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LazyDaisy Sep 2017 9:41pm, 26 Sep 2017 19,824 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy That's an idea Maz. I might see if I can suggest that in a tactful, not-being-an-interfering-MiL way
BaronessBL Sep 2017 9:55pm, 26 Sep 2017 6,803 posts	Quote Pin BaronessBL Fostering sounds good. And thank you Helegant - but to be fair, Battersea took a lot of convincing by us that we should have Wanda - she wasn't a close match to us on the computer dating set up that they have and we had to be grilled by supervisors and all sorts before we could have her... but that was one of the reasons we rehomed from an organisation like Battersea too - we wanted to know that they weren't just handing over dogs to whoever walked through the door because it freed up a kennel and was one less mouth to feed. If the rehoming charity has support in place and will agree a foster arrangement then it might work but they'd probably be sensible to settle into their new home first I'd suggest. And don't let the dog in any rooms with new chewable furniture or new carpets until they have ascertained its level of house training and chewing!
Mazlin Sep 2017 10:16pm, 26 Sep 2017 3,684 posts	Quote Pin Mazlin Yes, honestly Rory was mental when I first got him - so, so hyperaroused and over-stimulated. 5 months later I think he is starting to calm down to 'normal for spaniels'. He still finds other people in his house mega-exciting though. No way would I want him anywhere around if I was trying to move!
halfpint Sep 2017 10:42pm, 26 Sep 2017 24,042 posts	Quote Pin halfpint 5 months. It hardly seems 5 minutes since he joined the pack.
Mazlin Sep 2017 10:48pm, 26 Sep 2017 3,686 posts	Quote Pin Mazlin I know! 29th of April. (The only reason I know that off hand is that my birthday is the 26th!)
halfpint Sep 2017 10:53pm, 26 Sep 2017 24,044 posts	Quote Pin halfpint Ernie has the vet tomorrow to get his weird lump/spot checked out. He has also been fussing at his dew claw, licking it constantly. I hope we don't get the horrible, judgemental vet we saw last time. I don't think I will be diplomatic in my response if she suggests a behaviourist again.
Chrisull Sep 2017 10:14am, 27 Sep 2017 11,806 posts	Quote Pin Chrisull So raisins... Walking round the lake today, some idiot (I say idiot as bread is bad news for ducks and they shouldn't be fed it - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/16/dont-feed-the-ducks-bread-say-conservationists) had fed the ducks with what seemed like bread but on closer examination proved to some sort of broken up currant buns. Dougal managed to snaffle two to three mouthfuls even though on a lead. So I'm fairly certain maximum 4 to 5 raisins (it looked like bread until close up, it was bread with the odd currant/raisin in, broken up into small chunks, so most bits were just bread/dough anyway). Now checking this site here on raisin toxicity (a vets blog) it has a calculator for size/toxicity (is this reliable/sensible?): vetblog.net The formula is: Step 1 : Multiply your dog's weight in kilograms by 0.1 to get the toxic weight of raisins in ounces. Step 2 : Multiply your answer in step 1 by 25 to find the number of raisins which would be toxic to your dog. So for Dougal that would be 18kg * 0.1 . 1.8 and 1.8 * 25 = 45. So there is absolutely no way he got anywhere near even 20% of that. He got one, in a bit I saw but wasn't quick enough to grab. I remember someone here (helegant?) with a story about a raisin packet falling on the floor and counting them back and only about one was missing from the packet weight, and saying that she would wait. I'm minded to do the same thing. He's eaten potentially far sillier things (three whole socks, dead rodents, bits of flattened dead bird, tiny bits of sweetcorn husk) and not suffered any problems. Anyone here care to say "actually rush him to the vets, I heard a story, know a dog once who..."?
Chrisull Sep 2017 10:18am, 27 Sep 2017 11,807 posts	Quote Pin Chrisull Fetch is compounding the guardian link about not feeding bread to ducks with the closed bracket, it should be: theguardian.com
BaronessBL Sep 2017 10:21am, 27 Sep 2017 6,804 posts	Quote Pin BaronessBL LaisyDaisy is probably the expert on dogs eating things like that but given that your vets are likely to be open until this evening and it sounds like fewer than 10 raisins even in worst possibly scenario were eaten I wouldn't personally rush my dog to the vets straight away. If it was Friday night on a Bank Holiday weekend then maybe I would ring them for phone advice but it isn't..... However I am the owner who came home to find their dog had eaten a large slab of Belgian chocolate on New Year's Eve and was not going to risk their out of hours charge at around midnight on that occasion and Wanda was absolutely fine - when I mentioned it to the vet a couple of days later they told me I should have brought her in immediately but for that out of hours fee I imagine they would say that wouldn't they.....
Chrisull Sep 2017 10:27am, 27 Sep 2017 11,808 posts	Quote Pin Chrisull Thanks Baroness. I know people who feed their dogs chocolate and when I said "you do know it's poisonous for dogs", they were like "no I didn't but the dogs are fine". I'm with Dougal all day, so if he starts being sick, I can take him straight down to the vets, it's 5 minutes away. But I'm guessing either they would induce vomiting, or would give the advice, it's so small, wait and see and charge £50+ for that advice. (French vets even with the Euro were so much cheaper for the passport-check and administering medicine).