princesszelda

We used their cattery a couple of years ago - very happy with them. They were nice enough to send us pictures of our cat when we were on holidays! No experience with their dog kennels though.

"Burmese mountain dog...like, from Burma?"

kenzie frenzie toys - www.dogtoys.com.au

I love that picture (the one that is a bit blurred) - good luck with your new big boy!

Bella: Smella, Smelly, Smelly Belly, The Smelly One, Bear, Crazy Horse, Monster, Terrible Dog, Grosser, etc. Kong (cat): Kongo, Kongo Bongo, The Bong, Monkey, Monk-man, Monkey-boy, etc.

Ok, so the general consensus is that I'm stressing to much! Thanks for all the replies!

Hi there, My husband & I are going overseas for 4 weeks over Christmas. Our 19-month-old Berner will be staying in our house with my hubby's parents (very kind of them to housesit for us). Will she remember us, or be mad at us, when we get back? We've never left her for this amount of time before, and she is my first dog, so I have no experience with this! Am I stressing for nothing?

We get presents too. A couple of times, Bella has eyed up the cat before deciding on a more inanimate present...

If we tell Bella to "go find your brother" (a cat), she'll run outside and hunt under all the bushes until she finds the cat, then chases him to the back door - very convenient at nighttime!

We have one - only issue is, Bella brings it to us as a present and then proceeds to drop it on our feet - OUCH! Also, we don't let her have it inside, as we have mostly tile floors and the banging noise it makes as she flings it everywhere is horrible!

Our Berner loves the everlasting treat ball.....without the treat in it. She'll happily chew it for ages. Best toys we've gotten her, though, are Tuffie Toys. Bella has the starfish & the lizzard - both of which she has had for upwards of a month and hasn't destroyed yet - a miracle! http://www.vetnpetdirect.com.au/Products/Tuffie-Toys

Thanks Christina - we're going back in about a week to see if the murmur is still there after the infection has settled down, and I'll definately be asking the vet these questions, but I am just trying to gather as much information as I can right now

That Berners are born sedate, calm and placid....17 months & she is only now starting to settle down! That we must spend a fortune on food/she must eat a lot....

Hi everyone, Last night our 2 year old cat was on the losing end of a cat fight, and ended up with a couple scratches and a bleeding eye. When we took him to the emergency vet, they discovered a heart murmur, which was confirmed by our regular vet today. This murmur wasn't present 8 weeks ago when he had his annual checkup & vaccination. Has anyone ever heard of a heart murmur coming on this quickly? What causes it? What are the treatments and the prognostic outcomes?