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  1. When Rheneas had the bad vestibular attack 3-4 years ago I don't recall any tests, the vet just "knew".  I thought when I took him in that recovery could not be possible, that this would be fatal.  Vet said don't give up hope I've brought them back when they've been much worse than this.  He made a slow but great recovery, maybe never bounced back to his old puppy-crazy self but is now 18 and still with us.  Treatment was something like sea-sick tablets - nausea control, some pain relief, importantly 'old school' re-hydration with bag and needle.  @Kat05if you use the search button, there are quite a few posts with some information/experience re vestibular.  (Rheneas is the Shetland Sheepdog cross in my avatar photo).  Hope your Friday appointment is helpful for your staffy, let's know what the vet thinks.  

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  2. They do have a point - small species birdlife has reduced dreadfully in the ten years we've been here.  I don't entirely blame the Noisies, they have certainly played a part though, as have the huge colonies or gangs of magpies, and the occasional harsh drought conditions.  But I have seen the Noisy Miners destroy smaller birds nest, kill baby birds, harass birds enough to prevent them nesting let alone breeding. 

     

    I don't support the idea of killing any native bird, duck hunting is nauseating, and I dislike the way cockatoos and ravens and ibis are culled 'informally' for being inconvenient or income reducing.  There must be a better way of giving the small bush birds a chance, I can't see a solution.   

  3. 7 hours ago, Little Gifts said:

    .... It was terrifying. Changed my entire life. ....

     

     

    I don't doubt that, it would change anyone's outlook in so many ways.  Fear-trauma of that kind can be coped with and managed, but we never really "get over it" and it colours the way we look at people and our daily environment.  Not being constantly reactive, but aware - 'risk management' becomes second nature.

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  4. Sounds like a stupid sale term to go with manufactured designer/crossbred dogs.  Its stand-alone meaning is unclear and needs a following paragraph to spell it out.  (It could equally mean guardian for life, never to be challenged).  Pity that purebred breeders are being caught up in it, makes them look equally dodgy and evasive of clear terminology. 

     

    'Breeder's Terms' is a clear and upfront description for new owners that terms and conditions apply - why change it unless the intent is to confuse?  

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  5. On 18/09/2021 at 5:31 PM, asal said:

     

    serious

    food for thought ....  pardon the pun.

     

    Love his work.  BBC journalist.  This on the book has just come up on u-tube, good stuff, right through to the last bit on the recovery of Serbian Lentils.

     

     

     

     

    And there's also some good thought-pieces on the Clarksons Farm (Prime/Amazon) series on how unsustainable farming and bird/insect extinctions are leading to the food crisis Saladino writes about.

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  6. He's lovely Kirislin.  Cream and a touch of light contrast makes me think of bee-sting cake which is heavenly.  Not suggesting Bee-sting as a name, and hope the little fellow is over his sore paw.  Would have suggested creme brulee, only Dogsandthemob got in first.  But in general I don't really like food or drink names for animals, most of ours have people-names, including the sheep and goats.

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  7. It's not always about the money (also speaking around 20 years ago) - when we took Piper the Rottweiler as a young adult from the RSPCA we were second-in-line to someone who let slip to a friend but was overheard by us and a staff member that she looked like a handy dog for their backyard/home-based truck repair business.    So their application was rejected and mine accepted.   

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  8. On 22/09/2017 at 8:44 PM, juice said:

    I brought my Henry Hoover with me from the UK , ....  When it died I bought the Dyson animal . .. thinking about trying the Vax stick . 

    We have had Dysons (not the Animal, earlier models) and just too many filter/head niggle problems.  But still have my Henry Junior (made in the UK) which is now between 15-20 years old.  Still does a great job, hair and the works.  If I need to replace it will be with another Henry, love them.  Better warranty/guarantee than most as well.

    https://myhenry.com.au/products/henry-home?variant=30936982814813 

     

  9. It's not just dogs - I'm a bit gobsmacked on some poultry groups pages etc - so many people cooking for their chooks.  Morning porridges, baked cake/slice things.  Not happening here: when I feed from a feedstore bag I'm paying for something formulated by a livestock nutritionist, not a twee decision of giving them 'lollies' and ignoring the science.     

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  10. Lost quite a few 100s of kilos to birds this year, plums, apples, pears, almonds, cherries, peaches, apricots.  Usually don't care: this year I care.  Have only netted a couple of fig trees and will be most upset if the rats decide to try them.  We are fruit fly free but it is all around so a matter of time, have to start being proactive about it all.  Sheep have enjoyed the "cockatoo attack" bitten windfalls.   

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  11. This a/noon I drove 40k to buy figs because our trees are way not ripe yet.  And you are feeding them to pig!!: nothing against Trouble, but please explain.  (Home-grown figs?? can't wait for mine to ripen this year, looking good).  Love Don, he gets better and better.

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  12. Hadn't much thought about it, Rheneas gets the odd frozen meal on super-hot days, not always though. 

     

    But without going into the "did dogs descend from wolves" science, before people/dog relationship evolved, wolves in northern Europe, Alaska etc would have spent six months in winter snow per year, and need to eat left-overs and whatever they could scavenge when game was scarce and harder to catch.  So maybe eating frozen meals is natural to a dog's digestive system - or not??  

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