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  1. WWW.OURRURALHERITAGE.CO.UK

    The starting point for the Countryman's culture and heritage.

    Have a look folks: a new magazine, which will feature all forms of rural traditions, hunting and customs, with also a focus on wildlife, conservation and how we can continue in the face of modern society's condemnation and threats to our way of life.

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  2. Firstly, do not let her exert herself at all. If she has ruptured a lung, then it will take weeks to heal. My old DeerGrey ruptured a lung many years ago. And she did not break a rib, but hit the far side of a dyke at a gallop at night. The vet drew a massive amount of air from the space around her lungs, and she healed fine but it took about 3 months before I let her run at all.

    As to your question: would they do the above under local anaesthetic? Quite possibly, though times have changed and vets no longer want to take any sort of risk which might allow the owner to sue them. Sad times we live in. As to the air in her chest cavity: it will eventually be absorbed, but seriously, you might want to get her checked out at the vet, that's if you value the dog at all. And I know it will cost you a second mortgage, or a year's wages, but that's the price we pay these days for medical treatment to line the pockets of big pharma and vets.

    How do you define 'slightest exertion'? Getting to her feet? Walking a few steps? If that is the case get her to the vet asap.

    Or you could leave her to hopefully heal by herself, though, if you do, please keep her quiet, well hydrated, small frequent meals rather than just one blow out a day and ONLY very short walks on the lead and no excitement. Hope this helps.

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  3. On 17/09/2023 at 12:42, bird said:

    Right, don't know if anybody dog similar to Buck, regards  the shits. I've been feeding 1lb rawmince chicken, and bit of biscuit for years. Both him and old Bryn that I had same food, always eat well, plenty of energy etc, the 1st shit norm type stool, the next sloppy, and if another, sloppy. It norm type brand (arkwright) chicken, 19 % protein  and norm  other stuff, with cereals. Now   I always thought lot lurchers are bit like  them, bit loose etc. Buck old now he 11, he OK just old dog, i told my vet that he gets bit loose and some times there like a small clear type bag that comes out as well, she said from the colon, and raw mince chicken prob up setting stomach, said cook it to kill any bacteria well I've started doing that, and still bit loose, so it prob the meal. She a good vet, husband a farmer, she knows about working dogs,. So what I do now is give him the cooked  minced chicken   but feed with boiled rice that aways helps him. I just wonder if anybody know  biscuit (meal) that's more dogs with sensitive guts.  Thanks. Ray

    Have you tried added probiotic powder? Helps a lot with sensitive digestive systems. Also, maybe the sharp bones in minced chicken (assuming you get it as a pet food?) could be irritating his gut. Just a couple of thoughts. Old guts don't always manage to cope with the same food they've done fine on for years.

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  4. Just now, skycat said:

    FFS, rubbing a puppy's nose in its pee will do nothing to train it, except to make it wary of peeing where you are. Take it outside, stay with it until it pees, then bring it straight back in. I've found it harder to housetrain pups during summer when the doors are always open.

    And if there are kids around to distract it, or disturb it when it needs to pee outside, it will go somewhere quieter and more familiar. If it has really got in the habit of peeing inside, then restrict it to one easily cleaned room, not carpet. Make a point of taking it out for a pee every fifteen minutes to begin with. It's a chore, but if you get it right to begin with it's worth it.

    Clean where it's peed with biological washing liquid or powder, rinse thoroughly. Don't expect a pup of less than 12 weeks to be housetrained or be able to hold its pee for any length of time, even though people will love to tell you that theirs was trained by 8 weeks. All pups are different.

    PS NEVER tell a pup off for peeing!!!!!!

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  5. 20 minutes ago, jok said:

    Go back to basics my friend. Rub his nose in it and a command NO. Put him in the garden with a ‘good lad’ and away you should go. For saying that a pup will be like a little child and take a bit of teaching about toilet. You’ll come good pal. Jok.

    FFS, rubbing a puppy's nose in its pee will do nothing to train it, except to make it wary of peeing where you are. Take it outside, stay with it until it pees, then bring it straight back in. I've found it harder to housetrain pups during summer when the doors are always open.

    And if there are kids around to distract it, or disturb it when it needs to pee outside, it will go somewhere quieter and more familiar. If it has really got in the habit of peeing inside, then restrict it to one easily cleaned room, not carpet. Make a point of taking it out for a pee every fifteen minutes to begin with. It's a chore, but if you get it right to begin with it's worth it.

