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She's very pretty

It's a seller's market at the moment.

Very difficult to get dogs/puppies ASAP at the moment. Having people home due to covid, everyone decided to go get a dog. You might just have to be patient.

Totally gorgeous isn't she

You quoted me by accident Perse I'd never ever say that.

People manage to survive without fb lol Fully understand about welling up with tears when you can feel every bone in their body. I think you're right about food being the way to his heart to start with. And lots of time, and some breed specific guidance.

Oh dear. They won't be of any help at all by the sound of it. Have a Google for Companions For Life which is Andrea at Maremma Rescue. She's awesome with the breed. And there's a couple of FB groups that are Maremma specific too. The idea of contacting a breeder is a good one, they may be able to help also.

When you say adopted - via rescue/shelter? If so you need to contact them asap. They need to know you are struggling.

What a wonderful life for a gorgeous big sheepie. Run free handsome Bruce

I think the frenchie rescue is called Squishy Faced something? There's Mini's Bulldog Rescue too?

Prime 100 have a chart which ticks the box on a couple of rolls suited for pups. https://prime100.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Prime100-SPD-Product-Table-v6.pdf Not sure what else to add if you stick with roo. Did the vet say rice or pasta is suitable? edited to add, Quinoa has calories, that might be another option.

!! You don't use ice on a burn. It can make the skin damage worse.

You need to go to the vet. If they are doing the covid social distancing thing you'll just need to be ok to hand your dog to them for his own good. I'm not going to give you any guesses to google (none of us are vets), home remedies for self diagnosis is too risky and can backfire.

I got a couple of cheap ones off ebay ('Calming Beds') to try them out and OMG they are so soft. I will need to use laundry bag thingies to wash them in as the thin black base isn't trustworthy which isn't a surprise. 13yr old Ladybird and her new favourite bed ...

Yes thank goodness for Nexgard Spectra, no more frightening courses of ivermectin. Having taken it twice now, I'm sure you'd have seen some kind of improvement if it was demodex. Fingers crossed for an answer soon

A skin scrape for the chance of demodex would be a good idea too although your vet will probably do that to rule it out. Demodectic mange (not contagious) flares up and down from pink to bright red, can weep at times. The smell is usually secondary yeast and/or bacteria. There's usually a visible rash of little pink dots. As it progresses you get the hair loss, skin thickening and crustiness. But then again, allergies can look exactly like that too! I hope your very cute little pup gets some answers soon.

Dr Buffa is excellent. https://www.eastsidevets.com.au/about-us/staff/dr-eugene-buffa/

He does need a gentle and quality wormer like Canex Puppy Suspension, you have to worm more frequently as a pup and I doubt the breeder followed recommended schedule. Anyway, as above re fresh food. And get him started on bones too. A plate of raw chicken mince with Divetelact poured around like a moat might get some real interest. In my limited (rescue) experience toy/small breeds are still very young at 8wks love their baby food. Edited to add worming schedule and Puppy Vaccine Schedule (although I'd not include Kennel Cough in the middle. Seems excessive.). https://www.petcare.com.au/puppy-vaccinations/ Listen to your own vet about planned worming & vaccines. The above are for information only.

Poodle Rescue Qld is on FB. oops, found them and it looks like they closed?

Poor Scarlet. I'd be so upset at the vet. Hope your boss is ok. I know vets are only human and aren't perfect but it seems such a basic thing, as is pain relief. Hopefully the meloxicam gives some relief and she's back on her little feet soon.

Is there any reason she won't go further from home to get to an open vet or a different emergency hospital?

I agree with the signed agreement but as well, put everything in email. Even if you tell them over the phone, follow up by clearly confirming what you have discussed (even send the vet report if you wish). Lawyer or not (sorry that you feel intimidated), just be clear in writing of what you know and what you're offering, and they can make their decision. It's probably not going to be a huge drama anyway, things happen. It's nature. They might just need your extra assistance to get through the bumpy bits.

They are most probably 'puppy warts'. The papilloma virus, but they tend to go away with age. They mostly get them around the mouth and muzzle. Puppies don't have a mature immune system so they do get things like that. There's also what feels like warts, two of them, one above each eye. They are eyebrows. Sorry I don't mean to infer you don't know what eyebrows are but had to say it. Obviously I'm not a vet so I'd still get them checked.

I'd have a google about third-hand smoke around (human) babies. As your pup will probably be about 8 weeks on arrival I would equate that with having a baby around the home.

Sorry about that I didn't realise you'd tried them. You could always go through https://www.savour-life.com.au/adopt-a-dog/ although you do have to register to see the dogs as far as I know? (they don't spam you though). Your other option is going to the pound or a shelter and meeting a doggy or two in person. However with Covid, most have shut their doors to the public so that's not a very helpful suggestion if time is a factor. There's got to be a rescue out there with a privacy policy who can give you more than a one sentence reply. Yes it does get busy that's for sure but we try to explain things when replying. Even though telling someone no is really hard and not my favourite task. I wish you all the best whether you rescue or go via a breeder. He or she will be a very lucky dog.