Huntia

It does seem to be "slowing down", as there are no new "wounds". Does anyone think it would be worth while putting paw paw ointment or vitamin e cream on the "crusty" bits? Would this help the healing process? I wish he would tell her off more often, but I think it bothers me more than it bothers him. lol :D

Hopefully when the weather clears she will go back to toileting in the courtyard . My puppy is doing her business on the verandah rather than going out on the grass for the same reasons. I figure I will wait until the weather is better and the grass is dry, and focus on the problem then if it continues. I hope the problem soughts it self out for you .

Love it

Hi. My 15 week old pup (that we have had for 2 weeks now) when she plays with the 18 month old chews and bites on his neck underneath the chin. They have a great time together, HOWEVER, his (the older dog) neck is all crusty and scabbed over, doesn't feel nice at all . Is there anything that I can put on his neck that will a) help it to heel quickly and b) deter the puppy from biting and chewing him there? :D

I have 3 RR's at the moment, the 13 year old has a poultry fetish, and even though she has slowed down alot, she can still manage to pick up enough speed to chase chooks, my 18 month old boy doesn't chase chooks, but i wouldn't trust him alone with them unsupervised, and the 15 week old pup that we have had for 2 weeks met the chooks and gave chase (much to my dissappointment). End result when the chooks are out the dogs are locked away . I wish they could live harmoniusly, but it looks like it is not to be. unfortunately for a lot of dogs if something runs or flys in front of them they will chase it.

How is your son coping with all this? is he ok? Hugs to the 3 of you

The house yard is 2.5 acres... and at the moment we mow once a week, so I let the mower get it When we were in town pick up was at least 2x a week if not every second day especially in summer

hmmm it will be interesting to hear from other who ordered them, whether you were an unlucky one off or if others have had the same problem. I am going to hold off making an order now, i was thinking about ordering one for my pup.

A beautiful story. What amazing dogs

Thanks Everyone for your advice. She still doesn't eat consistently well, but as dacinbs said somedays she doesn't eat much than others she does, a bit like my kids really especially the 3 and 1/2 year old . I took her in for her final vac today and the vets said she looks fantastic and her weight was perfect at 16.8 kgs ( I am kikcking myself for not weighing her when i first got her home ). I have decided to take the approach of --I can't make her eat only present her with something appetising and healthy, and that so long as she is healthy and happy and putting on weight (which i will monitor now lol) that i shouldn't stress over the amount she is eating Thanks again :D

I used my cool champions coat on my ridgie yesterday at Bulahdelah, and it was fantastic. The other dogs sharing the gazebo had terry toweling coats, and they were still panting, whilst my boy was not panting he looked so comfortable It was fantastic for him. :D

I'm a bit boring too. 3 Rhodesian Ridgebacks, 2 female and 1 male, female 1 is 13years, female 2 is 13 weeks and the male is 17 months, so far (cross fingers) they all get along amazingly well. :D Before getting the puppy we thought about another breed.....but kept coming back to the awesome personality and temperaments of the Rhodesian Ridgeback. Eta we lost our first RR male 3 years ago (he is still greatly missed )

I am one happy puppy mummy who is pleased to report that said puppy ate all her dinner here's to hoping that it continues!! Does temperature affect how much puppies eat? Monday was very hot topped at 40 degrees, yesterday was about 30-35, and today/tonight is quite cool and rainy (i have a jumper on)

Thanks. I have been leaving it out for 15 min than taking it away. I think it's me that has the problem with her not eating what i perceive to be enough but i would hate to have a fussy eating dog. My other 2 RR's eat everting put in front of them but i do recall having the same "mental" problem when the 17 month old was a puppy But in saying all that keep coming with the tips to help her eat more, because, I would like to see her eat more

Thanks Dxenion I will have a look at that. And yes I agree she is gorgeous!!

Hi. On Saturday we welcomed a gorgeous 13 week old Rhodesian Ridgeback female to our brood. She has settled and fitted in with my other 2 RR's amazingly well. She is absoloutely fantastic so far. (touch wood etc) The only concern that I have is in the amount she is eating. From Saturday through to Monday she ate 2-3 cups of dry food mixed with some tinned food, as this is what we had been supplied by the breeder. But this morning she hardly ate a thing, and tonight, when I thought she would hoover the lot up, she ate maybe 2/3. She is very active (when awake ) seems healthy, weeing and poing as normal , drinks lots of water. She isn't as plump as I would like. And the breeder did mention that she seemed to be a "fussy" eater. Does anyone have anytips on how to make her dry food more appetising? I am going to try fresh meat tomorrow instead of tinned to see how that goes but any tips or ideas would be appreciated. Cherry's 1st day v2_2011 11 12_0550 by nicoledwyer22, on Flickr ETA photo

What a lovely story. Yes it made the tears flow here too!

hmmm i tried this site and when i go to go to the online store i get a "Forbidden You don't have permission to access /store/ on this server." Is there any other way to get into it?

