprofen types (Noracarp, etc) might help a little if she gets restless overnight. At risk of being screamed at by others, even some ibuprofen or panadol as advised by a vet for dosage might hold her over until tomorrow when you can get some proper doggy pain relief for her. T.

Are you rural or suburban? If rural, an air rifle (an air pistol would be even better) is a wonderful investment... The Indian Mynahs here are terrible for bombing everything smaller than a Great Dane - and their fights with each other on my front lawn are epic... I actually have to go out and chase them off, they get that bloody noisy! T.

1/28 - Guinea Fowl at Featherdale Wildlife Park - a head only a mother could love... lol! 01-02-2014-featherdale 681 by tdierikx, on Flickr T.

I shouldn't have spent the money on mine either Kirislin... but it was so worth going without some other things for me... FF - I just called her name and chuffed a little, and the next thing she was tearing over to the fence to chuff and chat back at me. It's not been a one off thing either... she comes to me most times I call to her now. I so want to pat her it hurts! I have to be good and not climb over the small barrier fence to get to the big chain link fence - because I could easily do that if I really wanted to (as I keep reminding the zoo owner)... *grin* I think I found my heart tiger... T.

It took me 2 lots of Comfortis 2 weeks apart AND Advantage spot on to finally kick the fleas here this year. The local vet reckons that the only thing that's working at the moment is the Comfortis, and was most surprised when I advised him that mine took 2 lots plus the spot on. I'm in the camp that only treats for fleas when I see one on my dogs... I hate dosing them with stuff if I can help it. T.

My neighbour's bunny attacks her - and she still can't see the sense in desexing him... he's fine with me though, so I am the lucky soul that feeds him when they go away... *sigh* Maybe I'll get him done next time they are away... *evil grin*... dirty little bugger sprays on everything and everyone that comes near. T.

Thanks raineth... do you think I'm doing an OK job of convincing Kirislin that she wants one of these lenses? *grin* A couple more? This was through double mesh and in dappled lighting conditions... 19-01-2014-taronga 599 by tdierikx, on Flickr 05-01-2014-taronga 251 by tdierikx, on Flickr Through glass with glare... 28-12-2013-symbio 159 by tdierikx, on Flickr Through glass and water - and shot from what can only be described as a cave like environment... 26-12-2013-taronga 1590 by tdierikx, on Flickr Dixie again... in flight over the crowd... 22-12-2013-taronga 1442 by tdierikx, on Flickr Through grotty glass and into a shaded environment... 22-12-2013-taronga 565 by tdierikx, on Flickr Through chainlink fencing and suffering from shock that she was actually coming when I called to her... 14-12-2013-symbio 053 by tdierikx, on Flickr Convinced yet Kirislin? You NEED one of these lenses!!! T.

Prices are from retail... not grey market. Then again, it's the best $1837 I've spent ever! T.

How about this photo then? It was one of the series I got the other pic in... nowhere near as perfect... lol! 27-10-2013-taronga 833-dixie1 by tdierikx, on Flickr ... or this one... taken through inch thick glass at an angle on full zoom... not quite as crisp as I'd like, but works anyways, yes? 26-01-2014-symbio 087 by tdierikx, on Flickr ... or this one... one of those photos where getting closer to the action is NO option... lol! 12-01-2014-symbio 252 by tdierikx, on Flickr T.