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The ingredients are in this link--> My link (http://www.healthymo...cles.asp?ID=288) Maybe if you were to give the dog a chunk of paw paw each day And an article by By Dr. Fraser Hale, DVM, FAVD, DipAVDC - HealthyMouth Product Advocate Canada My link (http://www.im3vet.com.au/articles/Vet_Notes_HM_Reasonable_Expectations/321)

DOLers who can sew may be able to help Mittens pattern in this link--> http://www.ifaw.org/...-PATTERN-A4.pdf Paw protectors needed for koalas injured in bushfires Updated about 11 hours ago Thu 8 Jan 2015, 5:59pm Photo: Mittens are used to treat koalas with burned paws. (International Fund for Animal Welfare) Koalas being treated for burned paws after recent bushfires in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales are desperately in need of cotton mittens, an animal care group says. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has asked volunteers to make up the paw protectors which are used to put over bandages. "The treatment for burns in a koala is very similar to the treatment of burns in a human being," the organisation's Jilea Carney said. "It's a regime of infection control, applying burns cream, bandages." Ms Carney said the mittens could be dropped off at local wildlife care centres, including the Adelaide Koala and Wildlife Hospital at Plympton. She said a template for the mittens was available on the group's website. Four koalas were rescued from a fire in Pottsville in New South Wales late last year, and at least two are receiving treatment in Victoria, but some have had to be euthanased as a result of their injuries, including one who received care on a roadside at Chain of Ponds. The creatures are particularly vulnerable during bushfires because they are slow-moving. And Ms Carney said it was impossible to know how many dehydrated and injured koalas remained on the fire grounds. "We don't know what the needs are going to be. When the fire grounds are opened up to wildlife rescuers, they do what they call a 'black-walk'," she said. "Any injured animals that can be treated are brought straight into care ... but because of the severity of the fires and the amount of fires around Victoria and Adelaide, at the moment we don't know what we're facing. "We may not even use them all this year but we know bushfires are a fact of life and we'll have a stockpile." Vet staff preparing for influx of injured koalas Adelaide Koala and Wildlife Hospital founder Rae Campbell said she was "devastated" with worry thinking about the koalas in need of help. External Link: A koala wearing paw protectors "We've got one coming in very shortly and another following it," she said. "I think over the coming days and weeks there will be many, many more. "Many of them, if they're picked up early enough and treated, are able to be released and have normal lives." Ms Campbell said extra staff were preparing to handle an influx of cases. "We have vets on call and extra vet nurses and extra volunteers on call and we can take 20 or 30 or more at a time if we need to," she said. "Please, if you have a little bit of time, or a sewing machine that's sitting there, run up a pair of mittens." The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital has 190 volunteers and three paid members of staff. Supervisor Cheyne Flanagan said the centre, which on average houses 25 to 30 koalas, will fill to bursting with 100 koalas if bushfires hit the local area. Ms Flanagan said one by-product of bushfires was that staff were becoming better at treating koala burns. "We've got probably 400 mittens here and if we had a fire, we'd go through them in a week," she said.

I still can't get the video to embed (I removed the 's' in https) Can someone embed it for me please as it's well worth watching :) http://www.youtube.com/embed/NK-T_t166TY

I either mix about 3/4 of a bottle of ACV into their vegie slops (I usually make up approximately a bucket-full), if I forget to add it into the vegie slops I just put in about 1/4 tsp with each meal. The olive oil I add about 1 cup to the slops. Interestingly Daisy got a red/irritated vulva, I put calendula on to soothe it, the redness and soreness has all cleared up but instead of being her lady-pink-bits the skin has turned black...looks quite odd when she rolls over for a tummy rub. Mac and Daisy both have marks on the back of their necks from the Advantix applications, I now put the Advantix in small drops along their backs and it still works ok.

Here is a patent, for an app that notifies the driver of a vehicle that an infant is in its carrier inside of the vehicle when a personal electronic device carried by the driver is moved a great distance from the carrier http://www.google.com/patents/US20140253314 Excellent idea!