    Clean where it's peed with biological washing liquid or powder, rinse thoroughly. Don't expect a pup of less than 12 weeks to be housetrained or be able to hold its pee for any length of time, even though people will love to tell you that theirs was trained by 8 weeks. All pups are different.

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  6. As above, but I'd chop the nail off as close to the skin as you can. It will bleed, but keep firm pressure on it for a few minutes and it will be fine. Just wash with salt water until it is healed, and thereafter keep the claw as short as possible. 

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  7. On 30/05/2023 at 15:16, sandymere said:

    Pretty all the old breed sighthounds like galgos and salukis are relatively narrow, all likely have a common ancestor direct from the 1st dog, genetically there is no evidence of them having been developed from another breed, whereas greyhounds tend to be stockier, perhaps because of their sprinting background or maybe because they were bred from a collie type ancestor, mind that was a couple of thousand years ago.

    Wimbledon Greyhound Welfare – Because there is life after the track

    greyhound

     

    Spanish Galgo: Dog Breed Characteristics & Care

    Galgo.

     

    Think in human terms the difference between a sprinter and a 10,00 meter runner, they are built very differently.

     

    That's an absolutely stunning photo of the Galgo

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  8. On 21/04/2023 at 18:51, Black neck said:

    Drop.of tea tree oil on the raw bit then cut compede plaster 2 size warm it up and stick on if it will then stay off the tarmac best u can.

    5r

    I wouldn't put neat tea tree oil on raw flesh: stings like hell and is strong enough to delay healing. Salt water, savlon and then keep dry and clean, no running, short lead walks, with a sock or bandage over the foot, until new skin has grown.

  9. Looks like the ligaments which hold the toe bones in the correct position have been damaged. A very common issue with some sighthounds and lurchers, often caused by the toe being forced suddenly upwards when it hits a rock or branch when running flat out. If the ligaments have snapped, or stretched beyond their ability to contract again, the toe will remain like this. Rather than have the toe removed I'd suggest getting a good greyhound vet to have a look at it and maybe completely remove the claw to stop any further damage from causing pain. The toe won't return to its correct position, but at least it will be less likely to sustain further damage. I've had that done on a couple of occasions.

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  10. I am in contact with Ed Swales from Hunting Kind. They are trying to put forward the case for 'natural hunting' which means that hunting with dogs (all dogs, as in fox hounds, beagles, harriers, terriers and lurchers) should be legal.

    This is obviously a long and drawn out process with no absolute guarantee of success, but it does seem to be the best option to date. Whether or not this can succeed depends, in part, on getting MPs to admit that the current legislation is flawed, that certain wild mammals need controlling, and that there is also the cultural heritage of hunting to consider, as well as the ethical procurement of meat for the table. 

    With regards to the AWL, I am no wiser than anyone else as to whether or not they are still functioning. Whatever happens, I believe it to be essential for those who work lurchers as well as lurcher supporters, to present as a consolidated group/club/organization, much in the same way as the National Working Terrier Federation.

    The fact that past efforts to pull the lurcher world together has failed should not deter us from forming a new and strong group. The question is: who will be the ones to unite us?

     

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  11. Get some food grade diatomaceous earth, from Amazon, dust the ferrets well with it, rubbing it all over and into their fur, and also do the hutch, put in fresh bedding and liberally douse the bedding with the powder too. It's completely non toxic and kills all insects and arthropods by getting into the crevices in their joints and carapaces and thereby drying them out. 

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  12. On 30/12/2022 at 20:14, whitefeet4190 said:

    Yer when he said 3 weeks I was a bit surprised but he’s not lame on it now, it’s only slightly swollen under his toe and doesn’t make a sound or pull away when putting pressure on his toes, I’ll probably leave it abit longer to be honest, it would  be nice to have a few nights out at end of season though 

    That's the main reason why dogs go lame after apparently recovering: they don't get enough time. Tendons, ligaments take weeks and weeks to heal, and once torn or over stretched they never come quite as good as they were before the injury, so you end up getting repeat injuries and wondering why. Tendon: 6 weeks minimum, that's what I was always told by a very good greyhound man, and he was absolutely right.

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  13. It's only a stage he's got to go through. Grit your teeth and try to engage him in meaningful pursuits. Castration is, in my opinion, not a cure all, and long term it won't do his body any good at all: weaker bones, muscles etc. The teenage stage can be a pain in the butt, but it will pass eventually. Just be firm, fair and get him on side with you by working and exercising him hard. Never had any dog castrated, despite living with entire bitches. Of course they need to be separated when a bitch is on heat, but once they realise that they must bow down to you as pack leader they tend to accept their situation in life. 

