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11/11/2024

07/11/2024

Isnt this absolutely gorgeous? Kaizer 🧡

01/10/2024

Katrina Bensted Hey lovely lady - does your daughter still do puppy sitting ? I have one of my pups - 15 months old Ozzy, who lives in The Gap and is looking for a puppy sitter only for a few days from 08Jan - 12Jan.

Alternatively is there a siblings puppy parent who would take Ozzy in for a few days ? Chris Barnes/ Katie ? Paula Yvonette/Ash? ###

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29/09/2024

My beautiful Miah 💘 She came for a short stay from Agnes Waters. She is the most loving and sweet natured girl. I just love it when my babies come to visit/stay.

08/09/2024

As you know I am very particular when it comes to dog food. Despite the fact that Frontier Pets has raised their prices i will continue raising my puppies on what I believe is the best dog food in Australia - irrespective of cost. When it comes to adult dogs feeding exclusively Frontier is simply not sustainable with todays cost of living at an all time high. But it's still important adult dogs too get a healthy diet. So after a lot of research, many phone calls to the manufacturer and taste testing by some of my fussiest dogs - I can highly recommend PETZYO https://lddy.no/1kcaq They offer BARF and a Kibble. I currently have 4 adult dogs on the Ocean Fish and Salmon Kibble topped with either half a pouch of the Petzyo Raw Food or with one cup of Frontier and they are thriving. If you want to give Petzyo a go - feel free to use ROKAN20 for $20.00 off your first order.

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22/08/2024

They do say bad things come in 3s. First Kaizer, then Tsavo.. Now Madiba. He has ripped off his entire nail, quick in all. Within minutes the patio and the house looked like a crime scene with all the blood. Quick visit to the vet, bandage, $400, gerni the patio, come inside... More blood, on the bed, the bleeding was too heavy for the bandage, washing dog bed, changing bandage, steam mop the floor. Bleeding through again, more bandage. Luckily Madiba has his pack to comfort him, both sons Tambo and Zulu keep licking and trying to snuggle next to him. Fingers crossed for the bleeding to stop, no infection and a speedy recovery ❤️

14/08/2024

Ylva and Obi have discovered a new walk along the river... Might as well go for a dip, why not!? 🖤❤️

13/08/2024

PET INSURANCE
Given the recent events the subject "Insurance" was mentioned by numerous puppy parents. So I have gone out and done some research. There are so many different insurers out there and all of them offer different covers. To have a reasonable comparison I used Tambos details to obtain 4 quotes from different insurers and chose comparable covers. Here are my results:

1. Medibank Private
$84.30 per month
$25.000 annual benefit limit
80% expenses covered
$250.00 excess

10% discount if you are a Medibank private member, first month free, vet consultation fees are included in the cover, Optional extras for $5.00 extra will cover up to $165.00 of heartworm prevention, vaccination, dental clean, council fees etc. sub limits apply

2. Bow Wow Meow
$173.02 per month
$20.000 annual benefit limit
80% expenses covered
$0.00 excess (no other option)

Optional extras for $6.00 extra will cover Up to $50 annual benefit for ONE of the following: Desexing, Heartworm control, Teeth cleaning, Prescription diets and more
Plus ALL of the following each year up to:
Vaccinations or Health Check - $30
Flea/tick/worm control - $45
Heartworm test or Blood Screen - $10
FeLV/FlV Test or Urinalysis - $10

3. Petsy
$98.84 per month
$30.000 annual benefit limit
80% expenses covered
$200.00 excess

Consultation fees included. very good reviews,
Optional Extras for $19.00 cover Vet Costs for Dental Illness note this does not include cover for general dental check-up and clean.
Vet Costs for Behavioural Conditions and
Vet Costs for Specialised Therapies for Treatment of covered conditions and does not included routine, elective treaments or supplements.

3. Fetch
$43.91 per month
$30.000 annual benefit limit
80% expenses covered
$200.00 excess

Consultation fees,prescribed medication Accupuncture and Physio included.

Most insurers will offer a "multi dog" discount. The quote for each dog will come back with a different price taking age, gender and whether they are neutered or not in consideration.

Jeanine, Kaizers mum had a vet bill in excess of $13.000 and ongoing. She has all 3 of her dogs insured with their private health insurer Bupa. Her review in the comments.

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12/08/2024

Yesterday Cayden and I went to visist Kaizer. I was not sure what to expect. Kaizer has been very sick and is still not out of the woods. Would he recognise us ? Would he be happy to see us ? What if he is too sick to say hello?
As soon as I got out of the car - he knew - welcomed me with soooo many kisses and could barely contain himself. He was also happy to see Cayden and his mum Kenbi and desperately wanted to play. Kaizer had shaved patches all over his body and legs. He had lost so much weight - but is slowly gaining weight since his appetite returned. He has a Diabetes Monitor attached to him so his parents can take readings severeal times a day, the levels are still high despite receiving insulin twice a day. He is still on various medications and is going for a check up today to assess his pancreatitis, we also assume he will be prescribed a higher dose of insulin. There is still hope that the Diabetes will cease if the Pancreas goes back to normal. But his parents said they don't care - they were just happy to have him back. I feel so much better now I have seen him. Kaizer you are a true champion and I love you very dearly. Hang on in there 💛💛