Gorgeous puppies!! :D

what a distressing story. That poor man to be without his mate....and the dog to be with out his. So sad.

My nearly 13 year old RR has a thing about aloe vera plants. Ever since she was a puppy she would chew the leaves into little pieces and spit them out....effectively pruning the plant. In our current house (we moved here in March) there were some beautiful mature Aloe Vera plants in numerous spots. First she "pruned" them and than she decided to rip them out by the roots and tear them to shreds. All of this was done with an intense look of distast on her face. I really think she hates aloe vera plants!! lol My other RR who is nearly 18 months now, chews everything. But I will admit that he has started to slow down. I can actually leave apair of shoes out of the shoe box for longer that 5 minutes and not have him chew them to pieces Yeah!! And he also eats cow and horse poo, chicken poo, the scraps for the chickens etc anything feral, and if he can't eat it he will try and roll in it!! ETA My first RR boy had a thing for butter. He would steal whole tubs of butter off the bench in the kitchen and eat it all in one go, the whole 500gms. He loved the stuff!! lol

Feeling a little bit depressed/sad about this issue at the moment, after a vet visit this morning. On the plus side the diet change with extra fibre does seem to have helped his anal glands in that they weren't as imflamed, but apparrently the vet thinks that there is "fibrous scar tissue there as they don't feel normal" The negative there is still blood in the discharge which apparently indicates there is still an infection in them. Currently the reccomendation from the vet i saw today is for removal, as they would have to knock him out anyway to inject the sacs with antibiotics, so why not just take them out while we are at it. I am not keen on this approach....cutting seems so drastic and are the risks worth it??? But will I end up with a huge double bill if we knock him out inject the sacs....doesn't work and than have to remove them any way???? Sorry I am rambling but I am "thinking aloud" at the moment as my OH is sick of hearing me talk about it. So I thought I would see what you guys thought about my issue. At this stage does anyone think it would be worth while seeking a second opinion?

You guys are lucky to have multiple vet clinics to choose from. My nearest vet clinic is 30 km away after that I would be looking at over an hours drive. My vet clinic, the owner vet has been there what seems like forever, but the other vets in the practice come and go fairly regularly and as it is a country vet we only ever seem to get new grads. Most of the time they are fine, but there has been a couple of occassions with different vets there where we have not been happy at all. eg. an operation on an 11 and 1/2 year old dog for a perineal hernia, that turned out to be a benign fatty lipoma an operation on the same dog 2 years prior for what was meant to be a cancer in her jaw/mouth, turned out to be an abcess from a thorn I must admit they were 2 different vets, and they were both meant to be "life saving" operations, but it makes me think some vets are "cut happy" if there is such a term!! On a positive note it was this vet clinic, yet another vet, that diagnosed one of our dogs with hypothyroidism, when 3 other vets had looked at her witht he same symptoms and come up with depression, spinal/neurolgical problems---operation If you can find a vet that you are totally happy with and trust 100% you are very very lucky.

Thanks Aussielover, I have thought of that too, and intend to ask next time we go in. I ducked in to return something at the vets at the end of last week and one of the other vets cornered me and suggested that we sedate him and inject the antibiotics straight into the anal sacs, as a treatment option. I am really hoping that I can achieve some relief for him through the dietary angle. :D I had a dog with the same issue. We went down the path of emptying the anal glands and instilling Baytril(The only drug the bug was sensitive too after culture etc) directly into the glands as well as him recieving it orally. We did the empty and instill daily for around 6 days from memory and I think the antibiotics was for 6 weeks (we had tried 2 week treatments previously). Fixed it never to return :)Thank goodness!!!! Hey Huntia - I have a ridgy with AG problems too :D One of hers doesnt empty so every three months or so I notice that it starts leaking at different times - play time, over excitement, total relaxation!! The last time I took her in to have them emptied the vet decided to try something. She put an anti-inflammatory directly into the anal gland, much like what Oso had done to her dog. Fingers crossed, so far, so good!!! its been a couple of months since she had it done and im hoping its worked Our vet reckons that sometime they just dont empty, doesnt matter what you feed the dog!! Which in our case would seem to be right, as one empties fine - the other NOT!!! Good luck with your pupster :D Thanks Lab Rat. I was having a "feel" in that area today and I think we will be back to the vets soon So I will definitely talk to the vet about that option before surgery .

Thank you :D