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Great to see Cooper looking so happy. Must be a big relief for you too.
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Please consider making a report to the vet board. It sounds to similar to our situation not to be the same specialist. It didn't help for us, he was found not to have done anything wrong. However, I know he lied in his response to the board - you get to see a summary of the reply. If enough people submit complaints one day the board will take notice.
As bad as it is for you both tonight he will get better..
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I know EXACTLY what you're going through. When I called the specialist for help I was told by staff the surgeon was not available, "we're are a surgical centre you should see your local vet". I did. Then the emergency vet at Essendon. Both places were shocked at what had been done to my boy. I left several phone messages for the surgeon, he didn't respond for 3 days until after my referring vet had called him and blasted him! (My local vet no longer refers to this pig.)
He requested that we return for him to have a look. He kept us waiting for half an hour despite him having made the appointment time! His first comment when he finally cAME OUT TO SEE US WAS i DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE CARRYING ON ABOUT "THE DOG'S NOT DEAD"!!!!!
I asked for reimbursement of vet and medication costs (didn't mention the lost wages for a week staying home with him) and was told it was not his fault and that I shouldn't have gone anywhere without his authority - despite being advised by his staff. He called me a liar and told me his staff would never make such a recommendation.
Your boy WILL recover I'm sure. But he is going to have a tough time. The skin on my boy just kept going black and shedding, that's why I thought he'd loose his jewels! The severe pain was under control within about a week of tramadol and valium, but pain did linger for a while. The skin on his scrotum took close to a year to really look normal.
My heart truly goes out to you and your boy. It's so awful to feel so helpless when you can see how distressed they are.
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Yes, he's a beautiful, gentle boy and the universe has dealt him some tough blows! Mongrels who bought him as a puppy had him debarked! I adopted him 7 years ago.
He's only 4 weeks post cancer surgery, the tumor margins were clear, so I can only hope that there is no recurrence. He's recovering well, still very tight and sore, but a tough little soldier - well big soldier actually, he's a big, old style border collie.
I'm sure your boy will get better, he's having a rotten time too!
All the best.
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Emergency vet at Essendon gave my boy Tramadol injection, followed with tablets for about a week for severe clipper rash on his scrotum. Also gave him antibiotics, valium and a topical local anesthic /cortisone cream. Poor boy was in agony! Never seen him so distressed.Thought at 1 point that he might have to be castrated just to add insult to injury!. It took him a very long time to recover. Once he was no longer in severe pain (several days), I used bepanthan - the one that looks creamy not the oily one that looks like ointment, there are 2 varieties of bepanthan. It definately helped him,
He'd been clipped for TPLO which he didn't need as arthroscopy showed no injury to the ligament. Went through it all for nothing.So called 'specialist' claimed it was my boys 'sensitive skin' and nothing to do with the job done on him. However, he has been clipped since for other things with not even a little pimple!
Most recently was very large area for removal of large soft tissue sarcoma which has basically been removal of muscle and skin from outside almost entire thigh, and large rotation flap to repair the defect. Different specialist to before.. Huge area clipped including groin, abdo, inner and outer thigh - again, not even a mild rash. I see others here have had bad experience with prep for major surgery, would be interesting to know if was the same surgeon/specialist - perhaps he has become a little complacent now he has a big reputation! I wouldn't allow him to give a vaccination after our experience!!!!
Hope all goes well for your boy. Just get him some strong pain relief.
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Beaufort House Adelong NSW
This beautiful old building has 4 motel rooms attached where dogs are allowed to stay inside.
There is a small park across the road and plenty of grassy areas to for a walk. Adelong is about a 15 minute drive off the Hume and is a lovely, quiet alternative as a stoppover on the way to Sydney.
Cynthia is a very friendly hostess and makes the best coffee outside Melbourne.
www.beauforthouse.com.au
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NEW SOUTH WALES
102a, Bermagui
An absolutely gorgeous big house in the bush near the beach. Dogs allowed, not meant to be inside but we found the owner very accommodating and friendly (he has a friendly lab). A gorgeous large yard and quite secure fencing (but not that tall). Some great off leash beaches in the area which are pretty deserted most of the year. -wuffles
Ballantine Estate, Wootton near Bulahdelah
We stayed in the Dairy, really lovely - dogs allowed inside - big verandah, lovely views, very quite, hosts very welcoming, BUT no separate fenced yard/gates on the verandah - and stock around, so dogs on lead outside. We took a tie out/tether lead thing so we could bring the fur baby outside so hang out on the grass patch next to us and chew his bone while hang out in the spa on the verandah. -leo01
Giba Gunyah Country Cottages, Bemboka
I've plugged these folks before ... Giba Gunyah Country Cottages in Bemboka, near Bega on the NSW South Coast. An easy drive to Tathra Beach from there.
