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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:18 am
by J.R.
Do cats require vaccines ?
I may get round to answering this question when I feel a little more cheerful and its not so late !
Re: pet food
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:38 am
by icomefromalanddownunder
Hey Liz
Really good to see you back
As for getting you going - you are saving me the typing (see homoeopathy debate
).
How was Crufts?
Love
Caroline
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:39 am
by icomefromalanddownunder
Hi Kerren
My advice?
Go for it
Caroline
Er, except that I have just read Liz's other posts, and now wish to clarify that, IMO, if someone is insistent on offering 'something' to protect their animals, then I would advocate nosodes over vaccines, but if they are open to not using then either, then I believe that that is even better.
We have a holistic Vet in Adelaide who will board unvaccinated cats, but my daughter and I have an agreement that we cannot both be away at the same time, thus being available to care for the animals in the others care.
Best wishes
Caroline
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:52 am
by kerrensimmonds
Actually I do have a house sitter (an Old Blue, in fact) who has been covering my animal care since the year after I took in Willow, and discovered that she can not tolerate kennels. I'm fine with all of that...
BUT when my house got flooded this February and the floorboards came up I had no option but to put the cats in the cattery (open floorboards were a magnet). They went in as an emergency admission but even though I know the lady very well, she would not have taken them if their vaccinations had not been up to date. And they have got to go back there when the builders start.... Catch 22?
Re: pet food
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:47 pm
by J.R.
icomefromalanddownunder wrote:Hey Liz
Really good to see you back
As for getting you going - you are saving me the typing (see homoeopathy debate
).
How was Crufts?
Love
Caroline
RUFF ???
I personally feel that cat vaccines today are over-priced for what they are. The practice of booster vaccinations, (imho), every year is just a money spinner for the vets.
If you are getting a cat vaccinated for the first time, do not, however, allow your vet to vaccinate with live vaccine. This CAN in certain cases cause problems a few days later.
(Sorry about the 'RUFF', I just couldn't resist it !)
cats and vaccinations
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:12 pm
by Liz Jay
Hi cj and others
Two really good vaccination articles for starters are Don Hamilton's article at
http://www.holisticat.com/vaccinations.html
and one by Dee Blanco "Vaccines: Are They Safe For My Dog?" which is at
http://www.itsfortheanimals.com/Adobe/D ... accDog.pdf
Had a lovely day at Crufts thanks Caroline, all the girls were placed and Ellie won her class. Not bad for unvaccinated scruffdog sheepdogs who have never been fortunate enough to have sampled Pedigree Chum!!!
Love
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:30 pm
by kerrensimmonds
Is there a picture of Ellie, Liz....let alone of her contenders?
CONGRATULATIONS!
Kerren
Crufts pictures
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:15 pm
by Liz Jay
Hi Kerren
You can see pictures galore of our dogs if you are interested...I'm partway through putting together a website, it's only a freebie one so nothing flash!!!
Take a look at
http://www.spanglefish.com/talraz
Love
Re: Crufts pictures
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:22 am
by icomefromalanddownunder
Congratulations Liz, on win and the website.
Good to see two low maintenance greyhounds in among the hairy mob
Love
Caroline
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:25 am
by J.R.
Well, as I type young Riagan is at the vets awaiting under-carriage removal.
Poor lad !
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:58 am
by kerrensimmonds
That's a lovely website, Liz!
Congratulations.
And, JR, Raigan will get over his loss soon enough.
My parents had medical friends, with a cat called 'Adam'. My mum suggested that it was a funny name for a cat. 'Not at all', said the doctor. 'He's had-em-off'.
Boom Boom.
Poor puss...
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:19 am
by Angela Woodford
J.R. wrote:Well, as I type young Riagan is at the vets awaiting under-carriage removal.
Poor lad !
I do hope he will recover soon JR!
Ferdinand fought every step of the way to the vet's, yowling so piercingly that neighbours were twitching their net curtains. I felt terrible as I handed him over.
On collection, I could see a little slumped ginger and white ball in the basket. The receptionist gave me all sorts of advice about how to cherish the poor invalid, and to Bring Him Back if he developed the following complications...
I opened up his basket in the kitchen. Ferds shot out, bounced off the walls, thwacked Jasmine around the ears, scored an own goal with his tinkling ball and ate a whole bowl of Whiskas.
Hmm..
Get well soon Riagan!
Munch
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 4:07 pm
by Katharine
Can anyone tell me what Canine Hydrotherapy is, please? I was returning home by train today and saw this on the side of a warehouse (or so it seemed) beside the line. I wondered what was involved?
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 4:39 pm
by kerrensimmonds
Hydrotherapy for dogs?
It is effective for humans (have had several doses myself) but I can't quite see a dog wearing armbands or leg weights and following an exercise regime under water.
But I can imagine people in the water with the dog, helping it to move e.g. a stiff limb.....
Or maybe it was the name of a private hydrotherapy pool, and that name just happens to be 'Canine'....
Answers on a postcard
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:09 pm
by sejintenej
kerrensimmonds wrote:Hydrotherapy for dogs?
It is effective for humans (have had several doses myself) but I can't quite see a dog wearing armbands or leg weights and following an exercise regime under water.
But I can imagine people in the water with the dog, helping it to move e.g. a stiff limb.....
Or maybe it was the name of a private hydrotherapy pool, and that name just happens to be 'Canine'....
Answers on a postcard
I don't know about dogs but it is used for race horses which have been injured to kieep them fit and gradually strengthen the injured area.