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trifecta

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  1. Although it was a long time between being crook & eating it, I would take Ziggy off the lamb. I have a dog here who is very liverish, he has a very low tolerance to oils & fats. I used to give him lamb ribs for breakfast, & from time to time he would do exactly as Ziggy was doing, eating huge amounts of grass, then consuming a lot of water to bring up the mass. Some nights I would be up & down all night, letting him in & out, & cleaning up vomit, which was basically comprised of large tightly woven balls of grass. When I removed lamb, inclufing offal, from his diet, the problem disappeared. I substituted lamb for rabbit, & feed chicken or duck carcases, turkey wings, or roo mince with VAN for dinner. I have even been able to supplement the evening meal with some coconut oil with no adverse effects. Coconut oil is supposed to aid digestion. ETA All good wishes for a quick recovery coming your way sausy.dog!
  2. The coconut oil you use is NOT from the supermarket. Only buy cold pressed organic coconut oil from the health food shops. :) Thanks. Would i get the evening primrose oil there too? The health food shop at Fyshwick markets has really good prices on many lines & stock several brands of coconut oil. :) ETA At this time of year the coconut oil is solid, but my guys eat it straight out of the jar.
  3. I think it would be. I can't think of any word starting with Gn- where the 'g' isn't silent. ADDED: Looked it up & found: There are some ‘gn’ words from Greek; these preserve the /g/ when it follows a vowel (agnostic, anagnorosis), but not at the beginning of a word (gnostic, gnome). Not suggesting it.... but seems if there were an 'A' starting her name, the 'g' would only then be pronounced. 'gn' is common in Italian, eg gnocchi, lasagna :) It is pronounced like a chewed 'ny' sound, like the 'ny' in canyon!
  4. Maybe you should contact Animal Aid directly, Brooke? I am not in Victoria but I do know they are a sizeable rescue organisation.
  5. Ooh I love the name Ned - that's OHs name :D
  6. What great news! Is it my imagination, the camera or what....... but she does seem to look better in the coat? :)
  7. You could have a look here http://dogsnsw.org.au/activities-a-events/shows-and-trials-guide.html
  8. Lots of good advice here, but would like to suggest when I was vet nursing we used to try barbecue chicken, & sometimes tinned cat food to tempt reluctant feeders. Sending strength & healing thoughts to you all at Narrandera!
  9. Are you serious??? BlaqJaq, anabolic steroids are not the monsters the media would like us to think they are. They definitely have a place in human & veterinary medecine, due to delayed puberty or other conditions where the body is producing very low amounts of testosterone. It is the abuse of steroids, where the dose is 10 - 100 times greater than what is prescribed, which causes the nasty side effects.
  10. chezal, you are & your hubby are both pure gold . I hardly ever donate outside BSD rescue these days, but some dollars will be coming your way :D
  11. Burkes, think you might get more response by posting in General Discussion or in the training forum :)
  12. That happened to me a couple of times, you just have to persevere. It happened to me three times & finally all my selections & comments were deleted In the end I gave up & went to bed. I might send mine Express Post on Monday with a covering letter.
  13. This rings a bell with me, I think there was an article on him in the Canberra Times a few years(?) back. At that time I think he was involved with solely rescuing dogs - the Artic breeds, particularly ones with behavioural issues. From memory he rehabilitated them by putting them to work & training them to pull sleds. Once the dogs had a job to do, a lot of the unwanted behaviours disappeared, just like most working breeds really :)
  14. Spelt Dachshund, as in 'der Dachs' - German for badger. :)
  15. What's happened to Yves? She was the AWL dog lady for Eurobodalla. I know AWL also had representatives at Cobargo & Eden on the Far South Coast - are none of them operating anymore?
  16. Hi dogmad, I recommend you contact Burkes or Raelene on here & see about getting a poster out on the rescue network in Canberra. A4 size is best & a good pic certainly helps. The poster will be circulated electronically to most government departments, the unis, hospitals..... In fact people print them off & they appear all over the region!
  17. I have never travelled to Tassie on the Spirit so I do not know how long the crossing takes, but would it possible for her to be in a crate in the car?
  18. Sorry for your family's loss, but a brave decision by your daughter. It is always hard losing a Belgian, big or small, he looks an adorable little man! Fly over the bridge, Jet!
  19. Heike Hahner who has a segment on radio 2CC on Sunday mornings is going to be talking to Dr Ian Billinghurst, author of 'Give Your Dog A Bone', & promoter of a natural diet for dogs. Ian will be on at 9.15am this Sunday & questions are invited. :)
  20. Anne, I have no advice to give you..... sorry for that. You are a long term member here on DOL, you have heaps of experience, you are pragmatic & insightful...... trust your instincts as to when the time is right. There is a saying.... Feast, and your halls are crowded; Fast, and the world goes by. Succeed and give, and it helps you live, But no man can help you die. There is room in the halls of pleasure For a long and lordly train, But one by one we must all file on Through the narrow aisles of pain. -Ella Wilcox This is your journey, but we will be with you when you are done.
  21. I have travelled this journey with you silentchild, though I have never posted. My boy was diagnosed with mandibular osteosarcoma this time last year & we lost him in August. There never seemed much point in posting, Emma was doing fine without any advice from me :) Even though you know it is coming, the loss is devestating at the end. In time, I felt relief it was all finally over, it is an exhausting journey...... always watching, forever wondering....... You have many happy memories of Emma..... I trust they will get you through the dark days Rest easy, Emma, time to sleep, time to play, but watch over your Mum from over the bridge, gorgeous girl
  22. Why is that? The logic I've heard behind not feeding raw fish is the bacteria and parasites it can contain. However, I'm not sure if this is in the same context as not feeding raw chicken due to salmonella, or if it's actually true. Freezing fish kills anything lurking in it anyway, so if you're feeding fish that's been frozen it's safe. But my question related to the post that suggested white fish should be cooked, and oily fish didn't need to be. What is the rational behind the advice to treat them differently? From memory, Diva, some kinds of white fish have an enzyme that breaks down vitamin B2. This enzyme is destroyed by cooking. At the time of the consultation the vet did not have access to a list of fish which contain this enzyme, so she advised it was safer to feed white fish cooked & to continue giving salmon heads raw. The conversation arose as we were trying to tweak a diet of a dog with mandibular osteosarcoma, he was always fed raw but we wanted to add more cooling foods to the diet. I used to buy flake for him from the Belconnen markets as it was cheap & filling - he loved it, & got to wait for the beep of the microwave because he knew that meant his dinner was ready :)
  23. As a footnote to this topic, my holistic vet told me that white fish should always be fed cooked, but oily fish are OK raw.
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