Penny had very bad skin problems when I first got her, the woman who had her before me had treated them and was making headway. Through trial and error and with the help of DOLer advise I have now put my three on a raw/grain-free diet. They get minced turkey necks (or chicken) as well as a big dollop of vegie-slops (all raw and slopped up in the food processor: cabbage, silver beet, spinach, mint, herbs, sweet potato, pumpkin with the skin, I also add ACV (non-pasteurised), olive oil, ginger, fish-oil capsules, mustard, banana, eggs: shell and all, a couple of oranges and a couple of stalks of peeled aloe vera. Her skin got better very quickly. I think that the ACV is the solution as it helps with the prevention of yeast build-ups. If you give fish oil it is recommended to give a supplement of vitamin E. Westies seem to require a completely raw diet for optimum health, even grain-free kibble is only used as a stop-gap when you have run out of raw :) They also get whole chicken wings at tea-time, garnished with vegie-slops. I usually sprinkle a little turmeric over each meal Also, once a week I give them a tin of Woollies home-brand mackerel. You may find this old topic of interest http://www.dolforums..._1#entry4778020

I hope she is ok this morning SG Check if there are any green-head ants around, they give one hell of a bite their nests look a little like this and they look like this

recipe on the 'Good Dog Jack' page...maybe he will chomp on these GRAIN FREE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES Ingredients: 1 cup of coconut flour 1 cup all natural peanut butter 4 egg Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees 1. Combine the coconut flour, peanut butter, and eggs in a mixing bowl. 2. Shape into 1-inch balls or roll out and cut shapes with a cookie cutter. 3. Bake for 17-20 minutes. Note: We rolled our cookies into balls and then squished them down a little with a fork. Store cookies in the refrigerator, or freeze for later. Yummy, and so easy to make!

Perhaps you Googled 'Toss Toys' and then you have ordered from this page? http://whelpingsuppl...iewCat&catId=40 http://whelpingsuppl...d&productId=473 and then clicked: To purchase please visit this link> 'Toss Toys' which takes you to--> http://www.dogwise.c...=47250&Method=5 So technically you are not on the Whelpingsupplies page maybe this is the reason you have heard nothing

Hi Audrey, it may be a good idea to contact Amanda at Qld Westie rescue for advice, she has rehabilitated many Westies (mostly by a diet change to all-raw) perhaps email her with photos West Highland White Terrier Club QLD Rescue Amanda Cloughley 32066460 or 0428722577 Email : [email protected] eta: what is your Westie's diet at the moment?

If you have a Woollies nearby perhaps you can buy a can of Homebrand Mackerel (around $1.90) if he likes a little of this maybe mix it with a tiny amount of rice.

Charcoal tablets are an excellent appetite restorer as is minced up celery. (the only problem is how to get it into a dog that won't eat...I can see a doggie-refusal-fight coming on here)

Have passed on all those links (how lovely is Alyce HazyWal ♥ ) She now has choices to make, this will be difficult as there is always some that don't get picked.

Thanks Mita, I have copied your info and emailed it to my friend

Have emailed her with the link Dogmad

Well I really got that soooo wrong. I presumed the dog was for her when she texted me (is texted a word?) shortly after I had told her about Little Legs' Tibbies! Her reply after I emailed her, is--> It's for a friend who is looking, not me. She doesn't especially like small dogs. She just likes to take old dogs that won't have a good chance to find a home. I have emailed her the link to Red Collar Rescue, and AWL Qld I have asked for her to get me more doggie-info but in the mean-time some other suggestions would be appreciated

I have emailed her to find out exactly what type of dog(s) she would like so when I find out exactly her preference I'll post here to do some askin'

I have edited the title as I got it all wrong, see my post # 6 for correction If I can remember correctly there were two Tibbies (or Tibbie x's) in Qld looking for a home. can anyone remember what rescue group had them? A woman who goes to my pottery group is interested in adopting two rescue dogs

Here it is here on 7News if you aren't a link-clicker AAP December 14, 2014, 2:16 pm Qld Labor announces puppy farm crack down Queensland's illegal puppy farms will be stamped out under tougher registration requirements, the opposition says. The Labor party says it will introduce legislation for a mandated registration plan for breeders who own more than 20 dogs. Owners would be charged a $30 fee and breeding farms would be monitored to ensure standards were met. The RSPCA estimates there were at least 100 illegal puppy farms operating across Queensland, Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk said. "In the lead up to Christmas, we want Queensland residents and families to know that you should be looking at registered breeders," she told reporters at the Dogs Queensland Showground, in Brisbane's west. "What we have seen over the last few years is a heightened trade in illegal puppy farms. "Labor will end this cruel practice." Dog lovers were often caught up in the trade without realising their new pet could come with a raft of medical issues, the RSPCA Queensland's Mandy Paterson said. "They don't get any veterinary care or any general care," she said. "They're usually riddled with worms and fleas. They often have eye and ear infections." A crackdown on puppy farms in Victoria could see illegal breeders pushed into Queensland, she said. "We will need to control them up here." Potential buyers should look out for warning signs, including if the owners asked to meet them outside their own property or denied access to the mother, Ms Paterson said. The main purpose of Labor's scheme was traceability, Stafford MP Anthony Lynham said. Breeders would be charged the $30 when they registered through organisations like Dogs Queensland or local councils. "It's not an onerous fee, but it's a fee that will ensure that these puppy farms are found, and the people who run these puppy farms will be prosecuted," Dr Lynham said.

