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:laugh: Ok so I also had Daisy titre tested as a comparison as she was last vaccinated just before Louis, and she has come back with adequate levels of protection. Louis's serum is on its was to Hemopet, so hopefully I'll get his results from there soon. Interestingly his Hepatitis antibody levels were fine (these get sent overseas so took longer to come back than his other VetPath results).

Awwww Happy Birthday Sumo What a delicious birthday steak! He has grown into the most magnificent dog, so gorgeous and with a temperament to match from the sounds of it

Actually I don't know as I've only popped in to buy dog stuff when driving through - I should take Daisy there one day and try out the cafe :)

Also check out Zoo Products in Claremont http://www.zooproducts.com.au/ and Pet Lovers Cafe in Guildford http://petloverscafe.com/ they both do a great range of more 'natural' products, especially the latter - my wallet took a real hit in there :laugh:

Starting at 8pm WA time is a radio program about dangerous dog laws in the UK. I haven't listened to it as it hasn't aired yet, but the link is below for those interested. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03xf0g3

Awww Sid is a super star! What a great event and gorgeous shots :D

Wow You know I like spiders, but I'm not brave enough to do that! V cool :D

trinabean - not sure as I've not done a titre test before on him, but I was starting to wonder along those lines. Off to scare myself with google....... For those of you that have been titre testing for years, have you had good levels of antibodies past the 3yr mark?

Well I contacted Hemopet and received a prompt reply. Basically Dr Dodds finds it very hard to believe the results so I am sending a serum sample to her to be tested. The initial report states the below: I'm in two minds about taking him back out at the moment. I may wait until I get the titre results back from Hemopet. Interestingly though my vet did the new 'in house' test first and received a negative result both times she tried. They suspected it was the test as it is new to them, so also sent it to VetPath. My vet spoke to the head haematologist there last night who was absolutely certain he has no immunity. The tests were batch run with control samples, and other samples which returned positive results, it was just Louis's that showed no detectable antibodies It will be interesting to see the result from Hemopet. Also how the heck do you pronounce it 'teat-er' or 'tight-er' :laugh:

So interesting as usual Pers, the old sheep yards are very cool :)

dotdashdot - Love that one of Nala! HazyWal - Very smart, will that be your new drinking ground and are the hounds allowed to do zoomies round the pitch? :laugh: What was up the tree Leah? :laugh: Cute portrait FF, he's such a sweetie :) All the best KA, he's going to be a well loved monkey :D That is an awesome expression on Clay's face :laugh:

Nice!

What a cutie, and such a happy boy having such a fun day :D

So am I, even if it means getting up at a ridiculous time on a Sunday! :laugh:

I picked up this lens this evening - what a beast!! I only got a chance to get a quick dozen hand held shots when I got home, this is the best of the bunch. Will certainly need practice hand holding this, I think my monopod will get more use now :laugh: Looking forward to giving it a good test run at the weekend :) I know, I missed the tail

Pulling the trigger on this lens and picking it up in a couple of hours It will probably be too dark to play with it tonight, but roll on the weekend :)

Thanks Erny, I've found the hemopet site so will shoot an email off to them this evening. eta - Of course I will share any info :) I'm also more than happy to pay her a consultation fee, so will mention that when I contact them. I'm already down 20k on Louis since May, what's a bit more! :laugh:

Thanks OSo. Yup decided he is back to being house bound for now, luckily he copes really well with not going out. The first time I booked to do some agility with these trainers he went down with the IMHA the next day. About a month ago I got back in touch with them to enquire about a back to basics course for him - he had his first pancreatic attack that very day. Now he was due to start Sunday and this has happened! I think the world is trying to tell me something

Thanks Erny :) The paperwork says Parvo and Distemper IFA serology titre both < 1:5 which equates to 'suboptimal protection'. Also "A titre of 1:5 is considered the lowest detectable antibody level. Note that it is possible that lower titres are still protective and the influence of cell mediated response cannot be reliably assessed in this manner" He hasn't had a titre test before, so no comparison unfortunately. I wouldn't be willing to risk revaccination as all I have read says it is an absolute 'no no' for IMHA dogs. I think you're right, time to contact Dr Jean Dodds. She is also an IMHA expert so should certainly be able to offer some expert and experienced advice. So bloody typical, he is so well in himself now and I have just started taking him out on early morning walks and was due to start a short training course on Sunday. I really don't know if I can risk taking him out of the house now eta - Did you contact Dr Dodds yourself, or did your vet liaise with her?

Thanks cavNrott :) Paging Erny, paging Erny........ :D

Bugger, my vet just called and Louis's titre test apparently showed he has no immunity Brief history - He was last vaccinated 4yrs ago in the UK just before moving them over here with us. He went down with IMHA last May and was recently weaned off all medication related to this, but was on high doses of immune-suppressants (pred and Atoptica) for months. Obviously his immune system has taken a real battering since last May, but would that have affected his levels of antibodies? Is that a really dumb question? He can't be vaccinated again due to the IMHA, so am I now putting him at risk by taking him out for training (which was due to start on Sunday) or for walks I don't know the exact numbers from the test - I will be picking them up on the way home tonight.

That's very interesting pers, I like it!

Oh Kirty, I'm so sorry He was a stunning boy. RIP Rockling.

That really is a dog park with a view! Love Tonka's little smiling face :)