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Exactly Crisovar. It's brilliant for skin upsets/infections for horses, dogs and cats so it's always handy to have a bottle around. You will be able to buy it from your vet no problem. eta: It started settling down after two applications, it has almost disappeared after 5 days (it was pretty nasty!). Still a little there now though as I stopped the Surolan too early and she started scratching it again so it flared slightly.

Yes! We are going through exactly the same thing. Behind Esme's ear. Infection really flared up and spread but has settled and almost gone from using Surolan twice daily. :rolleyes:

Truly sorry Ruffles :rolleyes: Cats are so precious and their prescence is so easily missed.

Strangely, I find my Wahls runs hotter than my Osters ever did. It all boils down to personal choice IMO. I agree with the poster who said to buy quality. Not the ones targeted at pet clipping or human clipping. Clipperworld would be the best place to start with competitive pricing and good specials.

Yes but they are not the OP's dogs they are simply there for a hair cut. A dog isnt deemed as living at a dwelling when it goes to get a groom........

Huh?Surely it would only be breaking council reg's if the OP actually owned the dogs, not just grooming them (or even babysitting them). that's absurd if that is the case.......

Hi Bal, First up I'd check with your local council if you are allowed to sell products. I know some Sydney councils don't allow it. Has she gone and introduced herself to the local vets? She could offer medicated baths (malaseb etc) and the vets will refer their clients on to your wife. Vet referrals were a large part of my client base. Perhaps an ad in the local rag and on the local notice boards. Maybe offer a small discount for the first 6 months of clients who book ahead at the time of their present booking. Also make yourself known at the nearest pet supplies store. These are just random ideas, but if she's good she will be swept off her feet in no time. Good luck. eta: I think I've misunderstood your post, sorry. Reading back I realise you aren't after more clients, rather more ways of making $$$. Could she also offer pet sitting services? Perhaps she could do a course (NDTF or Delta) and get interested in training?

No, I don't ever ask about vaccinations but I rarely take on new clients. I'm not overly concerned about vaccination status but I wont groom dogs who have been adopted from shelters/pounds until they've served 14 days with their new owner. I live in an area where people have the income to take top care of their dogs so they all vaccinate as per the local vet anyway. I always ask how they are with other dogs. If a dog is dicey they definitely get crated. Or a new clients dog gets crated too. If I know the dog very well ie- have been grooming it for years, then I will allow the dog to roam around my courtyard but there is rarely another loose dog at that time. I work by appointment only so I don't have alot of dogs here at the same time. Owners are asked to bring the dog in when I'm ready rather than all in the morning like most places. I know quite a few of my clients have jumped shipped from another groomer nearby as their dogs were terrified of all the other dogs in together.

A large percentage of mobiles don't brush at all. They let the force dryer do the work. The dogs don't get a true brush out, rather just a bath and dry. It's common practice for alot of mobiles, which is why I always recommend salons for coated breeds.

Personally, I would call! Then offer to come in whenever suits them for a chat. Good luck

It's an infection in the stump of her uterus from the surgery. She's now on antibiotics

Unfortunately her previous carer has no brain so I have no history except to be sure she didn't have any puppies while there. Even then I wonder if they would have noticed, maybe she did Will let you know how we go. I like the sound of that! Fingers crossed we have the same outcome. Thanks.

That'd be right! It seems we're fairly limited here. What have you got Becks? I like the Simpson because it's so light to use and dries so much more quickly than the cumbersome Beacon. It's resale popularity is very good too. I have way too much equipment, so I now always buy with resale in mind as I like to turn my equipment over. The Simpson is very noisy though, I seem to be saying 'what' alot lately I dream of a day we have even half the stuff pro groomers have in the States. EFS

Not in the past two months but I dont know about before that. Thanks

Yup that's the one I have *shudder*. My back aches just thinking about it I should have just stuck to my tried and true Simpsons. Now that is a quality dryer.

That's so sad . A similar thing happened to a Staffy I adopted through rescue before I got my pup, except the tumour wasnt detected at the time of desexing! This little girl now is only about 18 months old but has been bred from. Was just wanting to go to the vets armed as it's a rescue vet not my own so I want to be prepared. She was in care elsewhere so it really should have been picked up before now.....

I have a little rescue girl (small breed) here who was desexed last Friday. She was not in season at the time of desexing (as far as the vet clinic knows) but is dripping old, brownish blood intermittently but not when urinating. She is also quite underweight. Have already phoned the vets but just wondering if anyone had any ideas?

And now you've got less noise and no grunt Don't need grunt when you have proper heat controls and ease of movement. And can dry a dog without creating an environmental (noise) hazard!! Have to disagree. The Beacon is the worst moving dryer I've ever used, also one of the most useless on a commercial level. Mine is tucked up at the back of my salon only to be used in emergencies.

And now you've got less noise and no grunt

Generally speaking, the barrel uses forced air and the stand dryers use heat. If you had to choose between one, for your dogs I would go with a barrel (such as the Oldfields one) as you can always fluff dry using a little hand held dryer once the coat is about 90%dry using the 'forced air' dryer. Although I believe there are dryers now which are a two in one. Anyone? With the Oldfield velocity (forced air) you can always take the um, 'pointy bit' (I forget what it's called) off and this is the same then as a hand held dryer. The forced air dryers start off cool but warm as the dryer warms. Does that make sense? If in Sydney you are welcome to come sus out my dryers (I have both types) to see which suits you best. Condenser! = Pointy bit.

Also just adding that I find coats of cross breeds knot more easily that pure breeds. I'm not being elitist the coat seems to get 'confused' and knots overnight. Especially Schnauzer X Poodles. If the coat is half half, owners usually havent got a hope in Hades of keeping the coat long and knot free. Lab X Poodles I dont find so bad, but where you can see the real mix of the two coats usually gets more icky.

I would worm again in a fortnight. FWIW I've had dogs have diarrhea before from worming even when they haven't had worms. My little guy used to drool and vomit too.

Completely agree. For some reason people always go for varying brushed, when a comb IMO does the best job at keeping knots at bay. You could use Aloveen LEAVE IN conditioner to help disentangle and keep the knots at bay but also comb the affected areas every night (once existing knots have gone). A comb will go right through to the skin, so you shouldnt miss any bits.

I'm having the same problem with Esme at the moment. She's a chomper but manages to just curb her urges at a standstill, but when practicing heeling she takes my fingers off. We haven't done heeling practice for a week as it hurts too much I usually do her training in the mornings when she is hungry for breakfast. Perhaps I should feed her a little beforehand to calm down the desperation for her food?

No need to stress Rehab is a bit of a hassle, confinement initially and teeny daily walks building up to an acceptable level, going back to the vets every week. I can't remember the exact percentage, but it's high, of dogs who end up doing the second. My advice is to start on some sort of glucosamine straight away too. There could also be a patella issue in which case that should be fixed too. Max is wonderful. Awesome vet who has all the answers. In all the years I've been going there I've not ever doubted his opinion, nor needed to. He is the only vet I will go to if my pets have something a little more complex to be dealt with. I used to nurse there too so know that behind the scenes is so top notch aswell. I'm not affiliated with them anymore at all, but I've not ever found a better veterinary clinic. Tell your friend to go see Max for a discussion and if it feels right for her to go ahead with it. IMO it needs to 'feel right' in order for you to use that vet. It's all about the vibe