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She's settled now - no pee since I last posted. She's been drinking out of the labs bowls so it's difficult to know how much she's drinking.

Trick classes sound awesome!! I'm definitely interested!

No diagnosis. I will do a urine test next chance I get to rule out sugar diabetes. There's something going on though - worst today I've ever seen. Two large dilute urine puddles every hour over the last four hours. So dilute it doesn't smell like urine.

There is a kind of diabetes where people/animals pee a lot because they lose their ability to concentrate urine, and to compensate for this they drink a lot of water. It presents in the same way to diabetes mellitus (sugar/insulin diabetes) but the cause and therefore treatment is different. I would like to know how it starts (suddenly or over a long period - good days/bad days etc)

I know it's 7pm Thursday nights but does anyone know if they've started back for the year yet?

RIP old boy.

Ash I thought you were waiting on a lab puppy? What's an Australian Bulldog?

I've had to reach (with my bare hand) into T bone's gaping jaws more than once to retrieve a bit of stick wedged across the roof of his mouth. It's scary!! He tends to chew up a stick if we've been playing "fetch" with it and he is too tired to play anymore. He destroys the toy so the game has to end. He disciplines me in many ways

Yep, it's particularly important while they are young and growing so quickly. My Vetchiro likes to see them three times before they are one, just as a matter of course. This keeps them in alignment while they are growing and prevents muscle imbalances. Is your pup for showing? Many breeders will not allow their pups to engage in rough play because of the number of injuries they can end up with (minor strains) and also the belief that it can lead to higher hip/elbow scores. Some people just let them be pups too so it's all a matter of opinion!

Kirri the Crestie (5.5kg) ate 180g of chocolate one day. I'd only just had a row and left it on the coffee table. I found the wrapper and thought it was a labrador but then Kirri vomited a whole lotta chocolate!! The vet said to keep an eye on her - seizures etc but she was fine. Little piglet ;) I am much more careful with my chocolate these days. Can't be wasting it on the dogs!

They can put the stitches under the skin but it won't stop her licking/chewing the wound open. Go with the E-collar. It will cost you an extra $15-$20 at the vet. If she's been chewing at the vet they will have one on her already when you pick her up

I've had male dogs done at 18 months, and two at 12 months. Plenty of rescues done as well with absolutely NO change in personality. They aren't attached to their boy bits like human males are There would be no sense of loss for them and they still have that little bit of loose skin to lick. I dare say they are happier if they no longer have the urge that they can't fulfill. I can GUARANTEE he will not be angry towards you. Dogs just aren't that smart. He will be sore for a few days but you will be surprised at how quickly he recovers. He will still be pure (which is a human concept, not a canine one). You will find very soon that his pee starts to smell from the hormones he is producing. He will also start lifting his leg on anything upright. I had an entire rescue here a few weeks ago that peed on everything including my Pomeranian puppy! He has now been desexed and his new owner is carefully training him out of the habit of peeing on everything (he was even doing it inside!). You also have the problem of him wanting to wander to find a girl and being very restless if there is a girl in season nearby. Get em off - it will benefit him and your family.

Oh that must be so difficult, losing him so suddenly. RIP Sonar - what a beautiful dog he was.

Not if there is parvo already in the soil of your backyard. It's a very hardy virus which lives for years. Keeping your pup in your backyard is a means of minimising the risk but it's no guarantee. Sorry to hear about your baby.

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I know this photo has been posted before but I wanted to put it up again. In memory of that big studly boy who didn't mind a bit that the girl he was flirting with was so tiny (and in her pyjamas). She didn't seem to mind that he was so big either. Aww puppy love is blind

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Oh Feef my heart just sank when I saw his name on here. He was the first wolfie I ever met and I will never forget how lovely he was. I take my hat off to you for dealing with his passing with such grace. RIP Navarre.

I think the intra nasal vaccine is live. Was that what your pup had?

I'm so sorry Sandy. You tried so hard to save her

I am so sorry guys. She was so beautiful. You must be just heartbroken .

Yep I have added it a couple of times per week to the dogs food. I've run out now but have just used it as a general supplement.

Why would it suddenly become less safe because she is pregnant?

Oh Roxie I am so sorry to hear this. What a lovely boy. RIP Lucky.

Can people please consider all this information and think before they pump multiple vaccinations into their newborn babies? They are having 7 different vaccinations at 8 weeks of age.