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On another forum a person had a six month old dog. It started being sick in the evening, they phoned the vet. Because it was out of hours their vet transferred the work to another practice. They said that unless the person had 95 pounds they would not even see the dog and they would have to...

I use Green Lipped Mussel tablets from the health food shop (about 10 pounds for 90) for my boy, I am sure it has kept him going for three or four years now, if ever I miss a day he finds it difficult to get around and refuses to go on his normal walk. Last year he was ill for a week, off his...

I always use http://www.hyperdrug.com their phone no. is 0700 0456 777 they have a good range of dog boots (just search for dog boots on their site). I have always received the goods the next day even when I place the order in the afternoon. (That is just on their normal postage). They have...

Try http://www.eandl.co.uk I have just put my 11 year old dog with them. Never claimed off them so I don't know what they are like in that respect. My dog cost 145 pounds for the year. He had been insured all his life with DBI but when he reached 10 their quote was ridiculous!

Same as above reply, I would try and kidnap the dog and take it to a rehoming centre a long way away. She will never listen to reason, the RSPCA have done all they can within the law. If you can possibly get hold of it (without anyone seeing you) and spirit it away from the area (or get...

Rimadyl and Metacam can both have side effects that I think people should be aware of. This link shows the worst side effect: http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Animals-and...tion339402.html Both drugs are NSAID's and have had similar effects in people. I know they have helped lots of dogs and...

There is an article on it at http://www.gsdhelpline.com/opthalmic.htm click on pannus1 and pannus2. Will keep trying on different GSD sites I belong to. Sue

He is beautiful!! So glad you got him, he looks really happy to be with you. If you are interested there is a good site for GSD's at www.germanshepherdsuk.co.uk they are free to join and have good questions and answers about GSD's. Also www.lovinggsd.com is another forum. Hope you all have a...

Sorry - didn't mean to imply there could be a problem with his breeding - just that sometimes if a breeder has been breeding for a lot of years they often know more than some vets!! Many of them have their own little 'tricks' to help poorly dogs. My old boy (ten) picked up something last...

Sorry to hear about Saffi. Sometimes one course of antibiotics is not enough to totally kill off whatever it is and a second course is needed. They can appear to get better but then revert when the antibiotics stop. (Similar to us - that is why they always say finish the full course of...

Why not look in rescue? I know that www.freewebs.com/manytearsrescue/dogslookingforhomes.htm have some puppy lurchers at the moment. They have many breeds of dogs, many older and they rehome all over the country. They do not put dogs to sleep and the lady that runs it is very dedicated to...

The environmental health/dog warden phone number should come under your local town hall/council offices. I am sure the benefits agency would be interested as well, as you are supposed to declare ALL income to them - if she is charging that amount of money for the pups then even a small litter...

What about the local Environmental Health or Dog Warden? If you are classed as a 'breeder' you have to meet certain regulations with the local council. Also if she is selling them (adverts in local papers etc.) maybe the tax people might be interested (it is all income!), same applies if she...

The site on GSD's is www.germanshepherdsuk.co.uk and a question on there to do with spaying your friend would find interesting: www.germanshepherdsuk.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=1917 There are lots of breeders give information on this site and lots of pet owners too. It is good for specifically GSD...

Firstly I would change my vet! This does sound like a phantom pregnancy, they will stop after the bitch has been spayed. I cannot imagine why any vet would advise a bitch like this having puppies! For one thing this will only make her worse and if she is protective of a toy then I dread to...

It would be interesting to see, if you had the test done a month after the booster, what the results would be then? I wonder if the booster is producing any immunity at all? I know it costs money but I really would be tempted to test the level again in a months time. I know that some dogs can...

I would try a thing called chiropractic. This is a type of massage of the skeleton for people and animals. A web site that explains it in detail is: www.mctimoney-chiropractic.org. Sometimes a dog will have a slight injury when jumping and twisting. This may not be obvious at first but it is...

Have you tried Battersea Dogs Home? They have lots of breeds and crossbreeds looking for good homes. Also have you considered getting two dogs rather than one, then at least they will give each other company during the day. Lots of dogs homes have two dogs that need homing together. I always...

Be careful if you do manage to catch the dog, I once tried to catch a little yorkie that was running around with a halti on - I thought maybe it had run off from someone walking it. When I put my hand down towards its collar it jumped up and grabbed my thumb, hanging on for dear life!!! It...

I had a similar thing with my GSD, turned out she was allergic to something, never found out what, but she had the same thing later in life with antibiotics. Frightened the life out of me the first time!! Her whole head was swollen, so bad that I could not put the muzzle on that I usually had...