Yonjuro

what great news!!!

I was reading up on ticks on a Husky forum and there is a big bunch of people that use Rose Geranium Oil (100% essential oil) as prevention against ticks. The advocates say it is far more effective than any of the various chemical compounds commercially marketed . Apparently a drop or two on the outside of the collar once a week, or twice a week if going bush. If bushwalking and have backpacks and harnesses then drops can be place strategically around the dog on the harness etc.. There is also a warning that this is not suitable for cats due to the inability of cats to metabolise essential oils?? I believe that you can make up a spray but I wouldn't know to do this.

Thanks for the info. I don't think we have paralysis ticks in WA but I have bookmarked your link to get one if and when we decide to go camping with my dog as they seem like particularly nasty buggers.

I think the jab was anti-histamine.

Thanks RSA I was lucky that I noticed as he didn't make a yelp or whimper, he just went to his normal spot to lie down for bed. I went to pat him goodnight and I thought he has something in his mouth, and then I saw how swollen it was. It looked like he had broken or dislocated his jaw! Luckily the Emergency vet is only 2km away so I bolted straight in. I will need to talk to my vet about what type and dose of anti-histamines to have on hand for the future. He was fine the morning after and eating as normal, just the side effects of the meds are worrying, but at least I know what I am dealing with now and hopefully the smaller doses mean less side effects for the next week.

Yep, the vet gave an injection, the swelling was bad on his lower jaw. As she couldn't locate the sting and the swelling has subsided some( but not as much after the two 10 minute waiting times) ,as she would have liked we were sent home with the meds. Yeah, it seems high but I suppose there were reasons for a short strong course? I don't know as it was an emergency vet and the time was getting close to midnight when I was given the tablets. Needed as a means of protecting him as he recovers from the effects of the bee sting & its venom. Good to know, i never realised a bee sting could be so dangerous for my dog.

Yes, they are blue, hopefully the advised short tapering is only because he has only been on the 20mg x 2 for 3 days?! Boy oh boy what a nightmare from a bloody bee sting!

Yeah, I am glad I asked the questions.

Quite possibly but I obviously know little about this med or strength, it is a 20mg tablet and Ronin is 19.3kg.

Yeah, it is seems to be a pretty full on med. He is recovered from the bee sting, it is just now the side-effects of the meds to contend with for a few more days. Bloody half dormant bees at night - I never would have though them to be about and cause such a problem.

Many thanks for the help. I took your advice and called the vet, who basically concurred with what you have all said. He did say that I could speed up the weening off slightly, so today half a tab instead of 1 and same tomorrow and then half every second day for 3 more doses. Happy to learn something new today.

Hello I had to take my 5 month sibe puppy into the emergency vet 11pm last Wednesday night. His bottom jaw has swelled up to a frightening size. Apparently we were the 4th in that night with bee stung dogs. Anyway they couldn't find the sting but the anti-histamine did reduce the swelling somewhat in a short time. It didn't go down as quickly as the vet wanted and she couldn't locate the stinger after a few goes. So we left with Ronin and some Prednisolone. Directions were 1 tab twice a day for 3 days, then 1 tab once a day for 3 days, then one tab every 2 days for 4 days. I am now onto the second day of one per day, but I wonder if I need to continue this. He is panting quite a lot and we have to take let him out for a wee every 2 hours during the night which is not ideal. As far as the initial swelling , the mouth swelling was gone the morning after the incident and the loose area under his jaw was gone by the following day (last friday) Can I just stop giving this medication, he seems quite tired on it and the panting, drinking and weeing are not happy things. Any advice would be great, I don't think this warrants a visit to the normal vet to find out? Many thanks.

Oi!! That's "Erny's Tea" by Steve :laugh: Sorry, I'll now refer to it as ET :laugh:

I am so sorry that this terrible attack has happened! Wishing you all speedy recoveries.

Thanks for this info Doc, it is great to know. I mixed some probiotic into the cold tea when I made it up for my dog. I wonder if the the probiotic was a waste due to the coating nature of the Slippery Elm?

they do however crap gold nuggets :laugh:

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/offbeat/a/22056029/dog-sold-for-2-million-in-china/ Dog 'sold for $2 million' in China AFP March 19, 2014, 1:42 pm Dog sold for $2 million in China Beijing (AFP) - A Tibetan mastiff puppy has been sold in China for almost $2 million, a report said Wednesday, in what could be the most expensive dog sale ever. A property developer paid 12 million yuan ($1.9 million) for the one-year-old golden-haired mastiff at a "luxury pet" fair Tuesday in the eastern province of Zhejiang, the Qianjiang Evening News reported. "They have lion's blood and are top-of-the-range mastiff studs," the dog's breeder Zhang Gengyun was quoted as telling the paper, adding that another red-haired canine had sold for 6 million yuan. Enormous and sometimes ferocious, with round manes lending them a passing resemblance to lions, Tibetan mastiffs have become a prized status symbol among China's wealthy, sending prices skyrocketing. The golden-haired animal was 80 centimetres (31 inches) tall, and weighed 90 kilograms (nearly 200 pounds), Zhang said, adding that he was sad to sell the animals. Neither was named in the report. "Pure Tibetan mastiffs are very rare, just like our nationally treasured pandas, so the prices are so high," he said. One red mastiff named "Big Splash" reportedly sold for 10 million yuan ($1.5 million) in 2011, in the most expensive dog sale then recorded. The buyer at the Zhejiang expo was said to be a 56-year-old property developer from Qingdao who hopes to breed dogs himself, according to the report. The newspaper quoted the owner of a mastiff breeding website as saying that last year one animal sold for 27 million yuan at a fair in Beijing. But an industry insider surnamed Xu told the paper that the high prices may be the result of insider agreements among breeders to boost their dogs' worth. "A lot of the sky-high priced deals are just breeders hyping each other up, and no money actually changes hands," Xu said. Owners say the mastiffs, descendants of dogs used for hunting by nomadic tribes in central Asia and Tibet, are fiercely loyal and protective.

