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Hahahaha! It was a worthy sacrifice of a mermaid though... lucky Neko! T.

I'd be trying chicken carcasses whole, so he has to chew them up before swallowing - 2-3 a day until you get a weight (read body condition) on him that you like, then feed to maintain that weight/condition... supplement with fruit and vegetables for roughage. You can cook the veg with stock to make them more appealing if he's a bit fussy about them at first. T.

All news media reports are having a field day with where and how this attack occurred... Pitty mix isn't helping the dog's chances - whether it was trying to help or not... T.

At the very least, I'd be asking for an xray... T.

Did Stussy eat her breakfast before you went to the vet? Possible that would have upped her blood sugar levels so that nothing showed up on the bloods... but would also have possibly negated another round of fitting too... We used to have a tube of nutrigel handy for small breed pups when they were weaning, as the occasional pup would not get enough for whatever reason, and the sugar hit would definitely help stop the siezures... honey can do the trick too, but nutrigel is the bomb in cases like that. The dog at work was 13... and it's not uncommon for older dogs to "suddenly" develop issues like diabetes. Also, as he had his fit in the morning before we feed breakfast, his bloods showed really low blood sugar as the cause. He had a full bowl of his dinner still uneaten. He spent 3 days at the vet getting further tests and recovering from his ordeal, and they ended up ruling out diabetes (thank dog)... so he just has to always have a selection of dinners to make sure he eats enough to not fit again... *sigh*... at least his owners were understanding about old dog issues and were happy for the vet to run all possible tests to get to the bottom of the problem. T.

Seriously... the dogs had chips... and were registered on 2 databases for same... how freaking hard was it for the pound staff to simply check the national register? Surely, if a dog is chipped, but no details at all come up on NSW CAR... wouldn't pound staff be canny enough to realise that the dog may be from interstate (read on holidays), and a simple check on the national register can reunite the owner with the dog? And just how did the pound legally transfer ownership to the rescue... who also happen to be bloody interstate whose chips are registered on yet another database... Beggars belief! T.

Most reputable rescues would have returned the dogs once the rightful owner was identified... Seems strange that the rescue could get the owner's details from the microchips, but the council pound staff couldn't manage it... Wonder how much the rescue are asking for these dogs - seeing as they are pretty blue staffies... T.

Hypoglycaemic maybe? Blood sugar dropping... How late does she have her evening meal, if any? Maybe feed her a small meal right before you all go to bed, and see if that helps any. Will at least rule out that option if the siezures continue, and it won't cost as much as more vet tests... We had a little dog in boarding who had a hypo seizure due to not eating his evening meal... fussy little bugger just decided he didn't like the food he'd been eating happily for a week already... *sigh*... anyways, it took him a good 5 days to start acting his normal self and being chatty with us again. Note that the seizure he had was a pretty scary one for onlookers, and must have really knocked him about some. We had the luxury of making sure he had a selection of dinners overnight from that point, and no more siezures... T.

A big black Labrador would also do the trick... muggers are very leery of big black dogs, regardless of breed. T.

Theoretically the Cephalexin could interfere with the take-up of the vaccine, but as kennel cough is caused by a virus, I'm not sure that it would be very effective at it. Surely the vet could have help off on the vaccine for a week or so in order to get the skin allergy thing under control first? I'd be looking for another vet myself... T.

Try turkey necks... too big to swallow whole... and quite lean... T.

30-odd years too late PETA... duhhhh! T.

Finh is around 55kgs or so... he's a huge bundle of cuddles. Not interested in treats or toys... just wants cuddles all the time. Jewel is cheeky... acts much younger than she is... and also loves cuddles, toys, treats... any and all human interaction I'm pretty happy with that photo of him... sums him up totally... lovebug! If I were to have my pick of the 4... Finh and Zeuss... complete charmers in their own different ways - Zeuss is a big puppy... T.

Be still my beating heart! PUDDEN!!! T.

My work has these 4 dogs for sale at the moment... Jewel - mature Rotti female Finh... mature male Rotti Keisha - mature female Rotti Zeuss - 2yo GSD/Husky mix All decidedly lovely with humans, but previously used as security patrol dogs... and they are huge! Definitely would be a deterrent to someone wanting to something stupid... T.

Rotties shed slightly less than GSDs... *grin* I'm with SG... your friend should talk to reputable breeders of both breeds and decide then... T.

Can you get a photo of the offending lump at all and post it here? Hard to diagnose by description alone... T.

It would depend on the size of the fracture if it is indeed in the growth plate... an x-ray will show some detail in that respect. Have you had x-rays done? If it is a significant fracture in the growth plate, and it is not repaired properly, then the leg may now grow properly, and puppy will have a lifelong limp or worse. If surgery is required, I'd be looking at pinning rather than a plate in a pup so young. T.

Nope... I still can't see it or get anything on preview... T.

I can't them see either, and clicking on the link that's there instead of the images, I get a blank preview screen... T.

I'd think that a Dingo X would be awesome at agility... they have those really flexible wrists and can turn on a dime... T.

Chronic runs could also mean coccidia... a fecal float will tell if that is the case... or you can try prophylactically treating with a dose of Baycox (used for pigs, but can be used off label for dogs/cats). We used to use Baycox on pups as it is a single dose liquid treatment as opposed to the really bitter Trizene tablets that need to be given twice a day, and pups hate them with a passion! Baycox dosage for puppies is 0.4ml per kg body weight. T.

Mucous and a little bit of blood is a sure fire indicator that pup has worms... see how she goes over the next couple of days... unless she gets worse - then straight to the vet, OK? I'd also try mixing in a little bit of human grade raw chicken mince with her dry food, that will thicken up the poos too. Sounds like the breeder you got her from might not have been worming the pups as regularly as they should have... that would account for the small size as well, if she has a decent worm burden and has had for a while. Also, when she has her vaccinations, don't worm on the same day... wait 24-48 hours after the vaccination to worm pup. I've fostered over 200 pups of all young ages over the years... and I would't be overly concerned with a pup displaying the symptoms you describe. Worming should sort it out, OK? T.

My oldest resident Trouble turned 11 on the 9th Feb... going a little white around the face now, but still thinks she's 2... lol! Ain't she purty? T.

I get to play with (read clean kennels, feed, and then play) a whole bunch of security patrol dogs at my work... and on Friday I got to take photos of a few of them... Jewel... Keisha... Hemi... Zeuss... ... and the gorgeous Finh... They are all such love bugs with us kennel staff, but out on a job, they are scary buggers... good for keeping bad guys away I suppose... lol! T.