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I just looked and yellow is only $61.00 http://www.vetnpetdirect.com.au/home.php?cat=253 Click on the yellow box or the size selection underneath the information blurb and you will see that it's the Brown box 0-4kg that costs $61. The yellow costs $71.40 as I previously posted. The postage cost is $4.95.

The Sentinel Spectrum white is for dogs 22gk to 45kg. That's the one I use for my 45kg dog so will be fine for your 25kg dog.

Here are some cost comparisons for Sentinel Spectrum. Petproductsontheweb.com.au White $67.50 Yellow $62.50 Postage is free. Pricelesspets.com.au White $68.60 Yellow $62.80 Postage is $6.50 Vetnpetdirect.com.au White $78.00 Yellow $71.40 Postage is $4.95 Edited to include postage cost.

I use the Bayer Clean Ear solution too. I like it better than any of the others I've tried.

Has the vet sent it away to pathology? My son's Rottweiler had an oral melanoma so I've seen it before. Nasty looking things aren't they.

Jodie, you and Ollie are always in my thoughts. I worry when I see a post from you in Ollies thread. I should know better, Ollie seems to be able to overcome the impossible, he's the little miracle man. All here is as ok as it can be. Yesterday was the 6 month anniversary so was a bit of a tough day.

How is the wondeful Ollie boy today, Jodie.

In our case there was no call for a visiting vet service. All we can do is medicate our terminally ill dogs and we know what medications to give them and when, as prescribed by the oncologist or vet. We learn very quickly what we need to do for our dogs to keep them comfortable. Also, since we know our dogs so well we are the first to know if the dog is feeling off colour. We know what is normal for our dogs. A visiting locum vet would not know that. I think most of us who are caring for terminally ill dogs do a heap of research and embark on a search for alternative therapies and medications to use in conjuction with allopathic meds. Vets, unless they are holistic vets don't have much knowledge of natural therapies or medications. In my experience only our own long time, trusted vet was prepared to discuss the alternatives that I used. He was very interested in the effect these alternative meds had on my dog and has documented the results. All natural meds were discussed with the vets to ensure nothing I administered was contraindicated with the prescribed medications. We saw an oncologist regularly and our regular vet who had cared for my dog since she was a puppy. We didn't need home visits. What we did need was to have appropriate pain meds on hand and other such medications as were prescribed. Both the oncologist and the vet were happy for me to administer pain meds on an as needed basis. Bloods were taken at the surgery regularly and if levels were outside of the normal range the bloods were sent for biochem analysis. We did not need any home visits. I was able to contact the oncologist at all times. She made her mobile number available to me. I don't think a visiting locum could do anything for my dog that was not already being done for her. This is my opinion only and I would be interested to hear the opinion of others.

I was wondering how she was going and hoping all is well too.

Jodie I can imagine the worry and stress you are going though with Ollie in hospital..and the toe. This boy of yours is a trooper. Nothing seems to get him down for long. I hope by morning he has bounced back to his usual happy self. Sending healing vibes to Ollie and calming ones to you.

Goodness, 90kg!!! I've never heard of a Rottweiler as big as that. We didn't let Sophie suffer pain. It was absolute priority to keep her pain free. If she had pain I would have put her to rest earlier. There are strong pain relief drugs available that we used and they were very effective. The vet and oncologist left the strength and frequency of Sophie's pain meds up to me. I kept her on fairly strong pain meds because I believe it's easier to prevent pain than deal with existing pain. I also kept a drug here that stops breakthrough pain but Sophie never needed it. Sophie coped so well, never lost her appetite and never went away from me to be alone. I don't think it was in her nature to isolate. She followed me from room to room right up to her last day. She remained playful but did sleep more as time went on. Her energy level declined but she was always with me and always up for a short game of fetch. Apart from 2 days throughout that whole year when she did seem to be off colour and tired, she was her usual happy self. Sophie's quality of life was paramount. When she was awake she was fine, it was near the end when she was sleeping that I could see her body reacting to the cancer. When I saw that, then her lymph gland enlarged overnight is when she was put to sleep. I knew then that her cancer had spread and had I let her go on she would have suffered. I miss sharing my life with Sophie and I always will. I know how lucky I was to have her. She was one of those very special dogs.

