|
HINTS &
TIPS
Any hints and tips you have, please feel free to email
me.
|
FIRST
AID KIT ~
PIRITON TABLETS
COTTON BANDAGE
SORE PAWS
CUTS / GRAZES
|
For stings and bites.
Polly got quite badly stung by nettles on her belly.
She was going mad, pulling herself on the floor, licking
it and trying to bite her belly.
I gave her 1 Piriton tablet and within 15 minutes
she was fine.
In case of cuts to paws ~ bound tightly will stop
bleeding
Cotton baby bootees held
on with elastic bands (not too tightly of course)
I use Tea Tree ointment on Polly ~ she usually gets
cuts on her belly from the grain stalks going through
the fields and between her toes sometimes. I put it
on at night then she won't lick it off when she's
asleep
|
| PORK |
Too
much Pork is supposed to give them tummy upset and diarrhoea.
Apparently it's because Pork is a protein that dogs
find the hardest to digest and eliminate any extra nitrogen
(from the excess protein). |
| POISONOUS
TO DOGS |
Chocolate
~ in any quantity.
Grapes ~ I r500 g. of grapes could kill a dog
Onions ~ highly toxic to dogs ~ cumulative ~ builds
up in the system resulting in death
Sultanas & Raisins ~ highly toxic ~ can cause
renal failure |
| BONES |
I never ever give bones
to Polly ~ bones stick in the gut and stomach causing
perforations
|
| CYSTS
(External) |
Dab
the offending cyst with Tea Tree Oil. This dries it
up and should make it disappear. Cysts are quite common
to all breeds of dog, especially the Inter-digital cysts
(the ones between the toes). |
POLLY
is a very fit, alert and healthy dog. She gets loads of
excercise ~ I walk her at least 2 or 3 miles in the day
(often more) and she gets 45 minute walk at night. I am
very careful what I feed her but do not go to the extreme
of feeding her human quality food (unless it is special
offer). I always leave complete biscuits down (Science Plan
or Arden Grange) all the day so they can snack at any time.
Her diet is (not in any particular order)
|
Fish bits (Haddock offcuts
from the fishmonger, being very careful to remove
the bones) ~ cooked
Beef (cheapest cuts from the supermarket) I feed them
this chopped and raw
Beef mince is good, I mix it in with the complete
biscuits so the fat soaks into the biscuits~ cooked.
Sometimes raw.
Beef heart or lungs ~ cooked
Chicken / Turkey ~ cooked
Rabbit (caught by the local gamekeeper) cooked
Tinned sardines in tomato sauce
Occasional small pieces of cheese
Eggs (from our chickens) raw
Porridge for breakfast
Also ~ Tomatoes, carrots, cabbage, peas pasta, rice,
natural yoghurt
|
|
