Magic & Mojo

01/09/2024

Feeling 7 fits today 😅

31/08/2024

LET'S CELEBRATE POPPY 🥳

This gorgeous, cheeky minx of a girl is in remission for FIP 🎊

After a few months treatment with Molnupiravir, going from severe seizures every day, Poppy has now come through her observation period with flying colours. Bloods have returned to normal levels 💚

Many vets and members of the public still don't know about the treatments of FIP & vets are sadly suggest PTS when diagnosed 😪

Poppy is here to Meow to all who will listen, we can beat FIP, kicking it squarely in the tooshie.

If you're after a playful, cheeky & chatty girl, Poppy has it in spades. Also, she's frickin GORGEOUS 😍

Pop us a message to chat about adoption, Poppy is waiting in chat for you 😻

31/08/2024

I will always call myself balanced & accept the backlash that comes with the label.

We know adapting our training & management plans to suits the dog's individual needs (& clients) will always see a better long term outcome than any cookie cutter model.

30/08/2024

WE"RE ON A MISSION 😻

If you've been following us for a hot minute, as well as assisting retirees find their forever families, we take on medical cases for rehabilitation.

In the coming week we will be taking on a very special kitten who's back legs have developed straight. She's a gorgeous girl with a whole lot of spirit who just wants to do everything a "normal" kitten does.

We'll be working with our entourage of specialists to develop a plan of rehabilitation & management... from acupuncture, laser therapy, emmetts, reiki & hydrotherapy to name just a few.

To make sure she gets all the love, attention & care, we would like to ask all our followers to pop over to the Adoption album and pick a cat & share.. if we can get our current fosters adopted, it in turn helps future fosters, especially those ones who need a little more support.

So the mission, if you so choose, is to get all the fosters adopted!!
I know, we dream big here ❤️

Image generated by AI

30/08/2024

If you're looking for a Maine C**n a bit closer to home then True Blue may just what you need!

She's currently in Tasmania and ready to take applications for her forever family 💚

TASMANIAN MAINE C**N LOVERS!!

This gorgeous girl is soon up for adoption on the Apple 🍎 Isle.

If you've been looking for a local lassie who's ready to fill your cat shaped hole in your heart, pop us a message.

09/08/2024

01/08/2024

FOSTERING CATS

90% of the time, it looks like this while you vacuum, mop & disinfect the house, change litters etc... we'll just snooze away while you get things sorted!

Having a harmonious household is a joy & seeing all our fosters relax into foster life is heart warming ❤️

Can you name who's in the photo, there's a few ring ins (our cats) to make it tricksy.

01/08/2024

31/07/2024

CONVERSATIONS WITH CATS 🐈

One of the seven mysteries of the cat world ..
"How'd you get up there?"

Also leading to "I'm STUCK!" & "You got up, you can get down"

Goblin has a flair for the dramatics, do you? He could be just the right amount of drama you've been needing!

28/07/2024

It's cat pic time!

-transcript- Jennifer Adcock, RPG Designer @ JenKatWrites: You know who doesn't get imposter syndrome? Cats. Not only does every cat know they're a cat, I think every cat believes firmly, with conviction, that they are the best possible cat, the prime example of a cat, the most cat a cat could be.

28/07/2024

Why adopting an adult cat might be the best thing you ever do

Anyone who has spent any time around a cat will know they are beautiful animals. Like dogs, cats develop their unique purr-sonalities as they grow up, and by the time they’ve matured, they can be friendly, affectionate, intelligent and well-rounded companions.

Adult cats are often overlooked for adoption at animal shelters, with people opting instead for kittens.

Most people want to adopt the cutest animal they can find, and they choose a kitten without considering the difficulties that come with raising a kitten, and on the other hand, the amazing benefits of adopting an adult cat.

Unfortunately, this results in many cats spending some of their best years waiting for their forever families.

While this life may be a safe one, it also means they miss out on a home to call their own and the love, comfort and contentment that comes with being part of a family.

28/07/2024

GUESS THE FOSTER 😻

Can you guess who's enjoying the Olympics?

