Thanks Yviestevie. He's on a gluten / egg / dairy / etc. free diet already and has special sensitive food but even eating the finest chicken breast and rice (the go to meal for vets it seems) doesn't seem to make a difference.
He's spent most of today asleep so hopefully he'll be feeling better later: he's not realised he's not being fed tonight yet!
Hello folks! We're back - we had a slight change of plan and went to Morston Quay instead of Brancaster - having checked the tide times it was right in and not a lot of walking or parking and there was a film crew and lots of black horses, actors and a lifeboat on the beach at Wells. Morston was perfect - bacon and sausage baps and a stomp along the coastal path then back for an icecream. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/blakeney/things-to-see-and-do/morston-quay/
In the end we didn't stop at Cookies for a crab lunch 'cos we just weren't hungry so we stopped at Sheringham on the way home and picked up a pizza and salad stuff for supper later.
Now I shall have a look around and see what you've all been up to ... Clari, couldn't you persuade the vet to fit a bung?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Lovely liriodendron Pam. Hope your worries are put to rest soon.
Clari I hope the vet gets to the bottom (scuse pun) of Reggie's problem soon. We also had a dog who could not tolerate ordinary food and it turned out she had pancreatic insufficiency and with the addition of an enzyme in her food she led a normal life. I can certainly sympathise with the cleaning.
Lovely day out again Dove - you know how to live
I've spent half the day power washing the paths. So glad it was hot and sunny as the cooling spray was welcome. Should have just got choc ices. Any to spare Verdun?
Dove: truth be told I was nervous when he poked the thermometer up there! As someone who has suffered enough with IBS type problems I know it doesn't take some to "release the flow" (I thoughtfully made sure I was at the biting end). Mind you I may have been nervous but the work experience girl was petrified and backed herself right into the corner the moment we came in, didn't so much as squeak the entire time, and (no offence to her) but if a half size German Shepherd barking scares you I don't think the vets world is for you. A full size male can be twice his size and five times as barky. I did try to offer her the words of advice: fake it til the dog believes you're calm, they feed off your fear and watch the owners: if they've got their face right by the dog all fuss and cuddles looking very calm and relaxed you'll be fine, if they are backing off or looking nervous get yourself on the other side of a door!
Since I had to remove the radiator as he'd managed to get splash back behind it I'd be nervous a bung would take out one of the windows. (Which would at least vent the house out).
Right. I think I've done enough work for today. Off to get my eyebrows tied up this evening (after a disabled lad at work said they looked "angry" I thought I better do something about it ) but at least his lordship will be back by then to keep an eye on puppy (he's slept most of today: I think he needed it!)
Poor Clari and pouch. Could have found something disgusting to eat while out on a walk. My daughter's dog ate something really smelly on the beach before she could stop him and he sprayed the hedgerows all the way home.
I've got a big male German Shepherd. He's elderly now and when I thought he had a problem that needed sedation I asked if his nails could be cut at the same time. He didn't need sedation after all so the vet produced to cut his nails with the help of a muzzle and my daughter and myself holding him. The muzzle somehow came off and the vet shot behind the table. It was so funny. Khan was perfectly calm once his nails weren't being cut and he doesn't hold a grudge.
Pam: Reggie doesn't eat anything while we're out on a walk: even the training treats cheese and prime sausage we tried to use! You could wave a steak in front of him and he steps over it. Certainly he's the only dog I've seen side step over left over kebab and post pub chip spillages.
I know your pain Clari. Flynn has a handful of intolerances and even forgets to eat at home unless we remind him although he will scoff anything he finds outside.
Thank fook for chooks and paddy fields is all I can say, there's not much else he can digest. He weights the grand sum of 4.5kilos but he's not underweight, just little
Not much garden time this week but I did manage the gym again and feeling it this evening
Clari, I did the whole chicken and rice, fish, vet's recommended diet, x rays, blood tests, exclusion diets but none of it worked. I'm not saying they wont for you, just keep naturediet at the back of your mind just in case.
