cavNrott

I don't think I would be allowing this dog walker to walk my dogs again. Does she pick your dog up in a van and walk a number of dogs together and as T said, take them all to the park? This injury happened on her watch so she's be responsible for any vet fees. It's her duty to keep your dog safe while he's in her care.

Brightstar, that was very similar to the information given to me. I opted for immediate surgery. I must say I'm very grateful my dog was not seen by Brookestar's specialists because he would not be with me today. My dog did not growl at the surgeon, he is a Cavalier KC Spaniel and in his almost 11 years of life I've never heard him growl at anyone. If something caused him pain he would yelp but not growl.

For sure they are.

That's definitely not a graze. It looks like a bite. I can only see one pic. Was there another one? I would sack the dog walker and take the dog to the vet. That dog walker is not telling you the truth about what actually happened. Edited: Now I see the other one. My lighting on 'puter' was too dark. They're sure not grazes. Your dog probably needs antibiotics.

When my dog developed IVDD I asked my vet for a referral to the Melbourne Veterinary Specialist Centre in Glen Waverley. They also have a practice in Essendon. At this point my dog who was perfectly normal the day before, could not walk and dragged his hind legs. I saw Dr Pete Laverty who did a myelogram and called me whilst my dog was still under GA to say he needed surgery and was I happy to give him the go ahead. My dog had ruptured a disk in his spine. Surgery was performed immediately and within a week my boy was walking, though very wobbly. One month later he was walking normally. It is now over four years since the surgery and my dog has never looked back. He runs, walks and plays the same as any other dog. I highly recommend Dr Pete Laverty. Please don't think about euthanizing your lovely dog before speaking with a brilliant surgeon who will be able to help your dog. If you go down this route don't forget to bring the imaging films taken of your dog. He surely must have had a spinal MRI at great cost. I have spinal damage and suffer nerve pain running down one leg. I can tell you it is the most excruciating pain I have ever experienced. Many pain meds, even opioids do not ease the pain all they do is make you doped up but the pain remains. I'm so sorry for your poor dog who is clearly very much loved. Edited: to say that 'specialist' who said your dog was suffering from imagined pain needs to suffer just one day of nerve pain in the legs caused by a spinal injury himself, then he would change his mind super fast about imagined pain.

Perhaps a better quality food than Bonnie or Supercoat. Canidae comes to mind. They have a good variety of dry dog food. Have a look at Holistic Select.

Hard to know without knowing what type of plant juice the substance is but try massaging peanut butter into the coat. It sounds crazy but it often works to get hard to remove substances out of dog hair. It even removes chewing gum so it's worth a try.

Have to agree about Bonnie not being good quality. It is not a food I would feed my dogs.

Same goes. They should know better. Anyone who beats up on their dog should be charged with animal cruelty. Poor dog

I walk two dogs so don't have a spare hand for a brolly. We don't walk in heavy rain because the dogs don't enjoy it. We walk in light rain and I wear a waterproof hooded jacket. Dogs are nekid unless it's really cold and they wear coats. How is it that on a day when the forecast is for occasional showers, I go outside and have a look at the clouds and it looks like we can get our walk in before it starts raining, then by the time I grab dogs, leads, and pick up bags we get half way down the driveway it starts raining?

Goodness Lhok, no need to apologise for posting a news item about dogs on a dog forum. I am one who thanks you for making us aware of this. When we have to apologise for posting an item of news about dogs on a dog forum or holding an opinion about it and it subsequently takes off in a different direction then there is something very wrong going on.

My comment was not a generalisation, I spoke only of my own experience. Like it or not, that is what happened. Here's a generalisation for you. The statement I made was " Some are not there for the love of the animals but to WIN. At what price the ribbon"? Note: I did not say all. Who do I think runs breed rescue? I could not find a breeder to assist when I was rescuing a particular breed of dog. Fellow pet owners were the ones to put their hand up to help when a dog urgently needed rescue or it would be euthanized. Of course most show people are dog lovers, so are most pet owners who choose have dogs. I'm a dog owner but I don't claim to be an all encompassing animal lover. There are animals I would not choose to own under any circumstances. Sure some breeders are no longer on DOL. Even more pet owners have chosen to leave or discontinue posting. That happens on forums. Sniping at breeders is not to blame for a breeder exodus as it rarely happens on here and if someone comes along slamming a breeder they are very quickly shown the error of their ways, mainly by we pet owners whose dogs are from ethical breeders and if that fails Troy steps in. Anyone who abuses their pet is a scumbag and that includes the person, presumably a show person, who was beating up on their dog in the car park following a show at Crufts. I think the jury is still out on precisely who poisoned the dogs. We don't know if it was a fellow exhibitor or some mentally challenged oddball. I believe more than one dog was poisoned. People are entitled to their opinion and they have voiced it here. Not every breeder or exhibitor at shows is above criticism. No apology is warranted for holding an opinion. edited: Hit enter in the middle of my post.