We've been going there every year since 2005 for our wedding anniversary.
There are two self-contained cottages -- the artist-built stone cottage and the pine cottage -- with fenced yards, wood fires, lots of trees for shade, lots of buried bones for happy dogs, the Bemboka River at the end of the driveway for a dip ... and a whole lotta peace and quiet
I can't recommend the hosts Ros and John highly enough. Lovely people, with a lovely, friendly chocolate labrador named Charlie
There are cows, dams, (contained) chooks, fire trails and all sorts of interesting smells for the dogs. Cats can stay, too.
Dogs are allowed in the cottages, but not on the furniture or in the bedroom areas. We always crate Jack in front of the fire when we stay. -Mooper
Glen Waverly, Glen Innes
Lovely new cottage - dogs allowed inside - big verandah, lovely views, very welcoming hosts. Only downside, no separate fenced yard - and stock around, so dogs on lead outside. - or at least for my guys. -Tassie
Narrawallee Beach House near Ulladulla
You only need to bring your clothes & food. Everything is supplied. Dogs allowed inside the only stipulation was you bring covers for the furniture if the dogs are so inclined. The only thing was the yard was said to be secure but I wouldn't leave my dogs alone in the yard if going out as 2 were wire & only a little over waist height.
There's even toys, books, videos, colour pencils & games for the kids. -luvsdogs
North Head, Moruya
Adjacent to dog-friendly beach.
Flush toilets+ pit/hybrid toilets.
Cold showers only.
Drinking and bore water.
Campfires with firewood from council caretaker (when doing AM and PM rounds).
Between the airport and the sea.
Very small airport and not at all noisy the weekend we stayed there.
$14 per night for 2 adults. -Poodle wrangler
NSW Ski Gardens, Hawkesbury River
1km out from Wiseman's Ferry, Sydney.
Hey all! I can reccommend a GREAT water ski park if that's your thing!
Camping and day fees are extremely cheap, there are permanent concrete based shelters in the camp grounds with tables and power fitted, there's a sink for washing up (drains into a bucket!), the campgrounds are right next to the river which, at low tide has a small beach and best of all- they allow dogs!! So many ski parks in the Hawkesbury area do not allow dogs, so this was a great surprise. They also have cabins available.
Our dog loved it, and I absolutely loved having my dog with me- even on the boat!! -Cazwah
Pether Cottage, Talbingo
We spent the weekend there with our great dane, greyhound and my parents with their Alaskan malamute.
The fences weren't very high, but our dogs aren't fence jumpers, so no problems.
The house was well equipped, you can hire linen or take your own. Games and videos/DVDs were available, and everything you could think of in the kitchen. Sleeps 8 comfortably, and probably 10 would be okay as well.
The dogs loved the walks, and there's lakes nearby for fishing and swimming. Close to Mt Selwyn as well, although I pobably wouldn't leave the dogs on their own. Little country town with a club, restaurant and general store.
We've been going camping in the area forever, so was nice to stay in a house this time. -Flashsmum
Riverwood Downs, Hunter Valley
we stayed here (before had our pup tho - he actually comes from there tho) the place is great, plenty of accommodation options, restaurant is awesome, whole atmosphere is very relaxing -auir
Stormhaven, Mystery Bay [Owned by a DOLer!]
Website [Page 3 'Stormhaven']
Ok, I'm going to be cheeky and put in a plug for my holiday cottage at Mystery Bay NSW. It is situated between Narooma and Tilba on the far South Coast,
I went to Mystery Bay for a holiday two years ago and the entire area is so spectacular that I bought a place and plan to move there as soon as I possibly can. In the meantime I want to share it with other dog lovers.
There is a huge, fully fenced back yard. Dogs are allowed inside and all I ask is that you bring some coverings for the furniture and beds if your dogs are like mine and like to claim all the lounges.
