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Big Jack had a very badly cut pad and I doctored it myself. Main thing is to make a plastic covering for when outside so no dirty water gets in. They take a long time to heal so be careful of it opening again. Main thing is keeping an eye open for infection and excessive tenderness.
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I might be tempted to try Stockholm Tar...you can get it in a spray now.
I'm concerned about Dennis, my 30 year old pony. His breathing isn't good..he suffers from COPD leaving him a bit wheezy through the winter when he is stabled a lot of the time, but he has been outside since the beginning of May and he's still struggling a bit. Might have to call the vet out.
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Never allow your pets on the bed.....a poor photo but I couldn't resist it.

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Alfie was in Feeby's preferred spot this morning, so she just had to make do!
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Double trouble now. Charlie my second Border Terrier has decided to assist lucy in her bandage removal. As he's honed his skills de fuzzing tennis balls, this task is remarkably easy. Thank you to Stanley for his advice, we have decided to go down the road of cleanliness and bandaging. Sales of plaster tape will now rocket. Lucy is still showing no reluctance to walk on it, and enjoys 2 Hours of walking a day, how hardy are terriers. Unlike my partner who moaned for England when she had to walk on a limestone path round Tarn Hows in sandals.
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Time for some reciprocal treatment Lucy looks after Charlie when he tore a claw.
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Wendyf wrote:I might be tempted to try Stockholm Tar...you can get it in a spray now.
I'm concerned about Dennis, my 30 year old pony. His breathing isn't good..he suffers from COPD leaving him a bit wheezy through the winter when he is stabled a lot of the time, but he has been outside since the beginning of May and he's still struggling a bit. Might have to call the vet out.
Stockholm tar,A name I left behind 50 years ago. The words of my mum came flooding back,I helped my neighbour on the next allotment treat his hens with this,and in the process managed to get it all over my clothes, how much damage could I do with a spray.
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Wendy, you've reminded me that I used Driffield Oil on Big Jack's paw, very similar to Stockholm Tar but thinner and mixed with oil. Very cleansing stuff..... Did you know that they used to stew wood to make chemicals like mordants for dyeing at County Brook? That's why it got the name Stew Mill. One of the heaviest fractions in the vapours that comes off heated wood is Stockholm Tar, so called because stewing wood was a big industry round the Baltic. So local farmers no doubt popped down there for some tar when they needed it.
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Lucy's paw is coming along well, cut is only 2/3 of its original depth. Partner reckons we should fit both dogs with Halo's to prevent bandage tampering, till it was pointed out that they only prevent them from reaching their own parts, Charlie would still be able to reach her paw. She is now having a second think. The dogs working as a team can remove them quicker than she can apply them. Next step a chain mail stocking
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Col decided to give Alfie a treat yesterday by taking him for a walk by the canal. He thought that Alfie would enjoy the level surface and a change of scenery. All went well until they came across a couple sat on a bench eating their lunch. Alfie decided that he would prefer to stay with them and that he had never seen Col before! Poor Col was mortified, and had to pull a protesting Alfie away on his lead. :sad: Definately a case of doggy dementia.
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Bless dear old Alfie.
Walking my son's Labrador is no joke...she has never been trained to walk correctly, and sadly she is now set in her ways. This means she pulls from one side to the complete opposite to sniff every fence post, light pole, traffic sign etc. She will go around trees, expecting me to follow her or do a lot of swapping hands with the leash, whilst being slapped in the face by wet foliage. Rubbish day is a nightmare, as every bin is interesting. At other times she stops suddenly, and I nearly topple over her. Physically she is very strong and she has a massive stubborn streak. I get home and feel my arms have been pulled from their sockets. All this after wrestling her into her harness before setting out...
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Maz, if they aren't properly trained to the lead, walking a dog can be a pain. Commiserations....
Wendy, perhaps Alfie was just being hungry/greedy? Jack is good on the whole but I will admit I get fed up having to stop at every weemail point!
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From the Irish section of a site I use........

Kieran, - What age can you start walking dog on lead?

Michael Murphy. - Kieran, I would say that you are old enough by now to walk it.
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Very pleased to note that Lucys cut pad has now healed completely. This mornings examination shows only the usual dark granulated surface, only the closest of scrutiny shows a very slight depression over the wound area. Between us and her we must have done some thing right, only one month from injury occuring. Other than the constant bandage removal, she has been a very good patient
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Dog watching is fascinating stuff... Jack is six years old this month and I begin to wonder if he's having some sort of mid-life crisis. His behaviour is changing. Normally as soon as I mention a walk he is there at the door waiting for me, this still applies in the morning but he is strangely reluctant to go for his second walk later in the day. He's OK once he is out there but a definite lack of enthusiasm. Last night he did something completely out of character. Normally he stays downstairs sleeping in my chair but last night he arrived upstairs and not only jumped on the bed but went straight under the duvet and stayed there all night. He's never done this before. I can't think he was cold and wonder whether he was hearing or sensing something that was escaping me. Not a big worry but I shall be keeping a close eye on him....
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Stanley, maybe something has spooked him that you aren't aware of, or he might need a dog-jacket on for night time.

My cat recently turned 7 and overnight she suddenly looked a bit older and has stopped playing games as much, so she now doesn't get a much excercise and sleeps more.
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Cathy, I suspect you're right about something spooking him and almost certainly a sound. He doesn't like noisy exhausts. As for a bed-jacket... forget it!
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He elected to sleep with me again last night. Must be a mid-life crisis!
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I wonder if something outside during the night has spooked him a bit. Does he bark if someone strange comes round, thinking faces at the window, at night---burglars sizing the place up???
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If he barks at night I don't hear him. He would only bark if say someone was trying to get in. He slept downstairs last night...... He's a curio!
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Dogs are very perceptive animals, could he be picking up on concerns you have, some animals can even identify illness in a person before they even feel ill.
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That crossed my mind too. Perhaps he is sensing your worries about loading the LTP onto the new site!
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Perhaps he's worried that he will be made to do some editing....... :smile:
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My poor little 11 year old dog had a bladder stone removed yesterday. It was bigger than a marble; pretty big for a dog that only weighs 8kg. She came home very groggy but it didn't stop her jumping up on our bed to sleep last night. I think she was the only one that did sleep, we didn't like to distrub her!
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I don't think the editing worries me, mind you when it fails to load I have a kniption! David might be nearer the truth....
Liz, that's a big stone for a small dog!
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The postman is our dogs new best friend. Ken our postman asked a few months ago if he could bring his wife around to see our dogs, as she had expressed an interest in Border Terriers. After the visit my partner Mary helped her choose a pup from an Oldham Hill Farm. Since then they wait each day for him to call, and are disappointed if a stand in comes, but show no malice. Do I now have the seeds of a new breed of Mail friendly dogs.
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