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Where do you put them? Can they sit outside in the weather? Or do you have to plumb them into water & drainage?

Looks great - do we get to see photos of it doing its job too?

That is a quote, here is the whole thing The Fourth Day by Martin Scot Kosins If you ever love an animal, there are three days in your life you will always remember . . . The first is a day, blessed with happiness, when you bring home your young new friend. You may have spent weeks deciding on a breed. You may have asked numerous opinions of many vets, or done long research in finding a breeder. Or, perhaps in a fleeting moment, you may have just chosen that silly looking mutt in a shelter -- simply because something in its eyes reached your heart. But when you bring that chosen pet home, and watch it explore, and claim its special place in your hall or front room -- and when you feel it brush against you for the first time -- it instils a feeling of pure love you will carry with you through the many years to come. The second day will occur eight or nine or ten years later. It will be a day like any other. Routine and unexceptional. But, for a surprising instant, you will look at your longtime friend and see age where you once saw youth. You will see slow deliberate steps where you once saw energy. And you will see sleep when you once saw activity. So you will begin to adjust your friend's diet -- and you may add a pill or two to her food. And you may feel a growing fear deep within yourself, which bodes of a coming emptiness. And you will feel this uneasy feeling, on and off, until the third day finally arrives. And on this day -- if your friend and whatever higher being you believe in have not decided for you, then you will be faced with making a decision of your own -- on behalf of your lifelong friend, and with the guidance of your own deepest Spirit. But whichever way your friend eventually leaves you -- you will feel as alone as a single star in the dark night. If you are wise, you will let the tears flow as freely and as often as they must. And if you are typical, you will find that not many in your circle of family or friends will be able to understand your grief, or comfort you. But if you are true to the love of the pet you cherished through the many joy-filled years, you may find that a soul -- a bit smaller in size than your own -- seems to walk with you, at times, during the lonely days to come. And at moments when you least expect anything out of the ordinary to happen, you may feel something brush against your leg -- very very lightly. And looking down at the place where your dear, perhaps dearest, friend used to lie you will remember those three significant days. The memory will most likely to be painful, and leave an ache in your heart. As time passes the ache will come and go as if it has a life of its own. You will both reject it, and it may confuse you. If you reject it, it will depress you. If you embrace it, it will deepen you. Either way, it will still be an ache. But there will be, I assure you, a fourth day when -- along with the memory of your pet -- and piercing through the heaviness in your heart -- there will come a realization that belongs only to you. It will be as unique and strong as our relationship with each animal we have loved, and lost. This realization takes the form of a Living Love -- like the heavenly scent of a rose that remains after the petals have wilted, this Love will remain and grow -- and be there for us to remember. It is a love we have earned. It is the legacy our pets leave us when they go. And it is a gift we may keep with us as long as we live. It is a Love which is ours alone. And until we ourselves leave, perhaps to join our Beloved Pets it is a Love we will always possess.

If it is fly bite, then a fly repellent would be a good place to start. Calendula ointment, pawpaw cream are both soothing. Found this: Natural Tick & Fly Repellent * 2 Cups Vinegar * 1 Cup Avon Skin So Soft * 1 Cup Water * 1 Tablespoon Eucalyptus Oil * 1 Tablespoon Citronella Oil Put in a spray bottle and spray dog's coat. Also putting apple cider vinegar in the dog's water will help.

Did you know Joint Guard now comes as a treat, my vet gave us a sample when we were there last, they are liver and she really likes them Ooh thanks for that. Will ask about this next time we are in.

My vets advises that it is preferable not to feed any kind of chicken bone. He says "better safe than sorry".

Sorry for your loss :cool:

Google Arnica - some people have found it helps to add that one into the mix.

We use Joint Guard now. because Mr Fussy wouldn't look at his food with Sashas Blend. Our vet also has biscuits that we resort to when he is going through a really fussy spell.

Sorry for your loss, that was a beautiful tribute to your best friend. May you always treasure those memories against a rainy day :rolleyes: run free and easy again Spike

Haven't decided which dog I'd like to bring, decides on the foster(s) I have at the time. Happy to participate in a pizza fest at lunchtime, I think that sounds like a great idea. Reddog21, do you think I could hitch a ride with you please?

We bought Wahls when we had cockers and had no complaints about them. (the clippers I mean!)

Can't your local abattoir help you?

Oh dear As others have suggested, are you able to make contact with the parents to see what they would like to do? If you can't then I would be having a chat with the vet and would be guided by their suggestion. Not an easy place for you to be in. Hope it turns out to be a false alarm and he perks up again.

Thank you Now I guess I take the file to one of those photo printing places. What size would be a good size to print out?

Harminee, could I please ask you for another favour? <insert begging icon> I was going to get this printed & framed for OH as Robbie was his special dog. I showed him some of the others & he said the words spoilt the tribute "as they are all too mushy and the photo layout is great". Must be a boy thing? Would you mind please redoing Robbie's one and leaving just his name across the top? This is the only other photo we have of him and it's not one that Jacq took so I don't know if it is good enough to use? Thank you Edited for sense - for some reason every time I look at this my eyes leak so I type funny

He is two and half. Will check it again tomorrow to see if I just imagining things.

Nope his goes lub dub lub dub dub lub dub lub dub dub lub dub lub dub dub So it is regular and irregular at the same time, if that makes sense!

Coda and I have been having a little chat while he was lying down, and I happened to rest my hand on his side where I could feel his heartbeat. His heart beat is regularity irregular. It doesn't go thump - thump - thump but more likely thumpity thumpity - thump. In other words it does have a pattern but it is not a uniform beat. Jatz won't sit still long enough for me to find hers. Should I be stressing about Coda?

Run free from pain now Asher and watch over your humans in their grief, knowing that you gave them so much to smile about in your short life.

Quick google search seems to confirm this. It's a lovely phrase "obligate carnivores". One of my dogs loves mushrooms and asparagus. The look on his sister's face when she tries a piece - priceless.

Thank you That is lovely & I'm going to get it printed out. You really do have a gift. (And also a thanks to Cordy for taking the photos for me)

I would love something for our foster failure Robbie. This link should go to his album on photo bucket. Robbie was pts in October 2007. I don't know his date of birth. ETA The thing I miss most about Robbie is his smiling face waiting at the back door when we got home. He really could smile.

Ours too. We started this because of the number of foster dogs we had that needed two meals to pick up condition. It is easier to feed my two both meals and then they don't have to watch another dog eating.

Let's hope the crate time works for him and no surgery is necessary.