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Thanks Yviestevie. He's on a gluten / egg / dairy / etc. free diet already and has special sensitive food but even eating the finest chicken breast and rice (the go to meal for vets it seems) doesn't seem to make a difference.
He's spent most of today asleep so hopefully he'll be feeling better later: he's not realised he's not being fed tonight yet!
Hello folks! We're back - we had a slight change of plan and went to Morston Quay instead of Brancaster - having checked the tide times it was right in and not a lot of walking or parking and there was a film crew and lots of black horses, actors and a lifeboat on the beach at Wells. Morston was perfect - bacon and sausage baps and a stomp along the coastal path then back for an icecream. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/blakeney/things-to-see-and-do/morston-quay/
In the end we didn't stop at Cookies for a crab lunch 'cos we just weren't hungry so we stopped at Sheringham on the way home and picked up a pizza and salad stuff for supper later.
Now I shall have a look around and see what you've all been up to ... Clari, couldn't you persuade the vet to fit a bung?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Lovely liriodendron Pam
. Hope your worries are put to rest soon.
Clari I hope the vet gets to the bottom (scuse pun) of Reggie's problem soon. We also had a dog who could not tolerate ordinary food and it turned out she had pancreatic insufficiency and with the addition of an enzyme in her food she led a normal life. I can certainly sympathise with the cleaning
.
Lovely day out again Dove - you know how to live
I've spent half the day power washing the paths. So glad it was hot and sunny as the cooling spray was welcome. Should have just got choc ices. Any to spare Verdun?
Dove: truth be told I was nervous when he poked the thermometer up there! As someone who has suffered enough with IBS type problems I know it doesn't take some to "release the flow" (I thoughtfully made sure I was at the biting end). Mind you I may have been nervous but the work experience girl was petrified and backed herself right into the corner the moment we came in, didn't so much as squeak the entire time, and (no offence to her) but if a half size German Shepherd barking scares you I don't think the vets world is for you. A full size male can be twice his size and five times as barky. I did try to offer her the words of advice: fake it til the dog believes you're calm, they feed off your fear and watch the owners: if they've got their face right by the dog all fuss and cuddles looking very calm and relaxed you'll be fine, if they are backing off or looking nervous get yourself on the other side of a door!
Since I had to remove the radiator as he'd managed to get splash back behind it I'd be nervous a bung would take out one of the windows.
(Which would at least vent the house out).
Right. I think I've done enough work for today. Off to get my eyebrows tied up this evening (after a disabled lad at work said they looked "angry" I thought I better do something about it
) but at least his lordship will be back by then to keep an eye on puppy (he's slept most of today: I think he needed it!)
Poor Clari and pouch. Could have found something disgusting to eat while out on a walk. My daughter's dog ate something really smelly on the beach before she could stop him and he sprayed the hedgerows all the way home.
I've got a big male German Shepherd. He's elderly now and when I thought he had a problem that needed sedation I asked if his nails could be cut at the same time. He didn't need sedation after all so the vet produced to cut his nails with the help of a muzzle and my daughter and myself holding him. The muzzle somehow came off and the vet shot behind the table. It was so funny. Khan was perfectly calm once his nails weren't being cut and he doesn't hold a grudge.
Pam: Reggie doesn't eat anything while we're out on a walk: even the training treats cheese and prime sausage we tried to use! You could wave a steak in front of him and he steps over it. Certainly he's the only dog I've seen side step over left over kebab and post pub chip spillages.
Hope Reggie is better soon. What sort of dog is he? Not a labrador obviously!
I know your pain Clari. Flynn has a handful of intolerances and even forgets to eat at home unless we remind him although he will scoff anything he finds outside.
Thank fook for chooks and paddy fields is all I can say, there's not much else he can digest. He weights the grand sum of 4.5kilos but he's not underweight, just little
Not much garden time this week but I did manage the gym again and feeling it this evening
Clari, I did the whole chicken and rice, fish, vet's recommended diet, x rays, blood tests, exclusion diets but none of it worked. I'm not saying they wont for you, just keep naturediet at the back of your mind just in case.