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He's home now :) skinny and ravenous. I spoke to 3 vets over the week at the clinic, all of them vague about whether I can expect this to happen again. Anyone know?

Well, it doesn't look like an obstruction yay! But still in hospital, had more bloody diarrhoea and is continuing with the fluids and antibiotics. Thr vet thinks he's picking up and hopefully will be coming home tomorrow :)

The vet continues to be concerned about Buddy, he's very subdued. She's thinking he may have an obstruction now even though yesterdays xray was clear. So now we wait

Sorry to hear you lost your girl I use comfortis with no probs on the dog and rebolution on the cat.

He could very well have eaten or drank something. He's that kinda dog. Ill keep the cordial thing in mind, it's recommended for people too isn't it? Right now of course he's hooked ip to a drip so thats sorting out the dehydration. Actually, I'm kind of relieved he's in the hospital, I haven't had much sleep for the last couple of nights, it's as bad as having a sick kid! And I have to work tomorrow, I was getting into a state trying to work out how to pop home to check on him. Leaving him in the yard isn't an option unless I want him squashed by a digger

Yeah, I get the sardines in water. He splits a can with the cat a couple of times a week.

I'm reasonably sure he hasn't been digging things up because I've had him inside or leashed because of the works (no fence right now) but its always possible, he is a stealthy creature when it comes to eating crap.

Hi, no he has a pretty good diet I think. Kibble plus chicken, rice and sardines. He's very lean, people always comment because they think labs are always chubby!

Hi there. I'm just wondering if anyone has experience with this condition. My Buddy (5yr old lab) is in hospital tonight for iv hydration for this condition its the second time this has happened, first time was just over a year ago. First time occurred a couple of weeks after we adopted him from petrescue. At the moment there is a lot of activity at home (landscaping, blokes, trucks excavators). I don't know if stress s contributing? Does anyone know if it is normal for a healthy young animal to get so sick more than once? Both times he has gone downhill pretty fast. The vet has ruled out various infections, parasites and obstruction. Is it worth seeing a gastroenterology specialist vet?

thats good to know. thank you

Yes, but the fleas in my house seemed to be resistant to advantage, I'm guessing the flea tx in advantix is the same? Sorry I wasnt clear, I had flea probs with other tx until using comfortis.

Well this is timely! This afternoon Buddy managed to raid not one but two(!!!) separate picnics of their roast chicken at the dog park. I had just pulled one ribcage out of his throat and was putting it in the bin and he found the next one!!! I think I pulled most of the bones out of his throat. I was so embarrassed my dog was acting like a lunatic today, but I'm sure it had something to do with the aroma of roast chook floating through the dog park. His recall is normally very good but I don't think even Superdog would have resisted. Ive only had him for about 4 months and haven't managed to teach "leave it" yet, I thought I was doing well with having reliable recall. But, yeah, if it was your picnic he ate today, I'm sorry. Although I really do think if you are going to eat roast chicken off the ground at the off-leash dog park then you should expect to lose some of it.

Can I not use advantix at all on the dog if I have a cat? Ok will have a look at frontline + I would think it is only an issue if the dog and cat have contact eg. curl up together. If they ignore each other then I can't see how the cat would ingest any and come to any harm. Dr Google seems to have 2 schools of thought....cat can die horribly just looking at treated dog or cat lives happily with treated dog. My cat may come into contact with the stuff when she is ripping Buddy's eyes out. If frontline plus is as effective then I will probably go with it just for peace of mind. I accidentally poisoned my cat last year with chicken wormer and it was awful

Can I not use advantix at all on the dog if I have a cat? Ok will have a look at frontline +

Hi there, this is my first tick season as a dog owner. Buddy is currently on comfortis for flea control. Is it better to use advantix or continue with comfortis and use a preventic tick collar? I had a few problems with fleas passing from cat to dog, and after a bit of trial and error now have the cat on revolution and dog on comfortis. If its better to use advantix for ticks I'm ok to lose a bit of flea protection, seeing as ticks can be fatal and fleas not. But would prefer to have optimal protection for both. Ive read the tick collar can''t be used when swimming? does it need to be removed and replaced? Buddy is a 30kg labrador, he swims a lot. thanks.