You have your own beach four hundred metres away down a lovely bush track. It is off leash before 10 am and after 4 pm during peak season and off leash .24 hours for the rest of the year. A 10 minute drive to Narooma will bring you to more spectacular beaches which are off leash areas all year round. At this time of year humpbacks come right into Mystery Bay to play so bring binnoculars if you want to see them up close and personal
The main bedroom has a queensized bed, second bedroom has a double bed, and the third bedroom has a doule plus two single beds. It will accomodate 8 although at a pinch we can fit another on the sofa bed in the loungeroom. -Kaz
Tilba Waterfront Cottages
Dogs not allowed inside when we stayed there (couple of years ago) but a nice place.
Clean, self-contained, near lake and good facilities- communal BBQ area with fireplace. -Poodle wrangler
Turon Gates
We've stayed there a few times & enjoyed it & so have the dogs. You need to be self sufficient but Capertee is not too far away & there's a pub there. Incavale
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Feel free to add your recommendations for places to stay with your pooches, and I'll edit the first posts to add them. Feel free to add your own accommodation if you own pet friendly accommodation. The more the better!
Please rate the site out of 5
and put a little about what you thought of it.QUEENSLAND
Baffle Bob's Caravan Park, Bundaberg
I stayed at 'Baffle Bob's Caravan Park' a few years back, it was excellent. It is just North of Bundaberg..take the road to Rules Beach.
Cabins, and caravans for staying in as well as tent and van sites. There is a boat ramp onto Baffle Creek so you can go fishin'.
Nola & Bob were great hosts! -Boronia
Camp Tailwaggers, Gold Coast
Just make sure your tick preventative is up to scratch. -Mystiqview
Love Camp Tailwaggers
Went to the K9 force camp
The accommodation is excellent, the dog yard is secure.
I really really really loved the bushwalking tracks around the property (so did the dogs) - loved all the names esp Whippet Way he he
$150 for 2 nights - self contained
Wonderful view over Tweed Heads
Can't speak highly enough of them
Great training facility too
Off leash enclosed area for dogs to run -Neats
My OH and i took our four to Camp Tailwaggers last year for a short stay, and we loved it too! Our big dogs had a swim in the dam and then did the walking trails. It was pretty quiet when we went so we practically had the place to ourselves:) -Sabby
We stayed at Camp Tailwaggers in mid January this year. Unfortunately there was a big storm the night we stayed so we didn't see much outside the cabin.
For the $80p/n price tag this is a pretty good place to stay. Cabins are basic but clean and comfortable. Food bowls, water bowls and towels are provided for furry guests. There's a great view from the cabins as well.
For us the only disappointing thing was the dam which to me seemed more like a giant mud puddle (maybe expected too much). There were a couple of dried out toads around the edge of the dam as well which we had to remove before pup could relax.
A couple of things to note, the undercover carports were only just wide enough for our lancer so if you have a bigger car don't go when hail is expected (yes it hails up there).
Also, the kitchen is only equipped with very basic items, if you're planning on cooking meals, take your own oil, butter, salt, strainer, grater and microwave containers. -16Paws
Flanagan Reserve
It's gorgeous out there, and surrounded by lovely views and mountains. Boo loved swimming in the river. Quite a few people with dogs, and even on the busy Australia day weekend there is enough space for everyone to spread out so you aren't on top of one another. No site allocation here - you just pull up where you want. If using a GPS to get there expect the roads not to be found unless you google earth the coordinates and put those in. -Kissindra-
Harmony Nature Retreat, Highland Park
27 Josephine Terrace
Highland Park, Queensland 4211
This place is lovely if you are going away with one or two dogs. It is a little self contained cabin. The dog(s) are allowed to sleep inside and the people are extremely friendly. Kelza
Tambourine Mountain Caravan and Camping
dogs allowed if you are staying at the powered/non-powered campsites with your own tent/caravan. Not allowed in the luxury pre-set-up safari tents but if your dogs are fine to sleep outside in a crate/pen I think they'd be fine with that. The owners have dogs and ask that you pick up poop and keep them under control either on lead or penned at all times and unless your dogs spend the entire time barking you wont have a problem. we had our own little campfire on site and most of the sites I saw had them, there is also a communal campfire site. They are happy for to collect your own firewood, bring a hatchet and you'll find plenty without needing to buy any. You can reserve a hotplate and other bits and pieces if (like us) you haven't yet managed to buy everything in BCF
we took along the bunning compost panels and made a pen around the entrance of our tent and reinforced it with tent pegs - too easy! They have showers, toilets, a kiosk with basic groceries and icecream/firewood/ice for sale plus a coin operated laundry.-Kissindra-
Thunderbird Park Creekside Camping
also dog friendly
coin operated showers
Lots to do here - plenty of walking tracks through the rainforest, volleyball court, mining for thunderbird eggs, rock pools and waterfalls to swim in, horse trail riding, skywalk, adventure park, laser skirmish, all the lovely tourist schlock on tambourine mountain and you should head to http://www.beardeddragon.com.au/ for yummy pub food. There is a peacock that wanders the grounds, lots of scrub turkies (which our foster girl was very interested in) we were by a little pond and had a family of wild ducks with 8 adorable ducklings in tow sharing our camp site - bloody huge monitor paid a visit too, thankfully briefly
all very easy and good for families and those of us who like to have amenities close by, as well as those happy to "rough it" in beautiful surrounds.
