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Sorry, had a problem with the earlier post!
Just to say I find Nature Diet very good for older dogs or ones with sensitive tummies. I also introduce small amounts of dry complete if it can be tolerated, Royal Canin being a good one.
I avoid treats or foods with a lot of preservatives , colourings or additives and use small strips of plain cooked chicken or turkey (no fat or skin) as treats, with carrot strips or apple if they like it.
My latest adoptee is an elderly yorkie who came with the same problem as Alex and it took about 3 weeks of this diet to get her tummy healthy with no diarrhoea, mucous or blood and she now does normal healthy poos and is fed twice daily on Nature Diet, any variety, with a handful of complete at bedtime and treats a suggested.
Good luck with Alex.
Sally.
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I have an elderly foster yorkie , actually
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So sorry for your loss.
Sally.
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I have the Dimplex Cheriton and am really happy with it. It looks good, the glow is lovely in the evenings and the heating is very effective to warm up a room quickly.
My animals love it when just the coal effect is on and snuggle up in front of it.
Sally.
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Collie/lab/staffie and that lovely long muzzle - where did that come from! My daughter has a very beautiful young dog who is supposed to be a lab cross and he is the prettiest, slightly built boy with a silky coat and feathers and the colouring of a red setter!
This little oldie sounds wonderful, hope she is homed soon - or even stays where she is?
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I've had the same problem on and off for weeks now since my neighbours did some renovation work on their house. I'm absolutely paranoid about cleaning up the dogs and cats dishes and can't imagine how many cans of RAID I've used in the house and up the chimney It's a bit like the endings of those old b rated horror movies (for those who can remember them!) - just when you think the monsters are all dead there's always one left!
My daughter had a similar problem earlier in the summer and chased one persistent bluebottle into the kitchen without thinking, giving it a good blast of RAID,and then had to spend ages washing down the work surfaces and her saucepans which are on a hanging rack! She got the fly.
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So sorry for your loss.
My old girl Tammy left for the Bridge yesterday so I know how you are feeling. Your Molly looks a very well loved girl and your words say it all.
Sally.
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In November 2006 I adopted 2 oldie labs from separate rescues, Winston, an 11 yr old 'home alone' weighing 53 kgs. and Tammy, a semi crippled girl of 10 weighing 43 kgs., still with her owner awaiting kennel space.
They had treatments for various tumours, arthritis, long standing ear problems (Tammy) and careful diets to get their weight down.
Through all of this they moved house with me, played host dogs to at least 8 fosters, shared beds with the 4 resident cats and generally loved and were loved by dogs/cats/children and grown ups. They were stoic, good natured and occasionally feisty; I have a lovely photo of Tammy looking very pained having to share her new Cesar Milan bed with Lucy, an Oldies foster ,earlier in the year.
In January I lost Winston at the age of 15 and he still very missed, especially by the grandchildren. This week Tammy 's weak back legs couldn't hold up any more and she was tired and distressed. At her 6 month MOT with the vet in June, on her 14th. birthday, we had agreed that when that happened it would be the time to let her go and so yesterday she went on her last journey with peace and dignity over the Bridge, at home surrounded by love,
These and so many other oldies are such wonderful ambassadors for their age and can bring so much joy and love. I still have 2 resident oldies, a 14 yr. old deaf collie x and a 10 yr. old yorkie, both full of life and character and have no doubt that in the next few months there will be another oldie foster or adoptee to join the family.
In the meantime I am proud to have been owned by those 2 old troupers and to have provided for them in their twilight years.
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This is something like 'old cat grooming' behaviour; as our cats get older some find it hard and tiring to be flexible and self groom and end up looking like a sheepskin rug that's been washed too many times!
I use a slicker brush when I see it starting and used very gently it loosens the matts and avoids the dreaded cutting!. The matts also reach a stage when they can be gently pulled and will come away quite easily. My 13 yr. old cat hates to be groomed and every year as he's got older I have to go through this ritual; I also have a permanent foster who is very old and fragile and only managed gentle grooming for about 5 mins. at a time until her matts were all gone.
I haven't had a long hair with this problem as my long hair rescues have all been so matted when they arrive they have had to be shaved.
Both in my old vet 's surgery and my current one it is an acknowledged problem with old cats and is apparently not uncommon.
Good luck with the de-matting!
Sally
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Inspirational - how nice to be able to shed tears of joy at the wonderful partnership between dog and humans instead of frustration and sadness at the cruelty inflicted on so many animals.
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Are there any air freshners left please? I would like one each of the following if there are - black lab/yellow lab/yorkie. Will pay thro' PAYPAL.