28/07/2024

TASMANIAN MAINE C**N LOVERS!!

This gorgeous girl is soon up for adoption on the Apple 🍎 Isle.

If you've been looking for a local lassie who's ready to fill your cat shaped hole in your heart, pop us a message.

28/07/2024

The CATOLYMPICS are off to a roaring start with Cats taking GOLD 🏅 on centre stage!

Our fosters have been enjoying the football (soccer) & hockey so far, unfortunately no successful tackles on their attempts.

What events are your floofs watching.. or helping with ?

28/07/2024

Grab some tickets to help out some gorgeous puppies 🐶

27/07/2024

HERE'S MY GUARANTEED SOLUTION TO YOUR DOG'S CHRONIC ITCH PROBLEM THAT YOU WON'T HEAR AT THE VETS...

Chronic itch is the #1 reason pet owners visit the vet today and the solution is always the same - immune-suppressing drugs and magic "hypoallergenic" kibble, neither of which actually tell you what's causing it, let alone fix the dog, leaving the dog in perpetual need of veterinary treatments.

It doesn't have to be this way. There is a LOT of low-hanging fruit here we haven't picked, most of which you can do from home.

Here's the 5-step DCB solution below. I say it's guaranteed because if any solutions we recommend and bought from us don't work, we will refund you the cost of that purchase.

Who says that?!

That's how sure I am this process works. We will make our money on the 95% of dogs it fixes, and that's fine by me.

1️⃣ IS IT YEAST?
We were just asked by a prospective client if our new, patented ProPythium range was truly effective at killing yeast issues in topical yeast issues on dogs and cats (and any other animals) before she made the purchase and the answer is categorically yes IF it's a yeast condition, and you have a 50/50 chance of that being the case.

Propythium is phenomenal for all TOPICAL yeast issues - from sore ears to ye**ty paws to dandruff and even ringworm. Instead of a chemical, anti-life mode of action, Pythium is like a little probiotic that eats other fungi or yeast for breakfast. Comes in fizzy tablets, moisturising oil and ear cleaner. Learn more about it here.
https://www.dogsfirst.ie/propythium-for-pets/

The problem is, many folk, owner or vet, can ASSUME their dog's itchy, red skin or sore ear is a yeast condition, but that is different to knowing. The problem is, it may not be yeast. In our experience, in chronically itchy dogs, you have a 50/50 chance those itchy paws or ears or baldy, sore skin is yeast related.

But before you start wasting money on supplements, you first need to KNOW what you're dealing with ("named must your fear be before defeat it you can").

The quickest way to check for a topical yeast issue is a test kit ordered to your home. You swab the affected area, be it paw or skin or ear, send it back and in 48hrs you will know if it's a yeast overgrowth or not.

For Irish/UK clients https://www.dogsfirst.ie/product/yeast-home-test-for-dogs-and-cats/

For US clients, the only one I know of is on Amazon https://amzn.to/45rZZeD

So that's first for itchy dogs, certainly the fresh-fed ones.

IF it's yeast, ProPythium will kill it, that's a near-certainty. We offer a MONEY-BACK GURANTEE on your purchase of Propythium from us it doesn't, but only with a positive test for the issue.

But of course the test may tell you it's not a topical yeast issue.

OK, that's valuable information to KNOW. Money well spent. If it's not yeast, then it's most likely an issue under the hood, most likely, the gut.

2️⃣ IF NOT YEAST, FOCUS ON THE GUT WITH DIET AND PROBIOTICS
An upset gut flora is highly inflammatory. Not only does the new, unwanted group of bacteria (and lack of good guys) cause lots of inflammation but 80% or your immune system is around your gut, best you don't make it upset.

Helsinki University showed us that it takes 6-12months for that gut inflammation to pop up on the skin and another 6 months to pop up in the ears.

In that way, those symptoms are like smoke coming out the roof of a burning house. By focusing purely on the surface issues with meds and what not, you and your vet are like firemen worrying about the smoke coming out the roof of a burning house. You need to put the hose inside and fix that gut flora.