we loved it, had a blast and can't wait to go back -Kissindra-
Tropic Tide, Toogoom :cool: :p
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Quiet dog friendly town about 20 minutes from hervey bay. House backs right onto water and every day when the tide goes out your dog gets to run around and play on the flats with hardly anybody in sight. Beautiful water, people, fishing. Just got back yesterday and will be going back for sure. All tiled or lino except bedrooms. Fully fenced backyard. -poodle proud
Woodford Farm Stay owned by a DOLer!
Beaufort House Adelong NSW
This beautiful old building has 4 motel rooms attached where dogs are allowed to stay inside.
There is a small park across the road and plenty of grassy areas to for a walk. Adelong is about a 15 minute drive off the Hume and is a lovely, quiet alternative as a stoppover on the way to Sydney.
Cynthia is a very friendly hostess and makes the best coffee outside Melbourne.
www.beauforthouse.com.au
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NEW SOUTH WALES
102a, Bermagui
An absolutely gorgeous big house in the bush near the beach. Dogs allowed, not meant to be inside but we found the owner very accommodating and friendly (he has a friendly lab). A gorgeous large yard and quite secure fencing (but not that tall). Some great off leash beaches in the area which are pretty deserted most of the year. -wuffles
Ballantine Estate, Wootton near Bulahdelah
We stayed in the Dairy, really lovely - dogs allowed inside - big verandah, lovely views, very quite, hosts very welcoming, BUT no separate fenced yard/gates on the verandah - and stock around, so dogs on lead outside. We took a tie out/tether lead thing so we could bring the fur baby outside so hang out on the grass patch next to us and chew his bone while hang out in the spa on the verandah. -leo01
Giba Gunyah Country Cottages, Bemboka
I've plugged these folks before ... Giba Gunyah Country Cottages in Bemboka, near Bega on the NSW South Coast. An easy drive to Tathra Beach from there.
We've been going there every year since 2005 for our wedding anniversary.
There are two self-contained cottages -- the artist-built stone cottage and the pine cottage -- with fenced yards, wood fires, lots of trees for shade, lots of buried bones for happy dogs, the Bemboka River at the end of the driveway for a dip ... and a whole lotta peace and quiet
I can't recommend the hosts Ros and John highly enough. Lovely people, with a lovely, friendly chocolate labrador named Charlie
There are cows, dams, (contained) chooks, fire trails and all sorts of interesting smells for the dogs. Cats can stay, too.
Dogs are allowed in the cottages, but not on the furniture or in the bedroom areas. We always crate Jack in front of the fire when we stay. -Mooper
Glen Waverly, Glen Innes
Lovely new cottage - dogs allowed inside - big verandah, lovely views, very welcoming hosts. Only downside, no separate fenced yard - and stock around, so dogs on lead outside. - or at least for my guys. -Tassie
Narrawallee Beach House near Ulladulla
You only need to bring your clothes & food. Everything is supplied. Dogs allowed inside the only stipulation was you bring covers for the furniture if the dogs are so inclined. The only thing was the yard was said to be secure but I wouldn't leave my dogs alone in the yard if going out as 2 were wire & only a little over waist height.
There's even toys, books, videos, colour pencils & games for the kids. -luvsdogs
North Head, Moruya
Adjacent to dog-friendly beach.
