Savingdogs-Saving the chickens

[Wannabefree]

Awesomeness on the tat! My grnnyma had her eyebrows done when she turned 65 because due to her thyroid issues her real eyebrows fell out, and she got tired of painting them on :/ It looks GOOD though I have thought about getting mine done too

Good deal on them goaties I'd probably castrate them too, just for the poor little does sake since you have to keep them so long.

 

[ksalvagno]

Yes, I would wether them. But don't do it before they are 8 weeks old.

 

[savingdogs]

Well Bandit just proved her worth.....she has been in the proverbial dog house since she ate the little Red Hen and I have been ignoring her and paying her no attention, afraid I was just to ANGRY to interact fairly with her. She knows I have been mad though.

Well today I'm directing the new foster, Murphy, in his crate where he stays when he first comes in from outside and needs to dry off and chill out. It is a wire crate and the door was standing open. Somehow his big puppy foot caught a toe in the door as he gallumped in, and any movement of the door either way only pinched his toe tighter! I ran over to help him and in his fear, he bit me on the hand! I tried to dodge and get his paw out, but he nailed me on the arm, a second bite! I'm at this point retreating and Bandit is suddenly at my side, barking her head off at him, in his face, barking something to him in dog, snarling don't you dare bite her, and backing him into the crate and the backward momentum released his foot, freeing him, when I managed to get my hand in there and pop his toe loose without it getting bit off. Bandit like understood the dilemma and translated and directed for me. Amazingly smart dog! I realized about five minutes later that Bandit was crated when that started, but opened the door for herself somehow when I needed help. The door isn't secure but normally she stays inside that same crate just fine.

The bites are not bad but the arm one smarts like heck. I don't blame the dog, he was in panic mode. I don't think I'll allow this guy to go with small children however, his bite instinct is too strong in reaction to pain. Ouch! As dog bites go I've had worse, but it is no fun having two.

Bandit is happily snoozing at my feet now, basking in love in adoration and loving every minute. She knows she was a hero. The puppy respects her lead and is curled up next to her sleeping as well, poor guy. I can't even find where his toe was pinched.

 

[AnnaRaven]

Well Bandit just proved her worth.....

Bandit like understood the dilemma and translated and directed for me. Amazingly smart dog! I realized about five minutes later that Bandit was crated when that started, but opened the door for herself somehow when I needed help. The door isn't secure but normally she stays inside that same crate just fine.

The bites are not bad but the arm one smarts like heck. I don't blame the dog, he was in panic mode. I don't think I'll allow this guy to go with small children however, his bite instinct is too strong in reaction to pain. Ouch! As dog bites go I've had worse, but it is no fun having two.

Bandit is happily snoozing at my feet now, basking in love in adoration and loving every minute. She knows she was a hero. The puppy respects her lead and is curled up next to her sleeping as well, poor guy. I can't even find where his toe was pinched.

I assume the new dog has had his rabies shot, right?

I'm so glad to hear about your heroine Bandit! That's so great that she understood and helped so well.

 

[savingdogs]

Yea, he has had his rabies shot! That always happens before they come here.

I'm not going to put him in that crate again and use one with a different door for him, I don't need a repeat of that accident. It took an unbelievable amount of coaxing to get him into a crate again after that. Luckily I know how to bribe dogs. I've gone over and checked out that crate door about three times now because I still can't quite figure out how he had it caught. Freaky.

The bites aren't so bad but I haven't felt well now since that happened. I don't react very well to stress. The arm is more of a slash and a pinch but I'll have to soak the finger because it is a puncture. But milking tomorrow is going to be fun with my right arm and left hand both bandaged! I think I'll just try wearing my disposable gloves so that I keep Molly's germs from my finger and my cooties from the milk.

 

[Denim Deb]

Hope you feel better, soon.

 

[Farmfresh]

I second that!

 

[TanksHill]

Ouch, I hope your hand and arm feel better.

I need some advice on tick medicine. Last year my vet switched us to a topical that is supposed to repel as well as kill. Vectra 3D??? It did not work. I have one dose left and hate to waste it but my dog is already bringing ticks home. Ds picked off 3 in the last week.

Is there anything I can use as a repellent that works? The dog has free range of several acres, between our place, the open land next to us and the neighbors orchard.

It's so early in the season I just cant imagine what will happen this summer.

Advice please??

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[savingdogs]

Ticks are hard. I use Frontline plus, but you will still pick dead ones off. It can only be purchased from vets but is safe to use in dogs and cats (just different doses).

There are many over the counter medications that are not healthy for dogs and cats, especially those made by Hartz. I am very frightened of over-the-counter flea medications because I have seen especially cats die from mis dosing and using of dog products on cats. I don't mess around with stuff.

While you can often keep from getting a flea infestation and not need flea products, ticks are something that I've only had success with using the Frontline Plus. We live in a heavy tick area. I actually brought my dogs in several times for the vets to observe because I had applied Frontline plus and usually you see no ticks at all with use of that product. However my dogs still had them. They said the tick has to attach to the dog in order to start recieiving the frontline, and while they die off, it takes awhile.

I would be interested in natural repellents to ticks but have not seen or heard of any that actually work especially in areas like mine with so many deer and deer ticks.

Because of the expense, I do not use it on all of my dogs. My three long haired dogs seem to always be the ones to collect the ticks and the short haired rhodesian ridgebacks never have one. Ridgebacks are known to be more parasite resistent and at my home it appears to hold true.

 

[savingdogs]

Also, I DO NOT USE Advantix.

This products kills cats and is too easy to mistake which animal you are applying it to.

Also, you are using pyrantel so you might as well use heavy insecticide at that point, Advantage and Advantix are very different products. I worked for two offices who did not even sell Advantix because of the problems with it (and it is marketed as the "tick" medication alternative to Frontline Plus).