Mairead

Fifteen year old dog with pain issues?

Put this in the Health section because it sounds like a pain (physical and/or psychological pain) issue to me. Probably needs a vet's help, not a behaviourist. What is his quality of life like compared to his younger days? Does he have failing eyesight or hearing, or mobility issues? That could mean he is easily frightened when he doesn't realise people are approaching and feels he is vulnerable, so protects himself the only way he knows.

Are they set on a JRT only because they haven't met many, or any other terrier breeds? Any chance you can introduce them to some of the rarer breeds that need all the help they can get?

Physio and/or hydrotherapy available could be useful once you get the surgeon's or vet's go ahead. Do let us know what the surgeon says so that we can all learn from it. Good luck.

Your first post here was to complain. If you turned up as a new member of a club and spent the whole time complaining, what sort of reception do you think you would get?

You might want to put this in the health section so the vet nurses and owners with experience with this notice it. From the textbook The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult: (Cruciate ligament disease, cranial) I read that "Second surgery - required in 10-15% of cases because of subsequent meniscal damage", "Regardless of surgical technique, the success rate is approximately 85℅." and "Warn clients that regardless of the method of treatment, DJD [Degenerative Joint Disease - Arthritis] is common." Depending on his size and breeds, an 8 year old might have some ageing issues and well as the injury. Another possibility is that he learned to appreciate the extra attention that his injury provoked and is feeling the need for that again. I had a large horse that would sigh and limp when 'loaded' with two slight teenagers.

Most breeders would have stories of the puppy buyers who deceived them and the puppy ended up dead, ruined or passed on to someone else without their knowledge.

I didn't know reverse sneezing is considered a medical issue.

Medibank wouldn't pay for the beauty treatments.

Gotta monetize wherever you can.

What bothers you about anaesthesia? I gave raw beef marrow bones, straight after a meal for a new piece of bone then took them away when the softer honeycomb-looking end pieces had been eaten. The shafts are harder and can break teeth. Cutting the bones longitudinally might be considered too dangerous for the butcher but cross sections several cms long will allow the dog to get at the marrow. They did a good job on molars and premolars but for the base of the canines I used the edge of a teaspoon to chip off tartar.

Already happening in "bite sport" dogs. I refuse to call it "protection" or "character work". If you breed a dog that is happy to bite to another dog that is happy to bite you get dogs that are even happier to bite, and I know of one who attacked her puppies and permanently injured one. Some kennels/businesses/enthusiasts are very military and violent in their posts, imagery and music. One overseas video summary of the "sport" had a violent and expletive riddled gangsta rap music soundtrack. I don't understand why UDX is not enough of a challenge, or why people need their dogs to fight their battles for them.

I can't keep up with all the dog attack threads. (sigh)

Aggressive dogs and criminals have been fraternising for a long time. More likely the dogs are not desexed or properly socialised because "we don't want him to be friendly" - actual quote from puppy owner who I tried to educate.

Son's dogs (hence the names) that mum is left with because son has 'moved house'? Only guessing. If you read the Wikipedia details of fatal attacks (caution: the references are usually newspapers) it often seems like there were signs beforehand - dog had attacked owner previously - or, in the case of young children and babies, left unsupervised.

Quite a few humans aren't properly bred, socialised and educated.

1000s were mentioned on the search result at vetnpetdirect but then only 100s displayed. If you scroll down it does say "presentation ... 1000s". Maybe contact them or ask a vet if they can order for you.

"Dog-related deaths registered in England and Wales 2001 to 2021" "dog-related deaths are rare and have not increased" Dog related deaths includes dog strike (knocked over by a dog?) Majority of fatalities occur in the home. [3 per year average. 1 per year from lightning strike, 3 after falling from a tree, 1548 from car accidents] The authors state that circumstances leading up to the incident were not available and so cannot lead to information about prevention. I've read in other reports that most fatalities involve dogs above a certain weight and are young children or elderly.

No reply box appears for me. I was wondering if the friend had heard puppies making noises and assumed it meant they had blocked noses so had a cold and that's why they weren't wanting to suckle. My other thought was the vet said the puppies were cold not had a cold. So easy to mishear or misinterpret messages when it is secondhand.

I had written a reply but the topic was gone when I went to post it. The OP is still in Breeders Community if you want to reply in case OP checks there. I am no longer a registered breeder.

No, we won't know because the dog has been put down. To me that is equivalent to destroying the wreckage of plane or car crashes (and talking about banning that model or colour) instead of looking for a cause.

Run this past your vet: The inflammatory bowel disease known to occur in French Bulldogs is histiocytic ulcerative colitis. Reference: The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult, 3rd edition, Tilley and Smith: Signs are bloody mucoid diarrhoea with increased frequency of defecation, tenesmus [straining], weight loss. Diagnosis is by appearance of the bowel by colonoscopy and special staining of a biopsy [PAS stain, not just standard H & E stain]. It is more commonly known in boxers.

Some years ago I looked into the requirements for a therapy dog (Delta?). I decided I wouldn't allow my dog to risk having the things done to it that they required the dog to be OK with. Has this changed? Doesn't seem so.

I heard on ABC radio that many vet students from overseas are going home to work once qualified. I wonder if there is a place for nurse practitioners in the industry? For decent wages obviously. I often try to remember a funny story to tell the vets and nurses, kind of 'can you believe that people don't know this?'. The neighbourhood children who put out a plate of fruit for the stray cats comes to mind.

Not getting medical treatment is neglect which is a crime. If you are able to give some more details about the situation, it may help people advise you what your next steps should be. Have you tried contacting Malemute clubs? Sledding clubs?