Flush toilets+ pit/hybrid toilets.
Cold showers only.
Drinking and bore water.
Campfires with firewood from council caretaker (when doing AM and PM rounds).
Between the airport and the sea.
Very small airport and not at all noisy the weekend we stayed there.
$14 per night for 2 adults. -Poodle wrangler
NSW Ski Gardens, Hawkesbury River
1km out from Wiseman's Ferry, Sydney.
Hey all! I can reccommend a GREAT water ski park if that's your thing!
Camping and day fees are extremely cheap, there are permanent concrete based shelters in the camp grounds with tables and power fitted, there's a sink for washing up (drains into a bucket!), the campgrounds are right next to the river which, at low tide has a small beach and best of all- they allow dogs!! So many ski parks in the Hawkesbury area do not allow dogs, so this was a great surprise. They also have cabins available.
Our dog loved it, and I absolutely loved having my dog with me- even on the boat!! -Cazwah
Pether Cottage, Talbingo
We spent the weekend there with our great dane, greyhound and my parents with their Alaskan malamute.
The fences weren't very high, but our dogs aren't fence jumpers, so no problems.
The house was well equipped, you can hire linen or take your own. Games and videos/DVDs were available, and everything you could think of in the kitchen. Sleeps 8 comfortably, and probably 10 would be okay as well.
The dogs loved the walks, and there's lakes nearby for fishing and swimming. Close to Mt Selwyn as well, although I pobably wouldn't leave the dogs on their own. Little country town with a club, restaurant and general store.
We've been going camping in the area forever, so was nice to stay in a house this time. -Flashsmum
Riverwood Downs, Hunter Valley
we stayed here (before had our pup tho - he actually comes from there tho) the place is great, plenty of accommodation options, restaurant is awesome, whole atmosphere is very relaxing -auir
Stormhaven, Mystery Bay [Owned by a DOLer!]
Website [Page 3 'Stormhaven']
Ok, I'm going to be cheeky and put in a plug for my holiday cottage at Mystery Bay NSW. It is situated between Narooma and Tilba on the far South Coast,
I went to Mystery Bay for a holiday two years ago and the entire area is so spectacular that I bought a place and plan to move there as soon as I possibly can. In the meantime I want to share it with other dog lovers.
There is a huge, fully fenced back yard. Dogs are allowed inside and all I ask is that you bring some coverings for the furniture and beds if your dogs are like mine and like to claim all the lounges.
You have your own beach four hundred metres away down a lovely bush track. It is off leash before 10 am and after 4 pm during peak season and off leash .24 hours for the rest of the year. A 10 minute drive to Narooma will bring you to more spectacular beaches which are off leash areas all year round. At this time of year humpbacks come right into Mystery Bay to play so bring binnoculars if you want to see them up close and personal
The main bedroom has a queensized bed, second bedroom has a double bed, and the third bedroom has a doule plus two single beds. It will accomodate 8 although at a pinch we can fit another on the sofa bed in the loungeroom. -Kaz
Tilba Waterfront Cottages
Dogs not allowed inside when we stayed there (couple of years ago) but a nice place.
Clean, self-contained, near lake and good facilities- communal BBQ area with fireplace. -Poodle wrangler
Turon Gates
We've stayed there a few times & enjoyed it & so have the dogs. You need to be self sufficient but Capertee is not too far away & there's a pub there. Incavale
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I need to travel from Melbourne to Sydney in August. For comfort reasons (for 1 border collie) I need to break up the trip. Does anyone know of a motel or B&B about half way between the 2 cities? I'm only interested in truly dog friendly places, not places that consider a fenced yard and kennel to be friendly!
I'll be travelling with 2 borders who are very well mannered and used to sleeping inside.
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There's a woman in Cranbourne who has a great reputation with dogs and has been treating them for many years I think she comes to the pet store in Newport once a month as well. One of my friends thinks she's fabulous. There's another in Sydenham who treats dogs - not sure how much experience. I can hunt down names and numbers if you want.
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Does anybody know how much TNS testing costs if one parent is a carrier?
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One of my mates got the implant for her boy to prevent puppies until she was sure about breeding. The vet told her it would prevent him from making puppies for 12 months. Unfortunately it failed the first time the girl came in to season. He is now the proud father of seven!!!
