FOO News

[davidc4430]

As can be seen in the photo, Foo has had a blood test done today.

i noticed a swelling on his snout on friday morning so took him in to the vets friday afternoon.

the swelling is thought to be a tooth abcese.

whilst at the vets the vet noticed looking at Foos weight he had lost over 2 kilos since last december and about 5 kilos in a year!

hence the blood test, i will get the results tomorrow afternoon.

hes on anti biotics for his swelling and its allready gone down since friday.

the vet his holding off on the tooth problem until she gets the results from the blood test.

hes 11 years old, i'm not panicing but i am worried.

fingers crossed its not what it might be, cant even say it.

[davidc4430]

i found another product, a spray on bandage, but it doesnt appear available from aussie sellers and as its a spray i dont think it would be allowed to be imported

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Curad-Flex-Seal-Spray-Bandage-40ML/282668330518?_trkparms=aid%3D333008%2...

[lyndal1838]

The Vetwrap is a good item to have on hand for both yourself and the animals.   Fom memory there is minimal difference beteen the locally produced version and the overseas (Chinese) version except the price....we always bought the cheaper one.

As this was long before the days of ebay I would say the difference now will be in the time taken to arrive here.  It would not bother me at all.   Do you have a Saddlery near to you or a Produce Merchant

As for the spray bandage.....it has been available here for some years although it was/is quite expensive.  I have not bought it for years but it is still available at the Chemist Warehouse (Elastoplast brand).

I was advised not to use it on the animals as they tend to lick anything stuck to their skin/fur.  As it is waterproof once it is dry it is not ideal for animals to ingest.

I have only ever seen it used once by a Vet  and that was on a horse's leg and it was then covered by vetwrap.

[ooak3]

lyndal ..... yes i agree that spray bandage is a great product for humans 

hubby is always cutting his hands and it saves changing bandades none stop .... very handy

[davidc4430]

Foobys new foods arrived, well the dry stuff

much bigger bag than his old dry food

ive got some soaking to see how much water it needs to get soft

[lyndal1838]

Supercoat is used by the Army for their dogs.  SIL used to bring it home for his retired bomb detector dog.

[davidc4430]

supercoat has been Foos Dry food for years and years. it may be fine, but i'm shifting to advanced to see if it helps.

he had his first meal of it tonight, presoftened, no complaints so far.

i'm not expecting miracles, but have my fingers crossed the diet change improves his weight.

it may end up he has some other problem not discovered yet. fingers crossed he doesnt.

quiet a difference in price, supercoat $16 for 7.5 kg on special at woollies

Advanced $90 + $20 delivery 15kg from petcircle online.

[davidc4430]

Fooby not asleep, very rare photos

[tasfleur]

[davidc4430]

Foo's knee is healing nicely, hes not even licking it.

here are my two housemates relaxing on a sunny monday morning

[davidc4430]

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@davidc4430 wrote:

so far so good, hes not chewing at his wound. he has licked it a couple of times.

ive just ordered some of that VetWrap. the ad says aussie seller but i think most of these sellers are fibbing. we will see how fast it gets here.

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VetWrap came today, $11 for 3 rolls 10cm x 4.5m with free delivery

must be an aussie based seller as it came fast.

medi pro sports if anyone wants some quickly