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Kate all of mine are doing exactly the same each year. Always the same spot. I think they are eating little bits of the soil from that particular place. Must be some mineral or such like that they need at this time of year.

This article explains the difference Making a difference for dogs with atopic dermatitis: When to use Apoquel and when to use Cytopoint

For one of my dogs Apoquel did not work. He was very very itchy with hotspots and yeast flare ups. He has now been on Cytopoint for over 2 years and all of it is gone. He has an injection every 6-8 weeks.

Probably because I have put it to the ultimate test. My TransK9 box was just 3 weeks old when I was involved in a head on collision with a big van. My Defender was a total write off. I had four dogs with me at the time, two in each compartment. The dogs were totally unharmed in the crash. Those...

I have had both crates - Lintran and TransK9. I prefer the TransK9 by far. But the Lintran is lighter. So if you have to get the box out of the car often then that is an advantage.

I would think it has something to do with his walks being shorter at the moment because of your sciatica Kate. It will probably have slightly upset his system and once he is back to normal amount of walking he won’t be needing to go during the night.

Antibiotics would only be necessary if the vet thought there is an underlying inner ear infection. Inner ear infection can cause a vestibular attack but quite often the cause is never known. I don’t know for sure what caused Alice’s attack. But if Hattie has to go into the vets it might be a...

Hang in there Helen. I know how tough those early days are. It’s heartbreaking to see them like that. If it is vestibular then there is every chance Hattie will recover.

It took Alice about a week to recover. Sadly she had a second attack several months later and never made a full recovery but went on to have seizures. But I believe far more dogs make a good recovery without any lasting problems. I had a previous springer who had one attack of vestibular. She...

Did the vet give you any other medication apart from the vivitonin?

I’m so sorry Helen. It does sound like Vestibular syndrome rather than a stroke. Alice suffered an attack last summer. The head tilt, wobbly gait and eye flicking are all classic symptoms. I would ask the vet to check her ears. Sometime vestibular can be brought on by an inner ear infection...

It’s very easy! Just get a large sheet of sandpaper and hold it against a chopping board. Make sure the board is at an angle so that the dog won’t scratch its paws. Start by rewarding the slightest bit of interest in the scratch board. My Alice always used a scratch board. She would get a little...

This photo shows some of Alice’s personality. Complete poise and confidence in every situation. “Alice in Clumberland”. Her two passions in life were hunting and retrieving and she did both with style and ease. She had the sweetest nature and at the same time she was the boss in our house.

Yesterday I had to say goodbye to my beautiful springer spaniel Alice. This has come just five weeks after losing my old horse Christie just before Christmas. I am totally heartbroken at losing my beloved animals so close one after the other. Christie was 32 and I had him for 30 years. He was...

Hi and welcome from me. I am the seriously mad one here. I don’t actually have a Labrador but I own 5 spaniels instead.

I am so sorry David you lost your lovely Lady. xx

So have I. I doubt pets4homes will do anything though.

I think Caddie would probably object to being called a golden oldie 😂 but it is her 12th birthday today. Happy Birthday my beautiful girlie. 🎂❤️🐾

I have got to stop looking at pets4homes. It is making me so angry. This seller has been trying to sell her puppy for the last month. The price has come down from £3000 to £2500. But what really gets me is a 10 months old spaniel puppy chained up on a big metal chain! 👿👿😤...

I used tons of if for Murffi and Amy's training, not so much in the last couple of years, but know many people who do use Primula regularly. Will pass it on.