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My 26kg, 6 yr old boy has used it. 50mg 2-3 times a day for a week. No adverse side effects, just a bit drowsy for a few hours, and it provided great pain relief for him.
I was very impressed at how well it worked for him.
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Mobic, the 2 legged equivelent, comes in 15mg tabs, and costs about $19 for 30 tabs. A 40 kg 4 legged would only require about 4mg I think, ie 0.1mg/kg. Not sure if the mobic comes in different strengths, but it does require a prescription.
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Thanks for replies. I'll call Mark and ask if he can recommend someone in Melbourne. I might take my boy to see Wing Tip and get an opinion from him, someone has to be able to work things out and get him comfy and active again.
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Thanks CavsRcute, unfortunately I'm in Melbourne. I wonder if Mark could reccommend someone down here? It sounds like it could be worth a try as the metacam doesn't seem to make a difference here either.
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My BC boy hurt himself at the park 11 weeks ago. Local vet thought he had a partial cruciate, so rest & metacam. He's also had accupuncture & chiro treatment but continues to put mimimal weight on the leg when he's standing still. However, he can fully weight bear on the leg to pee, can stand on his 2 back legs with his front legs in the air (this is NOT encouraged, but sometimes happens!), runs and jumps at birds and planes in the back yard and several other weight-bearing things that don't seem to bother him. He uses both legs to scratch the grass to cover his scent when he's used his bowels and doesn't seem to have any problem with that either. When he lies down on his side he often gets a lot of strong (kick action) muscle spasm in the whole leg, and smaller finer spasm in his outer thigh muscles - towards the top of his leg. He's had an arthroscopy, done by a specialist - with the expectation of TPLO surgery to follow. However, the report after the arthroscopy was that the cruciate was intact and the knee was pristine, no inflammation in the joint, all bone ends normal, patella normal, couldn't find anything wrong. His lower back, hips and hocks have been x-rayed by another specialist, with no problems evident. The knee x-rays showed maybe a small effusion in the sore knee and maybe small changes at the bottom of the patella - yet the arthroscopy showed patella and knee to be normal!
He's been only lead walking for all this time and he's used to spending over an hour playing with his mates in the park so he's doing it hard. So far my bank account is a few grand lighter, but my boy is still resting the leg whenever he's still and still getting a lot of muscle spasm. He's been to a very reputable physio, who found a lot of tightness in his back and thigh muscles, which she's been able to help, but without a difinitive diagnosis doesn't want to continue treatment - which is fair enough, as it hasn't changed the problem with the leg.
We're both VERY keen to get back to our normal routines in the park, so is his little sister! I'm very reluctant to let him off lead while he still has the spasms and rests the leg when he's still. Does anybody have any suggestions as to what might be the problem or what alse to do?
Thanks.
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Hi, I've lived with a diabetic border collie girl. Prior to diagnosis she needed to pee 3-4 times overnight and was drinking heaps, fortunately she was able to give a quick bark to wake me when she needed to go out. After a week on insulin she slept through, didn't need to go out at all over night. If your vet is on the ball it really shouldn't take more than a few weeks to get reasonable diabetic control with insulin injections. Once the blood sugar is controlled, the excessive thirst settles - less drinking, less peeing. It's probably worth a visit to a vet who has plenty of experience with diabetes management just to get things under control. I was doing my own blood testing and adjusting insulin doses myself, with minimal assistance from the vet. But I've had a lot of experience with diabetes. My girl also went blind, but she coped brilliantly and walked without a lead as long as I kept talking so she knew where I was. Happy to 'talk' via the private email thingy whatever it's called if there's anything I can help with.
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Hi everyone,
I have an 8 month old great dane, Charlie. About a week ago he had x-rays done and has been diagnosed with a form of elbow displaysia, UAP. My vet has given me a refferal to a specialist called Chris Preston. I was just wondering if any one else out there has had positive or negative dealings with some of the specialists out there, as I am not willing to put Charlie in the hands of just anyone. Any issues or success stories you might have had, I would love to hear to get a feel of who and what is out there.
Thanks, Leah.
My little fellow had a dreadful time as a result of a trip to this clinic. I certainly would NOT recomend it. A few thousand dollars less in my bank and no improvement for my boy, in fact he's worse off! There is a very well respected physio named Michelle Monk at the Southern animal emergency centre in Highett. Might be worth getting an opinion from her?
Good luck.