yeah, I'd love to know more about making a poultice or salve ? :)

Hiya I know this has had a bit of a mention before but just have to say what a top herb this is... I was put onto this by my breeder for bouts of Diarrhea. My dog has been munching so many different things on our walks that no matter how many I retrieve from his mouth some things just get through. Anyway so he must have eaten something that didn't agree with him and has had a few bouts of the squirts. So off to the health food shop for some Slippery Elm powder. I probably would have ordered through Steve here, but no time on this occasion. Luckily the shop near me sells a quality organic product. So, one heaped teaspoon in 250ml cold water, mixed well and then bring to the boil on stove and simmer for 3 minutes. Take off heat and add a teaspoon of honey (optional) allow to cool. I serve around a 2 teaspoons of the jelly like tea half an hour before food for every my 17kg puppy. It gives a good barrier like coating to the stomach and intestines and fixed up the runs in one dose. Anyway, It is a great natural solution that really work amazingly well, I believe that you can go up in dose from what I gave my dog. Hopefully those with more experience can chime in as I believe that you can make a salve from it as well and I am sure there must be other positive attributes to this wonderful herb- Steve and Erny???

Using a lead of no more than 2m is the law in the 2 local councils that I am near. I didn't know this law until recently as I always walked my mini schnauzer on one and never for a second did I think that could be an issue. I now have a Husky and at 15kg and 4.5 months there is no way I would use one even now, for obvious reasons :) Anyway, back to the OP, I am sorry you are have this issue, I hope you can find an alternative route to walk your dog. If you are inclined, you can report the dogs and use of a potentially dangerous lead to the rangers.

My puppy came from Newcastle to Perth via Melbourne on 2nd January, so yeah it was very hot. No problems whatsoever. I recommend contacting Wayrod on the forum here. Great service and you keep the crate. Although crate option might be different with a larger dog.

I do have to point out what a crap blanket statement this is. There is no 100% this will happen at all, a lot of off lead park bashing goes on in this forum but some of us go and have no problems, enjoy our walk and come home and think nothing of it. Gus was pretty much raised in our local off lead park and the only issue I recall us having was with a dog who broke off his leash at an on lead park and got a swift kick to the head from me. These are valuable community resources to some of us, please don't spread fear and false statistics. I just have to point out what a crap statement this is. Oh sorry was that rude? I hardly think people are going to stop going to dog parks because of my opinion. What statistics are you referring to? I can't see that I quoted any actually - just my opinion which I am entitled to do on this forum. Yonjuro I didn't think you were offended at my response? Honestly I just won't bother posting again. I didn't see anything to be offended at, I appreciate you making comments. :)

Thanks for all the comments... Just had a call back from the Ranger who concurred that it was an unacceptable incident. He said that he would cruse around the area and if he sees the bloke based on my description he would talk to him and issue a warning. Can't ask for more than that. :) I had my session with my trainer this arvo and she was good about it and gave me some strategies to try should it happen again, we will also work further on Ronin's confidence after the incident and she said that he will potentially be wary of similar looking dogs but we can work around it and other techniques for socialisation.

I do have to point out what a crap blanket statement this is. There is no 100% this will happen at all, a lot of off lead park bashing goes on in this forum but some of us go and have no problems, enjoy our walk and come home and think nothing of it. Gus was pretty much raised in our local off lead park and the only issue I recall us having was with a dog who broke off his leash at an on lead park and got a swift kick to the head from me. These are valuable community resources to some of us, please don't spread fear and false statistics. THanks Steph :)

A lot of people have a reliable recall and it fades over time because they become complacent with their training. Steve must have told me a million times that every dog needs to be taught, trained, proofed and maintained. Training a reliable recall is more than possible but like anything you train it depends on how badly you want it, how much time and effort you are willing to put in to achieve it. You probably can train any dog to do just about anything, but how well it can perform will differ as will how much time you have to put in to achieve it. It's not about whether it is possible, it is about how bad you want it. I wouldn't say Mals are highly biddable or that bidability is the reason they are selected as MWDs etc, but they are highly driven, which means that they are easy to motivate and go harder, faster and better than most other dogs at any task they are given. Thanks for the explanation, what you say makes sense. Off topic but I would like to get my head around and understand the terms drive and biddability better. I think based on what you have said is drive is a desire to achieve something and biddability is ability to oblige? Probably best for its own topic I suppose?