Blessed Are The Animals

AFTER having to stop a raging bull dead in its tracks, blessing a few dozen abandoned animals seems like a breeze.

Venerable Yana Dolma from the Arya Tara Gold Coast Buddhist Centre will be sending a healing and calming wishes on the cats and dogs of the Animal Welfare League tomorrow, between 5.30pm and 8pm.

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Do you feel blessed to have the pets you have in your life ?

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Congratulations to the Animal Welfare League of Queensland ! ! !

Congratulations to the Animal Welfare League of Queensland ! ! !

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Aussie Love Story

I received this in my inbox from a friend. I do not know who is the author of this story and the photos. If you do know who is the author, can you please contact me (or leave a comment) so as I can give credit where credit is due. This story is beautiful !

xox Aunty Vanessa

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Keep me off YOUR door step please !

RSPCA Don't Knock Appeal !

For every $100 raised, I'll add $10 of my own money...

Reason Number 1... the all too friendly man at the door !

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RSCPA QLD ALERT -- Beloved pet baited - a cruel and painful death

Beloved pet baited - a cruel and painful death
by RSPCA Qld Inc. on Monday, 13 September 2010 at 15:04

RSPCA Qld is appealing for help in finding the person who baited Bronx, a nine month old Dachshund, at Jodie Court in Mermaid Waters on August 14th.

The nine month old de-sexed male was seen in the backyard eating what appeared to be mince in the early hours of the morning. Knowing that she hadn’t given this to him, Bronx’s owner ran out and found what appeared to be white powder mixed in with the mince. Within ten minutes Bronx started to convulse and was rushed to the vet. Within 40 minutes of arriving he had a further six fits and died. Bronx didn’t stand a chance.

Last Friday pathology reports handed to the RSPCA indicated that he had been poisoned with an extremely high dose of strychnine. This would also have proved fatal to a child and possibly even an adult. Humans and other animals can be poisoned by inhalation, swallowing or absorption through the eyes or mouth.

“Strychnine produces some of the most dramatic and painful symptoms of any known toxic reaction,” said RSPCA Qld Inspector Sommer Heath Crilley. “The road to eventual death is excruciating.”

Anyone with any information can contact RSPCA Qld’s Cruelty Complaints hotline on 1300 852 188.

Gold Coast Pet and Animal Expo 2010 - Dr Chris Brown - The Bondi Vet

Dr Chris Brown

The Bondi Vet

on the outside stage at the Gold Coast Pet and Animal Expo 2010

Legislation that affects YOU !

If you have a currently de-sexed pet, ignore this blog post as this won’t affect you. Lucky you! You’re a smart pet owner.

Gold Coast City Council has implemented a new Animal Management Legislation that requires all breeders of cats and dogs to obtain permits, and follow a Code of Practice.

The new legislation requires anybody who owns a cat or dog and intends to breed, including hobby breeders and commercial breeding establishments, to hold a current breeder permit.

Legislation that affects YOU !

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Arthritis in Dogs …. What Can You Do?

AUTHOR: Dr Kevin Cruickshank

Successful arthritis treatment can do wonders for a dog’s quality

of life. Frequently the signs are simply ascribed to “old

age” and only once your dog is on treatment do you

realise how much arthritis pain was affecting them.

General stiffness, slow to get up or lie down, and slowing or dragging on walks are key signs. Arthritic dogs battle on stairs and often can no longer jump up into the car.

Best results are achieved with a combination of treatments. There are 3 major areas - Weight Loss, Controlled Exercise and Medications. Carrying excess weight makes it harder to cope, burdens the painful joints and accelerates the damage. Don’t simply try reducing what you feed – consider a specialised weight loss diet. With controlled calories and special added ingredients such as L-Carnitine and Lysine, you’ll be amazed with the results and your dog won’t be constantly hungry.

Exercising within your dogs abilities is crucial. Calculate your walks to end BEFORE the point where your dog starts to lag behind. As they improve they’ll cope with longer distances. Little and often is key. Aim to exercise daily – it’s a case of use it or loose it. Deep water swimming is an excellent exercise - it takes the weight off painful joints.

Anti-inflammatory medications will make a radical improvement. We can help you select the best brand for your dog. This is often based on the form they come in, as well as your budget. Common forms are syrup added to food, chewable tablets as well as traditional capsules or tablets.

Anti-inflammatories work both as direct pain killers, as well as by stopping the inflammation of arthritis itself – hence they actually treat the problem rather than just masking the symptoms. Additionally we can improve

the lubrication in joints, help control inflammation and change

the course of the disease with Pentosan injections. Once initiated,

some dogs may only need an injection once every 3 months.

Glucosamine is a fantastic supplement that helps control arthritis. Glucosamine works by keeping cartilage, the shock absorber of joints, healthy. It comes in many forms and it is best to look for a product that also contains Chondroitin, as well as ingredients such as MSN and Vitamin C. We prefer to use products that DO NOT come from Shark Cartilage. Green Lipped Muscle Extract is also useful. It’s a natural anti-inflammatory, and mostly comes in a powder form. Fortunately there are now several excellent Joint Diets available that include many of these supplements. Sensibly they also focus on preventing obesity. And of course the little things help too. Keep them warm in the cooler weather and provide soft, non-slip bedding.

So through a combination of weight control, tailored exercise, special joint diet and anti-inflammatories, your dog can enjoy a new lease on life and win back their mobility. Don’t let them struggle any longer – book in for an Arthritis Check today if you have any concerns about your pet's mobility.

AUTHOR: Dr Kevin

Cruickshank

Dr Kevin along with his lovely wife Fiona own Gold Coast Vet Surgery.

"Where Pets Are Family" !

WEBSITE: www.goldcoastvet.com.au

Give Boy #1 A Name - Time to Vote !

With thanks to a heap of suggestions

from our Gold Coast Pets community facebook page –

Boy #1 is close to getting a name !

Rescued Guinea Pig Boy #1 Wants A Name !

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Gold Coast Guinea Pig Rescue UPDATE

“The Boys” are two Guinea Pigs I rescued recently at my home. The photos are with thanks to Gold Coast Guinea Pig Rescue. Don’t you agree that they are looking great ? Compare them with the photos I took when I found them and I would say that they are thriving !

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Gold Coast Guinea Pig Rescue

I had returned from a lovely House Sit with a client (hello Charlie Buttons!) … and was taking out the garbage.

In my unit complex there is a huge tree and garden area in the front of all the units. There was some movement near the fence (between my unit complex and the next one) in ‘my’ garden. It took me a second to realise.. hang on here.. they look like Guinea Pigs !

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Adopt a Guinea Pig from GCGPR !

Call GCGPR if you find any lost Guinea Pigs...

Gold Coast Guinea Pig Rescue