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I'm going to take him up to my friend at Faster Pussycat so he gets a funky makeover photo. He could do with some extra attention. We've just had to start him on Lovan so he's feeling a bit flat poor little boy.

Senior Warren in foster care with SDCH http://sydneydogsandcatshome.org/animal/warren/

They've arrived! Next step is to get Eddie into them for a photo shoot. LOL

Rest In Peace beautiful Jasper I'm so sorry for your loss. xxx

Leonberger? I don't know their activity levels although there is one living around here in quite high density and he just plods along with his owner. Lots of hair though! I met some at a Pet Expo once, they were lovely. Just sprawled around getting adored by passers by. I recommend you attend a couple of dog shows to meet some breeds in person and chat to breed experts.

Thank you Corvus I'll have a chat with our vet tonight.

Brilliant! Thank you so much! We'll see what Eddie says about wearing pink booties but I think they will look awesome.

HAhahhah omg deal!

That's OK He really is a speshal looking dog, I think he is quite inbred. Nothing medically going on, his heart is good and his sight is fine, just prone to tear stain. The amount of pain he would have had losing his ear would have been incredible. Fortunately no collateral damage scarring on his cornea. He has no tail at all and a 'xylophone body' lol. He may be a bit wonky but he's such a sweetheart. If you meet him in real life, he's a lot more symmetrical. lol He squints his eyes in every photo but this one might give you a better view of what he looks like when he isn't. I wish I could work out how to get his zoomies photo out of my phone. He's just a blur of what looks like an airborne rabbit. LOL. and one of massive sunshine squinties ...

Ooooh gorgeous! @mita http://sydneydogsandcatshome.org/animal/betty/

Another Eddie Photo

I love Edwin Those boots look very pretty If nobody puts their hand up I'd find a good use for them.

How long would treatment be before you start seeing changes? I have a dog here who went from pound to a home, put on Lovan, surrendered to another pound where he was weaned off and then adopted out again then given to another shelter. He is absolutely lovely and fine mostly but his separation anxiety is strong. My question would be, given his timeline I calculate he only would have been on Lovan for a month before being surrendered again (I assume for his anxiety). So would it be worth trying it again for a longer period? When I've given it in the past, it didn't work but it was a lot longer than a month before deciding nothing was happening.

Oh dear no, they aren't supposed to be like that at all.

Completely understood.

I honestly don't know, she may be very busy these days. Like corvus said, if you need to raise funds for a behaviourist I'll chip in too. IMHO if you can ultimately keep her with some work that's ideal.

I'm not suggesting you pass her on, but Rita at Chi Rescue Vic has been around for about 30yrs and could very possibly be a good source of breed specific information. Couldn't hurt to add add her advice to your tool kit. She just might know something that will help. I'm really sorry, it's a difficult situation to be in. My question was in regards to hydrocephalus behaviour changes.

Just curious. Does she have any strange compulsive behaviour?

Yes again.

Yes. 'All they need is love' bugs the crap out of me.

I don't doubt pro-retail Pets Australia are gleeful. At the very last MDBA event I attended I had an (award winner btw) gent try to hand me the PA bosses' card. We rescinded our membership after that. https://petsaustralia.org/the-big-issues/pets-in-pet-shops/

Kellyville also sell rescue cats. A token gesture.

Nobody with the authority is interested in closing places that don't break the POCTAA and local council bylaws. So if you build a nice shiny facility within the welfare recommendations/Acts you are free to keep and breed as many as your permit allows without anything to stop you. It was inevitable given the grotty places are being closed/raided, the industry still needs livestock to sell.

Awful for everyone involved.

I'll PM later Shel, I think my answer might be pretty obvious though LOL