Oregon

[Cloverleaf Farm]

 

[lovinchickypoos]

One has pneumonia (she has a genetic immune disorder (she is spayed)). She will be seven next month and has had pneumonia seven or eight times (her sire died at 8 years (young, for a Pom) and the breeder never said a word about his issue and bred him a LOT (don't get me started on people with zero ethics. I've been showing dogs since 1979 and have had to make the 'hard' call on the dogs that I have bought or bred and have no tolerance for people who do this kind of thing). The other one has an issue with the soft pallet and is getting better.

The one with the transfusion was a real shock as she has never been sick a day in her life. She could not have gotten into bait, unless a squirrel or a bird dropped it into the yard. It is a real mystery. Ton's of tests but no answer to the cause. Right now she is holding her own and it's a 'wait-and-see' thing now.

It's been a rough couple of weeks.......

Sheila

Hey Carolyn,

I hope that your vet put your Newfie on heart meds. Don't let ANYONE tell you that your 12 year old is 'too old' to do your best to keep him as healthy as you can. One of my Mals lived to be, just shy, of 16 years and that is unheard of in Mals (anything over 10 is a blessing). Your Newfie could live to be that old too.

If you are interested, a lot of dog shows have heart clinics (with Cardio Specialists). It cost $25 and is WELL worth it. You can't even walk through the door, of their practice, for under $60 - $100. If you are interested, PM me and I will look up what shows have heart clinics.

As an example, my vet said that one of my girls had a heart issue. I disagreed and said she had pneumonia. I got the antibiotics, for the pneumonia, and when she was better, took her to a heart clinic. Guess what?? Her heart was so good that the Cardiologist filled out her OFA (http://www.offa.org/ ) paperwork right then and made me copies of his findings to give to my vet. It's now in her chart so that the new vets stop saying she has a heart issue (when it's the lungs). It is such a pain to train up the new vets!!

Sheila

So terribly sorry for your ailing pups!!!! Good for you in getting another opinion and sticking to your guns!!!

My new puppy and my darling daughter. He is a grey Newfoundland.

OH MY GOODNESS!!! I WANT TO PINCH HIS CHEEKS!!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THE GIANTS AND NEWFIES ARE ONE OF MY FAVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May I ask where did you get him?

Thought I


would share my new puppy, too! She is 8 weeks, just got her yesterday. We lost a dog recently to a very agressive cancer.

SOOO SMOOCHABLE!!! Sorry about your friend who passed.

 

[Rachel'sFlock]

Lost a hen to a huge coyote this morning. Anybody out Otis way, and Highland Estates area, specifically, be warned...there are monsters afoot, and they attack in broad daylight.
He was really big. I was lucky it was just the one.
No more free-ranging for this lot...(now, to convince the 6 week-olds who still fit thru the pen wire this is a smart idea...)

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

You could add about 4-6" of chicken wire to keep the chicks in the bigger wire. I just did this to my main coop so I can let the brooder chicks run around for na hour a day since I have an injured girl in the tractor they were playing in. And it is fairly inexpensive. I had about a 4'x4' section and cut it down into thirds, so about 1.5'x4'. Worked nicely. I just ziptied it to the chain fence I have for coop walls.

 

[Rachel'sFlock]

You could add about 4-6" of chicken wire to keep the chicks in the bigger wire. I just did this to my main coop so I can let the brooder chicks run around for na hour a day since I have an injured girl in the tractor they were playing in. And it is fairly inexpensive. I had about a 4'x4' section and cut it down into thirds, so about 1.5'x4'. Worked nicely. I just ziptied it to the chain fence I have for coop walls.

Thanks, friend. I am going to have to do something. My pen is definitely safer than at large, but I am worried about peeps getting out, and werewolves getting in...soooo stressed...
Your idea was a great one, and I thank you for it!

 

[theotherfoote]

Thanks, friend. I am going to have to do something. My pen is definitely safer than at large, but I am worried about peeps getting out, and werewolves getting in...soooo stressed...
Your idea was a great one, and I thank you for it!

Werewolves? What the heck is going on in Otis??

 

[Rachel'sFlock]

Werewolves? What the heck is going on in Otis??

Giant coyote attack this morning.
He only looked like a werewolf. Besides, the moon isn't even full.

 

[Chicken Tamer]

I have a Blue cockerel and a splash cockerel available. Are you only looking for hens?




This ones head is blue, but nowhere else. He is interesting. I THINK this is a roo..not positive.
I have a hard time with the Ameraucanas for some reason.

Looking for hens to breed with my rooster.

 

[theotherfoote]

Giant coyote attack this morning.
He only looked like a werewolf. Besides, the moon isn't even full.

Yikes! Sorry to hear about your hen.

 

[Rachel'sFlock]

Yikes! Sorry to hear about your hen.

Thanks, otherfoote. It was pretty terrible, but I feel very fortunate to have it only be one hen.