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My BC boy has a fantastic thick, long, shiny coat. He eats sardines in OLIVE oil twice a week, not any of the other varieties. He is bathed in either plush puppy natural body building shampoo or aloveen. He usually gets a light rub down with the aloveen leave in conditioner. Swell so fresh once he's dry. Not sure if it's his diet/cleaning regime or if he's just incredibly lucky. Like odin-genie above I get heaps of compliments about his coat and other BC humans in the park asking how I get his coat to look like it does.
Good luck
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I've never had a male dog, so cant imagine how you'd go about it, but perhaps surrounding it with cotton wool and then securing it with tape (not tightly of course)? Dunno, but it makes me giggle just thinking of such a contraption - poor doggy would be rolling his eyes!!!
I can imagine that it would be eye wateringly sore though.
Glad there has been some improvement. Any ideas on what could be wrong with his leg yet?
No idea what's wrong with his leg, but he doesn't go back to the specialist until monday week to get the stitches out and for further assessment. I don't think the cotton wool would work, as he fibres would get stuck on some areas that are a bit weepy, but thanks for thinking of him.
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Go for the zinc oxide (nappy rash cream). Should dry everything up nicely.
I am currently using it to stop Poppy's cast rubbing on her leg and it is working a treat.
I'm a bit worried about using the zinc oxide, isn't it hard to clean off? Also, are you still able to see the skin clearly to assess, or does it leave a white residue. Can it make him sick if he does lick at it a bit?
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My BC boy had a knee arthroscopy last week for suspected partial cruciate tear. It was expected that immediately after the scope his specialist would go on to perform TPLO surgery. Fortunately his knee was pristine, unfortunately we have no idea now what's wrong with his leg. The problem is they shaved a huge area, including his groin and the edge of his scrotum which was also grazed by whatever they did the shave with. Over the next couple of days his scrotum became very irritated, red, swollen, infected and extremely painful. The local vet gave him a cortisone injection and neotopic-H lotion. This didn't help and we ended up at the emergency center in Essendon. They were fabulous. The vet there prescribed antibiotics - keflin, tramadol for pain, and rimodyl anti-inflammatories to start the next morning. Things are improving but his scrotum still looks very unhealthy and we'll be off to the local vet again this morning. Has anyone had an experience like this?
Thanks
We had exactly the same experience with our tibbie girl when she had an exploratory procedure under general anaesthetic, to check her anal glands for cancer.
The specialist vet asked me before the operation, did she have any other conditions. I said she had a strong tendency to skin allergy.
After the operation, all around her rear end was exactly the same as your boy's. I can only think that the hair was shaved right down to the skin & then copiously swabbed with anti-bacterial stuff. And the combination had appalling consequences for her skin. In fact, it looked exactly like serious burns. She screamed in agony. Vet gave us neotopic....but she still screamed in agony.
Finally, like you, we got to another vet who gave anti-inflammatories, anti-biotics & something for the pain. Also neotopic-H cream.
It was a horrible experience for that little dog....the severe pain & distress went on for days. Took a couple of weeks to get close to being normal.
I couldn't even say that it had been an necessary operation. The specialist vets said there could be cancer...yet the only evidence was her glands were blocked. I asked could it simply be impacted anal glands.
Well, she had the op....with the results showing no cancer....but the anal gland was impacted. Like I'd suggested.
We were extremely annoyed.....having paid around $800 for an operation which had not even been needed, but resulted in agony for our little one, as a consequence.
Interestingly, when the vet who finally gave emergency aid for her, phoned that vet hospital for specific info.....they had no mention of the anal gland surgery, nor of the serious skin consequences on their records. Frankly, I think they were worried they'd get sued.
I understand your frustration. The operation cost me $2200, to just to find out his knee was fine. So far I've speant another &300 on vet consultsand medication, with probably more to come, also, baby sitting costs and lost pay from missing work to take care of him adding about another $600 so far, and we're not done yet.
Best/ Worst Dog Treats And Chews
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You could try making your own bikkies from Dr Harry's recipe. You can then make them whatever size you like. Mine love em. Great for fresh breath too. Lots of carrot, parsley, bit of natural bran, wholemeal flower and little bit of light mozzarella for flavour. Recipe readily available on line. Just google Dr Harry's dog biscuits.A little bit of extra cooking time makes them nice and hard so they last a bit longer.