Look At The Coat And Colour

Birthday Photo

Beautiful Sammi on the day of her 11th birthday 💖👼💖

Advocate

I'd been using Advocate on my animals for about 20 years, but in recent years my vet had stopped supplying it. Having so many animals I worm and de-flea when necessary, I always used Drontal or Panacur just to worm them, but if I needed to de-flea I used Advocate knowing it also did worms, (With the exception of tape worm) fleas, lice and mites, so all in all well worth using a couple of times a year. These days my worming regime is the same, but if they had fleas I used "Advantage" and of course I used Stay Kill around the house 2 or 3 times a year. (whether I saw fleas or not!) 

In September Ross had got itchy, he was so itchy he could barely cope with me touching him. Now Ross had never been itchy, so I was concerned. I de-flead, just in case, and I spent hours searching through his coat and Archies (as he's a light coloured cat I can usually find the fleas on him). You may recall I took Ross to the vet, he was prescribed Apoquel to break the circle of itchiness. It worked, but within no time of the course finishing, Ross was itchy again. Having previous knowledge of the side effects of long term use of Apoquel I was not happy to put him back on it again so I decided to try other avenues. Sometime during this time I started to notice that Sammi was getting itchy, I had previously observed Loki's coat was getting thinner and that he was constantly rubbing his face. I mentioned it to the vet, then another vet ... both suggested it was side effects to the steroids! I got more flea product and a different house spray, I changed my washing powder, and consider messaging the dog food manufacturer, until I realised Meerah was getting itchy, and she was on a different make of food. At some point I asked at the vets again if they had Advocate, no sorry. I really didn't have any other ideas until a friend mentioned she got her metacam on prescription, so I looked it up, yes Advocate was available on prescription online. I asked at the vet if I could have a prescription, or if they could order it for me? Yes to both counts. I have an account with Animed and their price for Advocate was £36.95 for a box of six, the prescription price was £19.20. The price for the same product at the vets was £94.95. WHAT? I was speechless. I've now got 24 Advocates on one prescription, total cost £167, had I got it through the vet it would have cost me £379.80. Now in anyone's world, that is more than a bit nuts!

I've now started the course, one a month for three months, maybe I'm wrong, but I can only presume
this is mites ... after all, what else could it be? Well, if this doesn't work then I'm at a complete and utter loss and the vets will have to take skin scrapings ... or something!!!

Happy Birthday Sammi

Polly

 I'm really please to hear that after a week in her new home, Polly is doing well. "Settled and happy" were the words used by her new family. I really hope life now works out for Polly. 

Meerah And Liszka

Blanik Meerah and her mother Blanik Liszka looking fab. (Siska- looking more like her mother than ever💔) If only I'd been on the other side of Meerah, it could have been a fantastic photo! 

Siska is back to normal thank god, what a bloody scare! Again thanks to everyone who has asked about her. 

Meerah looks great, great coat, great colour, great attitude to life, though less fizz than her buddy Beti. I love her bone and substance, her mask and dark eye, and her straight strong hindquarters, of course there are things that could be better, and they still may get better, but they are for me to know and for the dog world to spot them ... if they can!

My Lovely Family Out Minus One

Ross and Beti

Orin and Siska 

Loki, Meerah, Sammi, Ross

No photo of Zeus as I talked to Linda on my mobile whilst I was out.

Anyway here he is after being told off  by his mother!! LOL

How Is Loki?

 I get so many people asking about Loki .. It's hard to reply, but I guess the best statement at the moment is "He's holding his own!"

Marley And Lucca Visit

Meerah was over the moon to see her brother and they had a super time. I still think Marley is of a similar build to Callan, Meerah certainly looked a pudding in his company! I'm sorry for Sam that people are upsetting her by commenting about his hind legs, this is an age when some GSD's look like a cross between a kangaroo and a hare, I'm sure the boy will be sound as a pound in a couple of months. 

Marley wasn't keen on me standing him, and he got a little upset about it all. I did carry on as I didn't want him to learn that his actions got results. Of course I was gentle with him, but I didn't stop what I was doing! Though he won't be going to any shows it's important he gets use to "hands on" from strangers, so hopefully he'll come to club a couple of times at least for a different kind of socialising. 

Siska Is Recovering

Well, despite the expression, Siska is much better. Thanks to everyone who has phoned and messaged, it really did mean a lot. After a light breakfast, this evening I gave her half a meal with fish and sweet potato to top it up, and I'll give her a similar supper I think. Tomorrow if all is well I'll give her normal meals, she will now need some building up again.