10/08/2024

Tsavo update posted last night by Cheryl Patterson
After nearly 4 hours of waiting I finally got the call from the vet.Tsavo came through the surgery really well but it wasn’t a blockage after all,it was a medical condition called Intussusception.Its where part of the small intestine has a fold in it.In Tsavos case this part had started to die off so they cut it out and restitched the intestine.Apparently once it’s happened they are susceptible to it but having that section removed will hopefully prevent it from happening again.
Tsavos now recovering at the AWLQ down the coast.I hate that he’s by himself overnight but in order for him to have this surgery I did what I thought best.
I cannot wait to have my little man back with me,hopefully tomorrow.
Thank you to everyone for all the concern,messages,prayers and phone calls.You’re all my type of people.❤️

10/08/2024

Tsavo has taken a turn for the worse, it's very serious, he is back at the vets - about to go into emergency surgery. Be brave my baby boy .

09/08/2024

Kaizer is coming home for the weekend !!!!!

We are soooo happy and relieved that Kaizer has turned a corner. His familiy kept visiting him several times per day to keep his spirits up and when his appetite increased Jeanine cooked a batch of "Uber Eats". His feeding tube has now been removed. The girls made bracelets and asked their class mates to pray for Kaizer. His pancreas is still inflammed, but his body is now absorbing the fluid so it doesn't need to be drained any more. As a result of the pancreatitis he still has Diabetes and needs to be administered insulin. Kaizer is a lot more alert and bright. The vets will do another scan this afternoon and then release him home for the weekend. He has to go back on Monday for further checks.

What's caused all this ? I am not a vet - but I am convinced it was the meds/ anaestetic Kaizer was administered when he was neutered 2 weeks ago. He was perfectly healthy, pre-op bloods were normal. Then within a short period after the neutering he rapidly lost 4 kg and became very sick. Pancreatitis in dogs is usually caused by either excess fat in the diet or medication including anaestetics.

At this stage we don't know if the Diabetes will go once the inflamed pancreas is under control. We also don't know if there will be long term damage to the pancreas.

For now we are just happy he is coming home for the weekend. I know he is not out of the woods yet but we will all sleep so much better tonight.

I am very blessed and grateful to have found puppy parents as caring and devoted as Reinhart and Jeanine. Thank you both for loving my puppy as much as you do 💛🙏

09/08/2024

Update on Tsavo - here is what his mum posted last night, today's update in the comments: "Wow,what a stressful 24 hours with our boy Tsavo.After being off his food for a day or so and getting more and more clingy,I started to really worry when he kept lying on the grass.Day time is normal for him as he is a bit of a sun dog,but never at night would he do that.Having had my beautiful Ridgie boy Jett,who had cancer,die in my arms after trying to get down to the grass,I just felt something wasn’t right and that he was trying to relieve pain or get comfortable somehow.That as well as vomiting and diarrhoea was enough to take him to the emergency vet last night.X-rays confirmed a blockage in his intestines.The vets wanted to do exploratory surgery then and there (at a cost of $8000)but I asked for them to make him comfortable and I’d take him to our regular vets in the morning.Best thing I could’ve done.I called our regular Mitchie vet who even though completely booked out told us to come straight in.More X-rays were done and Dr Shane was very concerned but suggested fluids might push things along.4 hours on the drip later I got the call saying surgery was the best thing to do,however when I got to the surgery to give consent,he said things were finally moving,so we could hold off on the surgery and hope that he
poos whatever the hell the blockage is out.They know it’s something soft,so more than likely material from a towel or rag that Beau and Tsavo play tug of war with.
So here we are now,home with a partially full belly of freshly cooked chicken breast and waiting and watching for the power poo that is fully expected to occur sooner rather than later.
I don’t think I’ve ever been as excited to clean up dog poo as I am right now.❤️"

08/08/2024

Oh gee... when it rains it pours. We now have Tsavo in hospital too. He went to emergency last night with a suspected blockage. Just like his sister Ylva in VIC recently, he too has ingested something he shouldn't have. Not sure what. His mum suspects a piece of towel that he was playing tug of war with. Fingers crossed whatever it is will pass naturally so he doesn't have to have surgery. 🙏🧡

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07/08/2024

Thank you everyone for your messages, calls and well wishes. Kaizer has been diagnosed with pancreatitis. The inflammation is so severe that the fluid caused by the infection is weeping into the abdomen and requires draining several times a day/night. He is on IV pain relief and medication. He is now also on a feeding tube. There has been very little change to yesterday. He does however appear a bit more alert. The nurses reported that for the first time today he took offence to his temperature being taken. He also showed a little interest in food. Kaizer and I are very blessed to have such devoted and loving puppy parents. They visit and comfort him several times a day. This morning his mum brought a blanket in, with the scent of his bestie.. a little Fox Terrier called Lexi. For the time being we cling on the little baby step improvements. He is still not out of the woods and will remain in hospital. Also there is a big concern about possible permanent damage to his organs... But we will worry about that at a later stage. Keep Kaizer in your thoughts and prayers 🙏🧡

06/08/2024

As you settle for the night, pull your furbaby close and give him/her an extra big kiss on behalf of their brother Kaizer who is in hospital and not doing very well. Please have him in your thoughts and prayers. We, along with his family are beyond ourselves with worry. 🙏🧡