Weblink to the Blue Cross article about understanding your dog’s body language.
Category: Advice
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Physiotherapy for your dog
Several years ago when I adopted my galgo Polar from Pepis Refuge in Pedrera, I consulted a canine physio for treatment to his damaged hind knee joint. It was interesting to see that the work she did on him was very similar to that used by my physio on me when I injured my shoulder.
Weblink to article about canine physiotherapy.
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Vets in the UK – taken over by hedge funds and insurance companies result in exorbitant fees!
Vet groups in the UK have been taken over by hedge funds, insurance companies and other groups concerned only with making a profit. This results in fees which many pet owners cannot afford. For people on their own or elderly, a dog or cat is their only companion and the situation is such now that they cannot afford to have a dog or cat because they can’t afford the diabolical vet fees. As wth most things in the UK – it’s yet again RIP OFF BRITAIN! Whatever happened to the caring society?My experience recently was that my Podenca Rosie had bad diarhorrea and starvation for 3 days did not sort it. Wouldn’t you know it, it was a bank holiday in the UK! So I telephoned my vet surgery which was closed and was referred to another surgery. Usual consultation – check heart, pulse, temperature, gums – prescribed a probiotic paste. Consultation fee – £288 inc vat – total bill £341. I’ve paid it, of course, but that is a huge amount when I’m long retired and living on pensions.
Below is a letter posted on facebook by a vet which says it all.
From David Thomson
My letter to the RCVS (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons)
I am dictating this letter so my spelling and grammar may be incorrect for that I apologise.
It is with a heavy heart and a lot of depressive soul searching that I am sending this email to a governing body that I used to hold in great esteem.
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Benefits of CBD oil for dogs
Our blind Podenco Bo recently was so keen to follow Rosie outside into the garden that he slipped on the wet wooden ramp from our back door and his back legs gave way under him. This resulted in him being unable to walk normally and so off he went to see the vet, as it was obviously distressing Bo. He was given a course of anti inlflammatory painkillers which helped him, but his back legs are still sometimes a little ‘off sync’. So I have put him on a half pipette of CBD oil. I found this worked as a natural pain reliever for my galgo Polar a few years back with his arthritic knee join which he had damaged as a puppy.
CBD oil is hemp oil, a natural remedy which I’m a great believer in.
You can read more about it on this weblink.
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Why you should microchip your pet
It is an EU law that dogs,cats, equines and ferrets (yes, even ferrets!) are microchipped. It doesn’t cost a lot, but it does mean that if your pet is lost or stolen, it is easier to trace. And one should remember that when adopting an animal from an EU country, you should register the microchip in the country in which you live. Again, it’s not difficult. All my Spanish dogs at our French farm were registered with the French microchip database through our vet. Our Spanish dogs with us now in England have their microchips registered with the UK microchip company, such as Pet Log.This weblink gives you all the reasons you should microchip your pet.
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Time and Patience needed for homing a rescue dog – Cova needs a new home
Some people expect too much too soon when they home an adopted dog. It takes time, patience and understanding – especially as most Spanish hunting dogs have suffered maltreatment in their previous lives. Many podencos are adopted abroad, which means the following allowances have to be made as it could be weeks or months before the dog really settles –1. the dog may have been a street dog surviving for weeks or months
2. it may not have experienced any kind humans
3. it may not know how to live in an enclosed space such as a house
4. it may not have been walked on a lead
5. it could very well be used to living with other dogs
6. it could have left behind friends, a particular mate
7. it’s had a long journey in vans and planes
8. it’s a strange country with different weather and languageBelow is the story of just one such Podenco.
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Give rescue dogs space and time to adjust to a new home
We’ve always had rescue dogs – that’s 70+ years of living with rescue dogs! Some adjust to home life reasonably easily, others take much longer. The longest for me was my galga Carmela who took about 2 1/2 years to become a ‘normal’ dog, even though she lived with 4 others!Last year some neighbours adopted a small terrier mix. He’d already had one home, this was his second. He was typical terrier, always on the go, needed exercise but also needed to socialise with other dogs, as he always barked at them. We used to take our dogs to a local dog park meet so I suggested they brought Billy with them , once a week meets. Sadly they didn’t, they didn’t walk him, in fact hardly seemed to do more than just keep him at home and in the garden. I didn’t see them for a few months and when I finally did, I asked about Billy. ‘Oh, we took him back, he nipped one of our visitors’. I walked away rather than say what I was thinking!!!
Here’s a story about a resce dog illustrating just how much care and thought has to go into adoting a rescue dog.
I do hope Billy’s next home after our neighbours’ was a forever one with people who understood him and his needs.