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Chocolate
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So what is it exactly that is in chocolate that makes it poisonous?? We had a greedy wee ****er spaniel that stole loads of chocolate biscuits, edible christmas presents etc and it lived to a ripe old age. Not only that but he was never sick- infact the only thing that he stole that&n...
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Is Frontline Spot-on the same as Frontline-Combo
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Just wondering whether Frontline-Spot on is the same as Frontline-Combo? I want to buy some on-line as it is less than half the price of buying it from the vet. We have protect our two from tics as well as fleas because there are loads of deer around our way. The product blurb says that Spot-on protects ag...
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FAJ
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Free Dog Poo Bags!
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Hi,
Not sure if posting in the correct space again, but anyway today I received a letter from my LHO (Local Housing Organisation) which is based in the East of Glasgow and kind of overseen by GHA.
Anyway, the main point is there is a wee section about dog mess, it lists bullet points about lifting mes...
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Carole2
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Pet friendly floor
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OK, so its not exactly a 'Health Issue' but I currently have laminate flooring, which the cats cope with very well, but poor Brook (the dog) slides all over the place if she tries to run in the house and sometimes jumping off the couch makes her go spread eagled!
All the laminate will be getting ripped u...
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Chewing gum
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Does anyone have an  how to remove chewing gum from Bovrils pads he has a thin layer stuck firmly ,have managed to get surplus off but cant move the rest dont want to scrape to hard all suggestions welcome thanks Denise 
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denbri
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Lump on Cheek
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Just wanted to share but if anyone has any ideas what the problem might be then please please let me know.
Our small lurcher Dusty has developed a small lump in her cheek about 1inch round. I've had a look in her mouth and have felt along the gum line and the lump is definitely under the skin so it doesn'...
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Missy
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Poor old Freddy
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Freddy gave a wee yelp as he ate his breakfast this morning, but then carried on with the rest of it as normal. I figured the daft twit had bitten his tongue. When I got home from work this afternoon, the left side of his face is all swollen! I've had him at the vets tonight, and one of his...
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greyflintstone
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Sneezy!
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This may sound daft, but do dogs get hayfever??
Had Neo away to his favourite park today and he sneezed constantly while sniffing about and by the time we got home his nose was dripping like a tap. He was totally fine again within half an hour but i'm sure i remember him being much the same the last time th...
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Gail
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Weight problems
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Got the vet to weigh Belle at her annual check-up yesterday, and she's 22.5 kg. She was 18.5 kg at last year's check, so it's a definite improvement but still puts her on the "small" side.
I just wondered what the others on the forum weigh (especially Belle's littermates). According to...
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Calatria
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Itchy lurcher
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 Took Biscuit off to the vet today for checking out itchiness, scratching in his armpits, the worrying bit is small lumps under the skin. He has been moulting his puppy coat, but the rest all looks healthy.
Vet says the scratches are very irritated, gave him a steriod injection for immedi...
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Valerie
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Dried food vs wet food
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Our hounds get dry food in the morning, and a tray of NatureDiet wet food for dinner.
We changed procedure when we acquired Piper, though - she seemed to be having problems eating her breakfast dry, coughed and spluttered a lot; and Bonnie bolted her food faster than ever because of the competitio...
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Anyanka
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Eating Grass
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Hi all!
My wee whippet cross, Lucki, has recently started eating alot of grass. In the morning sh can't wait to run to a patch of grass and get her fill. She stays there for a good five minutes or so. It seems to be digested well as it isn't whole at the other end!
Any idea if she's missing something in her...
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Bad breath
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I've lived with dogs most of my life, and I do know the term 'dog breath' is never used as flattery. Nevertheless, Piper's mouth reeks like a garbage can  (and I do use that term deliberately rather than the less offensive-sounding 'rubbish-bin'), and as she is a very licky and kissy dog we would l...
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Cramp
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Hi Everyone,
Alfie regularly suffers with cramp in one of his back legs/foot. It tends to happen when he's had a mad 10 minutes running around the garden!
My husband has been reading Charlie Lister's new book about his life as a greyhound trainer and has told me that tinned tomatoes in their...
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Ambers Mum
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Moulting.
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We have read in a number of greyhound books that greys are well known for not moulting (much). However, over the last couple of weeks we have noticed that Tilly has been moulting loads!
