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Hi. Thanks for the reply. The vets says it's "colic". He does have a minor heart murmur but that doesn't seem to be mentioned by them. I found the comment on "chappie" interesting. We would be happy to cook his food if we knew how to sustain a good diet for him. I don't remember them checking...

Hi all. For some time now my 11 year old border collie, lurcher X has been having some digestive issues with occasional vomiting. Though usually it's mostly a lot of mouthing and swallowing especially during the night. His diet has always been dry kibble from wellbeloved. With some finely...

Hi all. As mentioned above, my 10 year old border collie X has had a skin issue for a couple of months now. It started in early August when I noticed he was scratching and biting at himself. He was due his flea treatment so that was administered, However, the issue continued. I gave him some...

Well, Bertie just had his blood test after they found the grade 3 murmer. No vet involved, all done by the nurse, so the questions I had were of no use. Can anyone tell me what the test is for. She did say it would show 'markers' but that was about all. Thanks.

That's a great story and very encouraging, thankyou. I will tone his play down a bit, so he's not working so hard. Just enough so he won't really notice the difference. I counted his breaths per minute which was 16, so I guess his heart isn't working hard right now. Will be having blood tests...

Thanks guys. Bertie isn't a working dog. Although he makes me work quite hard, just keeping up with him mentally and physically. Still..keeps me active.

Hi all. Just trying to find some positives after hearing from the vet that my 9 year old border collie has a heart murmur grade 3. He was being examined for a stomach issue but while there the vet noticed it. I know Google is always a worst case scenario, so I'm hoping someone can give some...

Hi. Just joined. I am Gary and I have a 9 yr old border collie named Bertie. Look forward to chatting with you all.

Newbie just joined. I have an 8 year old Collie x called Bertie..amongst other things.