I hope someone on site saw this and took appropriate action. The action I would have taken had I seen it would not be seen to be appropriate. What is dog showing coming to? People like this don't love dogs. They show their dogs only to boost their own pitiful lack of self esteem. I hope someone saw this person and that they will now face charges for animal cruelty.

Peroxide and Betadine sting like blazes too. Curash is about the only thing that doesn't sting.

Try the original brown colour Listerine. Evidently that works well according to a friend whose dog gets hot spots sometimes.

Ermm. Tails are docked, not dewclaws. Dewclaws are removed :)

Thanks Rappie for the explanation. I knew my dog ingested brodifacoum as the print was still barely visible on the throw packet. My dog was on Vit K tablets for 4 weeks and vet instructed we be at the surgery 24 hours after dog had taken last vit K tablet. The Vet did another in house ACT test and clotting time was what he considered to be normal. The vet instructed at the start of the Vit K tablets that the dog be kept very quite, no walks etc., until the final test was done. edited to fix quote

The poison my dog ate was Brodifacoum. I wonder why my vet did ACT testing if it's an insensitive indicator of clotting. What was the point? The vet said after the first ACT test that clotting was slower than what he considered to be normal. I didn't discover the rat bait packet until about 36 hours after it blew in during a storm, it was around at the far side of the house where I rarely go so there's no telling how long the poison had been in my dogs system. He hadn't ingested very much as it was a small throw pack which was still about one third full when I found it. What sent me searching around the grounds was that I noticed green material in my dog's feces when I was doing the pick up during our walk. I hadn't fed him anything green.

One of my Cavs ate some rat bait when a packet of it blew in during a storm. Vet gave him an injection, did an ACT test and put him on Vit K tablets. His next ACT blood test within 24 hours of him finishing the tablets showed clotting was normal. Your vet will probably do another ACT blood test when your dog has finished the course of tablets. Try not to worry, you did everything right and acted quickly and your dog is taking Vit K tablets. All will be well.

Now that everything has settled down I find it funny also (apart from having to carry a randy-Mac outside to the veranda and having Penny behaving like a tart at 4.15 this morning) Mac is still peering hopefully through the lounge-room sliding glass door so Penny must smell pretty good :laugh: Where did you get the corn silk tablets from cavNrot? Boronia I can't remember when I got them from. I think they were from Biovea but not absolutely sure. I bought ten bottles so it was ages ago. Google Corn Silk Capsules and you'll probably get heaps of info. When my supply is running low I'll be doing the same.

I gave Stiboestrol a miss and decided to try corn silk capsules for my old girl. They work a charm and the boy shows no interest.

Have to agree that it's the classic site for a flea bite.

Feeding twice a day is a good idea as is adding water to his food.

terryg: Have you tried including a teaspoon of psyllium husks with your dog's meals. This adds fibre and firms up the stool so the glands should empty when the dog defecates. Like Perse, I've been lead to believe the surgery is intricate and the after effects would certainly be very painful until complete healing takes place.

I have no knowledge about the removal of anal sacs but the cost of any surgery is rarely less than $500. It costs more than that for my dog's dental scale and clean. The cost of a GA is expensive and any vet would probably require pre anaesthetic testing to be done. This is for the safety of your dog, particularly as he is a brachycephalic breed. These tests are extra to the cost of surgery. I would be surprised if you would pay less than $1500-2000 for this surgery. Indeed you may need a specialist vet to perform it. There may also be a risk of fecal incontinence after such a surgery. You definitely need to discuss it with a competent vet. Make some enquiries at the Werribee Teaching Hospital. They should be able to throw some light on the subject. Another option is to have your vet refer you to the Veterinary Specialist Centre. They're in Glen Waverley and Essendon. The vet surgeons there are very knowledgeable. Hopefully someone on here with more knowledge will chime in.