We have now had her about 3 months and are wondering whether it is just a seasonal thing combined with her losing her k...
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Eating tin foil
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Harry is a right wee tea-leaf. My back was turned for a moment and he ate some oatcakes, along with the foil they were wrapped in. It's not proper tin foil, just the wrapping foil stuff so it's more flexible and less sharp than the tin stuff. But I'm still worried that it'll do him harm. This happened yeste...
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Runny Bottom!
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Poor George is having a bit of a problem in the poo area. Seems to have an upset tummy.
What is the best thing to do here? We are not planning to give him dinner tonight and will keep topping up his water bowl because he is quite thirsty. Do I let it take its course and see how he is tomorrow. Bit worrie...
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Licking his wound
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Hi Everyone.... Does anyone have any ideas as to how to stop Alfie licking the wound on his tail - it's never going to heal !
Unfortunately Alfie got in between a dog fight that he shouldn't have been involved in! Fortunately the extent of his injury was a puncture wound to his tail.
We h...
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Ambers Mum
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Limping Morse
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Hello,
When I got up this morning I noticed Morse was limping slightly, so I thought I'd wait until I got home from work to see if he had improved any. He's still limping this evening, but still wants to go for a walk! I'll not be able to get him to the vet until tomorrow, if I can get an appointment. Just won...
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Will eating poo make her sick?
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Hi, folks
As you'll know from previous posts, Pearly chomps on plops. Not nice, and we obviously would prefer that she doesn't do it. If we see her do it then we tell her 'no', but we're not always close enough to do so. She is only allowed off-lead in the secure fields near our house, where unfortunat...
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POISONING POTENTIAL....!!!!
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Just had a facinating poisoning lecture at college today & thought you would really like to hear the following items that are toxic to your dogs & cats - you may know some & be suprised by others! :
The obvious - chocolate = contains 'Theobromine' - the darker the choc the worse it is...
Plants: L... >>>>>>>>
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STICKY ONE
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Just wondering if anyone else has noticed their dog eating Common Cleaver ie: Goosegrass also known as Sticky Willies. My two, Cas and Sasha tend to eat this when the have the rumbling tum. Can it do them any harm and why do they eat this instead of normal grass, if anyone knows please reply.  Nor...
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Diabetic dogs
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I have a friend whose elderly dog has been diabetic for some time now. She has been losing weight and unfortunately Jade has now started to pee her bed or the floor. She is also retching and bringing up watery fluid. When Alison took Jade to the vet, he told her to increase Jade's food to help her gain weigh...
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Lump!!!
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Last week a red lump very suddenly appeared on Tyler's back leg near her ankle (not attached to bone).
On Monday the vet will do a small biopsy and get it checked for anything sinister!!
He didn't want to just go in there and remove it straight away as he expl...
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Delicate Area
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This is what i call a delicate question?Our Slicky has got a discharge from his willy,
Does any one have an answer for this please not sure what to do.
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Cut Paws
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Don't know if I've just got a clumsy dog or if he is particulary prone to bleeding paws! Over the past 6 months my lurcher, Jack has cut his paws 6 times, the latest yesterday. i have 2 dogs the other runs off here there and everywhere and never cuts her paws. Jack rarely leaves my side and will reguarly retu...
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Pearly's spiky spey scar
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Just curious about other bitches' spey scars. Pearly's is very jaggy and quite spiky to the touch. It looks like you can see each stitch, as if the person who did it has used a up-and-over running stitch when sewing her up again. She doesn't have any water problems and she doesn't lick at it, but I'm wonde...
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FAJ
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Worming
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In the time we've had Daz we've given him two worming tablets. The vet prescribed Drontal. The first time we did it we didn't know Daz that well and he was not particularly settled anyway so the changes we noticed in him were not certain to be due to the wormer but last week I saw the same thing...
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Dew Claws - remove them?
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Poor Pearly is once again sporting bandages as she's torn/pulled one of her dew claws yesterday. She's whimpering around feeling very sorry for herself - getting up and down is obviously painful for her.
The VET said we should think about getting her front dew claws removed since they seem to get...
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Steve
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Bitches in Season - Urinary Infection
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Hope someone can help please..
As those of you with bitches will know, when they are on season their weeing habits change (along with other things!) Where Amber can normally go all night without the toilet, when she is on season, I either get up in the early hours with her, or I face a puddle on th...
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