smooch

Chepet. I am actually in Branxton. I have plenty of aloe Vera plants. Really didn't think of that. I have it here for sun burns. Will go cut some now and put it on him. Smooch hasn't touched his leg in the last few days, have been spraying it with True Blue (horse stuff). thanks for the offer Chepet.

Had a talk to my vet this morning, He said we could try Acupuncture on Smooch, He gave me the name of a vet in Rutherford that did it but he has retired and they didn't know of anyone else that does it. So can anyone recommend someone in the Hunter Valley that I could Try. Thanks in Advance.

Thanks Rommium and Rappie. Smooch was treated app 2 years ago at NSVPC who were fantastic and also had months of physio. I still do the exercises I was shown to try and keep the circulation going. Will be talking to my vet again on Tuesday, will just have to keep the E collar on him till than so he doesn't do any more damage to the leg.

PERSEPHONE - Thanks. My vet has tried everything he has to Stop Smooch (My daughter works at the Vet). And no haven't thought of acupuncture as he has only started again last night. So is defiantly worth looking into. Have to try and find someone that does it. I am prepared to try anything. POOCOW - Thanks. May I ask what is SABS

I am hoping someone can help me to stop Smooch licking his back leg. Smooch's history is. He suffered a Fibrocartilagenous Embolism about two years ago from which he has never fully recovered. He doesn't put full weight on his back legs and slightly drags one. Since this he has been constantly licking one off his back legs to the extent that he draws blood. This has been going on now for months and months. Eight months ago I had him to my vet to have his teeth done and the vet injected cortisone around the sore but that did not stop him. Did use a E collar on him but as soon as you left it off him for a minute he was into the leg. After months of getting this sore to heal, last night Smooch went to bed before I did and when I swent in he had opened it all up again (It was nicely healed) so back to square one. Smooch has my Vet and me ripping our hair out over this. I have even tried to bandage it and painted Tabasco sauce on the bandage to no avail. Smooch is so sneaky about it that he knows when I go to have a shower and I forget to put the collar on him he will attack the leg yet if I leave him at home on his own he wont touch it. (I can leave a chicken on the floor when I am not at home and he wont touch it LOL). So now back to the E. collar. Any advise would be appreciated.

Lots of (((((((((VIBES)))))))) going your way. Hope Gracie will be ok

Smooch was newspaper trained and to get him outside I gradually moved the paper closer to the door and gradually outside, still using the newspaper.

I have Smooch with Pet Health Plan with Insuranceline. As I am a pensioner I wouldn't been able to pay the vet bills for Smooch when he had a Fibrocartilagenous Embolism. My vet bill was well over $4000. this happened 3 months after taking out insurance and it has well and truly paid for itself.

Taking out pet insurance was th best thing I did for Smooch, a month after I took it out Smooch got a cut above the eye that required stitching, a month after that he got kicked in the shoulder by a horse and a month after that he suffered from Fibrocartilagenous (spinal Stroke). As I am on a disability pension I wouldn't have been able to afford the large vet bill for the spinal stroke, with all the treatment etc it was well over $4000. So for me it was the best thing I did.

I wash Smooch at least twice a week in summer and once in winter. If it is wet weather he could be bathed everyday. He sleeps in my bed and as we are on property with cow and horse poo and mud he has to be done daily. I use a shampoo probably once a week and only wash in conditioner the other times. It gets rid of the smell and dirt and doesn't dry the hair out. Smooch is a Kelpie with a thin coat.

A friend of mine dog a shepard/lab x does the same thing. Now I fixed the problem by putting a Elect fence round it. Hasn't been out since