Rebanne

Because, after researching both the mosquito and heartworm, I realised my dogs will be very likely dead before heartworm could cause a problem. Nell came to me without any preventive and she and Phoebe will be 10 1/2 before there are any mozzies around. I did get Rose (6 when I got her) tested as GAP doesn't test them but use an all in one which can be given even if heartworm positive. Which I also don't like. I give Valuheart which only does heartworm. I don't like using too many treatments as you can gather.

Sorry Molly had a bad time of it. I must admit I have never used any heartworm injection just monthly tabs which I actually give 6 weekly and have done so for years. I read up on the lifecycle of mozzies etc before coming to this decision. Once my dogs turn 10 I stop the heartworm meds. I rarely vaccinate either once past puppy shots and their first adult booster.

vaccinate I mean you can have a tray of disinfectant at your door that you can walk through and strip off clothes before coming in but it's all a bit extreme. I don't vaccinate after the basic puppy shots and the 15 month old booster unless I suspect the dogs were going into kennels. Then they get vaccinated. One of my 10 yo's last vaccination was nearly 4 years ago. She won't be getting another one. Those symptoms also apply to a lot of other things.

sorry but some of that is just stupid. No one with any brains would let any dog out of it's crate without getting a lead on it. Yeah it happens, we all hear the stories of lost dogs at airports but a Greyhound thinking it was in a starting box?? Same as a dog losing a nail and being in a pool of blood. Nell lost a nail yesterday from SLO, if she had been in a crate she would have been in a pool of blood and I wouldn't have had to spend 30 minutes cleaning all the blood off the floors. And the dogs not rehomed and living in industrial kennels? Breeding dogs on the main. Not a lot different to a lot of ANKC dogs who live in a kennel environment. Not saying there are not bad people in the sport but give us real examples not hysterical rantings of one person.

need a whole bucket of salt to view that list

FFS would you let your dog wander around in Africa and hope he is not taken by a wild animal? No so why let them loose in dingo territory? I feel sorry for the dingo's, 22kg is a large target. I wonder how the hunting is there at the moment.

you are replying to a post made in January. Bit late for a possibly ill pup don't you think?

little bit dramatic I think

@Ramesh so what's your background in dogs? You are answering a lot of posts, mostly old posts. Are you a troll/AI or an actual person?

Sad all round

behind a paywall.

Phoebe getting back first

poor little giraffe

the aftermath

Rose turns 7 today and has been with me 5 months tomorrow. Has totally destroyed her stuffed toy and I put her new ball away after play or it would go the same way

Well you would actually if there was a chance of producing pups that go blind, or pups that would be dead before 12 months if you breed the wrong adults together. My breed for example has a disease that affected pups would be dead by 12 months if not sooner. Luckily we have a very active overseas group who got onto it very soon and it was a simple gene to trace.

No registration I recognise. Only one ANKC.

there is nothing to stop any person getting two dogs from wherever and breeding them. Nothing to stop them telliing lies either. They are not a breeder.

I spoke to the local vets and yes you have to speak to vet chat first but they do put you through to the local on call vet in an emergency. But it's a screening service. The vets said it was to stop the prank 2am calls like how do you spell Rottweiler! The minds of the people who would do such a thing. Makes me angry because it just adds more time before you can speak to the vet. Luckily my emergencies have been very few and far between and hopefully continue that way

Definitely need to speak to the local vets.

can someone tell me how this works? I will go to the vets to ask them about it during the week. Vet has been arranged for the dog. Friend had a bit of an emergency with her dog and I was ringing around the local vets for her and one has vet chat. It's a 1300 number and from what I can gather you ring vet chat and talk to them and then they either pass on your details or give you the vets number or something. The clinic using this did say they had a vet on call but you had to ring vet chat first. When Opal died I had to get a friend to do the same as I couldn't find a pen etc in my panic.

Warrior 24/06/2011 - 24/04/2024 Ch/NeuterCh Brantarby Winter Warrior ET My bestest boy, keeper of my heart I've had some really, really good dogs but you were just about the goodest.

Did you progesterone test your girl? That will give you the best idea. Wouldn't hurt to have a vet check now.

My little heart attack this morning was walking into the back yard and seeing Rose in a perfect sit! 10 out of 10. Had her 5 months now and never seen her sit. But she was soaking up the rays. Rose is nearly 7 and sitting isn't the easiest thing for a Greyhound but she had nailed it. But for one second I thought OMG what has she done to herself We can take the competition world by storm Perse

They are so clever aren't they.