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    Why not use jungle formula? I can't find any information as to whether or not it is safe for dogs, but I would be surprised if it is dangerous. It works on me against horse flies and mozzies. You can get it in a cream formula, not just the spray, if the dog's don't like being sprayed around their ears. I use it on one of mine who has very fine fur on her ears against mozzies and she's been fine with it for many years now.
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    Wow! That's a superb set up: think we're going to have to refurbish ours soon: it's looking a bit shabby compared to some I see on here.
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    Some bitches, just like some women, have a much harder time of the birthing process than others. Older bitches also may have to struggle a lot more to deliver the pups: ligaments stiffen, there is less play in the pelvic area: the whole thing is a lot harder to achieve. Also depends on breed, type and fitness of dog. Deerhounds are noted for being very slow whelpers, which is not to say they have a harder time of it, just that the process lasts longer. I've had a finely built Saluki type pop out 9 pups in less than 4 hours from start to finish, like shelling peas, and did the same both times s
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    BItches who suffer from severe milking up do have an increased tendency towards mastitis and also to mammary cancer in later years.
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    Course she's off her food: she's very sore, knackered, hurts all over: what do you expect. Giving birth is not just like having a shit. It's very hard work indeed: I've seen my bitches which had litters with no complications at all do nothing but sleep, wake up, wipe the pups' arses and go back to sleep again for at least 24 hours after labour. As long as she is drinking, is settled, don't worry. But do worry if she has a temperature, do worry if she seems to be in pain, and definitely worry if she won't drink anything. Don't give her ice cold water: try adding a bit of warm milk to water, ju
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    If the pup is stuck with its head turned backwards, then oxytocin could rupture the uterus: there was a thread on here recently where luckily the bitch was saved, but the stuck pup couldn't be passed, even after having had the jab. A good vet will either scan or take a real close feel to see what the problem might be before jabbing with oxytocin. Either way, this bitch needs to see a vet asap.
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    Are you sure she isn't still having contractions? That's what they look like when they're standing up: raised tail as though they're trying to shit. Get a vet to have a look at her in case there is a puppy stuck inside: not worth risking her life for the sake of a trip to the vet, even at the weekend. You'd never forgive yourself if she died.
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    That's the Americans for you: they love moving things around: I doubt the Brits would have bothered: just chopped it down.
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    skycat replied to gosling1960's topic in General Talk

    Brilliant! Thankfully the judge was sensible
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    That's a bit extreme: why did she need antibiotics? Or did she have an infection? Mastitis?
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    I thought the idea behind Epsom salts was it gives the dog runs? Which just shows how wrong the thinking is behind that! Deliberately giving a dog something to make it scour will dehydrate it: maybe the idea was that if the bitch is dehydrated she'll quit making milk! How bad is that A bit like an athlete trying to lose weight by taking over doses of laxatives. it cannot be a good thing at all, especially when there are other, gentler methods of achieving the same result. I don't know the exact effect of severe dehydration on a dog in physiological terms, but it cause muscle and k
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    Starlight, RIP, was actually a lot worse after having had a litter than before. I wouldn't have called them full blown phantoms, but she got tits like an old sow after a season, didn't actually produce milk, but got so soft and blubbery I used to call her the Teletubbie. Pretty useless for work for at least 4 months after a season
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    How do you define a phantom? Most bitches put on a certain amount of soft weight after a season, their mammary glands swell up, some may produce milk, their muscles lose tone: I would not class that as a phantom. To me a proper phantom is when the bitch believes she is pregnant, right up to the nesting, nursing behaviour, sometimes with abdominal swelling as well. I've only had one bitch do that, and she had been mated, but hadn't taken. So I don't have much experience with phantoms, but the bitch in question only did it the once after she had been mated. After other seasons she just put o
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    It doesn't make you a saddo: it makes your dog a very lucky dog indeed.
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    That's a really useful dog: shows how much a dog can do by itself if it gets the opportunity to learn on a really regular basis.
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    Sandymere is the ultimate doubting Thomas Kess tablets were good but are no longer available, I would be willing to give your old wives tale a go. Are you an old wife? Sort of, though not with the ball and chain paperwork
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    Whatever you may say, I have used this remedy in the past with great results, and have also used the higher potency version to stimulate milk supply, which it did, in abundance. I wouldn't advocate using any 'alternative' remedy without having seen the results for myself, and its not just my perception of the results. Dogs can't be affected by the placebo effect. When I first heard of Urtica Urens I mistakenly got the wrong potency for a bitch who was still in milk weeks after her pups had decided they were weaned: within 8 hours of giving her the wrong one, she was literally dripping wit
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    Epsom salts, as you've found out, can cause bad diarrhoea, and also run the risk of seriously dehydrating the bitch. Can't believe people are still using these old wives remedies that can damage a dog's health. I've used Urtica Urens 3c in the past with good results and no nasty side effects. It is a homoeopathic remedy, which, whether you believe it or not, really does work. Get it from here: http://www.dorwest.com/Search/urtica%20urens%203c Important to remember not to touch the pills with your hands, and preferably don't give with food: wait at least 20 minutes before or after feed
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    I'm not usually one for shells on the beach photos: but that really does capture the stretch into infinity of that place.
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    Comparing a lurcher to a terrier say no more! This dogs a whippet x not a fukin bull x Dead right there: a lot of lurchers just don't see foxes as prey at all. Others need to be at least 2 years old with a lot of other game under their belts before the actual kill instinct kicks in, and some never do with foxes.
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    A lot of the land is heavily keepered and shot over: take care!
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    Yup: colour coordinate your sofas with the dog so it doesn't show up: always a danger someone might sit on it though
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    Don't feed more than 30-40% bone as part of the total food intake. If the dog craps white hard marbles or yelps when its crapping you are giving too much bone. As above, chicken carcases, lamb ribs are best. Forget leg bones: they can splinter and even break a dog's teeth.Lamb necks are OK for dogs with really strong jaws, but awkward to crunch up due to the shape of the vertebrae. Also make sure the dog gets enough fibre in its diet: that is as important as the meat and bone.
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    It sounds as though it might be helpful for you to get an experienced mentor to help bring your lurcher on. You say that you only got her a few months ago: what sort of a life did she have before you got her? From the sounds of it she hadn't had much in the way of field training or experience: could be wrong of course. There are lurchers which never manage to make the grade, no matter who rears and enters them. As far as the cub is concerned: if the pup has never had any other dog to show it the ropes, hasn't been out in the field much, it is understandable that she only wanted to chase i
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    Not a good idea to put a dog inside a garage, even in a kennel. Dogs are sociable creatures, and need to interact with people and the world in general: it won't get much stimulation staring at four dark walls. Dogs also need light and air, sunlight for Vitamin D. IMO it would be cruel keeping a dog in a garage. You'd be much better off building it a kennel and run. There's loads of photos of different sorts of runs and kennels on here.
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