Feeding, Housing and Health

How do I get an optigen test done?

feeds@yuku.com (Severn Bore) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:17:27 GMT

How do I go about getting an optigen test done? I have a young lab dog that is growing on me and would like to confirm if he is clear. Is it as simple as getting a blood sample from the vets and sending it to optigen.com? Anyone done this before? Thanks Darren

Dogs coat

feeds@yuku.com (manchap) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:16:12 GMT

When does a Lab pups coat thicken up ? my 1yr Lab bitch seams to have a very soft coat and is molting really heavy, i have treated her for leas with spot-on wormed her,i must admit its been along time since ive had a pup 11yrs to be excact and my first lab`s coat was allways quite thick, the pup scraches her self alot but as ive said theres no fleas, the vet said she scraches because of the loose hair ? Thanks mark

House to kennel

feeds@yuku.com (fergus2) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:16:10 GMT

Hello everyone,

I am new to this forum and this is my first go at gundog training. I have a 14 week old Labrador puppy who has lived in the kitchen of our house up till now. I have installed a kennel and run in the garden and I am trying to get him used to it. I feed him in it and have put some dog toys in with him and have been leaving him for short periods at first and now I am increasing the time, he is still sleeping the kitchen at night. He whines terribly for about 25...

Is there a good time to get a companion dog?

feeds@yuku.com (Mac) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:07:07 GMT

We have a 14 month Labrador Retriever, good temperament, loves other dogs, typical lab. Being slowly trained, he is an obedient and fun dog. Life is totally different (for the better) with him and we were thinking of getting another (male) dog (puppy) but wondered if our current dog was too young and would benefit from more age/development? We were also wondering if another labrador retriever or perhaps Chesapeake bay retriever would be suitable company. Clearly training would become more...

Bed Sore.

feeds@yuku.com (TheONeile) — Fri, 30 May 2008 10:17:08 GMT

Chris has a bed sore. He has had it more or less since he arrived here, it does vary in size and colour but it is in the same place. I am calling it a bed sore because I am fairly certain he isn't licking it. I am not trying to suggest that he never licks it but it isn't getting any obvious undue attention. I have noticed the way he lies and it never varies and the stifle that is always on the bottom and gets all the pressure is where the sore is. My dogs lie on cow mat but this...

Dangers of chewing gun - BEWARE

feeds@yuku.com (canburne) — Tue, 27 May 2008 22:15:33 GMT

I received this email from a friend this morning....

Warning to all dog owners, pass this on to everyone you can.

Last Friday evening, I arrived home from work, fed Chloe, our 24 Lb.
dachshund, just as I normally do. Ten minutes later I walked into
the den just in time to see her head inside the pocket of Katie's
friend's purse. She had a guilty look on her face so I looked closer
and saw a small package of sugar-free gum. It contained xylitol....

patella medial luxation

feeds@yuku.com (hollys joy) — Sat, 17 May 2008 11:47:27 GMT

Hi there, I am looking for some advice. I have just been to the vets, because my clocker was bitten by another dog, and found out that she has patella medial luxation in one leg. It is a grade 1 and does not seem to bother her and does not seem to be painful. She is very active and enjoys running and retrieving etc. I was considering breeding her at her next season. Her eyes are clear and so are the stud dogs. However, I am in a quandary about the patella luxation - the vet suggests it...

Veterinary Medicines from Australia

feeds@yuku.com (Eric Begbie) — Sat, 10 May 2008 21:01:06 GMT

Just ordered 2 x Frontline Plus 44 to 89 Lbs (20- 40 kg) - large dog 6 months (i.e. 12 treatments) from the Australian outlet I have used in the past. Total cost (post free) was £63 which seems a bit more than I paid previously.

It's been a couple of years since we discussed this on the Forum. Have any members found a less expensive source?

Feeding

feeds@yuku.com (Drew1327) — Sun, 04 May 2008 13:59:13 GMT

Hi Everybody

Wonder if anybody out there can help me with this? I am currently looking after a friends 18month old springer spaniel dog who has energy to burn by the bucket full. My question is that he gets fed 600 grams of a dried dog food every day (which seems a lot to me?) Is this the right amount and can it be the reason why he is so hyper when taken for a walk?

thanks

Dog in Heat

feeds@yuku.com (vijaaan) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:37:13 GMT

What signs do I look for to determine if my dog is in heat?

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You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they...

Feeding Rabbits

feeds@yuku.com (naseby) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:44:53 GMT

I feed my Lab on Burns Working Dog Mix and he seems to do well on it.
However I am shooting quite a lot of rabbits at the moment; the larger ones are going into the pot.
The smaller ones I'd like to feed to my dog.
Just out of interest how do you serve them to your dogs?

I shot one at very close quarters the other day and very nearly cut it in half.
My Lab decided it would make a perfect in-field snack and wolfed the lot: bones, fur everything!
So I...

herniated umbilical cord

feeds@yuku.com (bigbore50ak) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:33:49 GMT

what kinda info can anyone give me on herniated umbilical cord. the vet we go to says it hereditary and there is no way that it was caused by the mother pulling the cord off. we would like to no because we would like to breed her when she is older and there isn't much info on the subject. thanks Jason

Limping Lab' any advice

feeds@yuku.com (Mac) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:50:17 GMT

Our almost one year old lab has started to limp when he gets up. Few steps then it seems to be ok. Started yesterday and we cannot trace it to any sort of "incident". He was fine at the weekend running about in the snow etc, similarly ok for dog class on Tuesday evening and morning and evening walks - retrieving running etc. He is still active, eating fine (he is a lab) and does not appear to be in any discomfort - still tries to hump things for an hour of an evening (with...

Ear wash

feeds@yuku.com (loneeagle15) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:26:00 GMT

I am looking for a homemade ear wash to keep my Labs ears cleaned can anyone help?
Thanks

poisonous for dogs?

feeds@yuku.com (dave) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:03:57 GMT

I recently discovered that chocolate is poisonous to dogs in quite small amounts. Does anyone know of any other foods, edible for humans, which is unhealthy for dogs?

cnm

feeds@yuku.com (rds7015) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:28:08 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY1DWQqoac0
Just think this could be stopped by a test.

Feeding green tripe - how much

feeds@yuku.com (ackalack) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:41:46 GMT

I have finally found a fairly regular supply of green tripe from small local abattoir/butcher. I have not had a regular supply of tripe since I left Gateshead in the early 90's.
Back then I'd supplement my terriers feeds with about 2 to 2 1/2lbs of tripe each a week and they'd get a half a sheeps head every couple of weeks. The dogs were always healthy and their coats were great.
My current 65lb dog is fed quality dried food. I intended to suppliment her with a couple...

How long is too long?

feeds@yuku.com (GQuirke) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:55:46 GMT

Hi,
I was just wondering what people would consider as too long to leave a dog in a dog trailer?

The reason I ask is that I am training my Springer Molly at the minute to run in Working Tests this year and things are shaping up really well. The trouble is, I am finding it hard to get sufficient time for training as I have an hours drive to and from work and it is after 7pm when I get home. I am working on blind retrieves with her at the minute and find it hard to get this done...

Annoying habit

feeds@yuku.com (whitts) — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:38:48 GMT

Hi,
My 6 month old weimaraner keeps eating my 7 month old springer faeces, both dogs are fed on Eukanuba puppy any advice would be appreciated this is my third weim and hasn't happened before
Craig

Ultimate dog trailer???????

feeds@yuku.com (Des ONeile) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:08:19 GMT