Post photos of your dogs vol2

[chrisga]

Went walking the Winchcombe way on Saturday with a few friends:

IMG_20170121_124034 by Chrisga, on Flickr

The spaniel that's crept in to the collie party is ours, as is the red and white collie next to her.

Sunday, took three of the four out for frisbee:

IMG_5045 by Chrisga, on Flickr

[RESSE]

A few from this weekend:-

[Pesty]

Never stops all day, you just can't wear her out but at least she sleeps all night.

She's a machine.

[FourWheelDrift]

Pesty said:

Never stops all day, you just can't wear her out but at least she sleeps all night.

She's a machine.

she needs another playmate to wear her out

[daddy cool]

chrisga said:

Went walking the Winchcombe way on Saturday with a few friends:

IMG_20170121_124034 by Chrisga, on Flickr

[Stickyfinger]

That is like my Passport photo !

[johnxjsc1985]

chrisga said:

Went walking the Winchcombe way on Saturday with a few friends:

IMG_20170121_124034 by Chrisga, on Flickr

The spaniel that's crept in to the collie party is ours, as is the red and white collie next to her.

Sunday, took three of the four out for frisbee:

IMG_5045 by Chrisga, on Flickr

what I want to know is how the flip do you get them to all behave so well.

[chrisga]

1st photo - they're all tied to the fence....
2nd photo - they're knackered from fetching the frisbee 63 trillion times....

[ChunkyloverSV]

pick him up on Friday, cannot wait

[r-kid]

Been wondering for a while now how I've been getting paw prints in odd locations on the wall. Found him spread out like this last night

[Blackpuddin]

Anybody up to speed on the latest treatment for canine epilepsy? Our 8yr old spoodle has been fitting on and off for a few years now, but recently the frequency seems to be increasing from maybe 2-3 a year to 7-8 a year. We've always resisted going down the permanent medication route as the drugs had a reputation for making dogs dozy/sedentary and we figured it was better to let her have a more active life, using diazepam to treat individual episodes.

[bexVN]

Drugs only cause the side effects initially once the body gets used to them and the correct doseage is found the side effects lessen and dogs lead a normal life they can also reduce the severity of the fits. (sometimes have to watch for weight gain) You will need to get your vet to look into regimes available and you could always request a external but I would definitely start some kind of treatment soon.

[Blackpuddin]

Thanks Bex, yes I think we have reached the point now where we should look at it pretty seriously as it is distressing to see her suffering and as you know it can be quite dangerous re the overheating. We always cover her head with a wet towel which also cuts out the light, and we give her a cold wet flannel to lick while the diazepam is kicking in.

[bexVN]

Blackpuddin said:

Thanks Bex, yes I think we have reached the point now where we should look at it pretty seriously as it is distressing to see her suffering and as you know it can be quite dangerous re the overheating. We always cover her head with a wet towel which also cuts out the light, and we give her a cold wet flannel to lick while the diazepam is kicking in.

I have seen epileptic dogs go into status which is awful (and sadly not come out of it) and medication can definitely reduce that risk and seizures last 1-2 mins rather than 4-5 mins.

Regular blood tests would probably be advised (may be depending on the regime chosen) as liver parameters should be monitored but I have seen many many dogs lead good quality lives even though they have epilepsy.

Good luck with it all, it is hard when all we want to do is our best for them.

[scrwright]

r-kid said:

Been wondering for a while now how I've been getting paw prints in odd locations on the wall. Found him spread out like this last night

Our Husky-Lab sleeps like that, feet up on the wall and 1/2 on her back, most strange LOL

[FourWheelDrift]

He's just making sure when your iphone photo gets displayed sideways he will at least be the right way up.

[Blackpuddin]

bexVN said:

Blackpuddin said:

Thanks Bex, yes I think we have reached the point now where we should look at it pretty seriously as it is distressing to see her suffering and as you know it can be quite dangerous re the overheating. We always cover her head with a wet towel which also cuts out the light, and we give her a cold wet flannel to lick while the diazepam is kicking in.

I have seen epileptic dogs go into status which is awful (and sadly not come out of it) and medication can definitely reduce that risk and seizures last 1-2 mins rather than 4-5 mins.

Regular blood tests would probably be advised (may be depending on the regime chosen) as liver parameters should be monitored but I have seen many many dogs lead good quality lives even though they have epilepsy.

Good luck with it all, it is hard when all we want to do is our best for them.

Thank you. Her fits are variable in length, today's one was relatively short, 2-3 mins, the one previous was longer though. We will stick with it and give her the best that we can.

[HTP99]

[Turn7]

Still not enough dogs in that pic....

[HTP99]

Turn7 said:

Still not enough dogs in that pic....

Don't you start, I'm getting enough grief from the side and youngest.