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My Council is Cardinia

Our council have free registration up to a certain age. I can't remember the exact age, but when I rang up to register she was slightly older and the woman at the Council said, just put her down at that age anyway and its free and next year she will get the cheaper registration because she will be desexed by then. Very nice of her!

Hi, Have you tried KP's Awesome Paws Dog Rescue and Rehoming. I'm pretty sure Kim rescues Border Collies. Mobile 0419910233.

My oldest dog is 15 years & four months. He's mostly blind, can see a little out of one eye, very deaf, has Cushings disease, which is kept in control well with treatment (Vetoryl) He has Meloxocam for pain relief and a Cartrophen injection once a month for his joints. That's the downside, the upside is he loves his life. He sleeps in our bedroom, gets up at 5am for a wee and a wander around the garden before the other two dogs get up. Then whines until he gets breakfast. After breakfast its time for another lap of the garden. He gives 1 bark at the door when he's ready to come in. If we don't hear that he will head-butt the door until we open it. When the other dogs finally decide to go out he's off again organising them! When its cold he sleeps in front of the fire and as soon as the sun warms up he's following sun spots around the garden. His favourite time of the day is when I shout WALK and clap my hands and he's off racing around in circles like a puppy. Sometimes he stumbles, but he just picks himself up again. If one of the other dogs crashes into him they are in big trouble, put in place with a growl and a lunge towards them! We've always had giant breeds, so obviously they don't live very long. He is the first little dog we've owned. Got him from a shelter as a puppy. He looks like your typical Oodle, Poodle x Westie. Weight 13.2kg. He is mostly mentally alert. For instance, we go away with work every couple of months for 2 nights and our daughter sleeps in our bedroom so she can hear him and put him out early. Sometimes he needs to go out during the night too. He usually spends most of the time sleeping when we are away, but on the 3rd night he won't move from the window until we get home, won't go for his walk or eat dinner, just stays glued to the window then does zoomies for 10 minutes when we walk in the door. If my memory is correct I think one of our ACD, when I was a child on a farm, lived until he was almost 17.

I work with young adults with severe autism and other intellectual disabilities, we have a house-support dog (part-time) she also lives at another home, is particularly gentle and affectionate with our most severely disabled person, she will lay down next to him and give him his toys, softly lick him and knows when to move away from particular clients if they need more personal space. She is not specially trained but has worked this our for herself. Its a joy to watch the bond she has with them.

Hi again, Racecourse Road Veterinary Clinic 86 Racecourse Road, Pakenham, 3810 - 5941 5994

Hi, He's working at Racecourse Road Vet Clinic in Pakenham

I'm sorry for your loss I too, have seen a dog die of 1080 and the symptoms sound the same. I was on a friends farm and we were walking our dogs through one of the paddocks when his little schnauzer ran ahead to a fox body lying in the paddock. The fox had vomit in his mouth and Taffy ate the vomit before we could get to him. I took my dog and bolted back to the house to ring the vet but it was too late. A short time later ( I can't remember how long) Taffy was acting the same as your dog and died soon later. I was in an absolute panic not knowing if mine had eaten some too, but he was fine. Turns out a neighbour had been laying 1080 by burying it in meat and a fox had dug it up, eaten it, then ran onto John's farm, and vomited just before Taffy found it.

I'm sorry for your loss I think a counsellor is a good idea. Make a special album for Roo with photos and notes of all her special little ways. It takes time, even though now it seems unbearable, gradually each week it will get a little less painful until one day in the future you will be able to think about her and remember the good times without feeling so sad.

I'm so sorry to say this, but I think its time. Don't do what I have done in the past and kept them going because I didn't want to say goodbye. Recently I found some photos I hadn't looked at for a few years, of my old dog taken a couple of months before he was PTS. He was on painkillers and at the time I thought we were managing his pain. But when I came across these photos I was shocked to see him looking into the camera with so much pain in his eyes :D I can't believe I imagined him to have some quality of life. I think the poem Hesapandabear posted says it all.

Happy 5th Birthday beautiful boy. I close my eyes and you are here.

Hi Catzatsea, Would it be possible to put a sock over the bandage. I cut the toe out of a thick explorer sock and attached a piece of elastic to go over shoulder to hold sock up and it helps because even with elizabethan collar he was rubbing it.

Hi, Wound is going well, vet is pleased and uses Manuka honey too. I didn't know that until I told him we had started using it. The one I am using is the strongest one Active UMF20+ Manuka honey. $25.35 from Health shop. The ones that aren't as strong are cheaper but I thought I'd go for the one with the most go in it. Will take photos of the progress. I put plenty on, fill the hole up and put it on the pad before bandaging. Its a lot easier to peel the pad off too, just lifts off. Good luck with yours

Thanks everyone. Started using it yesterday. Comes in different grades, got the strongest one. Will take a photo tomorrow and then every week so I can keep progress for myself. Looks like a gruesome piece of raw meat now so hopefully it will start to look better soon.

Thanks Booboo, OH is calling in to Health Shop on his way home, they've put it aside for me.

Booboo, just checked the tube and doesn't say manuka honey at all! Rang health shop and they say the manuka honey one cannot harm the wound in any way and its quite a bit cheaper than the one I got!

Thanks everyone. Thanks Booboo, this is make with manuka honey, must be just a different brand. Its only a small tube so I will get some of the one you recommend when I run out.

Hi, A relative of mine had a greyhound with brain damage. It did get slightly worse as he got older, but he lived to 13 or 14. He was ok most of the time and lived a normal life. His head wobble got worse if he was trying to concentrate on something or standing still, staring waiting for his food. We would clap our hands just in front of his face or yell sharply to him and he would snap out of the wobble and act as if nothing had happened. But his was only very mild when younger so I guess it depends on the degree of damage.

antiboitics

Old dog had a tumour removed about a month ago, stitches out, and has finished antiobitics but the middle of the wound is open and healing very slowly. I dress the wound with a pad and wrap it and he wears an elizabethan collar but still manages to rub it with his collar unless its wrapped up. I would like feedback please on Medi Honey on open wounds like this. Spoke to 3 different chemists about this, first one thought it could irritate the wound, second said she thought it would speed healing and use it straight away and third said use Solugel for a few weeks and then switch to Medi honey. I bought it but haven't been game to put it on. It says on the tube for malignant wounds (but thats on humans) Just wondered if anyone else has used it on wounds on dogs. Vet is happy with wound and says it will be very slow healing, I'm just hoping I can help it along I know its great on horse wounds and for ulcers on people but would like feedback about it on dogs please.

Thank you ;)

Ellz, Could you please tell me how much apple cidar vinegar you add to each bucket. Have a dog that is prone to hot spots. Use malaseb shampoo and alpha kerri oil but sometimes it flairs up. He is on a natural diet and the only one of mine with this problem.

I had an eight year old wolfhound who had bone cancer of the leg. Our vet advised against chemo. We had good results using metacam and increased the dose as needed. I always took a bottle of metacam with me when away from home in case he knocked his leg. Although he had a reasonable quality of life and still enjoyed his walks, if they knock the bone its agony for them. I would'nt keep a dog going with bone cancer again. Its better for them to do it sooner rather than later. I kept him going because I could'nt bear to say goodbye and I told myself his quality of life was o.k. but I now feel I should have done it sooner.