Teeth should be cleaned every day. I never used to clean my last dogs teeth as I wasn't clued up enough on how important it was. However ever since we've had Daisy, which was when she was 20wks old, I've used a piece of muslin and some of that dog toothpaste they sell in Pets@Home. She does have ve...

Haven't de fleaed my dogs for about 20 years. 'Cos they haven't had any. Granted I haven't got a cat and I think they can bring them home . The last time I saw one on my dogs, they had just batted a hedgehog about, I dusted them. Dislike thoroughly those drop things ! Same here Wendy, I never used ...

If the breeder is breeding as part of or for a full living then she will have to keep records both for the tax man and vat if she is earning enough for 7 years, from what you have put it sounds like she might not be declaring her earnings from these pups, which is a whole new ball game. I cannot se...

I actually did a great deal of research before picking Daisy. I went through the Shih Tzu Puppy Co ordinator and she put me onto the breeder we bought Daisy from. Her pedigree is very good, her father is a champion show dog, which makes it quite ironic that I spent so much time to make sure I bought...

I've been so wrapped up with all the issues we've had with Daisy over the last few months I totally forgot to mention it on here. As she is a shih tzu we've always been aware that her large eyes make her more vulnerable than other breeds regarding eye problems and last year she had an ulcer in her l...

He looks lovely Wendy, I hope he has a wonderful time living with you, I'm sure he will

Oh how lovely Lynn. He is a handsome little devil isn't he. So nice to hear how they are getting on. As more often than not we never hear again. Thank you for letting me know x As soon as he said where he got Bruce from I thought of you Wendy and came home and checked on here He's a fine looking do...

We met Bruce today Wendy, he was in Oxhey Park with his new owner, what a lovely dog he is too. He stood there looking at Daisy and was very well behaved and the owner said where he got him from so I immediately thought of you! I'm sure he will be very happy with his new home, you could tell from ta...

We went back to the vet this evening. Still can't find anything wrong with her so he's prescribed some Omeprazole capsules and given her some food that looks like rice krispies! Have to try that for 2wks to see if things change. If they don't then they will probably want to investigate further. An e...

Thanks Wendy. Yes overthinking is an issue with me! I think we got from Daisy nipping me to her tummy as I mentioned about her eye and her bad breath and lip licking and the conclusion was that it was her tummy issues that possibly caused the nipping rather than any behavioural problems. The only re...

I would be inclined to think tummy troubles, especially with the bad breath. ......... give her 60mgs a day divided into two doses, but we can only find 75mg tablets and they are so tiny it took ages to cut one up. Need to find an easier way to doing this Try crushing it and halving. Probably doesn...

I would be inclined to think tummy troubles, especially with the bad breath. Yes I need to find a good way to give her the Zantac really Gwen. I did try to buy the syrup, which is what the vet recommended, however it's only available on prescription from the vet or GP, according to our pharmacist. ...

I wonder if she was just totally fed up with being poked and prodded by the Vet and unfortunately you were in the firing line. Could well be Granny as she has been so many times lately and add to that having to have the eye drops put in 4 times a day it was all maybe a bit much. I also realised yes...

Thanks Wendy. We have been to the vets 3 times in the last week. On Friday morning last week we took her because she was due for a health check and I was worried that she had very bad breath and was licking her lips a lot. I know dogs lick their lips when they are anxious, but she was doing it when ...

Mo wrote:Maybe she has a sore spot on her tummy that you touched.

It's possible Mo, but you would think she would just have rolled out of the way as I wasn't keeping her there and she seemed to be enjoying it. My OH has been tickling her today and she was fine, I'm very reluctant to get too close now!