    Of course, if you have spoiled him rotten, been too lenient throughout his life, now is the time when he is testing his limits, seeing where he fits in the pack, and you need to set those limits, make rules, if you haven't already ( and if not why not?) Dogs are social creatures, and most, not all, want to fit in with the people and other dogs around them. But there has to be a learning process, and it can be painful, for the owner. Yes, some things do depend on the individual dog, and there are some who are real pains and won't accept their place in life or have the sort of temperament that means they get off on winding everyone up. But I'd only recommend castration as a last resort. 

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  14. On 25/07/2022 at 16:41, Born Hunter said:

    I'd love to one day bump into a basking shark in UK waters. Second largest fish, after whale shark.

    I remember my parents swimming off the coast of Cornwall when I was a little kid, watching a basking shark swim past them, like a railway carriage, so huge. Seen from on top they look weirdly similar to giant tadpoles! Or did, to my child eyes at the time.

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  15. 18 hours ago, Gypsydog94 said:

    I think that’s more a old tale tbh known plenty of dogs live very long lives on biscuit diets. And known other dogs live short lives on raw etc. could it be more hereditary based. By the time some dogs show cancer they could have 2 generations off them. Who knows but it’s a shame. 

    Just as with people, the genetic markers for cancer can be inherited. I lost a bitch at 8 years old due to mammary cancer, after I bred from her, both her daughters succumbed to the same thing at the ages of 9 and 10. 

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  16. Sorry to hear about your bitch. I've lost several to mammary cancer over the years, mostly between 10 and 13 years of age. They were all entire bitches and some had had litters and they were all fed a really good balanced raw diet all their lives, so I can't blame rubbish food. My own vet said that unless you get them spayed before their first season? the risk of mammary cancer increases year on year each time they come into season.. But, given that spaying before maturity brings its own problems (weak bones, urinary incontinence etc) I wouldn't ever do that. As cancer in humans is increasing all the time I wonder if it has something to do with the polluted, plasticised world we live in, or is it simply that dogs are living much longer than they used to (ditto humans) and diagnosed far more easily, so whereas in the past both died from 'unknown' causes, we now get a reason. Just wondering.

     

     

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  17. I think that all of us over a 'certain' age were brought up believing that you had to dominate a dog, both physically and mentally. It's so good to read all these posts where people have realised that the old, hard ways don't actually produce the team mate and companion we appreciate. I know I've come to appreciate my lurchers so much more. Accepting what they are, their different instincts and traits, depending on what is in their breeding, and working to channel those traits rather than just trying to change the dog into the thing we think it should be, is so rewarding. The bond, the feeling that you're both in the same pack, on the same side: there's nothing quite like that feeling of deep satisfaction you get when your dog trusts you to be its further eyes, when it has the nose and the ears.

    I never forget learning that my dog couldn't see a hare which I could see plainly: obviously, it was because the dog was lower to the ground: doh! But when you start out you don't realise these little things. But when your dog trusts you to point out something, then goes out to where you are, catches and brings back with a smile in its eyes and a wagging tail: that's what makes this interspecies thing so magical. And you never get that with an animal that has been dominated and screwed into the ground. 

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  18. On 04/07/2022 at 20:24, foxdropper said:

    Is the full raw diet a thing of the past ?

    I found that lurchers with a fair bit of Saluki in them needed carbs as well as flesh and bone or they didn't keep the weight on when coursing twice a week. Rice, pasta and bread: not all at the same time. Those without any Saluki tended to do very well on no carbs. 

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  19. 48 minutes ago, Casey97 said:

    400grams of beef,chicken or rabbit and the feeders always full of dry food

    But what sort of dry food? If it's cheap shite then it won't be worth the bag it comes in. You only get out what you put in. And also, I don't think that having food on tap is helping a dog's appetite at all. They tend to pick at it, feel constantly full so don't really guzzle down their food as a dog is designed to do. Dogs' stomachs are designed to eat fast until full, then not eat again for several hours, even pups over 8 weeks of age.

    BTW, its feet look great.

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  20. I've always followed this advice: if it moults, strip it, if it's  a non moulter, like some Beddy types, then clip it. If you clip a dog that should naturally moult, then the fur never grows the same again, grows woolly and weird and you have to keep clipping them forever. 

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