The Great Outdoors and My Dogs

DJ MAXIE MAX

2009-11-19T15:07:00.000+01:00

The weathers not been great for doing much proper walking, so we've been having some fun indoors to compensate. I have obtained a slot scratching some vinyl at the Woofa Club!!

Recommendations

2009-10-30T14:23:00.001+01:00

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Dust Allergy Update

2009-09-10T17:10:00.000+02:00

I have just about managed to pin shadow down to take some pics, (just!!) these are taken after a month on the aloe gel. Some of the redness has gone and hair is beginning to grow back in places. He still has the odd flair up but it is a vast improvement to being on the steroids!!

ANOTHER ONE!

2009-08-13T22:00:00.000+02:00

Well if it doesn't rain it pours!! My house feels like a veterinary surgery at the moment :-o
I treated the dogs with their regular flea treatment but decided to use a different one than I usually use. Now I have Max that has had a reaction to it. Shadow with his dust allergy and now Max with a scabby neck!!

This is a blog to warn people, if you use anything topical like spot on flea treatments, keep an eye out for contraindications!! If they occur, wash the area straight away to minimise the affects.
Every morning afternoon and evening it's cleaning down wounds and rashes!! Sorry no pics I will try and get it sorted soon :-(

Dust Allergy

2009-08-09T23:00:00.001+02:00

It has transpired that shadow has a dust allergy!! After several visits to the vets, several doses of steroids and antibiotics, anti-histamines, numerous topical ointments and shampoos his condition has slowly got worse. I am including this in my blog because I have actually discovered something wonderful..... Aloe Vera!! These pictures show his condition before the aloe vera. It is all self mutilation caused by the constant scratching and biting. I started by using the topical creams which helped relieve some of the itching but I now also give him the aloe vera gel drink! Yes you can drink it too!! His hair has actually started growing back and his skin doesn't look half as raw. When I can get him to sit still enough to have photos done (he doesn't now have to stop and have a scratch! :-)) I will post how he is getting along. He has only been taking the drink for a couple of weeks and have noticed signs of improvements already! I hope it keeps up.

Oh We Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside.....

2009-07-24T22:28:00.000+02:00

We all went to Aberdovey at the weekend! It was Shadow's first trip to the seaside and he didn't know quite what to make of the sea. It was a mixture of excitement and apprehension. It didn't help though as I kept having to shout NO! all the time because it was the biggest drink of water ever!!! Dogs drinking sea water is not a good mix and every time he went in he tried to drink it. So him going in the sea was shortly followed by a sharp NO! But hey, what can you do???? They both enjoyed it all the same :-) It makes a nice change not have to wear our boots and rain coats Ha Ha

LUDS CHURCH

2009-06-22T18:14:00.000+02:00

We decided to take a walk around Luds Church last weekend, phew! It was quite heavy going! We only did 3 1/2 mile, we normally do about 5 but this felt more like 8!!!!!

WHERE TO WALK???

2009-06-21T22:37:00.000+02:00

Hi there, we really enjoy going for long walks with our owners but we struggle to find walks that suit our boisterous natures :-) We could do with finding some places where there isn't much livestock, not too busy and above all ........ loads of water!!!
Can anyone suggest any really great places??
Max and Shadow
P.S Max gets a bit icky in the car so as near to Staffordshire area as poss, Shadow ;-)