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Also (I am sure my vet would back me up here) I wonder what the percentages are for dogs presented to the vets for reactions to these preventative medicines, compared to the percentage of dogs presented to the vets with complications FROM NOT being on preventative medicine eg. ticks

A friend of mines, border collie had this problem & after spending $$$$$$'s at the vet, someone suggested trying feeding cooked pumpkin skin. It took a few weeks & I am not sure how much he gave her, but it worked

With my three dogs, the only one who does it a lot is the female. The others just seem to do it when they want to scratch their back & it is never in physically dirty stuff, but maybe where something has peed. My theory is that in nature, it is the female who finds the food for the pups, so she rolls in the poo of the species that she would normally be hunting in the wild, mainly kangaroo or cow poo. She does this to camouflage her own scent to enable her to creep up on her prey. Just my theory...no scientific evidence to back it up LOL. I just know that when we take her for a walk around the farm, she has to stay on lead.

Yes I agree. Last night his blood count was up to 30

He is still not out of the woods & from my understanding, from a friend whos dog had it, he will need to be monotered for at least 12 months & not sure about the meds for life, but I would imagine so. It is my daughters little dog, not mine. At the moment he has been sent home with meds & has to go back in for a blood check every day

They are treating it as primary autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia No secondary cause apparently....just the way he is Not sure if it could be genetic

Blood count up to 25 this morning

He came home this morning. Blood levels still low, but stable...thankyou everyone for your kind thoughts. He is not out of the woods yet, by a long shot, but it does look promising

Hasn't need the 4th Transfusion as his count is stable at 18. We have a couple of lovely people willing to donate the blood from their greyhounds if necessary. OMG their are some nice people in this world

I sent out for help on our dog club FB page & the response was overwhelming. We have a donor & they are testing his blood now & if that is not suitable then we have a greyhound lined up for the morning. Evidently greyhounds have a very neutral blood type. So fingers & paws crossed as I feel this will be his last chance to pull through. It is times like this that pet insurance would have come in handy.

His levels have dropped again & the vets are talking a 4th blood transfusion if they can find a donor. It doesn't look too good

Thanks everyone, we all have our fingers crossed. Last I heard his count was up to 28

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My daughters little 4 yo dog has been in hospital for 5 days now. At first the vets thought he had either been bitten by a snake or ingested poison. They are now treating him for autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia First two blood transfusions failed but it is now 24 hours since his third transfusion (different donor) & his blood count is now up to 26. This is great news, as we didn't expect him to last this long & hopefully it is up & up from now on. Anyone had experience with this...anything we should know?? They will keep him in for another couple of days

Questions to ask the breeder? Depending on the breed of course, what health & genetic tests have been done on the parents? Is pup going to be on Limited or Mains Register (if neither, run a mile)? What is their policy on taking the pup back if things/circumstances change? Most good breeders will insist that the puppy/dog be returned to them in this case. Questions from Breeder? Have you owned this breed before? Do you have a fenced yard? How high are the fences? Are you prepared to desex your dog if on Limited Register. How much time will you put into training/hanging out with the dog? Will the dog be alone all day? Heaps more...

Have you checked out the puppies for sale on this site? Not saying you wont get a good pup from Gumtree etc, you could get lucky, but if you are after a pure bred pup, then DogzOnline would be the first place to look

What else is she getting besides the kibble??....treats? or raw meaty bones? if so what type?

I wonder why she recommends grain free? I might be wrong (more than likely) but I would think that if a pup is raised on grain free & even its mum was on grain free, then when it does get to eat normal food which contains some grains, its digestive system doesn't know how to cope with a bit of grain. I have my 4 month old BC puppy on Meals for Mutts Puppy (turkey, salmon & sardine & it contains some grains) for one meal & training, plus at night he gets a raw puppy patty & a cooked egg. I am going to keep him on the puppy for twelve months as recommended by my vet.

Yes...at almost 16 weeks he is 11.5 kilo. Long legs & big feet & a beautiful confident nature

A big day out today, first a puppy play date, the a trip to Bunnings to buy some screws....lots of pats & cuddles. I think he wants to go again LOL

He is loving it, but it is like trying to fill a bottom-less-pit at the moment

Firstly I must say that this is such a great baby, confident, fast learning, loves his day puppy pen, where he goes after exercising/playing with the other dogs. I feed him in there & there are lots of great toys, which I rotate. At the moment he is playing with his favourite (& most expensive..not) empty water bottle. He has a different crate for night time, not far from my bed. No toys in there except his snuggle lambie with the beating heart, a kong & lambs wool blanket. ...night crate is for sleeping. At first he took a while to settle & one night he wet the bed. For the past week I have been putting on puppy relaxation music via my Ipod to a blue tooth speaker up high & behind his crate. He settles immediately as soon as I start the music. It is mainly piano with nature/bird sounds that I got off Spotify. Because I have to listen to it too, I thought I would try him with some Andria Bocceli music. Nope...he didn't like it but as soon as I put the other one on he settled immediately. Just thought I would share this with anyone who has trouble getting their pup or adult dog to settle...try some puppy music Time will tell whether it makes a difference to his development or not, being a border collie

And just an update of the little munchkin...a bit dirty after his first puppy play date

Unfortunately no Costco near us. I did find these people online though that deliver to Coffs Harbour, but havn't tried them yet https://rawandfresh.com.au/products/multi-bulk-pack-dog I am just a little unsure about the puppy patties that I am getting from Petstock, only being 14% protein which is the same as the adult patties.