Look forward to hearing.
Sally
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Is this still ongoing? I have a large yorkie (8kgs.) and a small collie x so a small and a medium would be lovely.
Have you priced them yer?
Look forward to hearting - it seems a lovely idea..
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What fab. pictures, aren't your girls stunning! Looking forward to another Oldies foster when one comes up - we last spoke when little Sammy yorkie went off to Birminham to her new home earlier in the year and I remember you saying that you might have had to make a tough decision to rehome Grace because of the effect she was having on the others. You were so good to get stuck in as you put it - what a result! Wonderful!
Sally
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Really made me laugh, and this from someone who dressed for work yesterday (semi retired) in brown and beige, caught someone looking at my legs during a meeting and realised it wasn't admiration but the fact I was wearing french navy tights - not a good combination!
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Does anyone know where I can get a bandana or a vest/coat for my little deaf collie x? I'm sure I saw some on this forum or Oldies a while ago with the words 'I'm deaf' on them - or did I imagine it!
Any help/advice please?
Sally
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The student daughter of a colleague was working as a waitress and at a wedding reception there were fish in bowls on display; after the reception she and the other staff were told to throw the fish away. She was horrified and saved several which were rehomed to a friend with a large tank. The rest sadly were disposed of - how sad.
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I have no experience of e readers but love audio books. I also have arthritis so holding larger books, particularly hardbacks gets sore after a while.I love listening to books on long journeys - I suppose this could be the grown up version of having stories when Iwas a child!
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How funny! What a wimp that guy is but genuinely so scared, didn't bother much about the child though did he!
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Both my daughter and I use Pet Pals for dog walking and she has also used them for holiday home sitting and we are both very satisfied with the quality of the service.
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Many years ago my daughter and her partner were fostering for the RSPCA and took in a young GSD pup which had been dumped at a local vets with old healed fractures, an inch wide raw strip round his neck where he had been tied up and a great fear of anyone smelling of alcohol. He was treated by a vet designated by the RSPCA (nothing to do with Medivet) and they were told that the best thing for him was to put him down as he was growling at the nurses and the vet. He was also in considerable pain, and my daughter, who is a nurse, repeatedly asked for more tests but was refused.
The vet actually said to her that he thought she wanted there to be something wrong with him.In the end, in deparation, she asked my vet if he could give a second opinion. Barney was taken in and crated and when surgery finished the crate was left open and he was able to come out when he was ready, accept treats and games and his full range of movement was observed without any stress. X-rays showed a significant bone deficiency which was treatable but on the verge of crippling him.He remained in their care for over 11 years with their other 3 dogs and was around when the children arrived as he was approaching old age. My vet wrote a letter of complaint to the RSPCA about the lack of proper care and diagnosis ; the RSPCA offered to take him into kennels so he could be treated but by then all trust was gone and my daughter adopted him.
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Everybody loves Dysons, and they all seem to be mourning their demise. I've never heard of anyone buying something so expensive, and accepting that it only lasts a few years! I vote for Sebo, even more expensive, a bit heavy, but unbelievably efficient, use bags (which are still cheaper than the filters in the bagless hoovers) and live forever.
I'm another Sebo fan, fantastic cleaning power in a multi dog/cat household, hard floors, one room carpeted. One lab and one dalmatian x shedding hairs all the time. Recently ran out of bags so used my Electrolux I keep upstairs, difference was remarkable
. I don't find the Sebo too heavy to move around although I have arthritis and in the past have had Dysons which I found very heavy indeed and not as effective (although both my children swear by them in their multi dog households). Having said that the old Henry hoovers do a great job as well. Good luck with your choice.
Sally
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Lovely photos of your girls looking very relaxed and full of steak and sausages!
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Little Sammy, my first foster for Oldies, went to her new home on Monday. She has come out of her shell in the last few weeks from a 'frozen', sad little old lady to a happy character with quite a feisty personality. Her new family will be carrying on the process of her rehabilitation and in the meantime there is definitely a Sammy shaped gap in my life!
I've fostered before but not for Oldies Club and it has been a very positive experience. Even the senior partner in my vet's practice was interested in the Club and wanted to know what percentage of oldies are rehomed. Any ideas?
My dog walker fell in love with her and is now interested in searching the website when her current oldie passes on.
Sally.
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What What lovely little girl. I hope she brings you joy after your sadness.
Sally.
Alex Has Colitis
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I use rescue remedy for my dogs and always keep some in my make up purse as well so I've always got some on hand for myself! My daughter used a DAP diffuser and wipes for a very stressed puppy she had with good results.
Sally