tdierikx

I get my puppy fix by fostering them... have only 2 failures here (one is now 5 and the other 7) out of over 200 puppies in care over the years... I think I've been really restrained actually... lol! There is only one foster that I still wish I'd adopted myself - even though he went to an awesome home. He took a hold of my heart, and I still miss him. T.

This is better than watching TV... *grabs popcorn*... anyone want to share? T.

Any disinfectant (chlorine bleach or F10) used to try to control Parvo in the environment needs a contact time of at least 30 minutes... and it does not work completely effectively on porous surfaces. Just keep that in mind... T.

I'm happy to come over and see if I can get some nice photos of Orla for you DDD... feel free to give me a yell, OK? T.

Parvo stools have a VERY distinct smell... one that any vet that's ever treated it would recognise immediately. Also, if she'd been vaccinated within 10 days of the parvo test, it would show as positive for parvo - being that the vaccine used is a live virus. Mucous poo can also be indicative of worms, coccidia, or giardia. If the vet did not find regular worms in a float test, did he/she look hard at different magnifications for coccidia or giardia? Coccidia can be treated pretty quickly with Baycox (for pigs, but used off-label as a single dose for pups at 0.4ml per kg bodyweight). Giardia would need a different drug to treat, so another faecal float test to determine if she has either issue might be in order. The suggestion of Nutrigel is a great one... it is nice and sweet, and is also an appetant, so will increase her desire to eat. Parvo is not something to be blase about by any stretch of the imagination - it kills, and it kills very quickly once it takes a good hold on a pup's system. Not to mention that the pup will be shedding it for up to 4-5 weeks after all symptoms have gone... and the virus can live in the environment for up to 18 months, so you really don't want any other young pups or unvaccinated dogs visiting your place for at least that long. You can also track the virus from your place on your shoes, so I'd suggest a trigger pack of chlorine bleach at least 25% to spray on the soles of your shoes before leaving the house to mitigate that problem. T.

How long has she had symptoms, and when was she last vaccinated/wormed? Is she just off her food, or is she vomiting and have diarrhoea? If she's been vaccinated in the past week, I'd tip that as the cause of both her symptoms (and a positive parvo test) - basically she's possibly just having an adverse reaction to the vaccine. If she was wormed on the sameday she was vaccinated (within the past few days/week), then she's probably feeling bloody rotten and just needs monitoring for fluid intake... allow to fast for at least 24 hours, then try some boiled chicken and rice, slowly working up to her proper meals. T.

I had 2 Labrador pups get into a 30 pack of cans of Coke... not only drank the coke, but also a bit of the cans too! They were both fine, but had glittery poo for a day or two as the tiny pieces of can passed through.. *sigh* We did have x-rays of both pups to make sure no large pieces of can were in there... and the vet advised that they should be fine with the tiny bits that were. T.

Yay for Evie!! T.

Really it's no-one else's business who you rehome your fosters to... it comes down to who YOU feel the dog will do best with, OK? T.

The experienced home may also really appreciate an "easy" dog for a change too... *grin* T.

This... hit the nail on the head... I normally take any new pup straight to my vet for a checkup and to meet each other even before I go home... but I'd not ask a vet for breed advice that wasn't of a health nature. T.

Hi Ruffy... welcome to the madness that is DOL... lol! T.

He is a very handsome boy in his own uniquenes... Is Don... is good boy! T.

I so love "my" Pudden! T.

That is too cute! T.

He's just such a doofus... lol! But he loves his human so much... T.

Funny that my personal experience of dogs from those sorts of conditions aren't hard to socialise at all... and I've seen/rescued a few in my time... T.

Had one of our staff members do some yoga poses with some baby goats today... craziest photo session to date... lol! ... and at one point I snuck off to get my fave alpaca/llama kisses, and got this cracker shot... T.

Naw... true love goes beyond species differences, yes? Hahahaha! T.

Resizing is easy as pie with this little program... http://www.fookes.com/easy-thumbnails T.

Is Don... is good... Don has always been a Mummy's boy... and he knows that you need a good black dog in your life more than ever now... T.

I second the alpacas... best fox deterrent around. T.

Harper deals with that style of clipper much better than the older style ones... they make less of a click noise when the nail gets sliced. I can do 3 nails with them before she cottons on to exactly what I'm doing... lol! Pickles goes mental no matter what I try to shorten her nails... *sigh* T.

The worst I've seen is hookworms eating their way out of a pup's stomach... and can never unsee something like that... As for Dr Who and phobias... for me, it was the Spiders of Mars episodes that made me arachnophobic... ohhhhmmmm... *shudder* T.

Nawww.... check out that lovable melon... T.