OK, he has my vote in the next election :laugh:

https://au.news.yaho...turn-best-mate/ https://au.news.yahoo.com/qld/video/watch/25664629/brazen-thief-caught-stealing-beloved-pet/ video link here if the above link doesn't embed https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/25664638/dog-owner-pleads-for-thief-to-return-best-mate/ A Gold Coast man says he has been left heartbroken after his beloved dog was stolen from his home on Sunday.Jackson Down arrived at his home on Tahiti Avenue at Palm Beach in the afternoon and 'best mate' Linc was no where to be seen. Owner pleads for thief to return dog"I checked everywhere, he wasn't here. I ran out on the street and started calling his name," Jackson said. "That's when my neighbours came across and said someone had come and picked my dog up today." His home is fitted with cameras, which caught the thief red-handed taking the staffy cross. "That is the lowest act, who goes out and steals someone's best mate from them. To me I don't have children, my dog is my child that's like kidnap as far as I'm concerned," Jackson said. "I found it pretty unbelievable that, yeah, someone actually was brazen enough to go actually talk to my neighbours and get permission to jump the fence and come take me dog." The video shows a man in a green shirt, putting the lead on the dog before pressing the garage door button and escaping. A man in a green shirt was caught on camera taking Linc. Source: 7News "He had a lead in his pocket. He knew what he was doing, like had no hesitation about it whatsoever," Jackson said. "He just walks off with my dog, like nothing happened." It appears as though the thief had a lead in his pocket which he placed on the dog. Source: 7News The man left the garage door open behind him. Jackson is furious, and appealing for public help. "You don't just go and steal someone's family member like that," he said. Jackson's mother, Kath, said: "He just comes and sleeps at my feet. He just follows you, and wants to be by your side the whole time. "I just hope they're taking care of him. I just hope that he's being fed and he's not being treated badly because he's a well treated dog, he's a loved dog." The man was also captured sitting on the gutter outside the home. Source: 7News The family is extremely worried the dog will be put into illegal dog fighting rings. "That's the main concern, you know he's not a fighter," Kath said. "He's never ever taken a nip at anybody." Police have taken fingerprints from the property and will continue their investigations. Jackson is appealing for anyone who recognises the man to come forward.

If you do all the requests the breeder has asked of you it may just tip the scales in your favour, I don't think that 'interrogation' is the correct word I think that 'gathering important info' may be a more appropriate. Just out of interest: when I emailed a breeder who had advertised Daisy for sale (as an older dog) I sent photos of the house, yard, fences as well as the living quarters of our house as well as a potted history of our current lives. I only did this as I had read here that it is the way to go, I am pretty sure that this is what tipped the scales for me. If someone does a home-check for a rescue dog there is a questionnaire that is pretty comprehensive. I reckon just do it, if you really want the dog you will jump through all the hoops the breeder throws at you, (though a photo of you is a little odd).

I'll update in a few days to let you know how she is going. hopefully the tablets and then the course of injections will make her feel much better

Penny (just turned 16) is getting decidely creaky in the joints. When she runs to the front gate to bark at next-door RidgieX (he waits for all the dogs to go rushing down, they all have a one minute bark-fest through the gate then all get bored and all walk away) she often limps on her right leg. I took her to the vet yesterday and was prescribed 7 Previcox tablets, one each day for a week, if she is walking easier after a few days this'll tell us if she has arthritis, she will then go on a series of weekly injections. Has any DOLer used Previcox? How did it go?

I bought a kids plastic slide from a garage sale, OH took off the framework so there was just the slide itself, covered the top with carpet and screwed on little 1/2" (high) x12"(long) pieces of wood so they can use them for hand paw-holds. It work really well and can be slipped under the bed during the day. Here is a photo with it leaning up the wall with the mat jammed against it to stop it crashing down eta--> the top has a flat platform that will locate on the bed, it doesn't slip off