Pax And Zulu's

[Linbin]

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This weed has my name on it.

:wub:

On the lookout for moths

What's Pax doing over there.

Nope, no decomposed seagulls in here unfortunately. :x

Mmm... we mean yuk. :blink:

Lovely and cool for hot little feet.

 

[Sarah86]

Lovely pictures, it looks like they had a really nice walk. You have two gorgeously handsome boys :wub: :huggles:

 

[doggy182]

Oh wow how beautiful! The beach looks so pretty in that light.

Pax and Zulu look handsome as ever :wub:

They look like such good pals.

 

[jinnyfizz]

Lovely pictures They look so grown up now

Please don't think I'm trying to be a scaremongerer, but I just wanted to say that the yellow flowered weed in the first picture is ragwort (w00t)

This is a dangerous weed which is being allowed to run riot in our country now and is highly toxic to animals and humans if chewed or eaten. Councils are meant to clear it and individual landowners should not let it grow on their land or in their gardens. The seeds can lie dormant for years and so it needs to be pulled up by the roots and disposed of where animals and children can't get to it :thumbsup:

I copied this off the internet - it explains the facts very well

Ragwort is naturally bitter but some animals will develop a taste for it and actively

seek it out. Others ingest it accidentally, particularly if grazing is too tight. The sugar

level increases if the ragwort wilts in a drought, or is cut. The greatest danger is

ragwort that gets into hay or haylage. This is almost impossible for the animal to

separate out from the grass.

The toxins accumulate in the liver, building up throughout the animals life and

inhibiting the liver’s own natural repair mechanisms as small pieces of ragwort are

ingested, until finally 75% of the liver stops functioning, the clinical symptoms

become apparent, and the animal finally succumbs to a painful death.

The damage is irreversible . Up to the symptoms becoming evident there is no

external indication of ragwort poisoning. Once the symptoms are evident death

normally follows within a very short time.

It is estimated that a 500kg horse needs to ingest only 1.0 to 1.5kg of ragwort

over its lifetime to reach the critical toxin level at which the effects poisoning are first

seen.

Initial symptoms include lethargy, loss of condition, and poor appetite leading to

weight loss. In the summer areas of white skin become damaged due to

photosensitisation. In the latter stages, as the liver fails to cleanse the blood, the

poisons start to effect the central nervous system. Symptoms at this stage include

depression, convulsions, seizures and sometimes blindness. Eventually, partial

paralysis sets in and death follows within a few hours.

[SIZE=14pt]Is there a danger to other species besides equines?[/SIZE]

Yes – equines, cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, deer, dogs and humans are susceptible to

ragwort poisoning, with young animals being particularly at risk.

The most poisonous part of the plant is the flower (seed and pollen), followed by the

stems and leaves and finally the roots.

The danger to humans in not by ingestion, but because the toxins can be absorbed

through the skin and respiratory systems humans can suffer similar effects on the

liver. This means that when hand-pulling ragwort it is essential to wear rubber gloves

and, if the plants are flowering, it is advisable to wear a dust mask as well.

.............. best to avoid it if you can :huggles: :thumbsup:

 

[meddling]

I only ever thought it was equines who were susceptible to ragwort - only spotted today that there is loads in one of the fields that we walk in. not that the dogs chew it, but I knew it was illegal.

Pax is rapidly turning into a dalmation isn't he - they really show through his summer coat - Both of your boys are looking great - they look as if they've put on a little weight, lovely lovely!!! :wub: :wub:

 

[FifeJillandIan]

Oh, I just love seeing pictures of Pax and Zulu ... they're absolutely gorgeous :wub: :wub:

Jill

x

 

[AnnSa]

You've caught some lovely pictures of the boys there :wub:

 

[nicky12]

:wub: aww ther fab pics looks like a loverly place to walk :cheers:

thanks for that bit of info jane alway good to know :cheers:

 

[Janimal]

Lynne those pictures are just gorgeous.... :wub: :wub: what a lovely place to cool off... :thumbsup: :sweating:

 

[Trish]

looks like they had a great walk :thumbsup: :huggles:

 

[Linbin]

Thanks for the nice comments everyone.

Blimey, I didn't know that was ragwort. I will keep a lookout from now on. I know it is bad for horses but didn't know what it looked like.

Yes, they have put on a bit of weight now, thank goodness. :sweating:

They looked like refugees from a concentration camp before but their stomaches can take more food now so they look lots better.

It is a nice little bit of coastline down there, it is about a mile from where we live. We have lots of breakwaters where we are so if the tide is in you can't walk so we go there.

 

[Ellen]

They're both gorgeous ! Thank you for sharing those pictures with us. :wub:

 

[em21]

Aww Lynn! You have such handsome boys :wub: I could just cuddle them :huggles:

Emma x

 

[*Lesley*]

Just beautiful, I love those pics :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub:

They all go through that gangly stage all legs n ears :lol: mine are the same at the moment o

 

[Rosie]

Looks a lovely walk with your two little terrors, oops I mean beauties .

They look such good friends :huggles:

 

[whippetmad]

Lovely photos :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub:

 

[k4tie-d]

they are looking great lynne, you can see that zulu is quickly catching up on pax size wise (w00t) my 2 are creeping on 17" to the sholder cant believe how quickly they have sprouted up lol.

:huggles: :huggles:

 

[Schmick]

Love those Photos :wub:

Beautiful Whippets :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: