Trishm

Off topic I know, but has anyone bought a crate from Vebopet, they seem to be the best prices I can find, I wm wondering if they are good quality ?

Oh poor Kenz, it must be heartbreaking to watch her struggling, I hope you get some answers next week, good luck !!

Sorry to hear its not doing much for Jazz Trishm. How long has she been on it now? Fingers crossed the cartrophen helps in conjunction with the RHV. Its so hard to see them struggling. At 15 1/2, have you tried any more normal meds with her either a NSAID or tramadol?

Shes been on it for 3 weeks now, and it is 2 months since her last cartrophen injection, Ness. Tramadol spaces her out, I give her Rimadyl which does help a bit, she does not tolerate the dosage that she should be on though, she copes with half the prescribed dosage, so therefor she doesn't get the benefit that she should.

I will have a good chat with my Vet and see if there is anything else I can do for her.

I'm a little disappointed that it doesn't seem to be helping my Jazz much at all, she is 15 1/2, so I guess I couldn't expect miracles, but I was hoping for a little improvement. I'm booking her in for another cartrophen injection,so I will see if that helps at all combined with the RHV.

hi trishm, i'm not online all that much, so sorry for the delay :)

the active ingredient in plaque off is 'ascophyllum nodosum': plugging that into google brings up any number of links that helps you learn more about the product and how you can acquire it.

there's also this link that takes you to the original plaque remover thread [clicking the link should take you to pg 28 actually which provides several other links].

i bought mine thru austral herbs, but they require a minimum $50 order.

i hope that helps and good luck!

Thanks for that information, I'll investigate :)

I have just run out of Plaque Off and am interested in this local product you referred to, could you please give me a link or more information, thanks.

Wow, thats unfair, did you complain ?

Thats a very good price for the product Trishm .

Yes, too bad I had already ordered mine.......murphys law!!!!

Just noticed that Vetstop shop have the 500g tub for $92.75, thats a good price..............

So sad for you both.!!

Thanks, mine is on its way, I hope it helps my girl.

My 15 year old whippet suffered an attack of Geriatric vestibular disease some months ago, she had no signs of nystigmas though,and no head tilt, and recovered pretty well over night which surprised me and my Vet.

She was given anti-nausea medicine

She has not suffered any further attacks since.

Its pretty scary to see, good luck to your girl.

After seeing Kenz's results I am going to try this for my 15 1/2 year old whippet who is sore in the shoulders, I have got her on Pearnaise at the moment, after trying Joint Guard, which didn't help at all.

She has been having cartrophen injections 3 monthly, but that doesn't seem to be helping at all.

I have had her to Matthew Condon, who used a tens machine on her, and that helped marginally.

But I am having trouble trying to get it in Adelaide, it seems to be on order by Petstock and chemists but not in stock.

Breathtaking !!!!

Every room in my house is the dogs room. :laugh:

+ 1 :)

ok have been to see the Samsung 10kg top loader

lovely and big, does not have an agitator up the middle

the lint system is that there is an outer bowl around the washing bowl and the lint is suppose to go out onto the outer bowl

does anyone else have this sort of system, does it work well?

sorry I'm probly being painful but its a big investment to me :-)

I'm not sure if it is the same system, but my F&P Aquasmart does not have an agitator, (supposed to be a top loader that works the same as a front loader, less water usage etc), and the lint system is useless.

I have had 2 F&P top loaders before and they were great, but the Aquasmart has been a very dissapointing purchase.

Hi Tara8430,

the secret with the washine machine is to fully load it each time you do a wash. Mine's the same - it tangles clothes if it's not fully laden. We have a front loading Bosch and I love it. It's very gentle on clothes and creates very little lint. It's not Australian made but it's a good machine.

We had a large simpson top loader for very many years. I would have bought the same model if I could get one now.

Barbara B

If you do this you end up with sheets with dry patches on them. I have had a new mother board put in mine which allows more water in the machine, but it still happens. I was told the other day that the Good Guys are not stocking them any more because people are so dissatisfied with them. If a customer really wants one, they will order it in.

Fisher & paykel aqua smart..... Worst machine ever! No agitator so yes you can fit the dog beds in well but when you do your own washing it ties everything up on a ball gets stuck and starts beeping so you can't do any washing when your not home, no going out to do a few things come back and its done. Only good point about it is you can stuff the dog bed in but it doesn't wash it well enough to get the hair out.

+ 1 I hate mine !!!!!!!!!!!!!

She is so cute!!!

It might have been mentioned, it was a while ago and we were both excited so didn't take in everything that was said!! I just didn't know if it was common or the price sounded ok or over the top. The vet said it didn't matter when it was done, but we'd like it done before he's 12 months old. Is there a preferred age for it to be done?

Thanks for all the help :)

As I said, it's not that uncommon. It makes the desexing more complex and akin to a female spay because of the increased surgical time, therefore the price is more too.

I think the general consensus is that it should be done at the usual time of desexing. There is a risk that retained testies can become cancerous but from my reading this does take a while. I think any time from now on would be fine but the timing is something you could discuss with your vet. Your boy is definitely old enough to sire a litter so if that is an issue (in terms of access to entire bitches), I'd be opting with sooner rather than later.

Yes, both testicles removed is the usual male method of desexing. You can get a vasectomy done but I have no idea why anyone would want one on a male cat. I wonder if your friend got that right.

Cat breeders often have a vasctomised stud that is used to take the females out of call. Prolific callers like Siamese and Burmese breeders often use them.

Oh Goodness you're not having much luck in the eye department are you ?

Poor little Kibah, is it not possible that it is just a 'bleed' ?

If it is the worst diagnosis she will adapt and cope, thankfully they are not like us, we would just sit around and feel sorry for ourselves.

She is healthy, in great condition, she will be fine, I know that you will worry, but we'll all be sending positive and healing vibes to her.

Hugs to you....

She is absolutely adorable...

Congratulations, she is just tooo cute !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think of you and Buddy every day..

No words, I'm so so sorry...