We are in agreement So does mine.

Crikey

My lovely old rescue Rotty, Faith, has Cushings too and my vet said exactly the same thing so we are keeping an eye on her and monitoring her. She's just had a CBC so we'll see what that reveals. Faith is a happy and content couch potatoe who has a short walk every day and appears to be feeling very well.

Jed I am so sorry Poppy had to leave. I know how special she was to you. Run like the wind Poppy. Godspeed lovely girl.

I am so very sorry for your loss of beautiful Honey. I feel so sad for you Berty. No more pain sweet Honey. Sophie is there to welcome you. Fly free now little lady

So very sad. Rest in Peace sweet dogs

Quote ^ from 25th November 2008, kindly posted by Tramissa to bring everyone up to date. Please people, read the posts following the original one before replying in the palliative care thread.

I'm so sorry Trish. She looked to be a lovely old girl. R.I.P. Grandma

Thanks Jodie for thinking of us and to traciemc for the kind comments. Jodie as you know only too well, we form a very strong bond indeed with a dog we are palliatively caring for. Sophie and I spent all day every day together in her last year and her medication schedule was every 2 hours, day and night so we were interacting all the time. We had complete trust in eachother. When she needed to go she left a huge void that I have yet to come to terms with. I know how lucky I am that Sophie had such a fighting spirit and made everything easy for me. I think that last year was probably the most precious time we had together. I guess in time it will become easier. How is the beautiful Ollie boy going? Give him some cuddles from me.

I'll add my best wishes to all the sick Rotties. I miss Sophie every day. She is the first thing I think of when I wake up and the last thing before I go to sleep. I wonder if I will ever really come to terms with my loss of her and find peace. There is so much cancer in our breed. So many people I'm in contact with are broken hearted because their Rotties are either fighting this disease now or they have recently lost their dogs to cancer.

JD I'm so sorry to hear you and your boy are travelling the dark road of osteosarcoma. There are things that can help Brodie have quality of life with osteosarcoma. My girl had her first biopsy in September 2007 and the results were inconclusive. Her second biopsy was in December 2007 and her prognosis at that time was 'probably about 3 weeks'. She lived happily and pain free for 53 weeks after her first biopsy. Sophie felt well and happy with good quality of life throughout her battle. My main objective was to keep her pain free and we were able to achieve that. Sophie had tissue biopsies, I wouldn't put her through a painful bone biopsy. She had osteosarcoma of the mandible, we could see it on xray. If you read back through this thread I mentioned some of the natural and conventional meds Sophie had. I also posted a link to a great website that explains the cancer starving diet along with excellent information about cancer in dogs. I would go back and find the info and website but the loss of my girl is still too painful for me to read back through our journey to the end. There are two products in particular that I think were very good. One is Artemisinin and the other one is Avemar. You might like to research these products. I wish I had found these two products at the beginning of Sophie's cancer but I didn't stumble across them until much later. I believe the natural meds Sophie was taking enabled her to have a happy and pain free life. For pain control she had Tramadol which was very effective. Pain free is the most important thing we can do for our osteosarcoma dogs. I wish you and your Brodie well, every day you have eachother is a bonus.

Thank you Tarope. Sophie is so very sadly missed in my life. She was a beautiful gentle and kind dog and a credit to the breed.

My beautiful and courageous Rottweiler, Sophie 17/1/2001 - 12/9/2008 Rest in Peace darling girl. Thank you Harminee.

Lorain I am so very sorry for your loss of Sinna She is at peace. Sophie is there to welcome her. Rest In Peace Sinna.