Oily Drop Bullies

08/01/2025

C3 vaccines give a LONG LASTING IMMUNITY (with strong antibody levels) of at least 5-7 years! (F3 for cats are the same.)

If your pet has good antibody levels, any so-called 'booster' vaccination never increases antibody levels, or makes your pet's immunity any stronger.

This is because the antibodies grab and neutralise the vaccine before your pet's immune system can respond to it.

However, every single vaccination carries a risk of harm to your pet. This can be mild, but in some cases can trigger life-threatening diseases like immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia.

Sometimes vaccinations can trigger chronic illness, immune system dysregulation, allergies, autoimmune diseases, or other chronic issues.

So why do vets continue to re-vaccinate pets with unnecessary C3 (and F) vaccinations yearly, or three-yearly?

Is it a lack of knowledge?

There are stacks of high-quality evidence that show how long these vaccines give protection for!

Is it financial pressures?

I know my income in my practice dropped by 25% when I stopped re-vaccinating yearly and three-yearly!

What do you need to do to:

a) protect your pets from disease?

and...

b) minimise risk of vaccine injury and harm?

My advice is this.

ALWAYS titer test before any re-vaccination. If there are adequate antibody levels, your pets DON"T need re-vaccination.

Avoid non-core vaccinations unless there is a significant risk/benefit imperative.

And do everything you can to keep your pets vital and well with holistic health care, a high-quality fresh whole foods diet, and LOTS OF LOVE!

Message me if you need a one-on-one Zoom appt to go through the nitty gritty for your pets. (If you have a vaccine-injured pet, there are some things we can do that may help!)

I help animals all over the world heal and be well + happy with holistic veterinary care, kind training, and energy healing. If you want me to help your pets, message me! Zoom and in person appts available.

08/01/2025

Reach and extension are terms you hear often in dog show circles. This refers to the dog's front legs reaching and the rear legs extending when the dog is at a trot. Ideally, the reach and extension are balanced allowing the dog to move smoothly while keeping the topline level.

04/01/2025

02/01/2025

Your puppy is a baby. And babies need patience, guidance, and lots of naps.

Take a deep breath. Puppies are cute for a reason. They are exhausting and they are trouble makers! If they weren’t cute I’d be pulling even more of my hair out.

Put a leash on them and show them what you want them to be doing.

Remember EVERYTHING is learning to them at the moment. They are still new to earth. To commit that learning from short to long term memory will require lots of quality sleep.

And quality sleep means in their crate, away from you - not resting on the couch with one eye open. Just like real babies, a nap in a quiet space isn’t the same as sleeping in the living room with the TV still on. Don’t feel bad! Naps are essential!

You got this puppy mom. It’ll fly by faster than you know.

30/12/2024

DOG TREAT RECALL | Carolina Prime Pet, Inc. has issued a recall for 400 bags of "Hollywood Feed Carolina Made Chicken Chips" dog treats. https://bit.ly/4fvfsxV

27/12/2024

All ✨️bloopie✨️ really wants in life is to be (fed) held & to be able to nuzzle in your neck; like he's a toy breed 🥹🫶

27/12/2024

Last night's Something New Item for the whelping box setup
"Animated Dapper Chinese Crested Dog" ($7.00 @ T.J. Maxx)
- 5 weeks old -

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas 🎄 🎁 🎅 ❤️
From our pack to yours

25/12/2024

How much does Santa 🎅 pay to park his sleigh ❓️.
Nothing, it's "on the house 🏠 "
😂

25/12/2024

✨Did you know that if you have a pacemaker, you can include it in your Will to be donated to a dog in need after you pass away?

Although pacemakers cannot be used for another human, they can help dogs with heart problems and potentially save their lives. You can arrange for the pacemaker to be sent to a vet of your choice.

Many pacemakers are simply thrown away, and dogs may die because people do not know about this option.

Noting the Donation of the pacemaker to your local Veterinarian Cardiologist office (some county shelters accept them also) in your Last Will & Testament (& advise your Executors of this decision so it can be handled immediately before having to probate the will) will also save the canine''s owner the cost of a new pacer- which is multiple thousands of dollars), making a crucial difference in affording life-saving treatment.

Photo from: ACVIM
More info regarding CAN pacers (✨️unrelated to the donated pacemakers✨️): https://www.canpacers.org/

24/12/2024

Wishing a joyful holiday season to the responsible breeders who give us the greatest gift of all -- a future with happy, healthy dogs 🐶

24/12/2024

Happy Five Weeks (& one day)

Ditto (who is 5.6lbs) is an 😇 but too small for the bed lol and Blooper (who is 7.9lbs) is a full blown 🌪... 🫠🫠

23/12/2024

For everyone that has welcomed a new family member or are helping out your local rescue at this time of year.....
Too much too soon WILL cause issues.
It is a really common occurrence with newly adopted dogs.
Congratulations on your new dog.
I know you want to take them to the beach, the pet store and your café....however can I ask for a few minutes so I can explain just what your dog has gone through.....and why you need to take the next few weeks SLOW.
Your new dog has had it's whole world turned upside down.
They don't know you.
They don't know if they can trust you.
They don't know if they are with you for an hour or forever.
They may have been in various scary places.
Other houses, rescues, the pound and likely ALL of these in the past few days or weeks.
Your dog has stress hormones surging through their brain, they are STRESSED....they need to decompress, they need STABILITY in their environment and from you.
They need time with you and their new environment.
They need to know that the tree outside may rustle against the house and that's OK.
They need to know that those normal creaky noises in your house are OK and that at 3.45 the neighbours bang their door shut.
They need to know when it rains that tapping sound is OK.
They need to know that when the door opens they won't be moved somewhere else again.
They need to trust that YOU are safe even when you have had a bad day, you will still give them food and that they can close their eyes around you.
You know what your good intentions are with your new dog, your dog however has NO idea what is happening.....only that everything has changed and it is scary.
They do NOT need other new environments yet. Take it SLOW.
Dogs that have just been adopted need TIME. There is no need to rush out the next day and take them to all the places you want to go with them.....They need the opposite.
Let them decompress, let them inspect a new area of your house or yard every day or two. Walk them up and down outside your house for a few days (and only there), let them sniff, and sniff some more. Let them p*e freely.....it may be boring for you, but not for your dog. They need to know what is happening around them and they learn that through their nose, eyes and ears.
They NEED this.
They need to learn to TRUST you.
The long walks can wait, the café will still be there in a few weeks and you can visit the pet shop alone until they are ready.
Your bond together is the MOST important thing to concentrate on right now.
You will never regret taking it slow and it can save your dog and yourself from making the very same mistakes that can lead to people rehoming in the first place.
All the very best with your new dog.

23/12/2024

COI

It seems like everybody has an opinion about this. Some use 5 generations, some 8, and some 10. Relatively few people use more generations than this, perhaps because often pedigree software won't do...

20/12/2024

ODB's Prophecy and Promises ("Prophet") update at 2ish weeks from his *Three* year birthday ❤

-- Since we compared Prophet's (4 week) weigh-in's to Blooper's lately, it was only right we got some updated photos of this handsome lug to share for the full picture.

The beautiful (big headed) Blue Boy sharing the camera time with Prophet is also an ODB production, Meet Apollo (f/k/a Kovu--- a GrCh Prince Charmer son, he'll be turning 9 years old in February 🫶🥹))

08/12/2024

‼️Puppies are 3 weeks old today ‼️