Studies tell us that high-carb, chemically preserved dry food fuels inflammation in dogs, upsetting gut flora and causing gut issues. So that's first. You need to stop feeding the issue (kibble) and jump to real food.

[Note: raw can do it too - perpetually high-fat diets, for example.]

Often just changing to real food works. However, sometimes it doesn't, usually in dogs that have had their issue for too long, particularly those with GI (Gastro Intestinal) issues. In such patients, the gut may be in bad condition, maybe even "leaky", where food intolerances can develop.

To find out if that's your dog, you need to proceed more carefully.
To help with that process, I have a course on allergies there https://www.drconorbrady.com/canine-allergies.

The 3hr course (€59.95, which you can get for as little as €9.95 if you join my membership https://www.drconorbrady.com/offers/MGSTvZ4N), highlights not only what's going on but how to carefully proceed through on to the new diet (via an exclusion diet) some gut healing supplements and specific probiotics as well as how to treat some of the common issues that pop up at this time.

Again, if this course doesn't fix your dog's issues you can have your MONEY-BACK.

So, there you go, a guaranteed approach to your dog's chronic itch. If it doesn't work, you will have lost nothing.

This, in my opinion, heals the majority of dogs. However, some can still struggle. In such cases...

3️⃣ IS IT AN INTERNAL YEAST ISSUE?
Only when the above two approaches have been explored correctly would I consider a gut flora via a faecal test. It's possible your dog's dysbiosis is not a bacteriaI issue but actually due to the overgrowth of yeast internally, usually candida which is highly inflammatory and make your dog very itchy on the surface.

From this point, you have two choices. My preferred option is to simply do an internal yeast kill with some simple bits you have around the house or can pick up in the health shop. Here's how https://www.dogsfirst.ie/yeast-infection-in-dogs/

You will have your answer in a week or two as the symptoms reduce on the surface.

4️⃣ OK, WHAT'S GOING ON? TIME FOR A GUT FLORA TEST
Only at this point would I be considering a gut flora check via a faecal test. They cost around €150. Make sure they check for both bacterial and yeast. They will tell you if the gut flora is in dysbiosis.

If it is, some of the better ones (eg Pet Biome in the UK) will give you advice on how to solve that by using diet / prebiotics etc.

Others promote a gut-flora rest via FMT which I am a BIG FAN of. If considering FMT capsules, I recommend LEGACY BIOME in the US. Behind this company is vet Margot Roman, the Queen of FMT. Their stuff has not only helped a number of fokl on here but it arrives quickly, and efficiently. Use the discount code DOGSFIRST15 for 15% off your purchase with them.

5️⃣ BLOOD TESTS
Only after all that do we move on to blood tests. Get a basic panel done just to see if anything weird pops up. Also, particularly if rural, look for tick-bite diseases while in there too.

I recommend using a natural vet to hold your hand through this process, particularly as they will be armed with all sorts of other dark arts you can now try. Here's a list of vets that Zoom and have availabiltiy...
https://www.drconorbrady.com/natural-vets

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For more ideas on how you might alleviate some of that crazy itch they are suffering, check out some great home-made solutions in here https://www.dogsfirst.ie/itchy-dog-top-10-tips/

27/07/2024

Often, we hear Great Danes are stubborn... but in the next breathe the owner will say their dane would do anything to make you happy. That contradiction doesn't work. People are not consistent in training. Your dane isn't stubborn. It is confused about what you are asking.

24/07/2024

You CAN keep walking your dog at 3am OR start putting the work in with the help from a trainer who is as invested as you are in transforming your relationship with your dog.

24/07/2024

One of the most overused & misunderstood word in dog training.. dominance!

Please, look and research further, for the sake of you & your dog.. we have to do better.

24/07/2024

Here we teach "gentle" in the same manner with pushy fosters who need to understand manners.

23/07/2024

Busted the snuggle gang 💚

Front to Back: Fosters Rory, Tom Tom, Cobain (our boy) & Chika enjoying early morning snugs.

Incredibly all these gorgeous floofs are Available for Adoption!!

23/07/2024

Book my tickets 🎟

19/07/2024

Damn Internet, stop coming for us 😅👿🐈💚